N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

As much as you may wish it wasn’t so, as a CEO you’re really only as good as your last decision. Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. Nothing will test your metal as CEO more than your ability to make decisions. That said, nobody is immune to bad decisioning.

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 9, 2011

Sunday, January 9, 2011 Tip Clip #6 - How to Develop Mental Toughness Life certainly does dish up plenty of adversity. In this brief video, I share the one thing that I feel is the key to developing this important aspect of personal strength. The good news is, you can make that call. How can you get more mental toughness?

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CO2

AUGUST 17, 2010

Interview with Charlie Firestone and Vivian who is the CEO of NPR. Vivian Schiller CEO of NPR at the Aspen Institute 2010 gives insights into the importance of New Literacy. We are faced with a tsunami of information. The training focuses on answering the following four questions: Why does news matter?

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

You can see evidence of Pfizer’s commitment in Ian Read’s letter to stakeholders the year after he became CEO: In 2011, we thoroughly explored what our culture is and how it needs to evolve. Developing this ownership culture will be key to our success. I am personally proud of Pfizer’s colleagues. Pfizer people care.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

In 2012, 18 of the Fortune 500 companies will have women CEOs at the helm. For example, for the first time ever, IBM chose a woman CEO, Virginia “Ginni” Rometty. Hewlett-Packard, another technology company, named Meg Whitman as their CEO in September 2011. India, for example, has more women CEOs than the US.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

As one of America’s top CEO Coaches, Mr. Myatt is a sought after professional advisor known for his savvy, yet straight forward approach to business in serving some of the nation’s top CEOs.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 22, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Saturday, January 22, 2011 Secrets of Business Success I am having a productive morning. 3 - Systems and process. I have spent a lot of time perfecting systems (which always need fine tuning still) that support what I do. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

A CEO’s ability to perform effectively is so closely tied to their ability to form a clearly articulated vision, evangelize the vision and then to execute on their vision, that no real discussion on executive leadership should take place without an emphasis on vision.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 19, 2014

Likewise, the recognition and reward systems in most organizations are geared to acknowledge doing something. How do you use “What to Stop” in coaching and leadership development? Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 14, 2011

  In the absence of any support system or process change, those promises to yourself can be hard to keep.  Yesterday, I spoke with 350 people who joined in a conference call on Charting Your Course for 2011 with a Life GPS®.    And breaking a promise to yourself feels really awful. 

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

» January 12, 2011 Sorry, You’ve Used Up All of Your Meeting Budget Recently, I spoke about leadership to a group of newly promoted senior managers. Posted by: Kathy Bernhard | January 12, 2011 at 04:13 PM Scott, I had two rules when I was in senior management. (1)Meetings   Every manager gets an annual meeting budget. 

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Coaching Tip

MARCH 15, 2011

Transforming time from an adversary into an ally has helped me develop the positive mindset to be able to dust myself off from my own early business failures and build my company, Weatherchem, into the leader in my industry. . Bottom line, the American economy is multi-faceted, robust and resilient. Deregulation.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

HP announced Whitman’s appointment on September 22, 2011 but given the public comments, customers seem to think it’s a bad choice. It’s my stance that HP usually leaps before it looks and I am not sure that I am sold on Whitman as the new CEO. HP Has a Poor Track Record in Past CEO Selection. So let’s look.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

So, if you’re the boss, it’s worth thinking about what kind of weather system you’re creating.    What kind of impacts do your weather systems have on the team’s results? What have you noticed about leaders and the weather systems they create?  The boss controlled the weather.   Warm front or cold front?

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Put rather simplistically, a business model is the system that defines what creates value, generates growth, and increases revenue and profit within your organization. The primary advantage that a business model has over any number of other strategic frameworks lies in the fluidity of its inherently dynamic nature.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Using our online reporting system, we started reviewing her data by looking at the items that were rated highest by her colleagues. It’s not just for CEOs. Posted by: Shamina Robbins | November 01, 2010 at 04:54 PM Great Leaders are developed not born. Posted by: David D | October 29, 2010 at 04:22 PM Great advice.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Saturday, January 15, 2011 The Power of Reflective Thinking Beautiful weather we have been having. Warm (but not warm enough to melt it) I always like adding to my Time Management Systems. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time. I am CEO between positions.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

This is more than a semantical issue – it’s become a systemic problem with many individuals and organizations. The mechanistic world of the industrial age continues to have a grip on our belief system. If efficiency starts diluting productivity rather than increasing it something is woefully amiss. Thanks for sharing Tom.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2010

  Still, I’m enjoying the process of developing new skills and increased flexibility.  Have you learned about the 7 energy systems within us called Chakras? I think it would be cool if you developed some sort of workshop around it! Looking forward to staying connected with all of you in 2011. Happy new year!

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Tuesday, January 04, 2011 The Leadership Pipeline I often read more than one book at once. Last year I worked hard on systems and processes. I try and make sure they are all business books though otherwise all sorts of odd management models can develop. I am CEO between positions.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2010

is the only country running all four systems. We all know about private insurance, the VA hospital system is an example of government run health care, Medicare is an example of public insurance and we all know that there are millions of uninsured who either pay out of pocket or don’t get the health care they need. Based on what facts?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities. Training and Professional Development If there are new systems in place, or even old systems that could be more efficient, take the time to train the staff.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 30, 2010

Where: Even in this brief clip, it’s clear that the team has put a system in place to clearly identify which locations in the Gulf need special attention on any given day. Subscribe to Blog Updates via Email or RSS Chart Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS® Interactive Program Details Here Join me for the.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Complicating matters further for CEOs attempting to determine what to do about bonuses is all the recent media attention and public outrage in regard to what is perceived by many to be excessive, frivolous compensation.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.”

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 7, 2011

Saturday, January 8, 2011 House Speaker Boehner - Why He Wont Quit Smoking In a January, 2011 AP article posted on Yahoo News, new Speaker of the House John Boehner (Rep., I’ve been in the learning and development business for over 35 years, and CEO of Performance Support Systems, Inc., Its a bad habit.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Initially Tony Hayward, then CEO of BP, was actively engaged in the crisis. Leaders Need To Involve Themselves In Crises by John Baldoni (posted 10/17/10) Failure to respond to a crisis is a failure of leadership. Timing as in when to become involved is a component of the response. Case in point is the oil spill in the Gulf.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 26, 2019

Its presence appears to improve the cardiovascular, endocrine and immune systems’ performance. Research reported in Harvard Business Review found that half of CEOs report feeling lonely and 61% of those CEOs believed it hindered their performance. The danger is that this may lead to developing addiction.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Discipline requires a systemic approach. To make good decisions, we need to understand how the system works. The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid. It takes some work, but don't settle for anything less.

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 28, 2011

Saturday, January 29, 2011 Jeanne Robertson - Worlds Greatest Clean Comic Ive posted comedy from this 6 2" grandmother before. I’ve been in the learning and development business for over 35 years, and CEO of Performance Support Systems, Inc., since 1987. since 1987. Click HERE to read more.

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Six Disciplines

MAY 3, 2011

FINDLAY, OHIO, May 2, 2011 - Matt Lauth and Jim Bendt, and their new firm, Strategy Execution Advisors , is now a certified partner of a nationwide network of business coaching practices that offer the Six Disciplines® strategy execution program to its clients.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you believe you possess a fully developed competency in a section give yourself 10 points. They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. If you’re game to test your leadership ability read on to take the exam… The examination is broken down into 10 sections, each worth 10 points.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 6, 2011

How NET PROMOTER Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World Fred Reichheld with Rob Markey Harvard Business Review Press (2011) Here is an open-source system whose “engine” can drive profitable growth This is a revised and expanded second edition of a book published in 2006. In it, Fred Reichheld skillfully develops several [.].

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Most companies can claim an element of success in some aspect of CRM proficiency such as sales force automation, database marketing, development of a knowledgebase, etc., Great CEOs personally experience their business as a consistent consumer of its services. That said, I have rarely witnessed CRM implemented to its full potential.

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Friday, February 4, 2011 Do You Have This Much Passion? 2006 photo by Vincent Munier It appeared on page 80 of the January-February 2011 issue of Audubon magazine. 2006 photo by Vincent Munier It appeared on page 80 of the January-February 2011 issue of Audubon magazine. Are you trying to accomplish something wonderful?

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