N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

Blog 419

Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 419

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In today’ post I’ll share my thoughts on the value of learning to become a humble leader… It’s been said that life is a long lesson in humility. At the same time I personally feel its a long way to go to see the environment what has been discussed in the article.

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Servant Leader Long-term 419

The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 23, 2019

In those days, you primarily positioned the merits of your model against others. We were also blessed to have customers that forced us to keep tabs on emerging technologies and principles of sophisticated learning design and measurement. In 2011, PI and CLS formed a strategic partnership. What does CLS have to do differently?

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Hersey Organizational Behavior Waterman Situational Leadership 72

Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Knowledge@Wharton:   Adjusting to the 'New Normal': The Consequences of Long-Term High Unemployment - As a society we are continually reminded of the stubbornly high state of unemployment that has resulted out of the economic chaos of the past two and a half years.  Enjoy!  Enjoy!

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Blog Human Resources Talent Management Mentor 145

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.

Blog 420

Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Many times it is simply because companies have been doing the same things, in the same ways, and for the same reasons for so long, that they struggle with the concept of change. Why did American auto-makers lose their once dominant position to their European and Asian counterparts? Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming?

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 361

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Entrepreneurship has seldom been sexier, with the press overwhelmed with stories of technological disruption and the tremendous changes emerging across society as a result of the bold and courageous innovators that are bucking the norm. This is despite the average startup today remaining private twice as long as was the norm in the past.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Incubator GDP 52

Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

There are many nutrients that we need on a daily basis to keep our bodies running efficiently ona a daily basis, not to mention long-term. Fish, in particular, has long been associated with being an excellent brain boosting food. Studies continue to show the positive influence of blueberries in our lives.

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Energy Press Release Discount PR 140

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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Press Release Discount PR Long-term 157

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

If you want to be a long-term survivor in business I would suggest that you not participate in gossip and get rid of those that do. They would take the position that gossip is just part of human nature, and that gossip will always exist in any type of environment where social dynamics are present.

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Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

They don’t tell you how well the business is positioned for future growth and ROIC improvement. It took many years for the company to regain its lost position. Companies also need metrics that indicate the short-, medium-, and long-term health of the business, as shown to the right of the financial metrics.

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ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

He then proceeded to communicate in no uncertain terms that he wasn’t nearly as concerned about the faults he would find, as he was about how our leader (guess who?) No one remains a leader long without being competent. People will not long support someone who's going nowhere. link] Mike Henry Sr. Great reminder Mike.

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Bottom-up Blog Objective Brand 366

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. Goal: Take that hill – Objectives: taking out the bunkers, machine gun nests, and other fortified positions that stand in your way of taking the hill.

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Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 395

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

Each issue is packed with thought-provoking content and insight into the business issues that affect all companies competing in today’s technology-driven marketplace with recent contributions by best-selling author and researcher Tom Davenport; social media guru Chris Brogan; and Myron Scholes, world renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

QAspire

JANUARY 5, 2016

The average lifespan of an S&P 500 company has gone down from 67 years in 1937 to 18 years in 2011. With advances in technology, mobiles are becoming more of a convergence device that replaces so many utilities (calculators, alarm clocks, small digital cameras etc.) that we used otherwise.

Leadership 70

Leadership Self-aware Supply Chain Human Capital 70

QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Periodically, they overhaul their structure, add new positions and assign new/diverse responsibilities to people. I sometimes wonder about an organization with a loose and nimble structure with a solid work-flow and technologies that enable such an efficient work-flow. How would work flow? Who will do what? Vamsi´s last blog.

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Process Deming Restructuring Efficiency 130

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Disingenuous and insincere positioning may get your foot in the door, but when the door slams into your backside as your engagement or relationship blows-up, don’t say I didn’t warn you… Thoughts? Thanks for highlighting that thought in your comment.

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Blog Gordon Brand Media 375

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

While that has long been considered traditional retirement age, Boomers are known for bucking the system. Technology has exploded, giving us instant access to information and knowledge, and it all moves and changes so fast that some of what Boomers have learned during their careers may be obsolete. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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How To Tacit Knowledge Intellectual Capital Newsletter 72

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Do you ever wonder how the term “Politically Correct&# evolved from an obscure catch-phrase that was once used to label those who would not take a controversial position to the dominant mind-set of the day in our society? They are admirable qualities so long as they don’t take precedence over, ignore, or contradict truth.

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Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 375

CO2

JANUARY 4, 2011

We had no money and he graciously accepted our honorary position without enumeration. It is remarkable how long it takes to stick a penny, fold, stuff, stamp and send a letter. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 I have known Sid most of my life. He once asked if we wanted to a direct mailing project for him.

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Execution Blog Executive Coaching USP 88

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

If you’re successful, your brand will leave an impact long after you’re gone. It's an extension of yourself that lingers even long after that person has left your website, book, show, or other piece of content. In 2011, he was signed to Ellen DeGeneres' label, eleveneleven.

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me. They could not be more wrong - I’m here to tell you that strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive terms. The strongest leaders are in fact the most compassionate leaders.

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Leadership Gordon Blog Brand 284

Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Some may argue that the term revolutionary is too strong a word to use. There are places where the status quo has existed for too long and it’s no longer relevant. What you may lack in experience or skill you can make up for in energy and fresh perspectives. To that, my answer is…maybe.

How To 68

How To Short-term Resources Long-term 68

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

My friend’s brother-in-law was so focused on the symptom (water on the floor) that he didn’t stop long enough to fix the root cause (water flowing through the water heater). We have state-of-the-art medical technology available, IF a person can pay for it. You and I might define the problem in different terms.

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Health Care Engineering System Politics 102

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

My friend’s brother-in-law was so focused on the symptom (water on the floor) that he didn’t stop long enough to fix the root cause (water flowing through the water heater). We have state-of-the-art medical technology available, IF a person can pay for it. You and I might define the problem in different terms.

Health Care 102

Health Care Engineering System Politics 102

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

While there were clearly a few moments last week that I found instructionally valuable in terms of creating a game changer ( Nando Parrado ), there weren’t nearly enough of them. A lesson that I learned long ago is that you simply cannot experience sustainable improvement without transformation. Is that the only way to think of it?

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Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 379

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. As long as your vision remains in alignment with God's will for your church I would encourage as much creativity and innovation as you muster up.

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

And perhaps more importantly, anyone occupying a position of authority plays a followership role at times, as first-line supervisors report to mid-level managers, mid-level managers report to vice-presidents, vice-presidents report to CEOs, CEOs report to Boards of Directors, etc.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Covey has garnered the loyalty and love of her students, something that she still evokes in my daughters even though they have long since left her classroom. link] Scott Eblin Earlier this year, I spent an amazing afternoon with the wounded warriors at the Mologne House which is the long term lodging facility at Walter Reed Army Hospital.

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Blog Covey Learning-by-Doing Video 321

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. Pitches MUST be short, which is more time-consuming than presenting long ones. you put yourself in the right position), you are ready. The bigger the playing field, the more trust, familiarity, and rapport count.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Companies increasingly use digital technologies to circumvent distributors and enter into direct relationships with their end-users. Writing in the Sloan Management Review, Boston College professor Gerald Kane noted that 87% of executives surveyed indicated that digital technologies will disrupt their industries to a great or moderate extent.

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Strategy B2B Insurance Business Model 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

Without operating in the former, they won't be able to attain economies of scale; sans the latter, they're unlikely to continue developing state-of-the-art technologies. Moreover, it forgot that it will continue to do well in China and India not just by keeping costs low but also by developing new technologies.

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Globalization Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. Growth has slowed sharply among oil exporters and North African countries affected by the 2011 Arab Spring democracy movements—but the rest of Africa posted accelerating growth at an average annual rate of 4.4%

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Globalization Long-term GDP Marketing 8

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. Being a great workplace is the result of a long-term investment in their employees.

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Company Heskett Ryan Audience 17

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2014

There is another seemingly mundane but profoundly important application of this technology: to better managers ourselves and our time. The underlying technology behind all of the advances in robotic technology mentioned above is Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). developers has long been to help humans be more productive.

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Productivity Products Technology Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 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., environmental, social and governance) metrics relevant to long-term sustainable corporate performance. Daniela Saltzman is an MBA student at HBS, class of 2011. Stay tuned.

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Long-term Sample Report Pharmaceuticals 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

In a 2011 paper , researchers from HBS, Columbia, and the University of Chicago looked at the success of 472 tech buyouts based on a novel measure: patents. As Lerner summed it up for me in an interview, "There seemed to be a pretty positive track record in terms of technology companies after buyouts.". The Case of IBM.

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Rivkin Succession Short-term Case Study 15