N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

So what’s it going to be this year…a turkey, an extra paid day off, a cash bonus, stock/options/warrants, something creative or nothing at all? Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus?

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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 25, 2010

Reward talent, innovation, loyalty, attitude, creativity, work ethic, contribution, and leadership ability…not tenure. The Costco experience isn’t what it used to be, US auto manufacturers continue to struggle, the banking industry has been crippled, and government agencies (pick one…USPS, IRS, DMV, etc.)

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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

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. While there is little debate that speed can create an extreme competitive advantage, it is not well understood that the lack of speed can send a company (or a career) into a death spiral.

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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. You mentioned a key word — empathy, a critical characteristic of a strong leader. Deb Costello I love this post!

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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

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. After all, if you can apply someone else’s theory in a vacuum it lowers the barrier to entry doesn’t it? consultants, etc.),

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

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. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture.

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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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Phill Barufkin Same applies to creativity. However, Cultural marketing simply makes sense. Look anywhere and marketing is found: taxis, bathrooms, buses, subways, and, of course, all the typical places. In today’s world of advertising and marketing gluttony, the consumer is exhausted. Of course this is rhetorical.

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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. Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model. Perhaps most importantly for leaders, good conflict resolution ability equals good employee retention.

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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. It’s one thing for employees to have a healthy respect for you, but quite another to be in fear of you. Remember that respect is earned, and fear is imposed.

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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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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year).

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Hire a competent creative to redo your entire look. Hire a competent creative or designer (I know many great ones) who can help you look INCREDIBLE. Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Business Cards , Creative , Design , Edward Tufte , Laptop , Logos , Presentations , Website { 2 comments… read them below or add one } Tim Trent 12.28.10

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. It fuels creativity to succeed. The question is not if you should be reading, but rather what should you be reading?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I have been generally well regarded throughout my career for building extremely effective teams, and what I can share with you is that team building is not about equality at all. 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.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

market forces) and internal ones (e.g. Every change has its settling time and that depends on you/your organization/your context. Change eliminates (on a long run) those who don’t adapt. Remember what Charles Darwin said ? Changes are driven by external factors (e.g. internal re-organizations, initiative to change etc.) Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

JULY 29, 2010

In the current competitive market we should not only focus on the scope, time and budgets, quality but also needs to provide some value adds to the customer. This was a nice post to share on weekend!Thanks Thanks Tanmay and have a great weekend. Regards, Jay Chhaya By Anil Kumar, July 30, 2010 @ 8:42 am Perfectly said. Don’t Kill It!

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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. And LeaderLab at [link].

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QAspire

JANUARY 24, 2010

He was a marketing executive with a large pharmaceutical company when he decided to pursue his calling and start a fitness center. One day, in a very casual moment, I asked the instructor, “Isn’t this too much to loose only a few kilos?” “ You get almost nothing without going through some kind of pain, unless you win a lottery.”,

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QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

So, quality is a moving target – each time a customer comes back to you, you need to deliver similar or better quality (of products, services and experience), you need to demonstrate improvement, care enough about them, stay on top of market trends and keep changing the rules of the game (innovation). Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Here is an excerpt from the article: Economists say that the best way to get good return from the stock market is to have an investment timeframe of a few years and not a few months. The first one “ Quality is a long-term differentiator &# is already up for you to read. Same principles apply to your quality improvement initiative.

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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. He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Real leaders like to be challenged – they want to be inspired by new ideas and creative thoughts. To speak "your truth" is perceived to be a potentially career limiting, if not ending move. Unfortunately that belief remains in tact, often lurking undistinguished in the background, as people rise up the corporate ladder.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Huffington grew up in Athens and studied in London before starting her career as a politician and media entrepreneur. Mateschitz spent considerable time overseas as a marketing salesman prior to founding Red Bull. between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant cofounder. Musk migrated from South Africa to the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

After the stock market’s rocky ride in recent months, some analysts are wondering whether a new economic crisis might be around the corner. Senapathy “Kris” Gopalakrishnan, a co-founder of the India-based Infosys, saw his company’s market value on NASDAQ drop 90% from 2000 to 2001. Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

When we have no control over the external situations (economy, markets, unforeseen circumstances etc), readiness to adapt is the single most valued skill that we can develop as human beings. But when the opponent does something drastic, we quickly align ourselves, stretch a bit, run a bit and get to the ball. The lesson? Okay, the last one.

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QAspire

AUGUST 3, 2010

It is said – “ Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. ” But what really counts can always be managed. In my view, there is a difference between “running a business” and “building a high performance organization”. Best, Tanmay Other Links to this Post RSS feed for comments on this post.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

We thought that creative, capability-rich companies would have paid a lot of attention to the way they organized and the value that restructuring gave them. Business units come and go, but finance, HR, marketing, IT, legal, and R&D seem to last forever. We are not proposing the elimination of functions.

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QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2010

Qualitative: Can’t wait to complete my MBA so that I can get to what I love doing – Marketing! Qualitative: I would prefer 100 connections by end of February and these connections will be based on trust and/or a strong prior relationship. — Quantitative: After MBA, I will look at getting a pay package of at least X. Don’t Kill It!

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