Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

A company’s success is ultimately a roll-up of all products and services selling for a profit. In most companies product managers have a lot of products and significant responsibilities. Work with the sales team; understand how they sell your products. Make customer calls and customer visits often.

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Productivity Products Succession Management 192

Strategy Driven

APRIL 15, 2020

We are entering a new fluid state that will lead to an unprecedented period of innovation and transformation. While some organizations had begun to embrace these technologies before the pandemic, it’s now critical that business leaders keep moving ahead with innovation efforts as we move into a new normal. Autonomous machines.

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Technology Innovation Supply Chain Company 102

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? We know it isn’t enough to simply add creativity to a list of values your organization espouses or to bring in consultants who get staff keyed up about innovating. Innovative ideas tend to require more risk than “more of the same”.

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Creativity Influence Innovation Brainstorming 183

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 16, 2019

The common myth is that big companies are generally pretty useless at innovation. Indeed, the data shows that big firms do around 87% of the innovation in the United States, investing nearly 6x as much in R&D as smaller firms. It’s a myth that has a degree of sense to it, but it might still be kinda wrong. Research returns.

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Innovation Company Engineering Analysis 65

Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Adaptability and Agility The 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have tested organizations’ resilience. Innovative Commitment Google and Tesla exemplify the power of fostering a culture of innovation. In a crowded market place, extraordinary products stand out. Ordinary products languish.

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Organization Agility Ethics Operations 74

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 15, 2019

The most innovative businesses tend to be the most diverse. Innovation today is largely a recombinative process whereby ideas are borrowed from disparate fields and mashed together in creative new ways. Given that most firms produce an average of two new product announcement per year, that’s significant.

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Diversity Productivity Products Innovation 61

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 5, 2022

“Since the year 2000, and particularly after the financial crisis (of 2008), companies from emerging markets—particularly China—have become very global,” the authors say. This is driven in part by a burgeoning middle class that is increasingly desiring innovative products and services. Latin American growth.

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Report Marketing Supply Chain Innovation 125

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you not familiar with the Cranky PM, she is “a fictional product management professional at a fictional enterprise software vendor named DysfunctoSoft.&# She blogs about what she calls “fictional stories&# of product management and product marketing professionals. She is real and she is really smart.

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Productivity Products Management Taylorism 124

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. You can hear it at this link. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment. About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out.

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 252

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

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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Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

Lead on Purpose

JULY 6, 2009

Are you taking advantage of the many Product Camps or “Un-Conferences” offered this year? Product camps are a great place for product management professionals and leaders to step away from the day-to-day and engage in a day of learning and networking. Mike; “What are Product Camps and why should I attend?”

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Productivity Products Conference Participative 154

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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Blog Leadership Depreciation Brand 343

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 26, 2010

Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. The conference has scheduled a book signing for Fired Up or Burned Out. About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out.

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Human Capital Conference McCarthy Godin 252

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Making Decisions to Make You Most Productive by Kevin Eikenberry on December 20, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning Decisiveness is an important skill. This article gives you tools to help you do just that.

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Productivity Products Workshop Goal 188

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 6, 2009

Quite often much emphasis is placed on designing and developing products, and the actual launch goes unplanned (or under-planned) until it’s too late. Quite often much emphasis is placed on designing and developing products, and the actual launch goes unplanned (or under-planned) until it’s too late.

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Productivity Products Press Release Discount 100

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? If efficiency starts diluting productivity rather than increasing it something is woefully amiss. Are you efficient or effective, or do you know?

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Efficiency Blog Brand Depreciation 394

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. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Karin Hurt and David Dye of Let’s Grow Leaders provided How to Stay Productive as You Return to the Office. Communication. Development.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 386

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 338

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

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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Environment Blog Due Diligence Brand 419

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 13, 2021

It’s perhaps understandable, therefore, that new research from Harvard Business School finds that startups benefit from using A/B tests, whether in terms of launching new products or attracting more venture capital investment. They examined over 35,000 tech startups that were founded between 2008 and 2013.

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Ries Cost Delegation Innovation 131

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Be innovative. You’ll be seen as an innovator and not just someone who goes along with the group. – The Product Management Perspective: The ten actions above are important for successful product leadership. Take classes, attend seminars and join discussion groups to make sure your skills stay up to par.

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Taylorism Taylor Tactics Ethics 245

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Fact : bright, talented executives with a bias to action will often take on more than they should.

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 419

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The financial crisis of 2008 had global implications, but perhaps one of the most considerable was its impact in bolstering support for populist politicians. Indeed, by 2008, 60% of all household debt was in Swiss francs. A lending boom.

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Crisis Depreciation Politics Class 130

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. Obsolescence of intellectual property, products, services, solutions, or competitive value propositions. The fact is that business is not a static endeavor.

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Restructuring Blog CEO Brand 294

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 29, 2010

We discussed leadership, employee engagement, productivity and innovation. Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. You can hear the podcast at this link. Great job Michael!

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 207

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement.

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Blog Brand Depreciation CEO 294

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 17, 2010

Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. Trackback URI | Subscribe to the comments through RSS Feed Leave a reply Subscribe to RSS feed Michael Lee Stallard is President of E Pluribus Partners.

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Learning-by-Doing McCarthy Godin Reference 356

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid. Context, fluidity, and other nuanced behaviors are positive traits to embrace so long as they don’t serve as an excuse for a lack of discipline. I Think Not.

Blog 418

Blog Leadership Brand Consultative 418

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 22, 2010

Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. Trackback URI | Subscribe to the comments through RSS Feed Leave a reply Subscribe to RSS feed Michael Lee Stallard is President of E Pluribus Partners.

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Network Organization McCarthy Godin Middle Management 287

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 1, 2010

Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. You can hear the podcast and learn more about StrategyDriven at this link. About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out.

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 199

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

They are the ones innovating and breaking-down barriers. and Mike Myatt, Productivity links. Productivity links said: n2growth.com: Looking For Leadership: By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Really? The trick is to separate the wheat from the chaff and then to put the valuable items to productive use.

Leadership 419

Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 10, 2013

It must innovate and re-create its products or services but equally the enterprise itself.” – The Executive in Action, 1996 Can you think of examples of seemingly successful businesses that ultimately failed because they did not innovate and recreate everything from their products/services/processes to the basic fabric of the organization?

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Drucker Kaizen Short-term Innovation 272

N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

Brand 329

Brand Depreciation Blog Politics 329

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 19, 2010

Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. Trackback URI | Subscribe to the comments through RSS Feed Leave a reply Subscribe to RSS feed Michael Lee Stallard is President of E Pluribus Partners.

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Film Video McCarthy Godin 207

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

If a person has a small business with product people might use, it could be a great opportunity to add another client. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable?

Blog 418

Blog Leadership Self-aware Crisis 418

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. In most cases the answer is no it’s not…however this is often times exactly how the decision is made. That’s about it.

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Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 365