N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Put rather simplistically, a business model is the system that defines what creates value, generates growth, and increases revenue and profit within your organization. The primary advantage that a business model has over any number of other strategic frameworks lies in the fluidity of its inherently dynamic nature.

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Six Disciplines

MAY 31, 2013

In a recent interview with Eric Kurjan, President of Six Disciplines NWO, he shared just a few of his clients'' improvements that can be directly attributed to using Six Disciplines during 2011. Company A (Mfg)- 110% achievement of Revenue and Profit, 79% achievement of all 2011 Goals. and Profit from 4.5 % to 8.8%.

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

In a recent interview with Eric Kurjan , President of Six Disciplines NWO , he shared just a few of his clients' improvements that can be directly attributed to using Six Disciplines during 2011. Company A (Mfg)- 110% achievement of Revenue and Profit, 79% achievement of all 2011 Goals. and Profit from 4.5 % to 8.8%.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The leader has failed to communicate with those around him of what their system does, its current and future capabilities, and the group or individual's vision for the future. You assume that the person asking the question is always right. But are they?

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QAspire

JANUARY 20, 2011

Unwanted complexity, bureaucratic structures, complex systems, increased time on unproductive activities, rework and time spent on things that may not contribute directly in delivering value. Somewhere, in this process of constant realignment and improvement, ‘waste’ is introduced.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Regardless of whether your firm embraces a meritocracy, a tenure based system, a highly sophisticated compensatory system, or some form of a benevolent dictatorship, bonuses are always an issue.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

I find that it's rarely this bolt of lighting epiphany and rather a collective result of thinking systemically about solving a key problem. Jim Collins did a good job of addressing this as have you in prior posts. Vision is often misunderstood.

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Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 6, 2011

In a recent interview with Eric Kurjan , President of Six Disciplines NWO , he shared a few of his client improvements which can be directly attributed to the Six Disciplines process during 2011. Company A (Mfg)- 110% achievement of Revenue and Profit, 79% achievement of all 2011 Goals. and Profit from 4.5 % to 8.8%.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Is the pursuit of success or significance driving your quest in 2011? "False" beliefs, a lack of sincerity, or any belief system that is not genuine can be harmful. Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance? link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

In a recent interview with Eric Kurjan, President of Six Disciplines NWO, he shared just a few of his clients' improvements that can be directly attributed to using Six Disciplines during 2011. Company A (Mfg)- 110% achievement of Revenue and Profit, 79% achievement of all 2011 Goals. and Profit from 4.5 % to 8.8%.

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QAspire

JANUARY 9, 2011

Peter Senge has done some amazing work on organization development and systems thinking. Creative Leadership Requires The Right Brains By Tanmay , January 10, 2011 @ 1:36 pm @Thabo - Thanks for the chiming in Thabo. Best, Tanmay By Maria Payroll , January 17, 2011 @ 7:55 pm Great post. What about you? What are your lessons?

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 24, 2012

In a recent interview with Eric Kurjan, President of Six Disciplines NWO, he shared just a few of his clients' improvements that can be directly attributed to using Six Disciplines during 2011. Company A (Mfg)- 110% achievement of Revenue and Profit, 79% achievement of all 2011 Goals. and Profit from 4.5 % to 8.8%.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. On with the exam… Section I: Character. Great leaders do the right thing regardless of circumstances, situational context or other influencing factors.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Visit [link] to learn more about the leadership system. Leaders need to have a passion for what their company does or creates, not just a passion for the money it can make. Leaders need to have an profound appreciation for all the people working for them and the skills they bring to the table.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2010

What key actions will help me to align myself to those values and belief system? Spread awareness of your quality beliefs and systems by designing e-bulletins or newsletters. Set up a reward and recognition system to promote right behaviors with respect to quality of products/services delivered to customers.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Ask a colleague, friend, coach or mentor to hold you accountable this year and help you stay on track with your own personal navigation system. A “GPS Buddy ” could make a huge difference in how well you navigate in 2011 toward your life and career goals. 2 Chrysty January 11th, 2011 at 12:28 pm NICE perspective, Bonnie!

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QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

But to enable them for better performance, to make them effective, a system needs to be created. A system comprising of interconnected processes that act as a tool people use to execute their work. In my view, when we create a system, it automatically addresses process, information flow and work flow.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Or if they do-more times than not, it’s impersonal and relies on a rating system-not the feedback itself. The best source is the customer and yet companies would rather do anything but ask a customer their opinion.

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QAspire

AUGUST 29, 2010

Isn’t it better to take a more detached view of work; to see that you are only part of a bigger system? Then, seek to fully play your part in improving that system for the benefit of your customers? If I identify myself with my job and then lose that job through redundancy, what happens to my identity?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

Texting, Tweeting and More – How Your POS System Can Handle New Technology Guest post by Shannon Suetos (learn more about Shannon at. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer. Who’s on the Bus? Post by Tanya Goodwin-Maslach, contributing Women On Business writer Regardless. How Far Will You Go for Networking? Post by Jane K.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Then we look for tools and systems to manage those relationships and expand our capacity for more relationships, and they can add an additional layer of complexity. So, now throw on top of that a few hundred Facebook friends and hundreds or potentially thousands of twitter followers and things start getting complicated.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Have they been fudging their research for years?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

A Roadmap For Recovery Stimulus dollars are headed toward businesses that support these Recovery Act goals: Healthcare : Modernize the healthcare system with electronic medical records systems. Mississippi is throwing a lifeline to its K-12 education system. Jackson , MS If your specialty is education, head to Jackson, MS.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2010

In the 1940’s there was a beautiful actress, Hedy Lamarr (think Angelina Jolie ), who along with composer George Antheil received a patent for their invention of a classified communication system that was especially useful to submarines in World War II. Did you know that Catherine Litchfield Greene invented the cotton gin?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities. Training and Professional Development If there are new systems in place, or even old systems that could be more efficient, take the time to train the staff.

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QAspire

AUGUST 5, 2010

We grow up on stories, so do our belief system and our world view. Stories reinforce the belief system. The stories I heard in my childhood, and the messages therein, are still afresh in my memory. My daughter almost gets hooked when a story is narrated. Inspire them with stories about the organization. Show them the future.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Bottom line : You form a strategic reward system when you integrate performance (results) and behavior (how those results were achieved). So the critical question is: “Is your performance management system driving the right behaviors for the organization?” I am worried about “strategic reward systems.&# Share feedback.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. AAPL) the iPod, iPad & iPhone are cherished as innovative and beautiful products. But Apple does not manufacture them. Apple truly defines next practice in all of these areas. But manufacturing?

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

John Hunter’s quick tip : Change How Your Business Changes where he shares, “ The key to good management systems is how rapidly improvement is achieved, not that improvement is being made. Nope, I’m A Writer by Terry Starbucker: Terry goes over the roof top and says that he is a writer, not just a blogger. He says, I do it because I love it.

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QAspire

AUGUST 1, 2010

While all these things were known and read somewhere, a lecture like this with successful people helps a great deal in reinforcing them to your belief system. These lessons (and more) were nicely wrapped in powerful personal stories that engaged the audience.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Regards, Jay Chhaya By Conor Neill , September 3, 2010 @ 1:33 pm Barbara Minto was the creator of a system of communication that is now the “norm&# at most top consulting companies. Thanks again for sharing that system of communication. It’s just the way we share and take them, that matters. Have a nice weekend ahead!

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Engineering Manager with Adobe Systems). Your blog certainly deserves to be at the top, in my opinion. I admire your keen insights and courage to speak your truth. link] Naveen Goel [link] Hi Mike, I am Naveen Goel (Sr. I’m not an MBA. Nor am I a writer. But I have been doing people and project management for years.

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Little Big Things Video Series : War on Systems - Systems are at the heart of any well-run organization and serve to provide structure, guidance, assurance, and even a dose of sanity where it is needed most. motivate) the team members within your organization or are you trying to fix the systems that manage their work?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

working with one of our business partners was installing an electronic security system in the Pentagon window that was struck. Of particular note, I remember receiving the call that a young technician (Allen Bandy – sp?) He left behind a lovely wife and 3 small children.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 27, 2012

Just as a well-developed organizational performance measurement system helps align an organization to the efficient achievement of its goals, a misaligned performance measurement system diverts focus and resources toward non-value-adding activities. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2011

In order to manage the workforce appropriately — and in turn to serve the business as a strategic partner — HR needs to implement consistent, integrated, and flexible processes and systems. In effect, HR needs to implement best practices that are supported and facilitated by integrated, robust systems. All rights reserved.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Culture of a team or organization forms an eco-system for people to deliver great results. Thoughts and deeds of a leader set examples and precedence for others to follow and emulate. Long after a leader is gone, these examples and precedence stay on. Hence, culture is at the very core of a quality oriented culture.

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