N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The sad thing is they don’t just exist on the golf course… My bottom line is this…real leaders don’t accept mediocrity - they constantly seek improvement. Know the type?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Of course his well-honed empathic sense also enabled him to read the situation and determine was was called for. Lincoln suffered so many setbacks and defeats over the course of his life that humility, empathy and forgiveness became instinctual to him. Of course not everyone who appears quietly confident has humility.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

You, of course, are the exception:) [link] mikemyatt Hi Deborah: Thanks for the comment with which I obviously concur. Manage your brand judiciously. If you are going to say something, make it worth reading and listening to. Otherwise, it's just alot of noise. And there is enough of that around already. I also appreciate the kind words.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Think about the marketing and advertising campaigns that get your attention, the clothes you wear, the house you live in, the cars you drive, the cell phone you carry, or any number of other decisions you make and you’ll find that design plays a key role in your decisioning…Design Matters!

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AUGUST 22, 2010

These CEOs see management opinions as inconsequential, unless of course, they happen to be in alignment with their own beliefs and opinions. The Arrogant CEO : These CEOs believe they can will their view into reality in spite of circumstances, situations, or events. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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JUNE 29, 2010

If taking the high road fails, or is not the best course of action, then relax…you’re the CEO – you can always let them go, which is probably what you should have done long ago. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] flowchainsensei Rather too US a view to be more widely relevant.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Of course, back in the 60s people stood around and watched a woman get raped and murdered, and they did nothing. As a digital marketing consultant, I've been praising the promise of these new technologies, but I also have been learning more and more about the negative side effects of our increasing use of digital.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

A leader whose focus is on serving others will find it difficult to wander off course. It is love for those you lead that allows for right thinking, proper perspective, and pure motivations. While being motivated solely by conquest may allow you to achieve a stated goal or objective, the cost will be great.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. Of course traits like poor character/lack of integrity probably don't get changed through any deliberate practice. The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

My goal is to simply help them leverage their success into becoming significant individuals over the course of our dealings. My clients usually tend to be successful individuals prior to finding me.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market. pastortom2022 I totally agree Mike and of course always love your thinking process. The only best practice is getting a better understanding of your problem.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the financial derivatives market collapse, Toyota concealing owner reports of sudden acceleration (resulting in a USA man sentenced to prison) and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Strategy and tactics might need to be adjusted as we proceed, but the vision should remain as a beacon.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

link] Denny Thurman Great article as a business consultant and coach I see a lot of variations on fear based leadership vs. true leadership and of course all the differences in loyalties.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A study by Leadership IQ showed that 23% of board members questioned were willing to tolerate bad news and significant course corrections by the CEO. Ideally you're going where no one has been yet, so fall down, get up, and get on with it. This easily translate into inaction.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

I don't care who you are, what your title is, or what season of life you're in, we all need to subject ourselves to critical evaluation to insure that we're not wandering off course. Thanks for sharing Angela… Gwyn Teatro It could be argued that Leadership is really all about game changing.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Of course it would, except for one huge problem…In the face of conflict, dissension, threats, or controversy, people tend to go default to denial, justification and rationalization. link] Dr Sarah Morris Political correctness panders to the needs of the ego – which of course is rooted in fear. Have a great evening Sir.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Just my opinion of course. Recall what they learned during their history courses in grade school and high school? My mom teaches several Social Justice courses in the high school setting. Sure, but they are the exception and not the rule. You have two children (according to your bio). Primarily white men.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Since the 2008 financial crisis, policy makers, professors, politicians, and others have expressed concern over America’s best and brightest minds electing to work in finance instead of pursuing potentially more socially valuable careers in science, medicine, and engineering. of MIT graduates taking jobs in finance after graduation.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I’ve been a consultant for over 20 years now, focused on helping international clients in areas of business and market strategy, positioning and market launches. They didn’t want this book – they wanted a tactical book on sales and marketing. Defy Gravity is every person’s guide to challenging their status quo.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Become a part of them as opposed to a vendor to them …This is a difficult concept for old-school marketers to get their arms around, but a critical one nonetheless. Regardless of the medium, you’ll rarely find influential people who don’t recognize the value of staying the course. Long road ahead.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

How many times during the course of your career have you witnessed executives and entrepreneurs who desperately need help, but either don’t recognize it, or worse yet, make it virtually impossible for someone to help them?

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Which markets, partners, clients, or other opportunities can add significant value to our business? Of course, as you pointed out, relying on one question won't help you figure out how to navigate around obstacles that inevitably will appear in your path toward that defined true north. Does this add value to our core business?

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JULY 7, 2010

That insight changed my perspective on leadership and set the course for my career as a leader and teacher of leadership. I find this is a negative trait of social media in particular – it's ok to "be you" as long as you don't have any strong convictions of faith (of course, unless it's about Mac of PC!

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Of course this is why the Apsotle Paul writes that a leader should lead their home well as it's a reflection of how they will lead the church. From what I have observed with your son's they both seem to be winning the battle – of course it never hurts to have a great example to follow:).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Perhaps it was a single decision to accept or reject something, or perhaps a series of events leading to a distinct stance or course of action. I truly believe there are these critical decisions, tipping points of substantial influence for every leader; some catastrophic, others pioneering. Maybe the defining moment was unplanned altogether.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

Finally, innovation in the financial markets are funding novel approaches to address these problems. In 2006, Khan launched Khan Academy to deliver “a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.” How did Sal Khan finance his venture? Take the story of Salman Khan and the eponymous Khan Academy.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. link] Diploma in Digital Marketing Qualification – MMC Learning | Digital Marketing [.] Social Media Marketing an hour a day – Dave Evens 7.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

I refer, of course, to what must have been the unsatisfactory board of directors. Hugh Robinson The appalling airport CEO story is sad, not only as the author had to suffer her, but it indicates more serious bad management issues for many organisations.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

link] Michael Hyatt Mike is right, of course, there are more than five. In other words, focus on faster iteration and improvement, rather than spending months in planning. By then, the world has changed! link] Michael Hyatt Thanks, for your kind words. I have tried to group them within these larger buckets. It is also a speech I give.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

At the time, though, we were just in search of a new approach to building a sustainable business in that critical but often difficult market. In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2011

Having high ratings from S&P, Moody's, and Fisk thus means a bigger market and lower prices for your debt. The agencies' big profits are of course enabled by the special authority granted by government regulators, foundation bylaws, and the like. And clearly, some regulatory judgment (horrors!) will have to be applied.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

"By almost any market test, economics is the premier social science," Stanford University economist Edward Lazear wrote just over a decade ago. Triumphalism like that calls for a comeuppance, of course. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers in 2006. As for Lazear, he got himself appointed chairman of President George W.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

As his firm grew, he undervalued and underpaid the executives who ran the supply chain and finance departments. That, of course, meant he did not have highly competent executives running these functions. As a $3 million baker in Milwaukie, OR, the firm had already outgrown the capacity of its 15,000-square-foot bakery by 2006.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Not a bad idea, of course. If you're a product guru, maybe you need a business development or sales-oriented leader to get your vision to market. If you are great at the finances, an early-stage Excel ninja partner probably isn't be the top priority. Of course, this is the ideal description of any person at your company.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

In 2006, the last time a President had to nominate a Fed chairman, the job went to Ben Bernanke, who had spent his entire career as an economics professor before being called up to Washington for a stint as a Fed board member in 2002. So has an economics PhD basically become a prerequisite for running the Fed?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

Do you have a marketable skill? “If you’re 22 and you’re not a web developer, you probably don’t have marketable skills,” he warns. “If you’re 22 and you’re not a web developer, you probably don’t have marketable skills,” he warns. More on that below.).

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Those of you familiar with this blog know that I’m generally a strong marketing advocate. Those of you familiar with this blog know that I’m generally a strong marketing advocate. with the only outcomes being failed initiatives and splintered management teams.

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