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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous.

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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. It’s also important to understand that a toxic culture cannot exist if toxic people are not allowed to take up residence.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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This type of behavior is proof certain that the entrepreneur is not being effective at leading, team building, delegation, leveraging process and a variety of other highest and best use activities for CEOs. Priority number two is team building and talent management.

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AoAD2 Practice: No Bugs

James Shore

Take a coach interested in trying Agile, assemble a team of novices, shake well, and bake for three years. This is how it turns out: The GMS team delivered this product after three years of development, having encountered a total of 51 defects during that time. Van Schooenderwoert 2006]. Key Idea: Build Quality In.

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

Design will impact your messaging, positioning, business modeling, team building, resourcing, branding, and virtually every functional aspect of what you do.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. If you’re a CEO who doesn’t leverage conflict for team building and leadership development purposes you’re missing a great opportunity. Pick your battles and avoid conflict for the sake of conflict.

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The Pursuit of Getting It “First Time Right” (FTR)

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