N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

While the following may not be politically correct, I believe it nonetheless represents the truth - it also takes guts to be a leader. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success. You should manage appearances on creating a feeling of comfort and engendering confidence…not on trying to impress. While they shouldn’t, the reality is that they most certainly do.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

In the masculine model of success, power and prestige take precedence, compassion, and long term consequences are secondary. Related posts: The Positive Side of Workplace Politics Post by Jane K. Start-ups are Turning Online for the ‘Human’ Side of Business Support PRESS RELEASE November 10th 2010 – New business owners are.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people.

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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. This vision, if successful, must be underpinned by core ideology and then expressed with clarity and conviction.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 28, 2010

← Hey Leaders: Dial Down the Drama Restore your sanity: how Gen X and Y need to step up on work/life balance → Peer to Peer: managing sideways relationships Posted on October 28, 2010 by LeaderTalker | Leave a comment Former city councilor Rob Ford has set heads spinning in Toronto with his mayoral race victory.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Consider the Long Term:   This consideration poses the long term interests of the organization and its principles against short term concerns based on what the majority deems popular. Posted by: Hope | August 17, 2010 at 08:58 AM Thanks for the thoughtful comments everyone. Leadership can be lonely.

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 20, 2011

All these and more speak to the fact that communication is almost always best when aligned with the natural human tendency to think and learn in terms of stories. In short, what I needed for him to do was paint me the picture, not give me the dimensions of the frame. We remember what we see much better than what we merely hear.

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Chris Brady

JULY 19, 2010

In short, from a world-view that disdains accomplishment and merit (whatone accomplishes and earns) and instead focuses upon position and power andprestige (who one is and who one knows), heroes are made out of those who seemto succeed despite the rules of effort, contribution, and earning it. I know it did in mine. Thanks so much.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. Pitches MUST be short, which is more time-consuming than presenting long ones. We can leverage each other’s expertise.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

While I’ve often addressed what it really takes to create a talent driven organization, few companies seem willing to make the requisite investments needed to successfully align their actions with their management speak. If your company doesn’t have a Chief Talent Officer, Chief People Officer etc.,

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Although many upper-level managers don't do these things enough, by far and away the single-most shirked responsibility of executives is holding people accountable. It holds up for C-level executives compared to directors and middle managers. Thus an interest in productivity gave way to process and procedures.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

We may be able to in the short run, but not when our final stories are written. Thanks for a wonderful 2010. I wrote a similar topic once ( [link] ) and got push back from some saying that the two are not related…leading in the world and in the home. I don't think we can separate the two. link] Mike Henry Sr.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Our survey found that the vast majority (83%) of these companies have suffered significant losses since 2010. of annual revenues from 2010 to 2014. Forgoing Short-Term Profits in Favor of Long-Term Reputation. That long-term view is rated more highly by leaders by a ratio of 2:1. of annual revenues.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 1, 2010

John Baldoni : You asked us to keep our answers short so I don’t have time to delineate all my faults, but let me say one thing I work on is patience. Get it done and get it done now is a real challenge that may not set up organizations for long term success. Mike Myatt : What do you see as your greatest weakness?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Since 1969, Communispond has helped over 600,000 client associates – including CEOs, board chairs, sales leaders, sports, media, and political figures – to achieve business goals by communicating with clarity and power. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In its controversial 2010 decision striking down limits on corporate political advocacy, for example, the majority of the Supreme Court explicitly equated corporate speech to the speech of individual people. But the economy is not a single entity in any meaningful sense.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

DECEMBER 12, 2010

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Taming the Inner Mule Facing the Blank Wall → December 12, 2010 · 8:24 pm ↓ Jump to Comments Servant Leadership…Creating an Environment of Service A lot is being said about the leader as “servant”. Okay then, herein may lie a problem.

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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?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

°F) — a level that seemed politically feasible, but still leads to vast damage, including the death of all coral; even more deadly storms and heat; and rising oceans covering low-lying island nations and major coastal areas. So, to go even further, companies need to also consider who they support for political office.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The international political consensus of the universal economic benefits of globalization that defined much of the 20th and early 21st centuries is breaking down. In short, the tide of globalization washing across boundaries for so long has reached a peak and is receding. Let's deal with the first two. The young in the U.S.,

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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. One result was my 2010 HBR blog (with Christian Sarkar) on The $300 House — a vision highly consistent with the theory of strategic intent. It is valid today.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Additionally, the candidates are not creating legitimate political and business platforms for U.S. With the current sub-par availability of resources and infrastructure for a community that has grown 43% between 2000 and 2010 , there is great cause for concern. Diversity must be approached as a best practice; not an initiative.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

But that will not in any way deter hedge-fund activists from demanding that companies do stock buybacks so that they can time their stock sales to take advantage of short-term, buyback-induced, stock-price boosts. If Clinton wants to attack short-termism, she should call for the repeal of SEC Rule 10b-18.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

After a bit of head scratching the Fed decided to try something else — the "twist" — where they bought short-term assets in exchange for long-term securities to try and lower long-term rates. The banks want QE3 as a short-term boost, but will they get it? That didn't seem to do much either.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

This has certainly been the picture painted by Syriza, the left-wing political party of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and by many friends of Greece and progressive economists. Besides the short-term costs of such a move, history shows us that Greece has never managed to benefit from currency devaluations.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

Understanding the implementation plans for the health care law passed in 2010 is a complicated job for even the most seasoned policy wonks. So the law has hit a delay, political heat is rising, businesses are in the middle, and many people are still just plain confused about what they have to do.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2012

2, 2010 speech " Patience and Finance." When long-term investors start in the ascendency, prices tend to correct towards fundamentals. The fraction of long-term investors rises. The self-correcting tendencies of market prices are thus reinforced, further supporting long-term investors. The long is short," they write.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2012

Though ours is not the first ranking of Chinese business leaders, it is the first ever such ranking to rely on objective long-term stock market performance. But that's a poor measure, especially in China where short-term stock price fluctuations are higher than in Western markets. Myth #3: Leaders of large firms do better.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

This was just one round in a developing fight over the rules and norms that govern the international political economy. In short, the age of Post-Western globalization is upon us. Not a chance, because the challenge was about more than international status, prestige, and a corner office at an international financial institution.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2012

Are you in a broken professional relationship — with a manager, coworker, or employee — hoping the other person assumes blame and fixes the issue? Many managers perceive them as needing guidance, structure, and constant feedback. Many of us were conflating the two terms: fault and responsibility. Sales dropped 15%.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2012

It reflects 'crony capitalism' because, in dollar terms, a significant proportion of its credit support helps huge multinationals like Boeing" (45 percent of outstanding credit exposure involves the air framer) — but , as noted, small businesses are nearly 90 percent of Ex-Im's clients.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Additionally, the candidates are not creating legitimate political and business platforms for U.S. With the current sub-par availability of resources and infrastructure for a community that has grown 43% between 2000 and 2010 , there is great cause for concern. Diversity must be approached as a best practice; not an initiative.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Matthijs de Jong details in a fascinating 2010 paper on the subject , no dividends were paid for the first eight years of the company’s existence. A payout finally came in 1610 — in mace (a spice), not cash — only after a short-selling campaign by a disgruntled former investor. In fact, as J. There are two ways to look at this.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Now, barely three months on, the corporation is in turmoil, stymied by recent crises that have exposed its weak leadership and ineffective, bloated management. At a time of austerity and cuts, the public is rightly holding its leaders to account over their performance, perceived excessive remuneration, and labyrinthine management structures.

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