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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. It will be interesting to see if the next round of Google innovation will be as successful as the beauty of their initial simplicity.

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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

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Decisions made at the gut instinct or data level can be made quickly, but offer a higher level of risk. Decisioning at the information level affords a higher degree of risk management, but are still not as safe as those decisions based upon actionable knowledge. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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Ideas Don't Equal Innovation | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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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Strengthen Your Workforce Through Volunteer Programs

Harvard Business Review

Volunteering offers participants the opportunity to strengthen their skills, broaden their networks, break out of a career rut, and find new meaning in their job. Data from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) shows that the vast majority of college graduates want to amplify their commitment to good causes through their employer.

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Steve Jobs and the Purpose of the Corporation

Harvard Business Review

In the torrent of commentary following Steve Jobs' death, few have noted that his career and his company say something profound in the endless debate about the purpose of the corporation. Martin cites Thomas Edison and Henry Ford as people who created customer value through "innovations in products, services and business models.

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Questions and Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

How can we improve the risk management, governance, control, and reporting functions for this? Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? to hit your objectives?