N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.&# - General Colin Powell “Develop success from failures. I do however agree that delivering results is key, and I thought I covered that with certainty of execution – even so, I'm thanking you raised the level of focus on being results oriented.

Definition 370

Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

So why would a busy executive agree to sit on a board? Why is there is a cottage industry of executive search firms focusing on “reverse board searches,” where they proactively work to place executives on outside corporate boards? What do executives gain from serving on boards? increased by over $300,000.

Execution 8

Execution P&L CEO COO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2017

We examined the boards of all S&P 1500 firms from 2003 to 2014, and measured negative attention using equity analyst recommendations and an equity trading database that tracks media coverage. The second area is understanding how reputation influences the market for director talent.

Reputation 8

Reputation Media Consensus Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

It's been obvious since 2003, when LinkedIn was launched, that social networking could help job candidates and employers interact. Executives at Assistly, a San Francisco maker of help-desk software, read his comments, liked them, and invited him to interview for a job. Within weeks, Meyer was hired.

Media 14

Media Meyer Software Follow-up 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

for 10+ years; deployment of design as an integrated function across the entire enterprise; evidence that design investments and influence are increasing; clear reporting structure and operating model for design; experienced design executives at the helm directing design activities; and tangible senior leadership-level commitment for design.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Fashion B2B Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. Executing this strategy required seamless integration of IBM's product capabilities with its geographic reach. Pragmatism. When the U.S.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The academic study of strategy took a big leap forward in the 1970s when Michael Porter of HBS looked at earlier economic research on industry structure and noticed that market power — which economists wanted to minimize — was the same thing as sustained profitability, which corporate executives wanted to maximize.

Strategy 8

Strategy Rivkin Game Theory Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2011

from 1994 to 2003. Competitors whispered that Gupta was committing the most un-McKinsey-like of sins: cutting price to get into new markets. As the stock market began to take off, though, and options rained down on corporate execs, the compensation tables began to turn, certainly for the top ranks. The desire to be an insider.

McKinsey 13

McKinsey Consultative Waterman Intellectual Capital 13