N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 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? While arrogant people can and often do succeed in business, I believe that it comes at a great personal and professional cost.

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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. 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?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

They are the ones innovating and breaking-down barriers. link] ATIG We must rethink the leadership tactic !!!! 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?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Continuity should flow from values to vision, mission to strategy, and objectives to tactics to process. Innovate: Your brand will have at best a limited shelf life if a culture of innovation doesn’t pervade your business. Be consistent: Consistency in all things throughout the value chain is critical. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Those professionals that have self respect, and demonstrate a true respect for others regardless of their station in life, are much more likely to be successful over the long-term than those that use the tactics of disrespect to humiliate and intimidate. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 6, 2011

He writes, “No single bad decision or tactic or person was to blame. With sales and passion already slipping, the economic meltdown at the end of 2008 only made matters worse. In an inspiring and detailed narrative, Schultz tells from his perspective, how he got the company back on track and innovated around core values.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 17, 2010

To be able to think beyond tactics of work. To innovate and experiment. To be able to relate our work with a larger context. To be able to foresee things before they happen (pro-activity). To be able to offer deep insights and sound judgment. To be able to build/deliver quality consistently. To raise the bar.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Great leaders intrinsically understand that team building catalyzes collaboration, creates both disruptive and incremental innovation, facilitates a certainty of execution, and is one of the key foundational elements associated with creating a dynamic corporate culture. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We demonstrate that agile organizations possess both strategic and tactical agility. Tactical agility enables employees at all levels to take smart risks, capture opportunities, improvise and innovate as they execute a clear strategy. In emergency management, Hurricane Sandy stands out. ” -Tilman, Jacoby.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Those specific tactics are important, but they all must come in the context of your organization. And, unless those tactics are connected to these strategies they may look and feel like gimmicks to your team – and at best, have short term impact. Start with the strategies listed above.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

link] Anna Smith “Let the attacks begin” – The number one source for innovation/change is pissed-off people (Tom Peters). That said, the way to minimize the impact of discrimination is not through bureaucratic mandates or by playing the diversity card – these tactics increase the diversity gap and heighten resentment.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

While I might spend a bit of time evaluating the most efficient strategy for getting to the other side of said wall, it will ultimately be my focus on the tactical execution of conquering the challenge that will determine my success. A bias toward action is always a better path than falling prey to analysis paralysis. I Think Not.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Integration and Innovation Abound – According to the report, 30% of the S&P 100 companies include some oversight of diversity issues at the board level and 34% of companies include diversity measures within their compensation plans. Calvert released the first edition of Examining the Cracks in the Ceiling in September 2008.

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Rajesh Setty

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

About Portfolio Resources eBuzz Blog Home Blog Main Page 25 Tips to Selling in a Recession RSS Feed 25 Tips to Selling in a Recession By Rajesh Setty on Sun 30 Nov 2008, 10:53 AM - View Comments I have always believed that everyone is always selling – whether they are in the profession of sales or not.

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Rajesh Setty

AUGUST 31, 2008

By Rajesh Setty on Sun 31 Aug 2008, 1:46 PM - View Comments Received this via email from Timo and Raj at Heartwood Studios (originally via Vinay Khandpur in India). If someone has a problem with her business model or tactics, they can avoid getting into a transaction with her. RSS Feed The Grass Dilemma – Business Ethics Quiz?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

While it is sometimes necessary to “Shock and Awe” this tactic should be reserved as a last resort. 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.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking. Be willing to change your tactics, but not your core principles. Most overnight successes are 20 years in the making. Double your ratio of questions to statements. Don’t waste time trying to be successful, spend time being useful. I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

How Google innovates. Bala Iyer and Tom Davenport attempted to “reverse engineer” Google’s innovation machine in 2008. The first step to innovating like Google, they argue, is patience. The authors are ex-DARPA leaders now running an innovation group at Motorola Mobility, which Google acquired in 2012.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 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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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Santander has also done a good job at leveraging its promising position, by embarking on a number of aggressive acquisitions since 2008. Santander has also been innovative when it comes to social media and mobile campaigns. As a result, it is a brand that consumers can trust. and Latin America.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

They didn’t want this book – they wanted a tactical book on sales and marketing. 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? So I drew the line – and they fired me.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. (The The case illustrates how information technology, innovatively, insightfully and courageously deployed, can change the structure of an industry.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

How about a discussion on what leaders can do to inspire cultural innovation. You make an excellent case for cultural innovation and leadership. Sounds like an interesting event and line up. I could see anyone of them serving as the foundation for a great video. As always I appreciate your thoughts. Thanks Mark.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 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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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

Essentially, these statistics tell us that companies need to embrace and capture the voices of their employees and customers if they want to innovate and thrive. Avon was one of the few companies to chart growth during the 2008-2009 recession. Rule 6: Rely on Others for Growth and Innovation. And guess what?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The top performers had contradictory attributes, what he called the "and" factor: They had future vision but were tactically strong; they provided strong guidance but were open to challenge; they relied on extensive networks but were also capable of moving fast (i.e., unilaterally); they were hands-on but also empowering.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

A 2008 survey of 250 managers in the UK revealed that 90% of them believed that political skill is required to succeed and to improve one’s career prospects. Developing political skill reduces stress and enhances performance, reputation, promotability, and career progression at work.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2017

According to a 2008 survey , the vast majority of professionals (94%) worked 50 hours or more a week, and almost half worked more than 65 hours a week. Make up for it: The first tactic was to compensate employees for the long work by rewarding them handsomely with financial and other benefits.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2016

These are useful tactics but aren’t the kind of strategic narrative you are looking for. As an example, between 2008 and 2015, IBM organized its marketing under the shared purpose of “Building a Smarter Planet.” As an example, Nike has a mission “to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.”

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Since 2008, P&G has promised to contribute a portion of the sale of every pack of Pampers during the fourth quarter toward a vaccine against neonatal tetanus. The result is a new model for cause-related marketing, an innovative way to strengthen mature brands, and a path-breaking avenue to raise money for the big issues.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

In 2008, RIM tried to match the new competitor. When it comes to innovation in industries with strategically narrow windows of opportunities, speed is everything. This quickening pace — what academics and journalists have called innovation on steroids — is beginning to reach IT departments.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2014

They were afraid to innovate, and they got away from being a real labor movement to being business unions administering contracts. But increasingly unions today understand that and are innovating. We aren’t going to get fundamental social change without a revitalization of an innovative labor movement.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

In health care, we thought, they could be a rapid, practical means for diverse professionals to share insights and tactics. The team launched GHDonline in June 2008 with public communities in tuberculosis-infection control, drug-resistant tuberculosis, adherence and retention, and health information technology.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

Then ask the student to “compare and contrast” the vacuum salesman’s approach with a peace negotiator’s tactic of asking for a small and relatively unimportant parcel of land before requesting a large payment of reparations. This is a subtle, but important nuance.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In 2008, I was designing advertising products at Google. You can supercharge this tactic by agreeing to block your calendar as a team. In fact, a little conflict often inspires learning and innovation, especially on diverse, thoughtful teams. JUSTIN TALLIS/Getty Images. Block as a team. Don’t expect consensus.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

Founded in 1966, Norwegian quickly became an innovator in its field as the first company to offer round-trip cruises that nearly anybody could afford. An innovator? From 2008 through 2013, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) margins increased for 20 consecutive quarters, from 5% to 25%.

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