N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Is the pursuit of success or significance driving your quest in 2011? Taking from my own experience, I've been lucky to be successful (measured by quick progression up the career ladder, material comforts etc) and yet I'm still working on being professionally significant. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

If your CFO handles all communications with your banking relationships, and your Chief Investment Officer handles all of your investor relations, you’re flat out missing the boat. If your CMO is making all of your brand decisions there will be h*ll to pay down the road. Have they been fudging their research for years? I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# While the aforementioned qualities are certainly admirable, they are only valuable if they influence or create action.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. This is a skill I believe many leaders do not develop until later in their careers. The concepts of "serve and care" pack more deposits into the bank of trust and credibility than anything else.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

August 2011 HBR. Our experience at Garanti Bank shows how even in seemingly the worst of circumstances, companies can become the most attractive of employers. Our experience at Garanti Bank shows how even in seemingly the worst of circumstances, companies can become the most attractive of employers.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 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. In the global economy, can analytic practitioners be hugely successful in their careers while going unnoticed?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2013

Innovators think and do things differently in order to achieve extraordinary success. Our research indicates that whether they are CEOs, senior executives, sports team owners, or film directors, game changers who stand head and shoulders above the rest share a common set of qualities that we call the innovation mindset.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

France introduced quotas in January 2011, and in one year, the number of women on boards took a grand jeté of 10 percentage points to 22%. Set up a talent bank and clearinghouse for women and men who want to "on-ramp" their careers after voluntarily off-ramping for childcare, eldercare, or other personal obligations.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

Innovation takes courage and the willingness to be out in front rather than following the herd. The creativity to produce innovation can involve a great deal of improvisation rather than sticking to a fixed script. Straight-line careers are over-rated. It also takes dedication. Zig-zags might better serve companies and leaders.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I had to step back and think about the themes in my own career and what I’ve been hearing this year from women all over the country. million in 2011. Representation of women on boards of S&P 500 companies declined to 16% in 2011 from 16.6% This offered both a great opportunity for innovation and a serious challenge ?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

One of the most memorable moments was listening to an executive of a British bank rescued by the government, who told his audience that the economic crisis had been a breakthrough moment in his career. I hope 2011 will be a calmer ride, though I very much doubt this will be the case. What we are learning is priceless," he said.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

A 2011 IBM study of over 3,000 CIOs revealed that CIO-CEO alignment is stronger than ever, with traditional companies aggressively investing in technology innovation. Even the big banks are getting social. In recent years, incumbents have fought back.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Jerry Anderson, CCIM We are closing a $4million office building next week as a direct contact from my Twitter tweets about distressed real estate situations and the FDIC taking over banks. Sargeant Recruiter’s Career Coach [link] mikemyatt Hi Rebecca: Thanks for the comment and I'm glad you found the information to be useful.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

When my bank can't do the thing the client needs i find them someone who can. Obviously i try and do the deal myself with my bank, but if i cannot, being the person who provided the solution is the next best thing. I equally look for problem solvers or fresh innovation and not salesmen. I send people to a competitor?

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Many people do not typically think of metrics and accounting as roadblocks to innovation, yet you call these out as potential problem areas. Doing otherwise biases the business against innovation because what you are projecting may look unattractive relative to your business today. I’m thinking of HDFC Bank in India, Yahoo!

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2013

Nine percent of working moms clock more than 50 hours a week during the key years of career advancement: ages 25 to 44. These statistics came from special tabulations of data from the US Census Bureau''s 2011 American Community Survey.). Okay, okay, it might boost productivity," was the argument, "but it inhibits innovation."

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Like Silicon Valley, Singapore has strong research institutions and limited enforcement of noncompete clauses, a condition that academics now suggest can be a major driver of innovation. Like Israel, Singapore is small, with limited natural resources, which means economic growth requires innovative macroeconomic approaches.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2012

But, after three years of doing these, we've started to discover that even the most successful careers are still careers in transition: the athlete is becoming an author; the astronaut, an activist; the admiral, a diplomat. You can also see excerpts from 2010 and 2011. Below, key lessons from this year's batch of interviewees.

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