The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It’s prompted economists to predict a recession that is twice as deep as that experienced after the 2008 financial crisis. They then attempted to control for various factors that might influence workplace performance, such as the region the firm was based in, the size of the workforce, and the industry the company operated in.

Short-term 109

Short-term Long-term Survey Leadership Styles 109

The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Fortunately, the surgeon operated before the worst could happen and my husband recovered completely. However, compassion becomes especially critical during a crisis.” Tuning in, turning outward: Cultivating compassionate leadership in a crisis. Jossey-Bass; 2011:17. 1 Nielsen NC, D’Auria G, Zolley S. 2 Stein S, Book H.

Emotional Intelligence 98

Emotional Intelligence Training Goleman McKinsey 98

Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 8, 2011

What’s the impact on organizations like Symantec (virus), Gartner/Forrester (advisory), HP (printing), and Microsoft (operating systems)? Is the same thing happening in the tech industry and all ancillary organizations who attach themselves like barnacles to tech? If so, what is the impact on the industry? Is it getting cheaper?

Technology 248

Technology Forrester Licensing Software 248

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 28, 2010

And to top it off, they have no technical experience to operate their own machines. It’s almost 2011, not 1998. There’s a lot of competent professionals and executives out there with ugly, cheesy, and just plain awful logos, images, and presentations. It’s not an overhead projector, it’s a laptop.

How To 333

How To Licensing Ethics Creativity 333

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 419

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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Blog 343

Blog Leadership Depreciation Brand 343

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models.

Business Model 269

Business Model Blog Brand Depreciation 269

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

A leader’s message has a direct impact on their personal and corporate brand equity, how they manage a crisis, marketing initiatives, investor relations, press and public relations, team building and employee engagement, and virtually any other mission critical area of chief executive responsibility.

Blog 303

Blog Audience Brand Influence 303

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. Well actually, no it’s not. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

Blog 294

Blog Brand Depreciation CEO 294

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

Choosing small comforts in this moment often means accepting crisis in the future. The point is, they’re every bit as uncomfortable with conflict as the person who avoids or appeases; they just have a different method of operation. Figuring out why you aren’t addressing the issue is half the battle. What happens if you keep avoiding?

Workshop 127

Workshop Micromanagement Skills Open-book 127

Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Much like the astronauts of Apollo 13, they showed grace and calm under pressure, maintained their discipline, drew on their training and supported each other to get through a crisis. Accept Help:   The rescue operation appears to have been a model of private and public sector cooperation and coordination. They didn’t.

Leadership 184

Leadership Executive Coaching Blog Open-book 184

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

Entrepreneur 365

Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 365

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

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Environment 419

Environment Blog Due Diligence Brand 419

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 26, 2011

Courage is the greatest character element any leader must possess—as it is the catalytic agent that mobilizes every other virtue in the face of crisis. Modest leaders see fiscal and operational constraints as safeguards—not hindrances. These people were never truly courageous—only brave at a point in time.

Loyalty 256

Loyalty Reference Maturity Human Capital 256

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 15, 2011

They’re busy having meetings, doing power point presentations but making no improvements in the operation. In a crisis situation you may have only 60 seconds to plan—quick action is required. Harvard Business Review Press, 2011. Of course some leaders do just the opposite. Is there a “right” balance? It depends. and Kaiser, R.B.

Kaplan 251

Kaplan Planning Review Learning-by-Doing 251

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

CEO 294

CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 294

Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

With a resume like that, it’s easy to understand why Admiral Allen was asked to speak on “Leadership in a Time of Crisis.” You’d be hard pressed to find a leader who’s led more crisis responses with more distinction than Allen.    The local officials had veto power. 

Leadership 157

Leadership Crisis Executive Coaching Blog 157

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The moral of the story is this…A lack of delegation creates operational bottlenecks, delegation confused with abdication creates organization chaos, and effective delegation of authority vs. tasks creates personal and operational excellence. Share and Enjoy: View Comments bfpower Well said, Mike.

CEO 324

CEO Blog Delegation Covey 324

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 29, 2011

Analysts cautioned that sustained growth will rely on a faster pace of hiring early in 2011. The speech was more than half over before the president got around to the government spending crisis. faced a multimillion-dollar shortfall for 2011 that resulted in both tax increases and layoffs. Yes, Mr. Rensselaer County, N.Y.,

GDP 90

GDP Budgeting Crisis Follow-up 90

N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

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Brand 329

Brand Depreciation Blog Politics 329

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle.

Restructuring 294

Restructuring Blog CEO Brand 294

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

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Blog 313

Blog Management CEO Brand 313

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Closing gaps becomes much easier when you can position differences as non-adversarial and operate within a framework of trust. If so, you likely have issues with conflict. The issue hasn't risen to a level of significance to merit their involvement, in which case you must get them to understand why the conflict merits their involvement.

Blog 419

Blog Fashion Brand Self-aware 419

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

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Blog 419

Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation. Walking into these organizations is often like traveling back in time 20 years.

Loyalty 419

Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic.

Business Model 320

Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 320

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

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Brand 365

Brand Brand Management Blog Media 365

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue?

Blog 417

Blog Gordon CEO Consultative 417

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success.

Contingency Plans 336

Contingency Plans Planning Blog Ryan 336

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Even solid world class institutions like the University of California Berkeley under the leadership of Chancellor Birgeneau & Provost Breslauer are firing employees, staff, faculty and part-time lecturers through “Operational Excellence (OE) initiative”: last year 600 were fired, this year 300.

Blog 420

Blog Brand Consultative Depreciation 420

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

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Leadership 329

Leadership Blog Brand Consultative 329

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Nowhere will you find a better model for servant leadership, vision casting, discipleship, good decisioning, discernment, self-leadership, intentional leadership, crisis management, character based leadership, etc.

Blog 336

Blog Leadership Brand Crisis Management 336

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

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Brand 271

Brand Blog How To Public Relations 271

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Gut instincts can only take you so far in life, and anyone who operates outside of a sound decisioning framework will eventually fall prey to an act of oversight, misinformation, misunderstanding, manipulation, impulsivity or some other negative influencing factor. They make bad decisions.

Blog 416

Blog Analysis CEO Brand 416

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

The focus of these short-sighted bean counters incorrectly place cost savings ahead of the customer experience. In short, most CRM practitioners have traditionally assumed an internal (inside-out), operationally centric approach to customer management and strategy.

Blog 286

Blog CRM Management Brand 286

HR Digest

MAY 8, 2021

There’s a new level of interest in looking at the processes that these businesses have followed for years and seeing if there are better ways to operate. Launched in 2011, Deloitte University is one of the most important investments we make in our people. What’s the key lesson you want future HR leaders to take away from your work?

Motivation 66

Motivation Learning-by-Doing Technology Human Capital 66

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

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Efficiency 394

Efficiency Blog Brand Depreciation 394