N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

I was recently asked the following question: “What is the difference between CRM and CEM, or is there any difference between the two?&# In a previous post I addressed the practice of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in fairly great detail. As most of you know I am a huge fan of well conceived CRM initiatives.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Invisible Cost of “Toxic” Leadership Many organizations today are plagued by so-called leaders who don’t carry a leadership mindset. Their title may read “Project Leader” and they may be managing a few people, but that does not make them real leaders.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In harsh economic times, the gut reaction of many companies is one of prudence and cost control: to take short-term actions that reassure shareholders and citizens. While there’s no silver bullet, performance management philosophies suggest there are positive options before us. Start by focusing on three areas: Cost reduction.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It presents a method for leveraging a set of tools emerging from lean start-up, design thinking, and agile software development.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Healthcheck. Assess your ERM strategy and get recommendations with Zurich’s FREE tool! This tool will help develop an effective ERM strategy that: Protects company assets. Minimize total cost of risk. Click here for more information on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Healthcheck.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

A recent study (Bidwell, 2011) found that external hires cost 20% more and performed worse on the job. In fact, the organizations most effective at hiring use at least 3 different tools. Find out more about these tools and how to conduct more effective interviews in the Global Selection Forecast 2012.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2012

The primary organizational responsibility of every executive and manager is the diligent management of resources. This oversight is clearly expressed through the effective management of an executive or manager’s assigned budget. You just finished reading Budget Management Best Practice 1 - Line Item Awareness !

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

A big excuse managers have for not having a conversation is “I already know what they’re going to say.” When we’re at capacity, we use the one or two tools in our toolbox to manage conflict: shaming, intimidating, or some other tactic. Looking to the future is a great motivator. What happens if you keep avoiding?

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QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Lessons in Using Checklists for Managing Processes Most quality management theories and modern management practices rely heavily on checklists as an important tool to get things right the first time. Checklists are a great communication tool. Checklists are tools.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2011

Ever thought about the aggregated cost that wasted time represents? Original Author Unknown How much time do you waste waiting for meetings to start late? How much time does your organization waste? If you have, the number is most assuredly staggering.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 19, 2014

As a 10-year board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I had many opportunities to listen to Peter Drucker, the world’s authority on management. Winning too much: The need to win at all costs and in all situations. Speaking when angry: Using emotional volatility as a management tool.

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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.   Every manager gets an annual meeting budget.    Every manager gets an annual meeting budget.    It would work like this.  

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 11, 2010

If you are looking for a cost effective and quick way to deliver targeted leadership skills training in your organization, this is a great tool. If you want a pre-built way to deliver an ongoing series of leadership workshops, this is a great tool. (Participant workbooks for each workshop can be purchased separately.)

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 8, 2011

More (if not all) of my tools and files are on the cloud, not on my laptop. As moving parts disappear (CD’s, Software, Wires, Hard Drives) do the systems, personnel, costs, support and focus also decline? I can carry most key files I need on my 64GB Flash Drive (duplicates of course). I hardly print anymore. Unported License.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 9, 2011

Process automation and streamlining as a form of cost reduction has driven corporate rightsizing; eliminating the lifelong job security of times past and heightening employment risk. You just finished reading Talent Management Best Practice 1 - Ensure Employability ! Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

link] ATIG Dear Mike, "I've found that 90% of problems companies have on-line are created by management, not technology" David Segal Why not E-leader ( participative) for better decision making to do the right thing ? Identifying leaders? Have we really degenerated to this point? Identifying leader… [link] [.]

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Another tool, the roles and responsibilities matrix, provides the needed performance assignment clarity for those minute undocumented tasks and group activities; helping eliminate the risk of redundantly performed work that would unnecessarily slow progress and raise costs.

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Project Management Newsletter Strategic Planning 56

Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

September 20, 2011 Servant Leadership. Monthly: September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Why Technology Managers Make Great Leaders. How to Handle a Seagull Manager. Do You Have a “Seagull Manager”? Leadership. Technology.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

Regardless of your level of experience in project management, set these 5 goals for every project you manage. Jason Westland introduces us to a Method123 Project Management Methodology (MPMM TM ), which defines the best practice phases, activities and tasks required to complete a project on time and within budget.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 24, 2013

They credit their success with more affordable and effective marketing tools via the Internet, and growing support for local businesses. The benefits of these tools are they are largely free, and can quickly carry multiple marketing messages to drive business, promote special offers or generate referrals.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2010

If singularly assigned to project specialists, this work detracts from these individuals’ productivity; unnecessarily inflating time and monetary costs. Let’s face, I think communication is a major part of ANY sound (and successful) project management team! Please login using the box in the sidebar. Not registered? Try it out!

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 17, 2013

You employ engineers, plant managers, economists, IT managers and marketing directors from all over the world. The challenge for your non-native managers is not simply to speak English with correct grammar, but to speak convincingly and confidently. Ultimately, his lack of direct eye contact cost him the job.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 25, 2011

Loss of productivity costs resulting from acts of incivility and poor managerial behavior are staggering and yet goes largely unrecognized. Loss of productivity costs resulting from acts of incivility and poor managerial behavior are staggering and yet goes largely unrecognized. Not a StrategyDriven Premium Member?

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Under pressure to cut costs and boost productivity, employers are trying to predict specific outcomes, such as whether a prospective hire will quit too soon, file disability claims or steal. The new hiring tools are part of a broader effort to gather and analyze employee data. Personality tests have a long history in hiring. "The

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I’m not saying that speaking is the end-all of business, it’s a tool to be used to help grow your business. And I charged a fee calculated to be just under any ordinary manager’s sign-off level, so anyone could attend. Speakers are at the apex of communication. People like speaking. Well you lose pennies, not more.

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leaderCommunicator

MARCH 3, 2015

More than three years after the CEO of Atos, Thierry Breton, announced in 2011 that he would eliminate email for internal communications within a few years, the company has indeed cut way back on its total email count. We are business technologists, so it’s our mission at Atos to be a front runner in this technology age.”.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Gossip is one of the most divisive undercurrents pervading business as it allows for the unnecessary dispersion of negative innuendo for the pleasure of a few, and to the detriment of many…Show me a person that participates in gossip and I’ll show you someone who cannot be trusted.

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Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 16, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! John Hunter, Curious Cat Management : Interruptions Can Severely Damage Performance - John calls attention to a common and serious threat to employee performance that is often overlooked or unrecognized: interruptions throughout the workday.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

While I’m not going to deny that social media brings with it new tools, platforms and communication channels, I vehemently object to the premise that you need to morph into an uber geek or communications savant to learn to use them and to reap their many benefits. Well, most people were already around 150 before social media arrived.

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CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

It is useful to distinction between three motivations for creating partnerships: Optimization and economy of scale, Reduction of risk and uncertainty, Acquisition of particular resources and activities) Cost Structure – The business model elements result in the cost structure. (It This final chapter puts it all together.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Discuss and co-create techniques, processes, plans, and short-cuts to see a rapid return with using on-line social media tools. COST FREE for IATF members. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress. Explore how your capacity for change, values & commitments can either explode or implode your business. Not yet an IATF member?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

Home About Overview News Careers Contact Blog Services Branding/Identity Executive Search Leadership Development Overview CEO Coaching Executive Peer Groups Strategic Growth Consulting Innovation Management Personal Branding Reputation Management Social Media Consulting Pro Bono Services Clients Intermidiaries Downloads Blog Contactus N2growth Home (..)

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

The free website ranking tool, Alexa.com, will provide the traffic you and your competitors are getting every day. 6 Best Tips to Online Cost Effective Marketing Is your business experiencing stagnation with the Recession? Once you’ve found the most successful campaign, roll that out to the rest of your list.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Executives and manager are rightfully concerned about the costs and potential returns associated with the investments before them. Become a StrategyDriven Premium Member to gain access to the entire article and the over 100 other StrategyDriven members-only articles, whitepapers, models, and tools and templates.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2011

These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Therefore, managers should ensure an appropriate degree of budget confidentiality is maintained throughout the development process. Become a StrategyDriven Premium Member to gain access to the entire article and the over 100 StrategyDriven members-only articles, whitepapers, models, and tools and templates. All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

It’s easy to see why competition drives down costs. The favored insurer passes along artificial cost increases directly to their customers, while disadvantaged competitors have to charge even higher premiums to continue offering access to offending providers. Johns Hopkins is not alone. Patients, of course, lose.

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