N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance? My goal is to simply help them leverage their success into becoming significant individuals over the course of our dealings. The politician in pursuit of his/her goal will live in infamy or insignificance.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As such it is concerned with how to gain people’s commitment to the achievement of an organization’s business goals and objectives in a number of different situations.” What Are Some Employee Relations Examples? Any interaction between an employee and their employer could be an example of employee relations.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

As an example, the marketing assistant who receives a comparatively small bonus when contrasted to that of a sales person feels that his/her contribution is minimized and feels treated unfairly. While many tend to favor this structure, it is far from perfect as well. I hope these thoughts help. Thanks for stopping by Deb.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

If all enterprises had socially acceptable values and based all behavior on those values, how would that have changed the outcomes of things like, for example, Enron Corporation, Bernard L. These are some examples of why I think values and their purpose is essential to any discussion of vision and mission.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Having such a sharp focus ensures you can better whittle down the complexity of processes/interactions, as well as ensuring you don't become too dependent either on your top talent or even on your bigger customers, which can cause you to shift your goals to better suit their needs instead of your purpose. Take Google, for example.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

He had a CEO of his own ego that kept him focused on the larger goals and visions – those that exceeded self-interest. I'm in complete agreement with you on Abraham Lincoln as a great example of balanced leadership. link] mikemyatt Hi Stan: Just having the goal of becoming more humble is a great start.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc. This normally occurs in crisis/emergency/volunteer situations – for an example of this please read Wally Bock’s excellent post yesterday. is who they are going to put in charge?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

One of my favorite examples of what I described in the paragraph above is the weak leader who cannot deal with subordinates who use emotional deceit as a weapon of destruction. Conflict rarely resolves itself…In fact, conflict normally escalates if not dealt with proactively and properly.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 22, 2014

government financial aid — provides an outstanding example of how to gain competitive advantage through organizational culture. When Mulally arrived at Ford in 2006, the automaker’s culture could be described as silo rivalries with leaders embroiled in turf wars. This culture drove Ford to the verge of bankruptcy.

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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. Understanding your business challenges and goals is the first most important step. You get the point.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

WRONG …The simple truth of the matter is that the time needed to attain performance goals varies depending among other things the age, size and competitive positioning of the company, the industry, sector and vertical, etc. I really like the "what if" Zappos example. You 'NAILED' this one.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

There are some organizations, business, and leaders who have an expectation that loyalty is a blind loyalty and that it does not preclude any behavioral example from them. In addition, standing with someone as a person even if they do something stupid is, in my view, an example of loyalty. In this case it's expensive to be loyal.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

This was no accident…it took hard work, careful planning, and extreme attention to detail with a focus on execution…This example is exactly how a great customer experience is created. Their goal is often what can the customer do for them versus what they can do for the customer. You definitely nailed it.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Let’s use an example of a common problem that most businesses face at some point in their lifecycle (if not at multiple points) which is needing to implement a certain application or toolset to automate an existing manual process. And what are your strategic goals? As an example, Look at Apple!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The goal of a leader is not to clone him/herself, but to harness individual strenghts for the greater good of the team and for the overall benefit of the organization. I mentioned an example of this in a comment on a recent Ron Edmondson post dealing with Leading People Older Than You. Thank you for sharing Mike!

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 28, 2012

They are focused primarily on one goal: profit. I saw a presentation about it back in 2006 and was fascinated by its promise – its creators claimed that it DID closely correlate to profit. And I could use these success stories as examples to point out to all the employees.

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QAspire

JUNE 29, 2010

Sure, goals are important and attaining them is even more important. My point is – if we constantly keep our goal in perspective (and get overwhelmed by it), we become less efficient. It is easy to get overwhelmed by the enormity of our goals - but we need to remember that an elephant can only be eaten one piece at a time!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The goal of any leader or individual should be to continue growing to the point where they can say 'Yes' more often than not and deliver on that 'Yes' When they can do that Trust will flourish and we'll stem the current time… one delivered promise at a time.

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QAspire

JULY 1, 2010

For any effort where you have goals, time line, constraints, dependencies, risks and need of resources to be managed - you have a project on your hand. Know your goals (Vision) : Lets say you want to pursue a certification in your field. Now, that’s a goal - a project for you. Name it as “Project Certification&#.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 31, 2012

Lesson 1 – Encourage collaboration between different teams and departments At the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, Canadian skier Sara Renner encountered a situation I’m sure she never imagined would happen. Instead, it should be defined by what we’re able to contribute to assist in the pursuit of reaching that shared goal.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 31, 2012

Lesson 1 – Encourage collaboration between different teams and departments At the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, Canadian skier Sara Renner encountered a situation I’m sure she never imagined would happen. Instead, it should be defined by what we’re able to contribute to assist in the pursuit of reaching that shared goal.

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QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

A very easy example for understanding and implementing the “Quality&# term. Regards, Jay Chhaya By Anil Kumar, July 28, 2010 @ 10:37 am Nice post and a simple and superb way of explaining the definition of Quality by providing a classic example of Restaurant scenario. Again a great post and great example. Thanks a lot!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

You can nominate your unsung hero by leaving a comment explaning how their example of leadership touches the lives of others. He galvanized prayer warriors throughout our body and, by example, taught many what it meant to be grateful. I have no doubt he will achieve that goal. For example, Ms. Thanks for sharing Dan.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

You are a great example of someone cultivating community around your blog by responding personally to all comments. For example, I'm a pastor, I do personal devotions and meditative journaling. However the goal is not to do it quickly, it's to do it well. link] Peter Hi Mike, Thank you for another fine post.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

" My goal is to use the tools to help people engage their world, not disengage. For what it's worth, I think what you've accomplished at LeadChange is a great example of using social media to add value and create relationships. I want to help us check in, and be more productive when we do. Thanks for the reminder.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2015

1 This feeling of incongruity can be deeply unsettling, for example, when men set off explosives at a marathon race or open fire in a movie theater; that is not how our world is supposed to operate. They may need to get out of their comfort zone, adapt their identity a bit, or adjust their goals a little. Frame the Change.

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Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Readers of this blog are aware of the problems created by using quotas: Achieved the goal by not the aim (2013) – The Futility of a Numerical Goal (2014) , Distorting the System, Distorting the Data or Improving the System (2013) , Dr. Deming on the problems with targets or goals.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

If you examine the most effective teams in the real world you’ll find numerous examples which support the thoughts being espoused in this text. You deserve input – but that done not mean that 100% agreement is the goal. Consensus isn’t the goal. I particularly liked: "Consensus isn't the goal.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 11, 2016

Some examples could be, “I noticed that I’m not putting as much into the coaching process as I was early in our relationship.” Professional coaches have set goals and timelines for the client along with scheduled, periodic reviews. It ensures that both of you will come to the session mentally prepared for the conversation.

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General Leadership

APRIL 20, 2013

Our strength, we know, is in the team working together toward a common goal. Take, for example, even some of the more mundane practices, such as parade-ground drills, formation runs, and training projects geared to collective problem solving. The idea that we are stronger together is reinforced every day in the military.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 30, 2012

They need to have the skill to manage all the personalities, to bring them together and to get them focused on the common goal. It was a bold goal that had never been achieved before. Crew member Mix Bencsik recalls: "The leadership example set by Ed and Bob was quite symbolic. The leader needs to set an example.

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Chart Your Course

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The book “Loyalty Myths,” which was named the Best Business Book of 2006 by review firm Soundview, argues that it’s inaccurate to say it costs five time more to acquire new customers than to retain existing ones. Retention Is Key. Live Chat Online.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 5, 2019

I first wrote of it more than a decade ago in my book Lead by Example when I cited the example of the Amish grandfather who had lost two grandchildren in a 2006 shooting that occurred in his community. For example, you can be a hard-driving individual consumed with achieving a vision and mission and all that goes along with it.

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QAspire

AUGUST 29, 2010

Giving an example of QA, a QA / Tester should not just strive to dig out defects in applications, he/she should also think out of the box and come up with usability enhancements and suggestions for management to give a thought in improvement of some feature or help them inject a new functionality in application.

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 4, 2014

Despite what many leaders believe, strategic thinking is NOT quantitative analysis – eg, generating sales forecasts – nor quantitative goals – eg, $100 million in revenues. For most companies, strategic planning focuses on breaking down a goal into action steps and connecting those steps to resources, timelines and budgets.

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QAspire

JULY 14, 2010

Overuse of fertilizer and pesticide would be an example of that. As you very rightly said, driving people (and their performances) through short-term goals leads to risky growth where people are only seen as ‘means to an end’ (resources).

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Below is an example of a team building program design / agenda and outcomes. As a team determine individual and team goals/tasks for continuous improvement over the next 100 days…possibly 1 to 2 years. Team Building has to be connected to the team and how it accomplishes its work. 1.716.629.3678. Employee Engagement Efforts.

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