Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Focus on the reasons you are traveling and make them marketable. Backpackers and hikers are sought after by companies that sell travel products because they make great spokespeople for reviewing the equipment. You just finished reading How to Turn Traveling the World into a Career ! Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 6, 2017

So, how do you stay ahead of the curve and climb the career ladder? For example, someone wanting to progress in the social work industry could do an LCSW online program in their spare time to advance their knowledge and get better career prospects. Making good connections is so important to career advancement. Make Connections.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have only raised my voice in the workplace twice during my career and both times I have regretted it tremendously. Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success. It depends on the person of how He manage his self and His emotions.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

They don’t sit idly by and watch the business lose market share, suffer margin erosion, see their competitive value propositions vaporize, or watch their brand go into decline. Current or anticipated changes in market conditions that will adversely impact your business model. They make changes.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Organizations can no longer guarantee work and careers, even if they want to. Jettisoned employees are finding that their hard won knowledge, skills and capabilities earned while being loyal are no longer valuable in the employment market place. Longevity was a sign of employer-employee relations; turnover was a sign of dysfunction.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

All business (for profit or not) provide goods, services, or intellectual property/capital to a market (or markets) for some form of consideration. You will also be competing to retain talented employees that other companies would like to lure away.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Mentoring is defined as career advice and guidance and sponsorship is advocacy. Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it is their responsibility to advocate for an individual and pull them up the ranks to a top level position in the company. Communicate your intention to advance your career.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The difference between the two aforementioned examples is that great leaders have mastered the art of finding the right message regardless of the medium, market, or constituency being addressed. Sadly, the reality is messaging is so impactful that it will often times have a greater impact on your career than your performance.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Predictions of technological change are often very similar, which perhaps explains why the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) famously found that just 10% of technology predictions made by experts between 1990 and 2007 were accurate.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

The truth is that great companies are those which can thrive and prosper in the absence of sophistication. If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

How many times have you witnessed someone holding-out for a higher price, better valuation, evolving markets, technology advances, or any number of other circumstances that either never transpire, or by the time they do, the opportunistic advantage had disappeared? I always appreciate your kind words. pastortom2022 Great post Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on how to control gossip in the workplace… If what you desire as an executive is to have a healthy, thriving, and productive company, it is essential that you curtail office gossip.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 14, 2014

In essence, we funnel people into the vision, goals and strategy we have for the company. James Rosseau is the author of Success on Your Own Terms : 6 Promises to Fire Up Your Passion, Ignite Your Career, and Create an Amazing Life (Career Press, 2014). You just finished reading Managing Talent in a Passion Driven Job Market !

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2018

Each clerk at that company makes their personal behaviors the norms at their desks, and this is one of the largest organizations in America. Biggest cause of the problem is where individuals bring certain demeanors and behaviors to the company, and these traits often erode the positive and pro-active actions.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I have witnessed company bonuses work marvelously well, and I have seen them create great animosity and discord. It is very typical that in this type of environment that the controversy shifts from company vs. employees, to employee vs. employee. It is not the bonus that is right or wrong, but the manner in which it is rolled-out.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

If you’re passionate about something it means you care so much that it hurts…Refusing to surrender, and having the ability to make the tough decision or the needed sacrifice, will allow your company to continue taking ground and will keep the competitive advantage on the side of your enterprise.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Toxic personalities will put a damper on morale, attempt to intimidate and/or manipulate co-workers for personal gain, and can even chase away a company’s best talent. Here are "9 Signs That Your Next Company Cares About Its Employees." link] Donna Svei Great post Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., Business models must be designed with great care at the outset, but they must also be fluid in order to react to changing market conditions and avoid becoming stagnant. are also not business models.

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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. Be very, very smart.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 23, 2016

And the interesting part is, many companies have multiple locations where the products are the same, but the service is not recognizable from place to place – one may be fantastic, while the other may be pathetic. Looking at your job as menial rather than a steppingstone towards your career. What is your company like?

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2018

What they were doing five years ago has no relationship to what they’re now marketing. Those who excelled at every assignment given and each stage of their career. Those who were downsized, out-placed, retired or changed careers, launching a consulting practice. Prior experience in company environment. Senior level.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

For those of you not familiar with Kevin, he is a two-time best selling author and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group , a learning consulting company that has been helping organizations, teams and individuals reach their potential since 1993.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? As the founder, can you, or should you, attempt to grow with the company? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Ask yourself this question…Who is more loyal; an employee who has been with the company a long time but is an under-performer, or a less tenured employee who always goes the extra mile and consistently exceeds expectations? the company is not leveraging its true talent base.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

Katrina Markoff launched her gourmet chocolate company in 1998. The steps she took next to bring her chocolates to a larger market would bring her great success over the course of the next decade. Katrina leads her company with a focus on keeping her staff creative and relaxed. Katrina didn’t give up.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Eric Shinseki, former Army Chief of Staff, Alan Mulally, CEO of the Ford Motor Company, and Frances Hesselbein, former CEO of the Girl Scouts. Among the many things that make leadership more challenging today is the global market in which leaders must compete.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

For many companies, employees are expected to complete given tasks or processes because 'that's what we've always done' But if we focus instead on what the purpose is behind our efforts, suddenly it matters less if we're efficient in doing it if it ultimately contributes little to our organization's objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Loyalty is a missing ingredient in job market of both the secular and sacred. Would love to teach my staff this lesson with your permission. I would like to add one. I think loyalty cost us nothing, yet delivers great reward to a team. Your post are always eye-opening. I think loyalty is a great addition to the list.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

link] #30Thursday Post Number Nine (Yes it’s fine!) | Musings on Marketing and Other Morsels [.] link] mikemyatt Thanks for the kind words…You might be interested in the following posts as they deal specifically with the topics of social media and influence: [link]. and, [link].

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. As much as most companies don’t want to admit this, it is highly unlikely that you have anyone in your organization that has great leadership attitude and aptitude that hasn’t already been identified. Identifying leader… [link] [.]

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Leaders should also be able to create a sense of urgency by enabling the employees to see the truth of the company’s current state and as well as feel the “romance” of its possible future state. Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

A person could either take several minutes to explain the evolution of technologies, mediums, shift in content paradigms, engagement practices and market dynamics that came together to make the Internet a more valuable and efficient space, or they could just utilize &# social media&# as a descriptive aid to make the connection.

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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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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

What should be jumping off the page here is that based upon the above referenced survey only two percent of the companies surveyed appear to utilize a value based hiring methodology. Moreover, one might conclude that 98% of these companies have the wrong people doing the hiring.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Rankings, Lists and Recognitions The Power 150 – Top Marketing Blogs This list ranks the top 150 marketing blogs based on an algorithmic approach using Google page rank, Technorati rankings, Bloglines ranking and editorial quality. The N2growth Blog is pleased to announce its inclusion in the list.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

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