N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

It is emphathy that enables leaders to understand both their teams and their customers, and foster an atmosphere of greater creativity and problem-solving. The act of operating in the truest best interest of others is the issue. You mentioned a key word — empathy, a critical characteristic of a strong leader. Mike Henry Sr.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. I agree with you that trying to turn it to a yes will challenge our intellect and force us to use some creativity. While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Unresolved conflict often results in a loss of productivity, stifles creativity, and creates barriers to cooperation. Closing gaps becomes much easier when you can position differences as non-adversarial and operate within a framework of trust.

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QAspire

AUGUST 8, 2010

Whether measuring a project or a business, here are a five steps to map your metrics with your business objectives: Know your goals : Identify what are your strategic, tactical and operational goals. Establish operational procedures : You can now establish processes and methods to collect the data, frequency and consolidation mechanism.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Let me make this as clear as I can – procrastination is the beginning of walking the plank.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Labeling something as Best Practices is not a substitute for wisdom, discernment, discretion, subject matter expertise, intellect, creativity or any of the other qualities I value in an advisor. Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. As an example, Look at Apple!

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics. Remember that respect is earned, and fear is imposed.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices I love project management as a subject not only because it gets so much work done, but also because project management manifests how people operate. I have written before that Projects are a great opportunity to practice leadership. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Quotes: Gems from Subroto Bagchi on Leadership I have always enjoyed reading thoughts of Subroto Bagchi , one of India’s most well known and respected leaders from the IT industry who operates as a “Gardener” and Vice Chairman at MindTree. Read the reviews here and here ). Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

But structuring an area of work in form of processes, you are reducing dependencies and improving operational efficiency. Track the progress and improve further. Sure, it is a hard work first time. So if you are a manager or leader at any level, do a reality check this morning. I can assure, you won’t regret doing any of these! Don’t Kill It!

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2022

Indeed, data reveal that rates of entrepreneurship have been in perpetual decline across the United States between 1978 and 2011. This has resulted in the share of overall employment in young firms falling from around half of the workforce in 1980 to just 39% by 2006. in 1985 to 5.3% by 2014. A different picture.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Department of Labor Home Page Tom Peters, The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Change Guru TUTs Adventurers Club: Explore the power of thought & creative visualization to manifest dreams! The Secret - The Law of Getting What You Want The U.S. License. .  This week I have a great management blog carnival to share with you.  Enjoy! .

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Yet, I have noticed some of the most creative people I know are poor spellers and therefore might not make the top grade in an MBA. People come to the team with a variety of gifts and talents, which are very different. In our schools some of these are valued more highly than others… writing, for instance.

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QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

Checklist standardize the operations and serve as great reminder to get the most crucial activities done. " says Dr. Atul Gawande, author of the book “The Checklist Manifesto” The Problem with Checklists Checklists mean standardization – and often standardization is blamed for killing creativity. Some training can also help.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Alexa Rank : 297,226 Google Page Rank : 3 PostRank Leadership Score : N/A Number of Posts in last 30 days : 14 TwitterGrader Score : 100 Orrin Woodward : Orrin is smart, creative and insightful – I only wish he’d publish more frequently updated content. You can follow Becky on Twitter @LeaderTalk.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. Jason resides in the Atlanta area and is one of the most outstanding young leaders of today!

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Indeed, in the United States, data reveals that entrepreneurship has declined by around half between 1978 and 2011, with this especially pronounced among the share of young firms, as employment at young firms fell from nearly half of the workforce in the 1980s to just 39% by 2006. in 1985 to just 5.3% A decline in disruption.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

An idea is not synonymous with a competitive advantage, an idea is not necessarily a sign of creativity, an idea does not constitute innovation, and as much as some people wish it was so, an idea is certainly not a business. With your permission I will teach these concepts to my creative team. Keep up the good work.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

When human learning slows down, people tend to lose creative and problem solving capacity. The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. It is important to encourage and support even when the creative efforts of others fail.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

For C1400 this is not a style as much as some areas for reflection ( they call it a “code&# ) and are Awareness, Focus, Creativity, Integrity, Perseverance and Service. In today’s blog post I’ll attempt to paint the portrait of the perfect leader… So, what traits would my perfect leader possess?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

It fuels creativity to succeed. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Gina It's important to continue to expand ones knowledge. Who would follow a person who's thoughts and skills are out dated. Continuous education- one never stops learning- is the only way to lead effectively. link] Keith Bossey Mike, great post.

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QAspire

JULY 6, 2010

In manufacturing world, process ruled people because people were used to operate machines. Thanks again, Best, Tanmay By Tanmay , July 8, 2010 @ 7:36 am @Hans - Thanks for comment and Twitter RT. In knowledge oriented world, processes are simply tools that make people more effective. Process then is not the key, people are. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

JULY 18, 2010

It is people who work, co-operate with each other, demonstrate trust, work as a team, share a common goal, exercise their ‘discretionary effort’ and make things happen. Success of projects/initiatives is generally attributed to processes and rituals. Processes are crucial but not sufficient. Don’t Kill It!

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

He joined the creativity applications vendor in 1997, and got the CEO job a decade later largely because he was able to articulate a vision for pursuing digital marketing services as the new growth path. Today AWS accounts for just 10% of Amazon’s $150 billion in revenue, but generates close to $1 billion in quarterly operating profit.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

November is National Entrepreneurship Month and, as someone who works with small business owners on a daily basis and knows how hard it is to grow a business, I can’t overstate how much I appreciate the creativity, innovation and hard work of today’s entrepreneur. It’s important to know that so you can invest in visibility or communications.

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QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2010

Forget compliance, we’re after quality. By Tanmay Vora , January 10, 2010 @ 11:25 am @Phaedrus - Process/Standard Compliance is important and neccessary for business - only if the underlying purpose is to operationally get better. Thanks for commenting! Best, Tanmay Tanmay Vora´s last blog. Don’t Kill It!

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Phill Barufkin Same applies to creativity. To the extent that the culture is not changed in alignment with the strategy, the strategy can be undermined. Within this context, this phrase really points to the lack of including culture within a strategic context. However, Cultural marketing simply makes sense.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The downside of this is that it stifles candor, creativity and innovation and often leads to a my way or the highway environment. Leaders who fall prey to perfectionism tend to focus on the negatives having a hard time looking past perceived weaknesses to find strengths.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

I love creative thinkers and her presentation focused like a laser beam on creativity of thought and approach. My favorite thought by Renee was: “ Success rests on pushing the creativity frontier. Smart leaders spend more time on creativity than productivity.&#

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