N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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QAspire

AUGUST 22, 2010

These meals act as an incentive for these kids to come to the school and study. The meal is an incentive for them to continue their education. First, some background information. Akshaya Patra is an Indian NGO that provides mid day meals to about 1.2 million children across India on all school days. 600 (or ~$13). Don’t Kill It!

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Managing Rewards and Mobility. Spanish flu). Performance Appraisal.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Managing Rewards and Mobility. Spanish flu). Money talks, honey.

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2010

What if service people were given incentives for the “yes” answers they gave to customers and were docked pay for their “no” answers? Yes, I will talk to my manager and see if we can do that for you.” I guarantee they’d find ways to say “yes” more often. Yes, I can change that for you.” “Yes, Yes, I can add that to your order.”

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is one from March 2009. I mean the real, formal, sit down and talk type of meetings that allow the employee, peer, or manager to say whats on their mind. It may often take creative time management to fit meetings in between tasks. Take a look at your schedule. Who do you need to meet with? It’s shocking.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

If possible, provide some financial incentive like a small hourly rate or commission for work well-done. Make sure you say in your ad description what they need to be successful with you (eg – a computer with internet access, a nice phone voice, computer skills, etc.). I have used www.internhere.com to post my request.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 6, 2009

In working and talking with driven leaders it has been shown that the projects that are most difficult to manage are usually related to new product and service launches. The deadline for all entries is August 15 th , 2009. Please share your story as a comment to this post by August 15, 2009 and you’re entered to win!

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QAspire

OCTOBER 3, 2010

" – Michael le Boeuf As a manager or business leader, rewarding the behaviors you seek is a matter of constant choice. Whether you are a project manager or a business leader, here are a few actions you can take to set the right expectations on behaviors you value. Incentives are most often counterproductive.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2022

It seems to come from the incentive packages created for leaders and the plethora of writings urging leaders to clarify their goals. Marvel was acquired in 2009 by Disney, which continues to develop the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “I The post How Leaders Become Strategists first appeared on Skip Prichard | Leadership Insights.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

Leaders consciously or unconsciously lump employees into three categories: the “stars” consisting of those in management as well high potential employees, the much larger “core” made up of solid contributors, and the rest, employees whose contributions and fit with the organization are questionable. The CNO is the head of the U.S.

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CO2

JUNE 28, 2010

I am not incented to promote this only helping a old vendor of mine who harvested his last company and is starting this one. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. You have to give it a demo.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

For one thing, they have an over-blown idea about what management can do to influence the performance of employees. Myth #3 - Managers can insist on high levels of performance and get it. Most of what really matters in the workplace cant be specified, measured or managed. Months of it. They know where the line is drawn.

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Tony Mayo

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

For Executives , Quotes and Aphorisms blog comments powered by Disqus « Perverse Incentive Compensation Twitter Log XV » Tony Mayo, Top Executive Coach, is located in Reston, Virginia 20190 Ranked in Top 3% by Technorati & Alexa ! –Attributed to Tom Landry NFL head coach Popularity: 3% [ ?

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Tony Mayo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Coaching , For Executive Coaches , Paradigms blog comments powered by Disqus « Recording Meetings and Podcasts Perverse Incentive Compensation » Tony Mayo, Top Executive Coach, is located in Reston, Virginia 20190 Ranked in Top 3% by Technorati & Alexa ! © Tony Mayo except as otherwise noted For Executive Coaches.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 5, 2017

Thankfully, I also had some very good managers who still fell victim to conventional wisdom management ideas, such as a store manager creating special sales incentives and contests that seemed silly and unnecessary. During my junior year in college, I was running for leadership positions in my fraternity.

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Roundtable Talk

JUNE 22, 2010

You may not have complete control of compensation incentives (for example), but you can probably come up with some non-monetary rewards/recognition programs that can motivate just as effectively. Thanks again to Max Carbone for sharing his insights with our group. Happy leading! Bookmark the permalink. "Cool" is a moving target.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Some of the worst corporate disasters of the past two decades were heralded by whistleblowers: Sherron Watkins raised the red flag internally at Enron, Cynthia Cooper let management know of major accounting problems at WorldCom, and Matthew Lee brought problems to his management team at Lehman Brothers. But that’s not the case.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining innovation in health care, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. Overcoming these barriers is going to require more than the modest incentives in the federal stimulus bill. So yes, the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Employee trust in management and commitment to the company have been in decline for decades. Only a minority of companies have managed to buck this decline and have built companies worthy of the human spirit. It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. How do they do it? Sponsored by Citrix GoToMeeting.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2012

As a result, according to a 2009 study , only a little more than 60% of first level managerial positions and 52% of senior positions are hired from within. After all, most people won't risk switching companies unless there is a financial incentive. Creating successors, however, is every manager's job.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2015

To move from a reactive posture to a proactive leadership position in driving health care reform, large employers have a lever at their fingertips that they have not often deployed in procuring health care: their purchasing power. Think of providers and health plans as suppliers and manage them as such. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

As Clayton Christensen likes to note , the primary job of leadership today is to “source, assemble, and ship numbers.” Welch himself said in 2009 that optimizing a business for shareholder returns is the “dumbest idea in the world.”. Innovation Leadership Strategy' No, it’s to maximize shareholder value.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

A scientist or engineer would retire from the organization, wait the mandatory six months, and then field a call from a former manager with an offer to re-engage. In an effort to reduce costs, the organization forbade re-hiring of retirees in 2009. Prior to 2008, GE Global Research Center (GEGRC) followed this process.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

Money is left on the table because managers are unwilling or unable to cross-sell their products and services, cross-pollinate resources to create new products, or share best practices to improve efficiency. Cisco managers will no doubt let us know in due course. Massive failures abound in the business world.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2011

Ask a buy-side analyst why Amazon or Apple fetches the price-earnings multiple they do, and inevitably the conversation turns to things like their ability to innovate, their capacity to capture and grow the best talent, their skill at managing brand and vendor relationships or ecosystems. If you can't measure it, how can you manage it?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Within three years (by 2009), 99% of our 30,000 type 2 diabetes patients achieved at least seven of our nine goals. Within several years of offering this mixed-payment incentive, we saw better outcomes at a lower cost for 18 common treatment interventions, due to mitigating unjustified variation in hospital-based care. Of course not.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2014

In fact, it’s from Stevenson’s list of pressures that pull managers away from entrepreneurship and towards administration. In Boston, I worked with many amazing public managers and a handful of outstanding public entrepreneurs. The public entrepreneur needs to understand how the tools she uses — incentives, rewards, etc. —

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Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Employee Engagement and Leadership Expert Explores Evolution of Leadership HR.com, November 2012. Keep On Engaging Incentive Magazine, December 2010. Neuroscience of Engagement Neuro Leadership Journal, 2009. Employee Engagement in Tough Times Management Issues, October 2009.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

In 2006, they hired an experienced president to manage their rapidly growing business. During those nine months, Cellairis’ leadership had been distracted from their core business. The management team at Rodan + Fields, today a $250 million skincare products company, understood this risk. The future looked bright.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

When Gitanjali Gems won the best employer award in the nation for hiring disabled employees in 2009, its Chairman Choksi said: "Since the gems and jewelry manufacturing process offers scope for employment of persons with disabilities, we have responsibility to the society at large and are proud to commit in helping." VP of Operations.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

92% of all business mistakes may be attributed to poor management decisions. Retaining good employees, involving training, motivation and incentives, is yet another matter. In 2009, for example, more than 550,000 businesses were opened, and more than 660,000 closed. The average person and organization changes 71% per year.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 29, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Consider rewarding employees with incentives or extra vacation time in exchange for their volunteer hours.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 28, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Fortunately, throughout the U.S. Youll be presented a list of nearby volunteer opportunities.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

It is worth remembering that strong business support helped secure passage of the House climate bill in 2009, and though that effort failed in the Senate, no serious legislation can move without the backing of men and women in the engine room of the American economy. Fortunately, U.S. Start a clean energy race. Put a price on carbon.

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