Relationship Insights Newsletter | July 2024

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

IN THE AVNIR BLOG

How To Master Your Top 100 Relationships

What’s the Real Value of Your Connections? Are You Moving the Needle on Your Professional Growth?

Avnir - CRM has forgotten the R

Many professionals fall into the trap of casting too wide a net in their relationship-building efforts. They collect business cards like trophies, connect with everyone they meet on LinkedIn, and watch their contact list grow exponentially.

But here's the million-dollar question: Are these contacts or relationships? Are they moving the needle on your professional growth? What’s the real value of your most prized relationships? The harsh reality is that this shotgun approach to relationships often results in wasted time and energy. 

IN THE NOUR GROUP BLOG

What is Strategy Visualization?

What if your next strategic initiative could benefit from a fresh approach — one that combines strategic clarification with human-centered creative design to drive real and lasting change within your organization?

At Nour Group, we’ve spent the past decade supporting over 100 global clients, refining a unique process that truly activates people within organizations.

Our Strategy Visualization method helps leaders better understand, internalize, and act on new strategies, innovative processes, and fundamental cultural shifts. By transforming complex ideas into clear, visual narratives, we ensure that your strategic initiatives resonate deeply and lead to meaningful outcomes.

So, what is Strategy Visualization? Strategy visualization involves creating visual representations of your strategies, such as diagrams, charts, maps, and more. These visualizations simplify complex ideas, making them more accessible and easier to act upon.

CLIENT HIGHLIGHT

Andritz Pulp & Paper - Automation & Digitalization (PP-AD) Compelling Case for Evolution

A research study conducted by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), now a part of Gartner, found that leaders ranked in the top quartile of self-awareness were 10% more effective in leadership roles than those in the bottom quartile. So what is self-awareness really? And how do you cultivate it?

That’s exactly what David Grucza, VP - North America for Andritz Pulp & Paper - Automation & Digitalization (PP-AD), embarked on with the Nour Group team earlier this year for an independent review of their current processes and organizational structure. The Nour Group team solved for how does the current org structure, project organization, and process maturity impact the teams’ ability to drive profitable growth and intelligent scale.

Our 90-day sprint produced an independent review of a framework for service delivery excellence, and Andritz PP-AD maturity today. From this initial assessment, the team is now working on a clear strategy, a set of prioritized pursuits, and a compelling case for the evolution of the business. Talk about self-awareness…

IN OUR FORUM

Nour Coaching Tip: Growth Mindset

If you are NOT willing to learn, no one can help you.
If you are DETERMINED to learn, no one can stop you.

Which one are you? How do you know?

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

LEARNING EXPEDITION: FLY FISHING

Reading the Waters: Leadership Growth Through the Lens of Fly Fishing

Jenn Cordz, Nour Group partner and US Women’s Fly Fishing Team member teaches the basic overhead cast to start the day.

If you’re willing to be bad at something, it will activate your growth mindset.

The Nour Group introduces a groundbreaking approach to leadership development and sustained transformation with its Learning Expeditions, utilizing the unlikely but powerful metaphor of fly fishing. In a world still grappling with the aftermath of the pandemic, leaders are compelled to evolve rapidly to remain relevant.

Our unique Learning Expedition: Fly Fishing program offers a hands-on, immersive experience that pushes participants out of their comfort zones. It fosters a growth mindset by encouraging them to embrace being novices again.

This innovative method not only elevates personal and professional growth but also strengthens the core competencies needed to navigate the complexities of the post-pandemic landscape. Join us for an adventure from now to next, where being willing to be bad at something is the first step towards extraordinary leadership and change.

Sample Clients We’ve Helped

Learn more about Nour Group at www.nourgroup.com
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