N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Tools like email, instant messaging, texting, blogging and micro-blogging are all examples of shortening our communications to leverage speed and time to our advantage. In fact, look no further than the current business innovations to seek validation for my assertions.

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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

MARCH 23, 2010

Employees directly impact the consumer experience and are expected to use all the tools that the bean counters have implemented. The focus of these short-sighted bean counters incorrectly place cost savings ahead of the customer experience. One other important aspect to CEM is the employee experience.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

magazine’s offering of information, products, services, and online tools for business or management. LeadsandBids.com A virtual platform offering a network of services and proposes to bring contractors, property owners, finance, insurance, real estate and other pertinent services together. Inc.com Inc.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Social tools, platforms and networks are meant to be conduits to broader and deeper relationships. It's just a tool", here's a challenge. Social Media is a tool. " My goal is to use the tools to help people engage their world, not disengage. Do this and then draw your own conclusions. M Mike Henry Sr.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Nevertheless the reality is this…blogs are not a tool for those looking to get rich quickly (that train left the station a long time ago), nor are they likely to transform insignificant thoughts into something other than what they are. Bloggers will continue to come and go…while some will be missed, many will not.

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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. Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 4, 2017

How can you demand efficiency if you are not operating efficiently yourself? There are plenty of great tools available today to assist with sending invoices out and tracking them. Working with a cash flow finance company is highly recommended. Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

The churches I had previously worked with operated from the the philosophy this is church, and if people want it they will come. I look at incremental improvements as a necessary part of day-to-day operations, and a necessary component of keeping things current. I visited his church on numerous occasions.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Not only is this operational approach costly, but outsourcing activities face many challenges such as communication barriers, untimeliness, and data errors. Instead of contracting multiple external resources, organizations employ one automation tool to perform an unlimited number activities. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

JULY 30, 2017

Whatever your business, whatever its size and whatever industry you operate in, you doubtless walk the same fine line as any other business, the line between maximising your profits and keeping your operational costs down to a minimum. Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Photo courtesy of Pexels.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 22, 2012

All too often, business founders embed themselves within the operational fabric of the company they create; setting it up for failure upon they departure. In a corporate setting, the manager can transition via promotion/transfer and the remaining organization continue to operate successfully. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

There are apps and online tools available which can help you with tasks such as calculating budgets. However, it might also be advisable to find an accountant who can help you to keep track of your finances, and advise you on the best course of action to keep your overheads to a minimum. Becoming overworked. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

How do your organization’s strategic and operational goals inform what work roles will be needed in the future? Gina has covered a wide range of business topics that include keeping Boomer skills in the workplace, teaching finance to non-finance professionals, and growth and change in urban and suburban business clients.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

What excites me about S&B at Audible is that we work to improve the lives of those without privilege in the cities and countries in which we operate, because Audible seeks to exemplify what a company can mean beyond what it does. We believe in giving people a chance, and we work to make this so, particularly in the urban core.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

What excites me about S&B at Audible is that we work to improve the lives of those without privilege in the cities and countries in which we operate, because Audible seeks to exemplify what a company can mean beyond what it does. We believe in giving people a chance, and we work to make this so, particularly in the urban core.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman provide the tools for focusing on work that creates real value for customers, including: How to get people to move from ‘worm’s-eye view’ of thier jobs to a ‘bird’s-eye view’ – to understand what the company really does and the role they have in achieving results.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Fear is dead as a management tool. The lack of leadership development in most organizations is tragic. Barack Obama and particularly his administration is anti-business. The Teacher’s Union has killed education in America. The best idea should win. More candor can only be good for business. You can’t protect jobs with walls.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

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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.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The Great Recession of 2007 to 2009 was under way. Less apparent to the outside world is how much banks are also investing in controls, especially in their compliance, risk, and finance divisions. Investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed. Lehman Brothers toppled.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In 2007 Harvard Business School professor Ethan S. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. A great salesperson will operate much more efficiently with a defined process for reaching out to prospects.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 21, 2017

Whether it’s a technical document that is being written by several authors or a project document that has to be edited by several people, Google Docs offers the necessary tools to take advantage of it. Sadly, far too many people use Google Docs as a simple word processing tool and nothing more. Fixing the Issue With Software.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 29, 2016

Transforming a sales organization to consistently deliver insights requires new value propositions, case studies and collateral from Marketing, new competencies, skill development, recruiting profiles from HR, and alignment with Operations to refine products and services. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. Operational Statistics. A major report to the United Nations Millennium Summit calls for changes in the way in which peacekeeping operations are organized and financed. 90% of all e-businesses will fail.

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The board may eventually be pulverized into two pieces, but not as effectively as it would have had the correct tool been used. The question is rather which tool is most appropriate to bring about the most effective results. The question isn't whether or not we should be responsible stewards of planet earth. Of course we should.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I find this especially true when coaches work with executives in operations. Despite the claims of those that support certification, I do not believe those with certification will be paid more than those without it and I do not believe the market will be fooled into believing that certification is a substitute for experience and wisdom.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2011

But that hasn't been the case at Danaher, DuPont, and Staples, which have continually improved their operations over many years, to the delight of their customers. According to a 2007 article in Business Week , "Despite its low profile, Danaher is probably the best-run conglomerate in America.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In addition, when we work in complex adaptive environments (like an organization), then we have to be able to leverage each and every tool at our disposal in varying degrees to accomplish the objective.

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