Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In terms of wellbeing, you may begin to see how the concepts of meaning and purpose become more vivid. Although when described, these facets of transforming leadership take on some meaning, we suggest that in these terms they are not, well, very usable. Is it seen as authentic, genuine and long lasting? Idealized influence.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In today’ post I’ll share my thoughts on the value of learning to become a humble leader… It’s been said that life is a long lesson in humility. As a leader, the sooner you come to grips with your humility the better leader you’ll become.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

Regardless of whether or not they have served in the military, today’s business leaders would be well served to possess the characteristics of a warrior in their pursuit to achieve sustainable growth and long-term success.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

While confidence can be mistaken for arrogance, and vice-versa, they are clearly not interchangeable terms. I think not. When you think of yourself as a leader do you view yourself as having the quiet confidence of David or the boastful arrogance of Goliath?

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Baby steps work just as well as long as you keep to a reasonable timeframe. Whatever you consider the “monkey on your back,” just know that you’re better off in the long run by letting it go and taking some new risks…and don’t even think about looking back! You don’t have to rip off the band-aid and do it all at one time.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. 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. Thanks for sharing Todd.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on how to control gossip in the workplace… If what you desire as an executive is to have a healthy, thriving, and productive company, it is essential that you curtail office gossip.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

In the years leading up to 2010, estate planners believed that an estate tax-free 2010 would never happen, but Congress never got its act together long enough to change the law. So at least in the short term, we have a solution to the estate tax dilemma.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In fact, more likely is the case that the opportunity will completely evaporate if you wait too long to seize it. I’ve observed the risk adverse take due diligence one step too far, the greedy negotiate too long, the impulsive jump the gun, and the plodders move to slow. As the saying goes “timing is everything.&#

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Sidebar : This post was inspired by a conversation I had last month Mark Oakes ( @MarkOOakes ) about the historical origin of the term&# Plan B.&# Great planning (so long as it's not overdone) actually catalyzes velocity. Thanks for shedding light on a topic that has far too long remained in the dark!

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Long story short; if a leader receives a vote of non-confidence from their subordinates…game over. “My way or the highway&# leadership styles don’t play well in today’s world, will result in a fractured culture, and ultimately a non-productive organization.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I really don’t have a problem with increasing efficiency so long as the tail doesn’t start wagging the dog. If efficiency starts diluting productivity rather than increasing it something is woefully amiss. What I want you to recognize is that sometimes the least efficient thing can be lead to the most productive outcome.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Instead they ended up on local country terms and conditions without the necessary support. These experiences have had a profound and lasting impact on the way I approached my career. In the long-term this is empowering for the countries in establishing a professional workforce. c) 2011 Human Resources Global.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

It is absolutely possible to build very productive relationships with even the most adversarial of individuals. The sad fact is that many business people are absolutists in that they only see things in terms of rights and wrongs.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

For example, we might call a long-term customer on the day his annual report is due, and take it personally when he doesn’t have the bandwidth to give us feedback on our new product offering, or we might take rejection personally when a new sales call tells us it’s not a good time, not knowing that he’s late for his anniversary dinner.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. When was the last time you rolled-out a new product?

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Whenever I hear the term ‘networking’, I think of a slimy used-car salesman in a seersucker suit, white belt, and white shiny shoes. I can only speak for as long as I have been in business – 30 years. How To Be More Productive When You Work From Home. I like to CONNECT. Happy Birthday IBM! Unported License.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

Who is running and leading the companies that make the products women are buying for themselves and their families? Hewlett-Packard, another technology company, named Meg Whitman as their CEO in September 2011. Most people and even scientists and researchers agree that women and men think differently in terms of relationships.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Whenever I hear the term ‘networking’, I think of a slimy used-car salesman in a seersucker suit, white belt, and white shiny shoes. I can only speak for as long as I have been in business – 30 years. How To Be More Productive When You Work From Home. I like to CONNECT. Happy Birthday IBM! Unported License.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Matt Sweetwood, branding expert, defines personal branding as: " Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands -- the ongoing process of establishing a prescribed image or impression in the mind of others about an individual." In 2011, he was signed to Ellen DeGeneres' label, eleveneleven.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

He then proceeded to communicate in no uncertain terms that he wasn’t nearly as concerned about the faults he would find, as he was about how our leader (guess who?) No one remains a leader long without being competent. People will not long support someone who's going nowhere. link] Mike Henry Sr. Great reminder Mike.

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

long unnecessary meetings and deadlocked debates? treating people like machines (and expecting 100% productivity)? taking “short-term” view of business? effective and right management can go a long way. Have you ever realized the costs of: having an inefficient leadership team? setting wrong examples?

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Special Edition 49 – An Interview with Kathryn Ullrich, author of Getting to the Top explores the approaches everyone in the corporate world can use, regardless of their current position, to shape their career development and accelerate their advancement. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

So, quality is a moving target – each time a customer comes back to you, you need to deliver similar or better quality (of products, services and experience), you need to demonstrate improvement, care enough about them, stay on top of market trends and keep changing the rules of the game (innovation). It is a long-term differentiators&#.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2011

As I describe in my book Career Mapping : Charting Your Course in the New World of Work , you first need to have decided that you want to work in the industry in which the company does business. Career Mapping : Charting Your Course in the New World of Work by Ginny Clarke.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The first one “ Quality is a long-term differentiator &# is already up for you to read. Short-term gains may be a stroke of luck – but luck is has never been a sustainable strategy! Quality touches us all in products we use and services we avail. Same principles apply to your quality improvement initiative.

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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. It's also important to very clearly define our terms when working in an organization for the reason MPFriedman describes above.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Here is a list of articles already posted so far, in case you have not read them. It can be a great tool to focus your thinking on a subject and collate that with your own experiences.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Long-term experience will either validate or invalidate first impressions.That said, it's the first impression that buys you the privilege of having the chance to be in the game to begin with. Thanks for highlighting that thought in your comment.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The power to communicate is the key to forging productive relationships. With the best of intentions, I recently used the term “mentally disabled&# on my blog to write about a group of women I had been working with. “May I tell you something I noticed about your product?&#. Let me look into that!&#

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If a leader’s primary obligation is for the care and well being of those under their charge, then I would suggest that you cannot be an effective leader over the long-term without love, compassion and empathy. In fact, some of the toughest leaders I know are the most compassionate leaders.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Posted by Elinor Stutz on December 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment Marketing professionals refer to strategy as your unique selling proposition while sales folk use the term ‘positioning.’ They are missing the vision of finding a job that will provide both career growth and satisfaction. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy And Process In quest of better outcomes (efficiency, results, productivity, improvements etc.), a lot of companies focus on restructuring their organization structure (hierarchy). How would work flow? Who will do what? How will activities be performed?

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JANUARY 25, 2010

But there are times when you really have to evaluate whether getting what you want at the moment is going to be in the best interest of you, the other person and your relationship for the long-term. Taking a long-term perspective can help you make better decisions and strengthen your relationships. Case in point.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Whether you are in an office, factory or on a construction site, the principles presented will improve your retention and enable you to save your organization thousands of dollars due to lost productivity, poor quality and customer service issues. This is particularly important when dealing with employees early in their career.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me. They could not be more wrong - I’m here to tell you that strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive terms. The strongest leaders are in fact the most compassionate leaders.

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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. Competition without relationships turns products and services turn into commodities. One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships.

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