N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric.

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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.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I think many in leadership get to choose the metric they use to measure, and they seem to always choose the one that makes them look good. That said, your observation about the need to measure the "right" metrics is an astute one. Thank you for sharing this freely. link] davidburkus Great exam. Kavita Great article.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

I want metrics that mirror experience. Tenure is too qualitative. I agree that loyalty is critical. It is a symbiotic relationship where corporate and individual Vision dovetails Have a great week!!

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

My Writing at QAspire Blog Excellence: Lessons From Anupam Kher The ‘Invisibles’ in Business Performance Engagement, Leadership and Power of Storytelling Metrics: Are They Mapped With Your Business Objectives? (You can also visit monthly round ups of Jan 2010 , Feb 2010 , Mar 2010 , April 2010 , May 2010 , June 2010 and July 2010 ).

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

In today’s post I’ll address a key metric that all companies should be focused on – Customer Experience Management (CEM)… Before I go any further let’s get the semantical arguments out of the way…Some will claim that a well conceived CRM initiative includes CEM as a subset.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In today’s post I’ll take a look at timing as key success metric… As the verse from the old Kenny Rogers song goes “you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em.&#

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QAspire

AUGUST 22, 2010

They collect some key metrics including cost per meal and constantly look for ways to optimize it. Focus on Quality : When we went into the office, I could see some well defined checklists. On further inquiry, we found that their kitchen was ISO 22000 (Food Safety) Certified.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

It is easy to “ monitor the numbers ” (sales dashboards, internal efficiencies and other metrics). You can only get to know the “real” problems of your customers if you spend quality time with them to build a relationship. Once seen, what is difficult is to connect to customers, act and take right decisions.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

If you incorporate the following metrics into your decisioning framework you will minimize the chances of making a bad decision: Perform a Situation Analysis : What is motivating the need for a decision? What would happen if no decision is made?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I have been generally well regarded throughout my career for building extremely effective teams, and what I can share with you is that team building is not about equality at all. It is not too difficult to get your crew all oaring together when these characteristics are firmly in place because they now know which direction to row.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

When the graduating classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011 hit the job market, their employment prospects were depressingly bleak. These early career experiences appear to have lasting negative consequences for later career success. adamkaz/Getty Images. Unemployment rates were at historic highs and job openings were scarce.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Establish Guardrails I worked in several large companies during my corporate career, and I can’t tell you the number of pet projects that became my pet peeves. I saw literally millions and millions of dollars flow into projects that had no real metrics and timeline in place. In other words, these projects had no guardrails.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 20, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. The right metrics will serve you in enormously useful ways. Failing to measure what matters.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

While my list had more "diversity" it was a larger list based upon specific metrics as the standard for qualification – diversity was not one of these metrics. Interesting points about the metrics involved – good feedback for women leaderhsip bloggers. Personally, I am not affronted.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

They are starting an estimated 1,288 companies each day, up from 602 in 2011-12. The women who make it to leadership roles perform better than their male peers , by several metrics. Evaluate men and women up for promotion on the same metrics, rather than judging the men on potential and the women on experience.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Deliverables, benchmarks, deadlines, and success metrics must be incorporated into the plan. This may be the first time in my career that I've been accused of taking a standard management approach.:) Every task should be assigned and managed according to a plan and in the light of day. via n2growth.com [.]

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 25, 2010

All the measurements and the metrics that we hold each other accountable to are very powerful forces, and quite necessary ones. I’ve been lucky in my career – there have been many gratifying times where my customers, my teammates, gave me feedback that made my day. That is, of course, if you believe it yourself. Or my week.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

They all speak of the quality of their talent as a key success metric…in fact, many of them will emphatically state that talent is their single biggest competitive advantage. In today’s post I’ll examine one of the most frequent offenders; “ Talent is our biggest asset.&#

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 7, 2010

That’s the critical question in sustaining a long and fruitful career, or keeping a business at the heights of profitability. So while I certainly was learning some valuable lessons in that position, I really wasn’t trying to propel my career forward. « Catch Your Career How do You Know if You’ve Contacted Adultitis?

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 30, 2010

I wish you all a REMARKABLE 2011! I hope we can meet in person in 2011! Best to you for a GREAT 2011! What’s your word of the year for 2011 By Tanmay , January 1, 2011 @ 7:04 am @Phil - Your writing has inspired me in the past, and continues to do so. Phil Gerbyshak´s last blog. Phil Gerbyshak´s last blog.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the days and months ahead, and well positioned for success.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I wasn’t nearly as dazzled by Jim’s statistics and metrics as I was his outlook on life. Where Jim fell short in my opinion was that if you’ve heard Jim before, there wasn’t a lot of new information. Jim went to his staples of Level 5 Leaders, the Hedgehog principle and the Flywheel concept.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 15, 2010

It just can’t all be nuts and bolts, and numbers and metrics. So many times in my career, I have seen managers choose supervisors for the wrong reason. They must talk about the soft stuff – how the supervisor is progressing as a leader, and determining areas of follow up and additional learning. And not just once a year.

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QAspire

AUGUST 3, 2010

It can be seen when it happens, but cannot be predicted/confirmed via a metric. When people buy these important things in, leadership is said to be successful in aligning people. But to what extent people are aligned is an “unmeasurable&# or “invisible&#. I hope that clarifies the point.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2017

Time, whether measured by hours in a day or days in a career, is finite. To measure human capital, you can deploy metrics such as our productive power index , which looks at the cost of organizational drag and the benefits of effective talent and energy management on your overall productive power.

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QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2010

By the second day I had to get away from these folks because the conversations kept coming back to “how am I ever going to be able to meet my metrics?&#. I realized right then that as long as I did the best job that I could, my metrics would take care of themselves. And they did! Tom Glover´s last blog. Have a Super Sunday!

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Compliance Quality Metrics Blog 84

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

At the NeuroLeadership Institute, we’ve been studying this trend closely since 2011. The thought of getting rid of a metric is almost heretical. Millennials in particular crave learning and career growth. The need to attract and keep talent.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2013

Whyte described the American worker — in particular the white-collar worker — as an "organization man" out to build his career and his life around a single corporation. The employment-to-population ratio — the simplest of job-market metrics — shows a sharp drop for men in particular in the last recession.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

million Americans living with HIV in 2011, only 40% received regular medical care , and 30% reached viral suppression (or a very low level of HIV in the blood). The non-profit, run by Ruby Corado, is a haven for the transgender community that provides counseling, career advice, and help with health care and housing in the Washington D.C.

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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. Many conventional metrics we use to estimate value are based on faulty assumptions. Copyright 2011. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Be prepared. Columbia University.

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