N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

The most effective leaders have the best “talk”; a great vision, values, wonderful approaches and plans, and people see talk as more than just words – they see the walk. You’ve heard the phrase: people want to see leaders who will walk their talk. In fact your talk matters little, in comparison to your walk.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

If your skill sets are best suited for business development, product development, branding, finance or other areas you may want to consider playing to your strengths by taking a senior position in the area of your subject matter expertise and hiring the best chief executive you can find to lead the company.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Click here for your free download of the Red Zone Marketing Action Plan template that we use with clients to help plan, visualize and hold everyone accountable for marketing activities. It is a tool that allows you to keep all of your marketing activities organized so you can implement systematically.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

While I believe bonus structures to be a key component of successful compensation plans, if current employees are generally happy with the existing comp plan and are hitting performance goals there may not be the need to add another layer to the comp plan. I hope these thoughts help. Thanks for stopping by Deb.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

To secure your little corner of the recovery, you’ll need to be at the right place with the right business plan. If your small business plan can move the nation forward, you’re a step closer to winning Uncle Sam’s financing and support. offers the broadest scope of recovery-funded business opportunities.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Don’t you wish you had a GPS for your life and career? Wouldn’t it be great to simply plug in your dreams or goals for your life and career and have someone tell you in a very confident assuring voice how to get there? A “GPS Buddy ” could make a huge difference in how well you navigate in 2011 toward your life and career goals.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Listening to the negative self talk is sabotaging your career and can very well stand between you and a promotion. Has it every dawned on you to be proactive and take control of your career? If advancing your career is what you want, you need to take action. Has it very occurred to you to ask for a promotion?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Develop a planning process that consists of setting measurable objectives. Address personal fears, listen to your own instincts and intuition, and start believing in yourself to have the tenacity and drive to see your goal of business ownership actualize. Offer support to others with similar goals of business ownership.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Through the blog, I have met with many former career women—from all over the world—who fear they ‘threw it away in their forties’ to become mothers, and can never make it back as the prodigal daughters of business. Never underestimate the profound wisdom of a child.) The transition had a great impact on my personal relationships” she says. “I

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

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. However I am clearly stating that you don’t want to be dependant upon tier-one talent.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Then we have to deconstruct our abilities in each area, map a tactical plan to get better and measure our progress. In whatever role we choose to excel, we first must 'know' the inter-connected elements that define competency. Short of this, saying we need to be more disciplined is like shooting at a target in the fog.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 23, 2010

About the author Lena Rizkallah of Mosaic Consulting is an attorney who focuses on legislative developments, tax and fiscal policy, and advanced strategies for investment and retirement planning and products. She also writes and presents on trusts, estate planning and charitable giving arrangements.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Let me be clear that I’m not advocating brand snobbery, just astute brand management based on time tested success principles. Intelligent brands create at least some level of focused planning surrounding the issue of access to prevent overexposure. Once a brand is overexposed it becomes commoditized, diluted, and ultimately.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

What do great CEOs do when the business model, the strategic plan, and the revenue hurdles don’t seem to be in alignment? They make changes. 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.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

That programming for survival tells us to be wary and make sure there is a backup plan for safety. Did you fess up to the wrongdoing or give a sly “I have no idea how that happened” or “It must have been Jane” before you snuck into the safety of your corner of the room to wait for the storm to blow over?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Sadly, the reality is messaging is so impactful that it will often times have a greater impact on your career than your performance. I have witnessed on numerous occasions CEOs with average, or even sub-par performance histories fare well because they possessed great messaging skills.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

As a result, we started 2010 with no estate tax, and the year was fraught with controversy about how to handle estate planning. About the author Lena Rizkallah of Mosaic Consulting is an attorney who focuses on legislative developments, tax and fiscal policy, and advanced strategies for investment and retirement planning and products.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Now that you have your grade in hand, create a plan for consistent and sustainable growth in your leadership ability and review it regularly taking measure of your progress or lack thereof.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

He is the Senior Pastor at CrossPoint Church , one of the fastest growing churches in the country, is the author of the bestselling book Plan B , and is one of the the most candid, insightful and humble leaders you’ll ever have the opportunity to listen to – we all have a lot to learn from Pete Wilson.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

They don’t give because their accountant told them to, or for estate planning purposes, they give to make a difference. Taking from my own experience, I've been lucky to be successful (measured by quick progression up the career ladder, material comforts etc) and yet I'm still working on being professionally significant.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 15, 2011

Planning Your Marketing Strategy Quickly and Effectively It doesn’t matter whether you work for a large Fortune. The Marketing Mix Made Easy to Understand and Use While creating your annual marketing plan, using a combination of. Five Ways to Power Your Boat Since I started writing for Women on Business, I’ve focused.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Having a Page for my business on Facebook made sense for my marketing plan. Nine steps to developing a social media plan Social media is not longer an option for entrepreneurs and. My personal business was my art business and as such I should devote my writing efforts to that realm.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

We use our focus to design, plan and implement sustainable marketing strategies proven to compel others to WANT to buy. Red Zone Marketing’s “Why”: We focus our efforts on finding simple, common sense and inexpensive alternatives to creating growth in a business.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

Related posts: The Marketing Mix Made Easy to Understand and Use While creating your annual marketing plan, using a combination of. By testing your marketing campaign, you gain more time, money and experience for future projects. Has Email Marketing Become Obsolete? Even though we are bombarded with thousands of emails per.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Ultimately I see struggles on both secular and spiritual fronts regarding managers and subordinate leaders executing the vision and plans set forth by upper level leaders. Thanks for adding the keen insights Jim. pastortom2022 Great post Mike.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

And don‘t forget to recycle your old plan to make room for a new and improved strategy that will keep you energized! Business plans are fluid with the ever-changing marketplace but keep the long term front and center. Expand Your Network and Knowledge: The world of business is changing faster than ever.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

They find ways to consistently engage them and incorporate them into their innovation and planning initiatives. As the old saying goes, if you’re not taking care of your customers, someone else will be more than happy to. Successful leaders focus on customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 9, 2011

If you agree to do it, then you are agreeing to plan for contingencies, think outside the box and go the extra distance to see that task completed. There is nothing worse than the person that was unable to get it done, blaming outside factors. No excuses. Never take your toys and go home.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. As the CEO you have final say, but your employees can provide thoughts that you may have overlooked, which can actually add to your business plans. Leadership and Change It was a planned change.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Our careers are a means to an end and if we’re lucky, it’s a means to happiness and joy because we love what we do! Here is a 21-step plan that I’m going to try for 21 days – you can try it, too: Before you get out of bed, breathe in through your nose and out making a “ha” noise. Because I believe they are. Is it possible, you ask?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

What works for other people may or may not assist you in fulfilling your own life purpose, so think a little bit first, write out your plan, and then follow through. I encourage you to think about ways social networking will work for you. This was an easy, straightforward, simple, and mutually beneficial social networking connection.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Adam Williams “Where there is no vision, the people perish.&# I’ve tended to think this implies an enduring purpose, guided by a moral framework – values.

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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.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

– Martha Beck Not long ago, my career had been dedicated to sales, mentoring, coaching and leading an exceptional sales force. The plan was to build my coaching business and the True Balance brand, one day at a time until I could give my two weeks notice. This awareness helped cement my corporate world exit strategy.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

I bring this up today as it is currently the time of year when we are fired with resolutions, goals, plans…. Categories : Career Development , Communications , Networking , personal development 1 Comments 1 Tweets that mention w Can You Make Your Resolution a Reality? Person, Brand Thyself ‘Today you are you, that is truer than true.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Many people come to me to make a drastic change in their careers. Their tendency has been to jump right back into the same type of career for security purposes only, even if they truly dislike this work. The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality , is being released on January 19th on Amazon.

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