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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The Costco experience isn’t what it used to be, US auto manufacturers continue to struggle, the banking industry has been crippled, and government agencies (pick one…USPS, IRS, DMV, etc.) I want metrics that mirror experience. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Even if you don’t find yourself having to frequently deal with extreme situations, it is often nothing more than normal dealings in the ordinary course of business that can place you at a nexus…Do you make your decision based upon the facts at hand and sound decisioning metrics, or do you let your emotions drive your decisions?

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Success vs. Significance | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance? It's one of my great drivers to achieve significance in what I do – even if that doesn't necessarily mean success as defined by any metric you care to choose… Thanks for an interesting read! Best Neil Ron Inspiring post! Our Freedom.

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2 Debt Instruments Pose Peril to Millions of Investors

Coaching Tip

Consider, for instance, the latest boom instrument, a corporate product known as "covenant lite," bank loans that "subject borrowers to few of the usual performance requirements that have been standard in the past." With that in mind, consider this (Bloomberg, Sept.

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Why Is a Woman the Only One To Lose Her Job at JP Morgan?

The Idolbuster

JP Morgan, the bank that was too smart to get in trouble with risky investments is now suffering massive losses for risky investments. Estimates for eventual losses range as high as $20 billion, although the bank itself says only 3 billion lost so far.

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Are You Growing Too Fast?

Harvard Business Review

"Our top line was growing, but the bottom line was not moving much and we had drawn down a lot on our bank credit line," he says. And when Allen Printing's bank, facing problems of its own in 2010, suddenly called in its loan, the company was so strapped for cash that it had to file for Chapter 11.

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How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together

Harvard Business Review

For example, in the credit card business, understanding the importance of deals with issuing banks is critical. While marketing might focus on maximizing card transactions, or swipes, finance understands that not all swipes are equal (depending on the deal with a given bank). Inside Intel.

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