N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2016

I am taking a break at Grand Cafe Loos in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. My mind is spinning around as I try to defragment and reorganize the many experiences, images and memories that have made 2016 such a fascinating year. Its easy to pick out the large, juicy chunks, which have captivated most of us around the globe: political upheaval, geo-political instability, corporate scandals to name but a few.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The holidays are a great time for reflection. They allow us to think back and review the past year and appreciate all of things that we can be thankful for. They also allow us to consider some of things that didn’t go so well this year and determine opportunities for improving them. One thing that we all can do to improve things for next year is forgive someone that we work with.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Passion can be a real turnoff when it comes to persuasion. The best persuaders seek to connect before they seek to present. Passionate persuaders are just the opposite. They are soapbox orators, not communicators. The challenge is toning down someone who is overly passionate is formidable. Such individuals are so enamored of their own ideas and their own abilities they are difficult to reach.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

What’s the secret to a long-term relationship? “Overlooking the negative and focusing on the positive,” says Helen Fisher, a best-selling author on relationships and a fellow at the Kinsey Institute. Speaking on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show , Fisher says that brain scans of couples averaging 20 years revealed the parts of the brain that were active were those linked to empathy, self-control, and an ability to overlook negative, that is, “positive illusions.”.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

I bet if I asked you what your company is all about you’d give me that same ol’ rehearsed elevator pitch. You’d be able to tell me what it does and why it’s important. But, if I asked you how. You just might stall. The answers on “ how ” a business does what it does lies in its unique combination of systems that governs how it executes its mission.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Leading an U.S.-based business during these volatile times in our history has never been more challenging. Race relations are being tested every day across the country. There’s a threat that emerging public policy may wipe-out a large portion of the lower-end labor force. The direction of international business dealings is in question as the promise of new trade laws and tariffs looms.

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