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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

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Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus. In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus.

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

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The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. 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. From my perspective there is no such thing as a toxic asset.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Priority number two is team building and talent management. Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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Design Matters

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What do you think when you experience poor design in your life? Largely due to the iPod’s strong integrated design qualities it is the dominant brand in its class, commands a pricing premium, and has developed an extremely loyal and satisfied customer base. In today’s blog post I’ll examine why design matters.

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

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Great leaders lead all people under their care, not just those who agree with them. As much as some don’t want to hear this, there is an “I&# in team because teams are comprised of individuals. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best?

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The Leadership Vacuum | N2Growth Blog

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Are we as an industry fulfilling the mission of developing great leaders capable of handling great challenges and accomplishing great things, or are the majority of those entering our ranks just here to make a quick buck? If you Google &# leadership development&# more than 4 million search results are returned.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

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Business development. So were professional development programs, rewards for random acts of kindness and other empowerment initiatives. Corporate Culture. The audit committee of the board would not sign off on behalf of the deals, which just kept happening and developing secret lives of their own. Running the business.