N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Just having a definition for what constitutes acceptable behavior is a positive step in containing the crazies. By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict, and proactively intervening in a fair and decisive fashion, you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising. Always appreciate your insights Bob.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The simple truth is that many people can feign adequate leadership ability in the short run, but the 8 traits outlined below will seperate the posers from the players 11 times out of 1o… First of all, it is important to realize that just because someone is in a leadership position doesn’t necessarily mean they should be.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

It means your vision is not understood, your team is not aligned and your talent is not performing up to par. A constant stream of “no’s&# is not a positive sign, it’s a warning sign that needs to be heeded. It means you’re not teaching, mentoring, communicating, or leading. Ultimately we all want to say yes.

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Chris Brady

MARCH 2, 2010

It was in this period that the Lord saw fit to fashion them for the promised land.   I really enjoyed my time with men so committed to the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.   * Adversity accomplishes the following:     1. provides an opportunity for learning     2.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team. So if you run the same calculation on a $100k employee you find a $325 dollar per hour delta between your hourly rate and theirs.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Build it and they will come is never an effective strategy, so be open to new ways of positioning your services and reinvent what makes you unique. Then, look for venues in which you can expand your circle with connections that complement your professional life in the same fashion. What would Jane Fonda say?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I have actually come to cringe every time I hear a so called expert use the phrase in an authoritarian manner as a justification for the position they happen to be evangelizing. Popular business axioms and management theories are thrown around in such cavalier fashion these days that they can actually result in flawed decisioning.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

In a world devoid of positive feedback, you can make a difference. What do you love about your team, your organization, your customers? If that is your gift – leverage email, texts, etc to extend it, but not to replace the ‘old fashioned way’ Nice thought this morning Mary Jo. What do you love about your work?

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

When you have a team looking up to you for guidance and instruction, it’s important to remain consistent in the way you lead. But even if you don’t have a team of direct reports, we are all leaders who come from different walks of life with varied experiences that shape our core values. I work as a part of the team.

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CO2

AUGUST 13, 2010

The focus is generally on how leaders need to behave to engender the qualities of trust commensurate with their position. Consistency in others is demonstrated by a strong track record of success and acting in a predictable fashion. Leaders are encouraged to act boldly and consistently, so others will follow and learn to trust them.

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

There is a big difference between “knowing that you can” and “deciding that you want to” and at Bettcher we use a toll gate product development process fashioned after Robert Cooper’s StageGate process. So into the “Scoping” stage we go and the learning begins. Million; not big, but interesting.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

Positive changes in all areas of their life may occur as a result since the skills can all be used, in some way, at work and in life outside of work. Not that the eight steps makes it sounds easy, but it gives the impression that the information is organized in an easy to understand fashion.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

This rather harsh statement was spoken in front of all team members! I hear many stories (almost daily) of de-motivated people sadly (and angrily) explaining what their manager said or did that day to de-rail their positive energies. I like to focus on the positives first then on one item that can “make them better&#.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star. Bunge launched a new strategy, aiming to reinvent Björn Borg as a notable premium brand in sports fashion. Henrik Bunge is one such leader.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Among the top performers on the 2011 World's Best Multinational Companies list are culturally-strong technology companies such as Microsoft, NetApp, SAS, and Google. Old-fashioned benefits like health insurance, family leave, and flex time ranked only 15 percent when considering most valued HR offerings. They're upgrading.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Here are the first three “don’ts” your team needs to learn, and their corresponding remedies. As fashionable as it is, “data science” is not a business objective or a learning objective in and of itself. Scaling Your Team’s Data Skills. Turn it on and let it be your mantra. Insight Center.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

It’s about having the guts to seek feedback from others in a sincere and genuine fashion. In another scenario, a CEO had one executive on his team whom he really trusted and in whom he could confide. One day, a couple of other members of that company’s executive team made a presentation at a board meeting that didn’t go so well.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

But when some CEOs in this position look at the people they employ, they discover a problem: a swath of their existing team doesn’t have the necessary skills or metabolism for change to meet the new challenges. Between 2011 and 2015, the company added 3,000 new people in engineering and development.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

For example, before performing every operation the surgical team should conduct a “time-out” 100% of the time to ensure that everyone agrees that they are operating on the correct patient and are performing the correct procedure on the right site and that any questions or concerns that any team member might have are addressed.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

If that''s what your team can achieve without you, just imagine what they might do with your support. In 2011, Thierry Andretta, the CEO of French fashion company Lanvin, announced an initiative called "no email Wednesdays" because he thought people had stopped actually talking to each other.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

It’s also a successful business: the team’s net worth, according to Forbes , was $3.16 billion, making it the world’s second most valuable sports team, while its revenues touched $657 million, the fourth highest among soccer clubs (after Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Bayern Munich) in 2014.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

I am a huge fan of the benefits of professional development gained from good old-fashioned reading. How can you accept the responsibility to develop a team if you’re not developing yourself? However being aware of industry trends, competitive positioning, who the thought leaders are, etc. are all critical to your success.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 1, 2010

If you say youll send a team member a report, do so. But, following through is critical to keeping your team effective and efficient. Following through also means doing so in a timely fashion. If you promise to get an employee an answer, get it for him or her. As the Nike campaign/slogan so aptly says, "Just Do It."

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

I would strongly suggest reading two previous posts: “ Shut-up and Listen &# and “ Stop Selling and Add Value “ as support for these positions. link] mikemyatt Hi Jerry: Kudos to you and your team on the closing, and even more so for your approach. What more proof does one need? Thanks to people like you and Scott S.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

As I’ve said in other posts, great leaders have the innate ability to call on the right skills in a contextually and environmentally appropriate fashion. link] anna smith I just read an interview with Kent Williams, a team leader for Thomson Reuters. I showed this to my team, and they got a great laugh out of it.”

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

’) Of course, time has marched on since the book was written, and plenty of other well-known companies have dropped the execution ball in the meantime (BP in the most spectacular fashion). Why was this once-dominant player unable to execute and maintain its market position? So what happened? Execution is not a single-point event.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

We saw a similar situation in our recent work with a technology company, in which the executive team complained that major quality initiatives impacting multiple business units had fallen through the cracks. However the Healthcare.gov development team did not wake up on launch day and say, “Wait, there may be some problems here!”

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Soup : A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture by Jon Gordon About the Reference Soup : A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture a business novel by Jon Gordon illustrates the significant impact senior leaders have on setting and nurturing their organization’s culture. Consider leaving a comment! Consider leaving a comment!

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

In fact, at the risk of being controversial I’m going to take the position that perfection does not exist. I would caution you against confusing speed with reckless abandon…I’m a big proponent of planning, assessment, analysis and strategy, but only if it is concluded in a timely fashion.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

One such example was a young man who was on my team with a Ph. I fired him from my team realizing he would never understand how to relate to a client on their terms. This approach is often executed in a pre-canned fashion. " Some coaches became happy with this status quo positioning of their services.

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