Coaching Tip

MARCH 27, 2011

Through the period of March of 2002 to March of 2011, my small executive coaching company, Signature, Inc., in February 2008 had its second straight month of disappointing growth in "paid clicks," a key metric that reflected the overall health of the company, according to data released by research firm comScore Inc. . Google Inc.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

They must be relevant, meaningful, in alignment with cultural values, and tied to the right set of metrics. As an example, the marketing assistant who receives a comparatively small bonus when contrasted to that of a sales person feels that his/her contribution is minimized and feels treated unfairly.

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Six Disciplines

JANUARY 31, 2011

Six Disciplines 1:1 Executive Coaching - Is Now Open for Enrollment for 2011. If any (or all) of these seem too familiar, we have good news: we’ve just opened the doors for enrollment to Six Disciplines 1:1 Executive Coaching – proven to get the results you need to be a more effective executive in 2011.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The death of the traditional salesman has been greatly exaggerated,” heralded a recent column in The Economist (October 22, 2011). Yes it is — if you learn how to leverage this new talent by focusing Gen Y behaviors on business goals and setting metrics for results. She wonders: Is it worth it?

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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. Section IV: Tactics. Thank you for sharing this freely. link] davidburkus Great exam.

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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.&# Those who currently lead are aware that our times and this market demands flexibility and quick decision making.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In fact, gossip seriously undermines each one of the aforementioned success metrics by propagating inaccurate information. When you take part in gossip you do none of these things. At its core, gossip is the highest form of disloyalty, and it is far from innocent or idle.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

  Seeing that clean energy was going to be a growth market, Immelt launched ecomagination in 2005.    In the Times article, he says “Ecomagination had a favorability rating of like one when it started, maybe two, me and (Chief Marketing Officer) Beth (Comstock).   Immelt stuck with it and today, G.E.

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Leadership How To Executive Coaching Blog 178

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2012

Traditional marketing — including advertising, public relations, branding and corporate communications — is dead. Many people in traditional marketing roles and organizations may not realize they're operating within a dead paradigm. Actually, we already know in great detail what the new model of marketing will look like.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric.

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Brand Brand Management Blog Media 325

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Most companies can claim an element of success in some aspect of CRM proficiency such as sales force automation, database marketing, development of a knowledgebase, etc., but the reality is that most companies absolutely miss the boat in harnessing the true power of CRM which is improving the customer experience.

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Blog CRM Management Brand 273

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

I want metrics that mirror experience. Tenure is too qualitative. I agree that loyalty is critical. It is a symbiotic relationship where corporate and individual Vision dovetails Have a great week!!

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Strategy Driven

MAY 8, 2011

How can you harness the total power of social media with Return-on-Investment (ROI) metrics that satisfy your CEO? Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Leveraging the Power of Social Media. by Oracle Corporation. Learn how to utilize social media to increase customer loyalty. All rights reserved.

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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

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

APRIL 14, 2010

Home About Overview News Careers Contact Blog Services Branding/Identity Executive Search Leadership Development Overview CEO Coaching Executive Peer Groups Strategic Growth Consulting Innovation Management Personal Branding Reputation Management Social Media Consulting Pro Bono Services Clients Intermidiaries Downloads Blog Contactus N2growth Home (..)

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2011

When we drew up our plans and budgets, the key metric was consumer impressions: how many people would see, hear or read our ad? Now information flows in many directions, consumer touch points have multiplied, and the old, one-size-fits-all approach has given way to precision marketing and one-to-one communications.

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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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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

On your road to success (whether it be to increase profits, become an industry leader, capture more market share, etc.), I saw literally millions and millions of dollars flow into projects that had no real metrics and timeline in place. In other words, these projects had no guardrails. Consider leaving a comment! 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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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2017

But Slack is generally aimed at the enterprise market and doesn’t specialize in intimate relationships. It’s proven hard to solve these problems partly because of metrics: It’s hard to identify and measure the factors that lead to high-quality information or connection.

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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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Strategy Driven

JUNE 17, 2011

What trends do you see in the market, and how does your competition relate to them? Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. (The importance of this is that your greatest prosperity will never come at the customers’ expense, but rather will surface after your product or service enables your customers to prosper.).

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Its stock price peaked weeks after the company went public in 2011 and is down about 80% since. The market has come to question whether its growth can be sustained, and with what underlying earnings. So in addition to looking at year-over-year growth, you should be looking to these three metrics to drive long-term value: 1.

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Quality Metrics Diversity Retail 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2014

That is perhaps the most frequent question I’ve received since 2011 when GlaxoSmithKline changed the link between the bonus pay of our pharmaceutical sales professionals in the United States and the numbers of prescription sold for a particular medicine. Department of Justice over past sales and marketing practices to reach that conclusion.

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Incentives Pharmaceuticals Health Care Metrics 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2013

According to the annual returns from GS in 2011, this came in at just over $12 billion or 42 percent of net revenues. To judge whether this outrageous looking sum is fair or not I apply a metric I call the Return on Invested Talent (or ROIT). Another metric, total earning assets per head, provides a possible answer. to $1.4m).

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ROIC Airlines Chief Executive Officer Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

From where I sit as the Global Head of Digital AT Pepsico Beverages, charged with navigating our brands foray into the digital world, I see three big changes: The value we put on an advertisement will change as we seek to account for engagement metrics in the pricing. But what are the implications of this for marketers today?

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Advertising ROI Brand Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Unlike most rankings, it was based on a systematic analysis of stock-market performance among nearly 2,000 CEOs of the world's largest companies. And Apple's share performance skyrocketed between the time we compiled the data and when he stepped down on August 24, 2011. Market Capitalization increase during tenure: $341.5

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CEO Collins Long-term Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In 2011 Avaya had a major likability problem, and the according market performance you would expect. Avaya’s 2011 Net Promoter Score (NPS) was in the 20s (on a scale of -100 to +100), suggesting that it would have a hard time keeping the customers it had, let alone grow on word of mouth.

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Agility Innovation Metrics Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. We then narrowed the list to 18 finalists using three sets of metrics: New growth.

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Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

When the graduating classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011 hit the job market, their employment prospects were depressingly bleak. One metric of self-focus is narcissism: the belief that one is special, unique, and entitled to good outcomes. adamkaz/Getty Images. Unemployment rates were at historic highs and job openings were scarce.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Marcy Shinder, chief marketing officer at Work Market, the New York City–based firm that helps businesses manage their freelancers and consultants, was working on establishing herself as an influential member of the team before she even started the job. The new Work Market website will go live this spring.

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Influence How To Case Study Learning-by-Doing 19

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

So, a decade ago, marketing professor Florian von Wangenheim ( now at the ETH Zurich technical university in Switzerland) and his then-student Markus Wübben ( now an executive at a tech incubator in Berlin) set out, in Wangenheim’s words, to “convince companies to use these models.”. Ergo: heuristics win.

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Simon Retail Uncertainty Apparel 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2016

in 2011 to 2.9% For a new digital technology to deliver a disruptive innovation, a new technology must leverage two things: A new route to market. As with disruption in the private sector, Estonia’s e-residency program offers both a lower price and fewer features while simultaneously creating a new route to market.

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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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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

That''s up from 69% in 2012 and 2011. One key reason for shareholders'' positive tone is that the stock market has been doing well. This shift to financial-markets-based compensation had some of the promised impact — CEOs did become less risk-averse (bureaucrat-like) in their decision-making. Since say-on-pay hit the U.S.

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