Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

While you may not have thought of it in terms of a weather forecast, you’ve probably experienced this phenomenon from one end or the other.   Is that the kind of climate that will sustain long term results? .  If his outlook is sunny and bright, the organization is sunny and bright.  Is it low, medium or high?

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. 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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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 10, 2010

Thought-full Thursday: A Meaningful Enterprise » A Good Bye with Humanity August 10th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus How often as a leader do you have someone in your circle of influence (manager, peer, direct report, maybe even a customer or consultant) that leaves your organization? Let them work as long as they can, when possible.

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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. Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge. Bottom line…check your motivations.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 8, 2010

Often what it comes down to is that their manager is not willing to wait for the time it takes my client to make some changes to their leadership. In one notable situation, my client’s manager was fired while my client was on a path to being fired by that same manager. Have you asked what this person needs to be successful?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Houston energy magnate Dan Duncan who died earlier this year had an estimated net worth of $9 billion, and television industry mogul John Kluge died with a $6.5 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.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

– Martha Beck Not long ago, my career had been dedicated to sales, mentoring, coaching and leading an exceptional sales force. However, they will rock even louder on my terms as an entrepreneur and professional coach. I longed to spend my days being left alone by the “powers that be&#.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

’ Here are twelve draining behaviors to watch out for – and what you can do to counteract them and create a more nourishing workplace in 2011. .’ ’ Here are twelve draining behaviors to watch out for – and what you can do to counteract them and create a more nourishing workplace in 2011. Juliano Howard T.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 28, 2010

← Hey Leaders: Dial Down the Drama Restore your sanity: how Gen X and Y need to step up on work/life balance → Peer to Peer: managing sideways relationships Posted on October 28, 2010 by LeaderTalker | Leave a comment Former city councilor Rob Ford has set heads spinning in Toronto with his mayoral race victory. Re-read point 3).

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

Thinking long-term has led this retailer’s CEO to investigate real estate purchases at lower rates and to buy up high-end equipment now while the prices are low. Where can you find long-term strategies for your business? Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. What kinds of opportunities?

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

While the rules may be shifting, the long-term sustainable advantage gained by building a strong brand – a brand that builds stability, trust, loyalty, and drives a premium price – remains consistent. The brand may continue to prosper financially, but until it gets its external perception in line, it faces obstacles in the long-term.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms. If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part.

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CO2

JANUARY 3, 2011

Once you have done this you then look at that information in terms of context or Orientation. He also believed that the level of energy in each loop depended on which phase you were in during the combat. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

While that has long been considered traditional retirement age, Boomers are known for bucking the system. Despite the media coverage of Boomers and how a tidal wave of retirements could impact business, many senior managers are kicking the can down the road, putting off the job of creating a system and process for capturing knowledge.

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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.’ One past experience of long ago best exemplifies the process. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. They would be nuts to say “ no. ”

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 28, 2010

About the Author Kathryn Ullrich, author of Getting to the Top : Strategies for Career Success , heads Kathryn Ullrich Associates, a Silicon Valley executive search firm, and Alumni Career Services for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2011

Without adequate sales, any organization will fail – yet even star sales persons experience low conversion rates and long sales cycles. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Many small business owners seek long term tax strategies rather than year-by-year decisions that make planning for the future of their business impossible. Because of her extensive knowledge, Deborah has long served as a speaker and panelist on legal issues affecting new to the world and growing businesses. Juliano Howard T.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2011

We need to take breaks when we’ve focused so long on a problem that we can no longer be creative. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

In some cases, insurers have actually agreed to increase what they’ll pay so long as other insurers are forced to pay even more. They can do so with the help of a new business strategy: ‘Healthcare Performance Management’ (HPM). Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Women may make up more than half the workforce 1 but continue to be significantly underrepresented on corporate boards and in C-level executive positions, according to a major new study released today by Calvert Investments, a long-time leader in advocating for corporate diversity. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

While I think I’ve come a long way on that journey, I never fully understood what it takes to be a world-class communicator until I read Nancy Duarte’s Resonate. Ken Blanchard Co-author of The One Minute Manager and Golden Gavel Award recipient “Finally! Some are just 140 characters long. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Noer writes how the emotional impact of downsizing and the subsequent extra workload disturbs employee morale and productivity long after the fact. Not only was there a sense of unfairness and anger over top management pay and severance, but symptoms of insecurity, anxiety, and fear that discouraged innovation and creative thinking.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 13, 2010

My initial reaction to these comments was curiosity at their surprise that working on themselves would develop them as leaders (it’s what I’ve helped leaders with for a long time, after all). That big, hairy audacious project you want to manage? Working on all of these issues is such a drain on my energy.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

He will tell you that Community Marketing is a long term strategy and over time, it builds business through a sustainable, ever-increasing customer base. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2010

This common organizational behavior ultimately corrupts decision making as senior managers make decisions based on inaccurate information derived from prospects who were not fully candid and salespeople who are not in an objective position to gather and share unbiased information. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2010

About the Author Elinor Stutz, CEO of Smooth Sale, LLC believes building relationships before the sale and continuing long after is the only way to sell and build a dynamic business. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And if you’re a hiring manager, you may have found that the best way to shrink that pile of résumés on your desk is to weed out the seemingly ‘overqualified’ workers first. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2011

But all too often, the long lag time between recognizing the need for a new solution and actually purchasing and implementing it leads to lost sales, lost opportunities, and lost productivity. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Dickens Jr.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies. Juliano Howard T.

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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. We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. We can leverage each other’s expertise.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies. Juliano Howard T.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 27, 2011

A long-time consultant is offended by something a new salesperson said on a conference call and is threatening to leave. These are just a couple of examples of the workplace conflicts that take up 42 percent of the typical manager’s time. It’s important to note that The Exchange was designed by mediators for managers.

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