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Should I Focus on My Strengths or My Weaknesses?

Nathan Magnuson

Many leaders choose to focus their development energy on areas they think (or have been told) are their weak areas. Since our strengths come much more naturally to us (and are usually much more intense), the ineffective use of a strength often does much more damage than a weakness. Neutralize Your Weaknesses.

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How to Hire for Values and Retain 87% of Your Employees

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Not only are the risks associated with poor cultural fit arguably higher, the ability of the company to address and correct cultural disconnects is typically less than its ability to address gaps in skill — Mike Cox, President at Cox Innovations. Could you tell me a bit about your experience working on a team?

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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

You could easily predict the performance of your leaders, your teams and your organization ? Your underlying (and often unconscious) attitudes and motivations determine what you pay attention to and focus on in your leadership role. Different leadership roles require different motivation patterns for high performance in that role.

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Who All Gets to Be a Leader?

Nathan Magnuson

.” Other times, I see organizational messaging indicating “leadership” is reserved for a small group of individuals who occupy certain positions. In order to figure that out, we’ve got to start by defining what leadership is begin with. Let’s Define Leadership. Which is it? That’s it.

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Developing a Servant Leadership Strategy

Nathan Magnuson

I first heard the term “servant leadership” in high school. The more I’ve studied business and leadership effectiveness, the more I’ve learned that servant leadership is a supportive, inclusive and empowering style of leading others. Many leaders want to grow in servant leadership. Team members.

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Interview: Rebel Brown

N2Growth Blog

Mike Myatt: What’s been most rewarding to you in your work in the leadership field? When I see a client’s executive team start to let go of the Gravity and embrace the dynamic methods I’ve developed to help them think differently about their business. We can listen to our teams, listen to our customers, our markets.

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Stress Test Your Leadership

Nathan Magnuson

I recently conducted a needs assessment for a senior executive group and was surprised when one of the highest rated development needs was stress management. Ultimately, it’s not mediocre results that limit effectiveness, it’s any kind of results (good or bad) spent heading in the wrong direction. Clarity brings focus.