N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Complicating matters further for CEOs attempting to determine what to do about bonuses is all the recent media attention and public outrage in regard to what is perceived by many to be excessive, frivolous compensation. There are those who passionately argue for and against the merits of year-end bonuses. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Most of you who have been following this blog know that I’ve been an a strong evangelist of social media, and perhaps even more so of blogging for several years now. So why is it that so many people still seem paralyzed when it comes to taking the plunge? Bloggers will continue to come and go…while some will be missed, many will not.

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QAspire

JANUARY 2, 2011

New business models, new ways of working, cooler tools and technologies. In my view, quality is a route to excellence and continual improvement is the tool. Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond New year brings with it new predictions, agendas, resolutions and trends.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I love the way you have clearly differentiated between strategy and tactics – so many people get them confused and end up playing checkers instead of chess… Thanks, Landon Creasy [link] [link] Roger Martin Mike: This is an excellent tool. It is as comprehensive for leadership traits as I’ve seen in many other assessments.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

BullDog Reporter’s Daily Dog Media, News and Intelligence for PR Pros. ** N2′s Top pick for the latest information from the PR world. magazine’s offering of information, products, services, and online tools for business or management. Inc.com Inc. … Executive Development Opportunities.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Employees directly impact the consumer experience and are expected to use all the tools that the bean counters have implemented. They also spend way too much time in their offices or meetings rather than engaging their customers and employees. One other important aspect to CEM is the employee experience. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

link] Becky Robinson Mike, the first thought that came to my mind is social media. Leaders who leverage social media successfully for their organizations can bring about great change. Interacting through social media is simple, meaningful, actionable, relational, transformational, and scalable. Wonderfully stated. Thanks Bret.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Moreover, they are excellent tools to answer the questions most people have. Quality improvement involves transformation, and these forums helps in transforming culture for excellence in all spheres of an organization’s activities. TQM is not just a philosophy. It is a vehicle to drive excellence across the organization.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 28, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 How To Present Yourself Like A Professional. Grow up and learn your tools inside out. Don’t hinder or hurt your message with bad design, tools or planning.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

In your paragraph on implementing a tool set, that I agree with, calling any methodology or process a 'best practice' is at best, a mediocre way of attempting to copy what worked for someone else, not necessarily for you. But, do the management thinking and do what’s best for your group. I Think Not.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

A system comprising of interconnected processes that act as a tool people use to execute their work. You need best people for sure. But to enable them for better performance, to make them effective, a system needs to be created.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

I’m going to tell you the cold hard truth about social media…what you need to know that most people won’t tell you. While anyone can have a social media presence, not everyone possesses social media influence. It’s clear to those in the know that social media is a universe of the haves and have nots.

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QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Lessons in Using Checklists for Managing Processes Most quality management theories and modern management practices rely heavily on checklists as an important tool to get things right the first time. Checklists are a great communication tool. Checklists are tools.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Quotes: Super Seven From The Collection of Michael Wade Michael Wade is a GREAT blogger I have been following since 2006. He was the first blogger to have linked back to this blog way back in 2006. Ackoff In my view, processes are “tools” that help us become more effective.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

This book is a very handy tool for young managers and aspiring leaders to lead well and prosper. A great tool for the beginners in management. This week, I read a book titled Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager by Nick McCormick. Nick was kind enough to send me a signed copy for review.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

It can be a great tool to focus your thinking on a subject and collate that with your own experiences. The beauty of this series was that I came to realise the power of focused and theme-based writing.

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QAspire

JULY 20, 2010

Use productivity tools, reminder systems, whatever. Keep Commitments : Consistently meeting your commitments is a great way to build trust. Clients love it when you ship on time. People love it when you keep your promises. But keep your commitments. Give Respect : Trust and respect go hand in hand.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Process is a tool that only makes us more effective as creative professionals. Artists, writers and other creative people are still professionals who have to repeat their success. They invariably follow a process (and this is more of a personal process that may not always be visible to everybody).

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QAspire

JANUARY 15, 2013

Thought leadership is important for building careers and for building organizations. It is the most important tool we have as professionals to build our personal brand and establish credibility. Tanmay Vora] Liz, when I started my own blog in 2006, I had no idea about the concept of thought leadership.

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QAspire

MARCH 10, 2010

Some ways to build differentiation : Focus on unique area of work and be the best there or do the routine work very differently or have world-class processes/methodologies to deliver excellence or have world class people or have fantastic set of tools that enable you to be different or constantly innovate new ways of work to push the envelope.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Sticking to your policy and ignoring problems faced by the customer: Processes are tools that we use to serve our customers. A few more hours later, pilot announced that since his 16 hours of flying time is over, the flight is cancelled. They kept on giving false promises to the customers. Don’t let that happen.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Your thinking, approach, method, statements and actions are your tools to ensure that they derive the “right” meaning that helps them become more engaged with their work, be more productive and stay motivated. This (invisible) cost is huge and most of the times, beyond the scope of recovery.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Fear is dead as a management tool. Next was Charlene Li who spoke about two of my favorite topics – social media and leadership. She made a compelling case for leaders to adopt social media and gave numerous illustrations as to the many benefits for doing so. When it comes to social media fail fast and fail smart.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Plus, with the advent of the internet and social media , we have so many tools available to us to be better leaders. No open doors, no interactions between employees and executives – the Ivory Tower was a big barrier to communication AND collaboration. We’ve broken down so many walls in that area. I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

LinkedIn is an example of how we connect, collaborate, and share with each other in a career aligned social network. Utilize a multitude of media styles for user experience. Engagement systems embrace the multi-media, social-led user experience. Media channels include Twitter, video, text, and "likes."

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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. between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant cofounder. To make these tools even more effective, managers can complement them with entrepreneurship training prior to an international assignment.

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QAspire

JANUARY 5, 2011

In my book “ #QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project ”, I wrote: If you don’t treat your process as a tool to generate quality, process has a tendency to drive you. I hold a strong belief that processes/standard work instructions are a “tool&# that helps people become more effective.

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QAspire

JULY 6, 2010

Processes are merely tools that guides them through the change process. In knowledge oriented world, processes are simply tools that make people more effective. You think change is all about processes: Its not. Change is all about people and their habits. Process acts as a compass, but people follow it.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

They could be your greatest tool to bust that stress you accumulate by doing the routine. So stick to your core and get better at the ‘alternatives’ – they could be so much of a fun, so much of refreshment and a great tool for making you more effective in your core. What a fun and what a refreshing change. Check it out.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

This represents a significant shift in the conception of citizenship — turning an institution steeped with notions of collective identity, belonging, loyalty, and perhaps even sacrifice into a recruitment tool for bolstering a nation’s standing relative to its competitors.”.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 30, 2010

It will run into pages if I list everyone who interact/make a difference via their tweets, blog posts and videos ( Just a stat : I have more than 220 amazing blogs in my feed reader) This blog is a skeleton, a tool. Whatever I write here is flesh and blood. But readers, i.e. you are the soul. I wish you all a REMARKABLE 2011!

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Okay, let me see if I understand this…a good coach doesn’t necessarily need any experience, but if they’re a really good listener, can restate what their client tells them, and ask a few good questions, then they can miraculously lead a client to the ah-ha moment that transforms their life and their career.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

He then usually brings in the tools of game theory, in which his protagonists have to contend with other rational actors and the moves they might make. Porter then used the tools of microeconomics to craft advice for executives on how to get and hold on to that power. That appeared out of nowhere,” says Gans. Corporate finance?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2012

But you want your employees to at least like you and understand where you're coming from — because, as copious research has shown , money isn't a good motivational tool. In 2006, he launched a blog , then called "Running a Hospital," which took the bold step of putting his unvarnished thoughts into the public realm, sans PR gloss.

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QAspire

JANUARY 28, 2010

Social media has made it even easier. Social Media, online communities and offline networking are some of the great ways to learn. Imagination, visualizing and setting time apart to think are two most important tools to understand the context and map actions for a long term difference. Thinking is a tool that opens up our minds.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A little-recognized NSF report released in September 2010, the 2008 Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) , said that only 9% of public and private companies engaged in either product or service innovation between 2006 and 2008. as 3-D printing and other tools become less expensive. That's before the Great Recession.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

There is a lot of advice out there about keeping your online activity from hurting your career. When handled correctly, social media can help you professionally. Expertise can be noticed more easily," says Soumitra Dutta, a professor in business and technology at INSEAD, author of "What's Your Personal Social Media Strategy?"

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