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Leadership and Product Management

Lead on Purpose

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

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The Mental Health Of The Workforce Suffers During A Company Crisis

The Horizons Tracker

Think back to the global financial crisis in 2008. It shows that the health-related hit to productivity may be much greater than we previously thought. To tackle the emotional and financial problems caused by economic crises, the author suggests that we should do more to help people’s mental health during these tough times.

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Best Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Bottom line - toxic individuals kill productivity, and if allowed to run unchecked can have a much broader and deeper impact on an organization than one might think. Many good people in the organization choose the latter course, and both morale and productivity tend to spiral downward. Thanks for your characteristic thoughtfulness.

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? You will also be competing to retain talented employees that other companies would like to lure away. What about competing to maintain key business relationships with vendors, suppliers, partners and the like?

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. the company is not leveraging its true talent base.

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