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Use radical objectivity to create and retain an inclusive workforce

TechCrunch

Recent research by McKinsey shows that organizations with the most ethnically diverse teams are 36% more likely to financially outperform those with the least. A standard executive search process will typically entail significant manual desk research reviewing historical databases that are only as up-to-date as the day each CV was written.

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The fuel for toxicity is conflict not resolution, ego not humility, self-interest not service above self, gossip & innuendo not truth, social & corporate climbing not team-building, and the list could go on. Those team members who share the same core values will be predisposed to trusting one another at high levels.

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Leadership Basics | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Therefore, I’ve concluded it’s time to take a step back and review the fundamentals. Leadership is a process or journey of becoming : Although certain people are clearly born with innate leadership qualities, without the right environment and exposure, they may fail to develop their full potential. Which type of leader are you?

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Leaders: Born or Made? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They were your class presidents, team captains, club leaders, and the people who held virtually all the available leadership positions you can imagine early in life. If those three qualities are present, everything else can be developed. They were those unflappable individuals that seemed to just have that “it&# factor.

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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” It means you’re not teaching, mentoring, communicating, or leading.

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The Senior Leader’s Checklist for Shaping Company Culture

Next Level Blog

In over thirty years of either working for senior executives, being a senior executive, or coaching senior executives, I’ve come to a few conclusions. Back in my own days as an executive, I was hugely influenced by a book called The Discipline of Market Leaders. The book was written a long time ago and things change.

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The Sobering Truth About the Impact of Your Business Ideas

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

That is, the team responsible for doing the analysis often is motivated either implicitly or explicitly to find evidence of success. They are unswayed by well-crafted narratives, emotional reviews by customers, or an executive’s influence. Bonuses are often tied to the outcomes of business ideas. Late pickups increase further.