N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I think many in leadership get to choose the metric they use to measure, and they seem to always choose the one that makes them look good. That said, your observation about the need to measure the "right" metrics is an astute one. Thank you for sharing this freely. link] davidburkus Great exam. Kavita Great article.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In today’s post I’ll take a look at timing as key success metric… As the verse from the old Kenny Rogers song goes “you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em.&#

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

In today’s post I’ll address a key metric that all companies should be focused on – Customer Experience Management (CEM)… Before I go any further let’s get the semantical arguments out of the way…Some will claim that a well conceived CRM initiative includes CEM as a subset.

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APRIL 14, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Is the pursuit of success or significance driving your quest in 2011? It's one of my great drivers to achieve significance in what I do – even if that doesn't necessarily mean success as defined by any metric you care to choose… Thanks for an interesting read! Best Neil Ron Inspiring post! Success is temporal.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Even if you don’t find yourself having to frequently deal with extreme situations, it is often nothing more than normal dealings in the ordinary course of business that can place you at a nexus…Do you make your decision based upon the facts at hand and sound decisioning metrics, or do you let your emotions drive your decisions?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

If you incorporate the following metrics into your decisioning framework you will minimize the chances of making a bad decision: Perform a Situation Analysis : What is motivating the need for a decision? What would happen if no decision is made?

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

How to start measuring the factors that are most critical to the success of the business and identify the metrics that express them. The modern corporation that has evolved as a result consists of many specialized functional departments, such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, operations, and finance. All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2011

This is the essence of Groupon's declaration last week that it will remove the controversial accounting metric called Adjusted Consolidated Segment Operating Income (ACSOI) from its financial statements. In the first quarter of 2011, Groupon posted a net loss of $113.9 Yet, the company reported ASCOI of positive $80.1

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

” Great post Mike – it is obvious you have spent a lot of time thing about and work with top teams! link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment and kind words John.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The 2011 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households , released last month, is a valuable example of policymakers collecting data to support evidence based policy making. Along with a number of my colleagues in finance, I take a "functional approach" to understanding the financial system.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2016

in 2011 to 2.9% If the public sector is to realize the full potential of digital technology to transform public finances and even kickstart national economic growth, governments will have to move beyond streamlining services and cutting red-tape for entrepreneurs. The Singaporean economy’s growth rate went from 6.2%

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

While my list had more "diversity" it was a larger list based upon specific metrics as the standard for qualification – diversity was not one of these metrics. Interesting points about the metrics involved – good feedback for women leaderhsip bloggers. Personally, I am not affronted.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The 2011 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households , released last month, is a valuable example of policymakers collecting data to support evidence based policy making. Along with a number of my colleagues in finance, I take a "functional approach" to understanding the financial system.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. We then narrowed the list to 18 finalists using three sets of metrics: New growth.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2018

Since the mandate of the board is to represent shareholders’ interests, shareholder votes stand out as a natural performance metric. corporations between 2000 and 2011. The second challenge we face is that we only have that measure of director performance for directors who are actually selected to join the board.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

the brokerage firm formerly known as Dain Rauscher) and spent 2011 as chairman of the main securities-industry trade group, SIFMA. And while economists, when they say "profit," are thinking of the abstract notion of increasing a firm's economic value, people in business have to make do with much less comprehensive metrics.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

They all speak of the quality of their talent as a key success metric…in fact, many of them will emphatically state that talent is their single biggest competitive advantage. In today’s post I’ll examine one of the most frequent offenders; “ Talent is our biggest asset.&#

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

By plugging into local neighborhoods via an existing organization's programs and accountability metrics, we believe Starbucks can create more tangible, sustainable improvements. This program, Create Jobs for USA , will begin November 1, 2011. An initial $5 million to seed the fund will come from The Starbucks Foundation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

From 2006 to 2011, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York has grown by almost 65%. But it is an important metric. Many small businesses don’t require the sort of financing required by firms in pursuit of s-curve growth. It takes longer to raise money.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Deliverables, benchmarks, deadlines, and success metrics must be incorporated into the plan. Every task should be assigned and managed according to a plan and in the light of day. Measurable : Any new ideas being adopted must lead to measurable objectives. Timing : It must be detailed and deliverable on a schedule.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2011

environmental, social and governance) metrics relevant to long-term sustainable corporate performance. Daniela Saltzman is an MBA student at HBS, class of 2011. The SSE is well positioned to do so because the exchange has already taken a number of steps to improve reporting on nonfinancial (i.e., Stay tuned.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

The commission ratios vary from development to marketing to finance, administration, sales and customer support, and in the various areas are based on the metrics the individuals are most able to directly control. In some respect, every person's compensation is configured as a base plus commission.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I wasn’t nearly as dazzled by Jim’s statistics and metrics as I was his outlook on life. Where Jim fell short in my opinion was that if you’ve heard Jim before, there wasn’t a lot of new information. Jim went to his staples of Level 5 Leaders, the Hedgehog principle and the Flywheel concept.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

In 2011, when I came to Centura Health in Colorado as President of its largest operating group (Mountains and North Denver Operating Group or MNDOG) and CEO of its flagship health organization, Saint Anthony Hospital, I saw a clear mandate for change. They’ve lived through tumultuous times before and the status quo has always returned.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

Ina Drew was in the bank's High Five in the proxy statement, with more than $15 million in total comp in 2010 and 2011 (cash, bonus, stock awards). It was this office which reportedly produced more than $5 billion in profits in the last three years, or more than 10% of the bank's $48 billion in cumulative profits.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

subscribers in 2017, and the industry as a whole has been growing at 200% annually since 2011. Likewise, what is the right set of metrics that company executives should use to manage their subscription businesses in order to hold themselves fully accountable to their stakeholders? that aggregate sales in the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In December 2011, Expedia felt it wasn't getting full economic credit for TripAdvisor buried within its financials and so spun TripAdvisor out as an independent company, where it now trades on the NASDAQ with a $4.8 Expedia grew to account for roughly one third of the company's revenues. billion market capitalization as of this writing.

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