N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. 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.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 5, 2014

On my latest More Human Leadership Podcast , I have a lively and inspiring chat with Liane Davey, author of the NY Times best seller “ YOU FIRST: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done” . The definition of a Toxic Team, and the most common types. The keys to “curing” a Toxic Team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Our LGL tribe had some nice recognition, being honored as a Top 10 Leadership Sites of 2014 based on COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I’m also really honored to be included on Inc’s list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers For Your Next Conference (of course, they used Sir Richard Branson’s pic, not mine, but I’m cheaper ;-).

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 8, 2024

If you want your team to feel more courageous, remind them of times they’ve been courageous before. This team-building activity gives your team a chance to reflect on their micro-moments of courage. And, to share these moments with one another as they build trust and connection. Markers or pens.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The book is written in a business fable style. The leadership principles that surface in the story make the book worth reading. The foundation principle is self-leadership. Each of these individuals works in a position that — based on conventional wisdom — would not be considered a leadership position.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 27, 2014

I’ve got four deep collaborations in process now, including writing a children’s picture book with Alli Polin and the launch of a Parent’s Guide to Leadership (a free ebook downloadable from the sidebar.). I’ve also had a few false starts. Here are my lessons learned. I look forward to hearing yours.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Actions that bring people together and bind them in a common cause are key to building effective relationships. I was first introduced to the statement ‘leadership is a relationship’ in the book The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

In his book HALFTIME: Moving from Success to Significance , author Bob Buford explores three stages of life: The first half: On average, the first 40 years of your life. In his book HALFTIME: Moving from Success to Significance , author Bob Buford explores three stages of life: The first half: On average, the first 40 years of your life.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Quality leadership or a lack thereof is easy to spot if you know what to look for. I was absolutely stunned to read the results of a survey published in the January/February 2014 edition of Chief Executive in which respondents (sitting CEOs) ranked the top 10 skills needed for effective leadership. Talent/team building.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 25, 2013

I like to run and when I do I listen to books, podcasts and talks. I also (as a creature of habit) find myself going back to books I’ve listened to in the past. Though I love every part of this book, I’m most impressed with the chapter on Level 5 Leadership. In recent days I’m re-listening to Good to Great by Jim Collins.

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Career Advancement

JUNE 10, 2019

If, like Joyce, you’re wondering how to book the right motivational speaker, you’re not alone. Locating and booking a speaker can be overwhelming. Do you wish to increase productivity among your employees or to nurture leadership in your management team, for example? Looking to book a speaker for your next event?

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 6, 2013

This statement sums up one of the key indicators to sustainable and effective leadership as taught in the book The Leader’s Climb: A Business Tale of Rising to the New Leadership Challenge by Bob Parsanko and Paul Heagen. Leadership Team Building abundance acceptance accomplishments awareness'

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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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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Next Level Blog

APRIL 11, 2012

As one of the founders of Blimpie Subs, Tony Conza helped build the company from a single sandwich shop in Hoboken, N.J., I recently spoke to him about what he learned on his leadership journey. The Eblin Group is a leadership development and strategy firm that supports organizations in ensuring the success of their leaders.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

It’s time to get that promotion, and move up to a leadership role. When interactions are happening, I always look to see if the aspiring leader is displaying some of what I consider to be the key team-building traits – like trust, respect, authenticity, and honesty. Half-Full Book Review Leadership'

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Today’s business recruiters face a growing concern over the future of leadership. Jocelyn Bérard, Global Knowledge’s Vice President is one leader who is working diligently to steer organizations through the leadership predicament towards a green light solution. Contributed by Global Knowledge. The 9-Box Grid. Motivation to lead.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. Toxic work environments can only exist where a lack of trust and respect are present, and this can only occur in the absence of sound leadership.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The real question is: are you willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices necessary to take on the responsibility of a leadership position? The authors propose three questions you should ask to assess your own leadership potential: How far do you want to go?

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QAspire

JANUARY 24, 2016

Leadership starts with influence and influence starts with trust. Ability to truly connect with others is vital for leaders to build an environment where a leader is trusted for the intentions before being respected for competence. Graceful Leadership 101: Free PDF Book. Taking Charge of a Team?

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 26, 2010

In his book The Right Leader: Selecting Executives Who Fit , author Nat Stoddard (with help from Claire Wyckoff) investigates the complex topic of assuring smooth executive transitions, with their primary focus at the CEO level. The first section of the book focuses on finding executives who “fit&# the organization.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 8, 2010

Eric Hoffer Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. You read books, magazines and other resources that provide relevant information. Great leaders are learners. They read voraciously. They write and teach what they learn. Learning is as much a part of their life as eating. You have to be a learner.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

These are all valid and important ways to measure leadership, and many others exist. However, the true — and more telling — measure of leadership is long-term and cannot easily be seen. Leadership is best measured by what you leave behind. The theme for this post came from a talk by David A.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 14, 2010

Making connections and gaining people’s trust is the premise of the book Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust. Making connections and gaining people’s trust is the premise of the book Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 25, 2019

With all the emphasis on leadership development, I always find it interesting so many companies continue to struggle with being able to retain their best people. employees who voluntarily leave, generally do so out of some type of perceived disconnect with leadership. If you fail to lead, your talent will seek leadership elsewhere.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

Persistence in leadership is analogous to running a marathon. To succeed in leadership you have to work hard and continually hone your interpersonal skills. Success in leadership comes from developing and perfecting persistence and determination. You find ways to motivate successful teamwork and positive interaction.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product management — at every level — is a leadership role within the organization. Here are the key roles that are crucial to your success as a product manager, and why they are important: Engineering/QA: The relationship with the engineering/development team is paramount for product managers.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Tweet This Post Tagged as: blackjack , hiring rules , Leadership { 9 comments… read them below or add one } Pat Strader November 1, 2010 at 12:16 pm Great advice on assembling a team. But I’ll be successful enough to easily survive the failures – and stay on the road to greatness. Popularity: 13% [ ? Thanks Terry!

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Three well-known speakers, Bill George, Bill Conaty, and Patrick Lencioni, talked about Leadership in the context of crisis, performance, and effective team building. Sign-up for More You can subscribe to this blog and Ill come straight to you! It could be your best decision in a while! Cosell note his passing.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

“If the organization has little to no trust, especially between software development teams and management or your executives and anyone under them, the transformation of anything will not work,” she said. Agile can help build trust between teams, stakeholders, and leadership, but agile cannot correct a lack of trust between people.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

This powerful statement comes from Tommy Spaulding in his new book It’s Not Just Who You Know: Transform Your Life (and Your Organization) by Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships. Leadership grows and develops through building effective relationships.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This book is especially pertinent to those seeking to grow their leadership skills and capabilities, but feel they are so far behind that it’s not worth the effort to even try. I’m putting the book on my TBR list. It’s sounds like a really good book to expand my leadership skills.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

So students should learn about how to use the technology, and how to manage teams that use the tools — especially engineering teams. Building a team is becoming much more complicated because the inherent tendency among technical individuals to work alone is enhanced by AI,” says Lev Gonick, CIO of Arizona State University.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

When describing the impact this individual had on the trip, the speaker made the following profound observation: People will follow clear leadership What does ‘clear leadership’ mean to you? What benefits have you experienced from clear leadership? Please share your ideas. I know who is the leader in-charge.

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