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For BioNTech, the COVID-19 vaccine was simply the opening act

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ahin, his wife and co-founder Özlem Türeci, and the rest of the seven-person founding team began their research. “It was just a weak molecule. And in 2006, we realized ‘Wow, this is now working. “At that time, mRNA was not potent enough,” ?ahin ahin recalled.

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Attitude Reflects Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. ” Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. Leaders are not perfect, and as CEO, trust me when I tell you that you’re going to have your fair share of bad days. Why then do so many CEOs appear to have a bad attitude?

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. Let me be as clear as I can - the phrase &# toxic work environment&# is code for bad leadership, becasue a toxic culture simply cannot co-exist in the presence of great leadership. A bad attitude isn’t something good leaders take lightly.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus. In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice.

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8 Traits of Ineffective Leaders | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Poor Communication Skills : Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. Any leader is only as good as his or her team’s desire to be led by them. Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium.

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Love and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

So why then is it that so many leaders seem to struggle with seeing a tender heart as a strength and not a weakness? It’s as if such an act would tarnish their reputation forever by making them appear weak. Should the traits mentioned above be more formally cultivated in leadership development programs? What do you think?

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

From my perspective, the issues surrounding conflict resolution can be best summed-up in three words…&# Deal With It. &# While you can try and avoid conflict (bad idea), you cannot escape conflict…The fact of the matter is that conflict in the workplace is unavoidable.