N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

In short, most CRM practitioners have traditionally assumed an internal (inside-out), operationally centric approach to customer management and strategy. CEOs/COOs are looking at the wrong data…they look for trends while or after they happen, not searching for clues before they happen.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. While many have scoffed at the CBS show &# Undercover Boss, &# I believe it signals a very disturbing trend. Thanks for stopping by Steve and have a great weekend.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

I have found that business-speak can be particularly beneficial in using just a few words to explain situations, scenarios, processes, trends, attitudes and any number of other ethereal and esoteric concepts that might have otherwise needed several sentences or paragraphs to describe. Differing views are always sought in this forum.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

This post is a great example of facing up to the expedient and popular trend of using no as a silver bullet. link] Dan Collins Mike, If there is one characteristic I admire in leaders and respect in you it is the willingness to state in no uncertain terms (sorry for the play on words) their stance.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Categories : Businesswomen Bloggers 4 Comments 1 Tweets that mention There’s Still Time :: Women on Business -- Topsy.com January 11th, 2011 at 1:07 pm [.] 2 Kelly Evers January 12th, 2011 at 1:51 pm Great blog! Kelly Evers, founder of [link] 3 Sheri B January 16th, 2011 at 11:55 am Thanks for the 21 day plan. Not to doing.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Blogging is much more than the latest trend and is here to stay. Lastly, there are a number of strategies to build engagement and develop a loyal following, and several social media consultants who will be happy to help you. The bottom line is that the numbers do in fact speak for themselves. Good content will rise above the noise.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

About the Author Marshall Fisher, co-author of The New Science of Retailing , is the UPS Professor of Operations and Information Management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and co-director of the Fishman-Davidson Center for Service and Operations Management.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The blog is authored and moderated by Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. ** N2′s Top Pick for business blogs (Okay…we’re prejudiced). Small Business Trends Anita Campbell Editor provides information of interest to entrepreneurs and executives.

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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. Thank you again for listening to the StrategyDriven Podcast !

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The choice to stay in a very black and white world of facts and figures is important for keeping the trust of all team members—and is particularly relevant when you’re operating at one remove. Can you give me data about what’s been going on?” He said/she said is excruciating anytime.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

If you buy into this line of thinking my guess is that it won’t be the first time you’ve fallen prey to a failed initiative around the latest trend. I always love the excuse “I don’t have time for social media.&# This is where much of the true complexity lies. Some very astute comments here too – thank you all.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

– How to Create and Implement a Knowledge Transfer Program, part 1 Posted by Ken Ball and Gina Gotsill on November 10, 2010 · 2 Comments The clock is ticking: next year, in 2011, the oldest of the 76 million Baby Boomers turn 65. Assemble some preliminary data: What are the demographics of your organization?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

While I can't blame social media since I've seen this trend in metropolitan areas (old woman's purse snatched; no one ran after the snatcher), what you noted here is more than passivity, it's active withdrawal from reality, which is pretty dangerous. I very much enjoyed this piece, thank you!

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

Blue Cross wrote that TheraMatrix’s operations were “competitive and damaging not only to BCBSM’s financial interests, but also to its business relationships.&# They can do so with the help of a new business strategy: ‘Healthcare Performance Management’ (HPM).

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Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Operating-cost productivity metrics might include the component costs for building an automobile or delivering a package, the rates of rework, and so forth. This may change with trends like the proliferation of personalized therapeutics into product markets. Copyright (c) 2011. About the Authors.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2010

About the Authors Randy Dobbs, author of Transformational Leadership , is a Senior Operating Executive at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; one of the largest and most successful private-equity firms in the United States. Thank you again for listening to the StrategyDriven Podcast !

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

According to recent estimates from the Telework Research Network, telecommuting grew by over 70 percent between 2005 & 2011 - and based on existing trends, the number of virtual or telecommuting workers will expand to almost five million by 2016. Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Using these whitepapers, youll learn how to create a performance measurement system that drives superior performance by aligning managerial decisions and employee actions with your corporate strategy. Just as you would in your office, when you’re online make sure to hold yourself accountable.

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

According to recent estimates from the Telework Research Network, telecommuting grew by over 70 percent between 2005 & 2011 - and based on existing trends, the number of virtual or telecommuting workers will expand to almost five million by 2016. Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

As a backlash against increasingly international trends, relationships matter more. By defining the positioning and purpose so well that it is a news story, you have done much of the most important branding, pitching, and promotional thinking early in the strategy. Some of the efforts cast out into the marketplace stir up action.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I love it when you share feedback strategies! It’s hard and especially in Mexico to receive feedback, bosses are way out of trends for a better management, that makes it diffcult to approach them with the intention of giving feedback. Mary Jo Asmus : September 27, 2010 at 7:19 pm Thanks Matt. First, perform a self-assessment.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy. The conventional wisdom about strategy may be leading your company astray. In this unpredictable economy, traditional approaches to strategy are a luxury most companies cannot afford. SD : What is ‘capabilities-driven strategy?’. Let’s go after it.”

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

In a previous role as President of Ziff-Davis Education (now called Element K), Bill oversaw the leading supplier of computer training products worldwide and supervised the operations of ZD University, the leading web-based computer skills site. and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar !

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2013

.” Marketing can sometimes slip through the cracks given the constant and pressing demands of sales, client service, and internal operations. Create a Tailor-Made Sales Strategy Using Lessons from the Field! Identify and Analyze Your Win/Loss Trends Step 7. There are numerous elements to an effective marketing strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

Many conjectures have been offered to explain this controversial trend. Emerging digital firms compete with knowledge, strategy, and expert human capital, attacking even the largest established firms. This trend, we claim, is the single largest cause for decline in listed firms.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2011

Barnes & Noble (B&N), America's largest bookseller, is bucking these trends. In the first quarter of 2011, industry-wide book sales were down 2.5% The more basic black and white model has been praised for its size, weight, and ultra-intuitive operation. The story cannot end happily. from the same period in 2010.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

If you were to make a list of up-and-coming business trends, social media strategies would probably be near the top. If you don’t want your company’s social strategy to fall flat, there are some guidelines you’ll need to follow. Actually, scratch that “up-and-coming” part – social media is already here.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2011

Using these whitepapers, youll learn how to create a performance measurement system that drives superior performance by aligning managerial decisions and employee actions with your corporate strategy. Sellers sit and wait while they do them.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Bob Smith (not his real name), source of the quote and Chief Operating Officer at Otis Elevator, knows that elevators tend to remain well under the radar screen until they break. In the elevator business, you can be hugely successful and highly profitable by going unnoticed.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

You can plan your strategy around what the audience knows and how they think. In a previous role as President of Ziff-Davis Education (now called Element K), Bill oversaw the leading supplier of computer training products worldwide and supervised the operations of ZD University, the leading web-based computer skills site.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Well, it’s a little risky to generalize, but we can draw some conclusions by looking at some of the trends in the database I have for the 360 degree leadership survey that’s based on my book, The Next Level. Leaders who operate in this mode lose their peers in no time flat. Why is that? What’s the recovery plan?

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Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2019

Mostly because it’s fundamentally more difficult to lead an organization than ever before, due to a confluence of leadership trends and external factors. Unfortunately, it didn’t have the market share head start enjoyed by Fitbit (launched Tracker in 2008) and Jawbone (launched UP in 2011). .” – John R. No, they won’t.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Using our robust data archive system which captures electronic health record, medical and prescription claims, and other information, we create dashboard displays for use by leadership, operational teams, and clinicians to reveal population-level trends and identify patients and clinicians for targeted interventions.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

Consider three critical mega-trends: resource constraints and rising commodity prices; climate change and extreme weather; and radical, technology-driven transparency. The issues in each of these buckets require new leadership, or at least a rethinking of it in the highest ranks of companies, and deep operational changes.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

We've extensively analyzed the applications to the Echoing Green fellowship between 2006 and 2011, and built a rich dataset that allows us to rigorously study trends in the field of social enterprise. Frogtek and many other hybrids sell goods and services, and rely on revenues to sustain and scale their operations.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Primary care delivery faces additional challenges for scaling because it operates on thin margins, often is not highly valued by patients, and has difficulty attracting trained providers. North Star primarily serves truck drivers and sex workers, operating in the afternoons and evenings to fit its clients’ schedules.

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