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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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Even the term change, a concept once reserved for the innovative and revolutionary, has been hi-jacked by the politically correct. OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2010

It became clear to me as I watched the digital economy in 2010 that we had passed a tipping point and moved into a new age of technology use. The Cloud Era is about the cloud, and also about three other fundamental trends in computing that became unmistakable in 2010. 25 billion tweets were sent in 2010.

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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. For a full copy of the 2010 study, click here. Source U.S.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Transactional leadership might be a motivator when money and better benefits are available, but today’s climate seems to lend itself more to transformational leadership where a caring leadership can stimulate innovation, creative thinking, and productivity. How to SPARK employee engagement in your organization: S et High Goals.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Posted by Thornton May on November 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment The classic Harvard Business School case “Otisline (A)” 1 begins with the quote, “… our objective is to go unnoticed.” The case illustrates how information technology, innovatively, insightfully and courageously deployed, can change the structure of an industry.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

If you aren’t sure where to get started, take a cue from other companies that have taken innovation to heart and used it to successfully win and keep customers. In the first quarter of 2010 alone, they acquired 1.4 There has never been a better time to be different. By offering 250 business cards for free, with a nominal $5.67

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Think about it this way: You likely spend countless hours collaborating and innovating to put forth really good ideas. Tweets that mention Six Tips for Communicating in a Way That Truly Resonates via -- Topsy.com says: November 17, 2010 at 3:04 pm [.] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Skip Reardon, SixDisciplines.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

In a 2010 survey, executives around the world told us their companies were creating, by their own admission, substandard strategies. To find out, we applied cluster analysis to the 13 roles and responsibilities that today’s CSOs described as most important to their efforts. Move beyond strategic planning.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

What did 2010 look like for you and your company? If an organization can’t get things done, nothing else matters – not the smartest strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even game-changing technology. OnPoint Consulting’s 2010 Execution Gap Maker Round-Up… Execution Gap Maker #1: BP (Need I say more?)

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 7, 2018

He instituted weekly business performance review (BPR) meetings that required a new level of rigor, scrutiny, and detailed analysis from the company’s leaders. In 2010, Motor Trend named one of Ford’s newest cars, the Ford Fusion, “Car of the Year.” And the company posted annual profits of $6.6

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

During the summer of 2014 alone $3 billion poured into India’s e-commerce sector, where, in addition to local innovators like Flipkart and Snapdeal, there are nearly 200 digital commerce startups flush with private investment and venture capital funds. But our analysis revealed other interesting patterns.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Think beyond the obvious connections to come up with something truly innovative. Small Business Trends , FeedFront , Revenue Today , Marketing Sherpa , and Duct Tape Marketing Network. Take two ideas and put them together to make one new idea. After all, what is a Snuggie but the mutation of a blanket and a robe? Get physical.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The power pose is one of the more bizarre trends to have caught on in recent years. The trend for power posing began in 2010 after a study suggested that adopting an expansive physical posture increased testosterone and reduced cortisone levels in the body, which made people feel more powerful and inclined to take risks.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

And when seen overall, trends and patterns can be observed via the human "intuition" that comes from that biological information processing capability of our brain. Tufte's analysis appeared in the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's Report blaming PowerPoint for missteps leading to the space shuttle disaster.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Economic growth has been stuck in low gear for almost a decade now, averaging around 2% a year since 2010 while productivity growth, the key to increasing living standards, has been languishing near historic lows since the financial crisis. Today, that trend has slowed slightly in both countries, contributing only 0.3 in 2014 to 2020.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 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 millions of customers in its database represent the gamut of buying histories, buying propensities, profitability, demographics and cost to serve.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

Bain & Company’s Macro Trends Group carefully analyzed the global balance sheet and found that the world is awash in money. Global capital balances more than doubled between 1990 and 2010 — from $220 trillion (about 6.5 Companies that encourage innovation take steps to overcome these organizational obstacles.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2011

To set about answering that question, we ran a semantic clustering analysis on a sample of articles from HBR's archives over the course of several periods between 1990 and 2010 (the time period when the HBR online archive is the most complete). 2007-2010 is not surprisingly dominated by negatives.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). Here's the rest of my top 10 stories, with callouts for companies and examples that typify the trend. China, China, and China. trillion market for clothes and shoes.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

They say this is limiting their ability to innovate. Could there indeed be a vast conspiracy by the technology industry to exclude Americans from the innovation economy? They also found the same trend in regions that house America''s research centers. in Rochester for 2010). in Rochester for 2010). So what gives?

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

They are on top of the latest trends in SEO, SEM and copywriting strategies. Siege Media stands out from the rest by innovating the way they create their content. Content Marketing Institute They do well in research and predicting trends. One myth for me is that business to business marketing content is dry and boring.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Before I go any further, today’s rant should not be construed as a call for elitism, but rather a call for authenticity, innovation and professionalism. As leadership advisors and coaches we counsel our clients on the need for change and innovation, but have we become the proverbial shoe maker without shoes?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The downside of this is that it stifles candor, creativity and innovation and often leads to a my way or the highway environment. I would caution you against confusing speed with reckless abandon…I’m a big proponent of planning, assessment, analysis and strategy, but only if it is concluded in a timely fashion.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

By that I mean that pharma companies should develop innovative treatments for pervasive unmet medical needs; avoid corruption, collusion, and other unethical marketing practices; and make sure that their products reach as many patients around the world as possible.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

According to an analysis by Ronil Hira, a professor of public policy at Howard University, in 2014 nearly one-third of new H-1B visas went to 13 of these so-called “outsourcers.” on H-1B visas, boost the economy by increasing innovation, productivity, and sometimes even employment. is able to maintain its elite status.”

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