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N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. It was C.S.
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N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. It was C.S.
Women on Business
JANUARY 3, 2011
In the masculine model of success, power and prestige take precedence, compassion, and long term consequences are secondary. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa. Bold Leadership There are so many words to describe leadership and almost. He ” by Robert Johnson is about the myth of Perceval and the Holy Grail.
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N2Growth Blog
MAY 26, 2010
As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.
N2Growth Blog
JULY 6, 2010
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 20, 2011
While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Let me cut right to the chase – real leaders don’t participate in gossip, and likewise they don’t tolerate gossip from others.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2010
The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 5, 2010
Do you ever wonder how the term “Politically Correct evolved from an obscure catch-phrase that was once used to label those who would not take a controversial position to the dominant mind-set of the day in our society?
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 16, 2011
While you might not detect brand taints associated with overexposure in the short-term, this principle holds true across most genres over time. Let me offer just a few examples to help connect the dots: Recording artists that release too many CDs over too short of a time period hurt their own appeal. will go into decline.
The Horizons Tracker
OCTOBER 13, 2020
It’s prompted economists to predict a recession that is twice as deep as that experienced after the 2008 financial crisis. Such practices can often incur short-term costs, but they pay off in the long run. They just need the technology and the trust from their employer to do their job from anywhere.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 26, 2010
There is a simple short-cut which allows you to quickly extrapolate an hourly rate from a total annual compensation figure that I find useful for quick comparative purposes. One of the first things you need to understand as a CEO is what your time is worth relative to others in the organization.
Tanveer Naseer
DECEMBER 10, 2013
Consider how the following quotes resonate with your own conception of leadership as it relates to the future. Management has no choice but to anticipate the future, to attempt to mold it, and to balance short-term and long-range goals. In short, it must be organized for constant change.
Leading Blog
JUNE 10, 2013
When the recession hit in 2008, Abercrombie & Fitch (one of their exceptional companies) was criticized for not cutting their prices as most other retailers did. Change whatever you must about your business—your markets, your technologies, your people…anything. Management'
N2Growth Blog
MARCH 31, 2010
Long-term experience will either validate or invalidate first impressions.That said, it's the first impression that buys you the privilege of having the chance to be in the game to begin with. I believe that first impressions do matter but just in the short time. Thanks for highlighting that thought in your comment.
N2Growth Blog
APRIL 2, 2010
With each major advancement in technology, communications, or business practice we find ourselves yet again at this all too familiar precipice. Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. What’s needed is less smoke and mirrors and more common sense.
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2010
The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 12, 2010
He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on team building and equality… Before I start, let me point out that I hold Dan in high esteem and find myself in agreement with him much more often than not.
Women on Business
JANUARY 10, 2011
Whether it’s the style of play in a sport, or leadership style in the business world, men and women are clearly and obviously different. But that hardly means that the style of women is in any way inferior. In fact, men excel at certain traits and women shine with different skills.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Business is fluid, dynamic and ever evolving, which means that static advice is at best short lived, but most times is simply incongruous with the very nature of business itself. Even though I will from time-to-time slip and refer to something as “Best Practices I am attempting to extricate that phrase from my vocabulary.
Women on Business
DECEMBER 24, 2010
So at least in the short term, we have a solution to the estate tax dilemma. However, since the new tax changes are only in effect from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2012, we may face another estate tax controversy down the road.
Women on Business
JANUARY 14, 2011
This we believed to be particularly true in terms of the sorts of brands that we were going to be offering. It was going to be, what Katie terms, ‘a revolving closet for every woman in America.’ That was all that we had in mind as we started off on this. We are still waiting to see how it will all pan out.
Michael Lee Stallard
JUNE 23, 2010
Long-term research by the Gallup Organization shows that 75 percent of American workers are disengaged and 15 percent of this group are so disengaged they regularly work against their organization’s goals. These issues are referred to as strategic alignment and employee engagement. Few leaders are strong in these areas.
Strategy Driven
JANUARY 6, 2016
The global economic turmoil that began in 2008 has taught numerous lessons—the most important one: When leaders make good decisions, little else matters. If research and development or technology drive your organization, you’ll be at risk for this phenomenon than other kinds of organizations. Demand change, or it usually won’t happen.
Women on Business
JANUARY 24, 2011
For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. Pitches MUST be short, which is more time-consuming than presenting long ones. When all attributes are equal in a competition, the company who gets the contract has a personal connection. It forces you to edit and target with accuracy.
N2Growth Blog
JULY 1, 2010
professing leadership acumen and expertise that it can be tough to distinguish between the posers and the players. professing leadership acumen and expertise that it can be tough to distinguish between the posers and the players. Maxwell ( @johncmaxwell ).
Miles Anthony Smith
DECEMBER 10, 2018
If you want your business to be a success, you need to make a long-term commitment to it, so you’d better make sure it’s something that you truly feel passionate about. Networking can lead to future opportunities in terms of help, advice and business, as well as creating a supportive network of like-minded individuals.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 16, 2010
Just because something is written in a vision or mission statement, placed on a website, included in company collateral material, or frequently espoused by corporate leadership as a competitive value proposition doesn’t necessarily mean its true. Rarely do I speak with an executive who hasn’t drunk the talent messaging Kool-Aid.
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 30, 2010
Over the years I’ve come to believe that there is only one sure fire litmus test for measuring leadership success, and to the chagrin of many reading this post, it has little to do with what happens on the job.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 20, 2016
The reason is failed leadership, and Apple – currently the dominant tech firm for the mobile era – is at risk of making the same mistakes. Great short-term gains but long-term prospects that are far less compelling. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. The result?
N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
The greatest leaders throughout history have been nothing short of relentless in their pursuit of knowledge. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? How can you possibly be expected to grow an organization if you’re not growing yourself?
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 22, 2012
By developing very different capabilities than Xerox's, Canon created a new recipe for success, and in the process short-circuited Xerox's ability to retaliate quickly. JFK's intent produced many breakthrough technologies. Leadership is tested during adversity. There are two views on strategy.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 16, 2016
Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. Each state poses a different leadership challenge.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 13, 2017
Some argue that profits are stagnant because of short-termism—that decades of focusing on current profits over long-run innovativeness has resulted, now, in companies that are hollowed out. Most attempts to combat short-termism are flawed because they focus on changing CEO behavior through some combination of pleading and incentives.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Seven years ago, Bank of America launched Neighborhood Builders ®, a program that provides grants and, more importantly, leadership training to managers of "high-potential" non-profit organizations in the communities where the bank does business. It focuses on both long-term investment and continuous improvement.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 21, 2014
Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. In doing so, activist investors are not just benefitting from a company’s leadership.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 28, 2017
Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a challenging task. Tobacco production, the country’s main foreign exchange earner, slumped dramatically between 2000 and 2008.) Without its own currency, Zimbabwe relies on USD for over 90% of transactions , but the collapse in exports means money is in short supply.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 2, 2014
Some of the world’s best teams — such as Brazil, Colombia, Germany, and Holland – have shifted from the traditional one-touch style of play to the tiki-taka style, which is characterized by short, fast passes and continuous positional changes and first used by the Spanish team.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 2, 2014
Some of the world’s best teams — such as Brazil, Colombia, Germany, and Holland – have shifted from the traditional one-touch style of play to the tiki-taka style, which is characterized by short, fast passes and continuous positional changes and first used by the Spanish team.
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2010
However in reflecting upon my presentations and client engagements, I’ve noticed that it’s not an infrequent occurrence to find that even the most savvy executives misconstrue certain basic leadership ideas. Therefore, I’ve concluded it’s time to take a step back and review the fundamentals.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2017
Yet in this short period, digital technologies have upended our world. Digital technology is widespread and spreading fast. Digital technologies are poised to change the future of work. While much has changed even since 2015, there are roadblocks on the journey that have remained surprisingly resilient.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Hill began to dig into the scholarship around leadership and innovation, she soon realized there was a lot of research on both. What most distinguishes innovation leadership, the book argues, is recognition that innovation is a “team sport,” not the act of a sole inventor. As Harvard Business School Professor Linda A.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 3, 2016
Hill began to dig into the scholarship around leadership and innovation, she soon realized there was a lot of research on both. What most distinguishes innovation leadership, the book argues, is recognition that innovation is a “team sport,” not the act of a sole inventor. As Harvard Business School Professor Linda A.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 12, 2016
His horizon was exceedingly long-term. Leadership is changing — fast. The late 1940s were a tough time for the fledgling electronic equipment maker that would eventually become one of the America’s best-known technology companies. His ability to look back is what enabled him to see way forward so clearly.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 17, 2017
The idea of creating a fresh new product, the prospect of increasing market share with brand new offerings, or the vision of disrupting some slow-moving incumbent with a radical new technology – these have an inherently strong appeal for companies keen for growth. Should you explore new technologies that will disrupt current products?
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
There are three trends are behind this shift: The ease of innovation and its decreasing cost mean that start-ups now face the same short-term pressures that have constrained innovation at large companies. The Healthy Heart program seeks to bring pacemaker technology to hundreds of thousands of Indians who desperately need it.
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