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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. The fact is that business is not a static endeavor.

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Building Your Brand “Buddy The Elf” Style – Part 2 :: Women on.

Women on Business

As for your brand, how are your customers feeling about your brand now that your prospective customers have some knowledge about you from steps one and two? If they are feeling your brand understands them and their needs, is innovative, is a good value, and cares about them, they are now ready to jump in and interact with you.

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Leadership & Loyalty | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. when things get tough, or other opportunities present themselves, your employees will cut-and-run at the first option that comes their way because you have failed to earn their loyalty.

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We Need More “Heart and Soul” in the Age of “Mind and Strength”

Michael Lee Stallard

Many customers can sense this. When relationships with customers are not established or nurtured, such as in my wife’s case, an opportunity to develop customer loyalty is missed. This applies to those we work alongside, our suppliers, and our customers. This article appeared in In Design magazine.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010. billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation.

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The Problem with Groupon's Business Model

Harvard Business Review

billion to Google just a few short months ago, in November of 2010. Groupon is poised for its debut as a public company. One of the fastest growing of the recent hatch of Internet darlings, the deal-a-day company was worth $5.3 Somewhat astonishingly, Google's offer was spurned and the company set its sights on going public. Give it a 2.

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People Are Not Cogs

Harvard Business Review

We manage the measurable, rather than the things that create meaning that fuels creativity, that enables innovative thinking and that helps any company to outpace the market. Profitability up 16%, Productivity up 18%, customer loyalty up 12% and quality up an incredible 60%. Am I revealing a certain naïveté in even writing this?

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