N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I really appreciate Pete’s insights into the necessity of self-leadership and his honesty in admitting that this is his own area of struggle. His leadership is remarkable! And I agree 100% that leaders everywhere need to find ways to motivate people that go beyond money and benefits. Thanks so much for your comment Bridget.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 25, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The 5 Minute Leadership Makeover by Starbucker on July 25, 2010 You have a very important team meeting at 9 AM. Success or failure is on the line, and your leadership and inspiration is badly needed.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 1, 2010

professing leadership acumen and expertise that it can be tough to distinguish between the posers and the players. professing leadership acumen and expertise that it can be tough to distinguish between the posers and the players. Maxwell ( @johncmaxwell ).

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Through multiple acts of leadership they have organized themselves to take care of their bodies, minds and spirits. Here’s some of what we can learn from the miners: Leaders share the role:   You might assume that the miners’ shift supervisor would take over the sole leadership role. Today was not one of those days.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 23, 2016

He had a very strange way of administering his tests. Little did I know at the time that Brother George was not only teaching us about Intermediate Accounting, but giving us a leadership key to success, one that I use over and over again with my teammates: Don’t Do Second Things First! That’s not such a big deal, right?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Just as a diamond cannot be polished without friction, neither can you fully develop your skills without them being tested by adversity. Rob [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] }*/.feedback_prompt link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.]

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You cannot separate leadership from decisioning, for like it or not, they are inexorably linked. Nothing will test your metal as CEO more than your ability to make decisions. They make bad decisions. And in some cases they compound bad decision upon bad decision. And in some cases they compound bad decision upon bad decision.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

All myths have meta- messages that direct us toward the tests and trials leading to the Holy Grail of transformation. When he visits the Grail King he sees that the man had been seriously wounded in the thigh, in the area of the testes, that his masculine energy had been compromised. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a masterful job of explaining the leadership principle of influence through the five myths about leadership: The Management Myth: Management focuses on maintaining systems and processes.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

This is so much the case that I have never come across a great leader who has stood the test of time that has not rid themselves of this debilitating habit. What are some ways that influence can be possessed by my leadership staff? I have found that negative self-talk doesn't bode well for anyone, but especially not for leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Being able to discern and debate subjective positions with objectivity is an art form that must be present for effective leadership. Understanding and respecting other’s perceptions is such a critical part of being an effective leader that absent this ability I truly believe you cannot be effective in a leadership role.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 4, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Experimenting In Your Leadership Laboratory (No Bunsen Burners Necessary) by Starbucker on July 4, 2010 As a leader, I do not often think of myself as a scientist. Then, every day, those hypothesis get tested.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Let me be clear that I’m not advocating brand snobbery, just astute brand management based on time tested success principles. Intelligent brands create at least some level of focused planning surrounding the issue of access to prevent overexposure. Once a brand is overexposed it becomes commoditized, diluted, and ultimately.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

learning » Leadership thinking [.] truth and leadership [.] link] mikemyatt Thanks Dan…I thought we were on the same page, but was testing for clarification to be sure…As usual, I find your thinking to be spot-on. Oops, I fear spot-on is a buzzword.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. " 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup - Instigator Blog , June 18, 2010 Job interviews are meant to be conversations. Now I have.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

In answer to your question, there are any number of diagnostic tests (personality profiles, psychological evaluations, etc.) In addition to testing, developing a solid set of interviewing questions to sniff out any character flaws is also a good idea. admin Hi Ahmad: Thanks for the kind words.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 19, 2015

Note: This is the 4rd installment of excerpts from my book manuscript of “More Human: A Journey To The Heart Of Great Leadership”. . It was a marker I could meaningfully connect to a higher purpose of employee happiness -one of the key principles of More Human Leadership. Failing the Supermarket Test. Making the Connection.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

I can say this with confidence, because my decision to jump into Social Media headfirst back in 2005 has played an important role in my personal development as a leader -nearly as important as the direct leadership experience itself. Here are 9 ways Social Media has helped me, and can help you too: 1.

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QAspire

AUGUST 2, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Round Up of My Writing in July 2010 July 2010 – another spectacular month came to an end, and I didn’t notice that in frenzy of things going around. In case you missed reading any of my posts in July, here is a quick round up of all my writing in June 2010.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Over the years I’ve come to believe that there is only one sure fire litmus test for measuring leadership success, and to the chagrin of many reading this post, it has little to do with what happens on the job. We’re going to get very personal today – How’s your family life?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

An unprepared CEO is a CEO who will not endure the test of time. Thanks in advance… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] Never attend a board meeting when you don’t know where your board stands on key issues in advance.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 31, 2010

It’s great to get that kind of validation, and I know I’m pretty forceful in my opinions, but I’m far from always right. I need to be tested, and I’d prefer to have it done by those within my own team. Wendi Ellis November 2, 2010 at 2:10 pm I love this article. Thanks Terry! Hiring is a three step process.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

link] air tightness test Thats a good article… would use it and link back. link] mikemyatt Hi Allan: Thanks for the comments as well as the mention on your blog. I appreciate the value added to the discussion with the detail outlined above. Great thoughts Allan and thanks for stopping by. I always enjoy reading your blolgs.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

It’s like those endearing chocolate chip cookies , you know, the ones that were there for you as a kid when someone said something mean or you got a poor grade on a test. Related posts: Leadership Strategies: Are You a Davos Woman? 5 Lessons I’ve Learned about Leadership The economic waves have settled a bit and my company.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Best, Leadership Freak, Dan Rockell pastortom2022 Hello Mike, another great post and this one, like others you write, makes us think. Dan [link] Liz Strauss Mike, You're always pointing to game changing ideas and true insights into how leadership can affect growth. " <– that's my test of a great idea.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. mikemyatt: More thx @BradAustin1 @LeadershipWatch @GBSL. mikemyatt: RT/mention thx @AMAnet @SmartBrief @Leadersh. mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The litmus test for blogging is, and always will be, does your blog add value, does it make a difference, and do people benefit from the opinions espoused? The noise in this space is simply deafening…As Miller so aptly stated in his post, “The good stuff lasts, the chaff separates from the wheat, the cream rises to the top, all that.”

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Where is it written that standardized tests really tell us who has a keen mind and who does not? It tells us more about who has harnessed the learning style that standardized tests indicate is a key to success; maybe, maybe not. Women Leadership and Mad Men Some revolutions are bloody, and some are flash-in-the-pan moments.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Leadership and Maintaining a Positive Outlook Conversations are at the core of good leadership and how/what a leader communicates reveals the personality of the leader. I read this on Twitter recently - conversations are the currency of leadership. Don’t Kill It!

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Never sacrifice quality: Your products, services, leadership, management, culture, customer service, communication, etc. Don’t fall into the trap of resting on laurels and assuming that a great product or niche market will endure the test of time without constant attention to the shifting needs of a fluid marketplace.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Few Parallels Between Sports, Life and Leadership Last few months, I have been playing Table Tennis regularly. We can draw a lot of parallels between sports, life and leadership – because ultimately, all of these are a way to express ourselves better. That’s what every sport teaches us!

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Gandhi, Leadership And A Few Lessons On Simplicity I have been a great admirer of Mahatma Gandhi - one of the greatest leaders India has ever produced. I recently visited Sabarmati Ashram , one of the residences of Gandhi, where we got a glimpse into Gandhi’s life as a national leader.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 27, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Don’t Do Second Things First (A Core Lesson in Productivity) by Starbucker on June 27, 2010 Remember those yellow legal note pads? He had a very strange way of administering his tests.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

The same principles apply to e-marketing: before rolling out a campaign to a large audience, test it on a small one. Create a Benchmark Traditional direct marketing always uses a control piece as the benchmark, generally with an A/B split test. Look at what your competitors are doing. What strategies are successful?

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The 7 Essential Truths About Social Media by Starbucker on October 21, 2010 Photo by webtreats It’s been 5 years now since I jumped into the Social Media pool. Are there more that I missed? Popularity: 3% [ ? Make sense?

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full In Appreciation Of……Appreciation by Starbucker on November 21, 2010 As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, it’s a perfect time to celebrate one of my favorite leadership words. Without the indigestion.

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