N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Don’t benchmark against others – benchmark against a unique and better version of you. Moreover, just because “Company A” had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B” can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome.

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Benchmarking Outsourcing Offshoring Fashion 248

Leading Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

If you haven’t established basic behavioral benchmarks in your business, organization, team, or family, you should. A family, a company, or a country that’s shy about triggering established consequences can expect boundaries to be repeatedly pushed to the point of breaking. These seven values are worth considering in any context.

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Cost-Benefit Analysis Politics Benchmarking System 425

The Practical Leader

MARCH 9, 2022

Years ago, we helped an international mining company transform its safety culture from good to outstanding. Their 65% reduction in injuries over a three-year period vaulted them to become a benchmark company in their industry. Values-based leadership and cultures have huge payoffs.

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Delegation How To Benchmarking Participative 133

N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Don’t benchmark against others – benchmark against a unique and better version of you. Moreover, just because “Company A” had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B” can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome.

Benchmarking 160

Benchmarking Outsourcing Offshoring Fashion 160

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Every company has stakeholders, though a few with their own proprietary interests chart the course in their own vision, or lack thereof. Values, customs, beliefs, goals, objectives, benchmarking. Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Value-added leadership requires a senior team commitment.

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Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Sadly, this is what is thought of as “quality” in the digital age. Websites that sell products are digital platforms, not the arbitrators of quality in the business world. Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Quality entails four concepts: Success is determined by conformity to requirements.

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Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

From management courses to leadership seminars, there is no shortage of opportunities to further your learning, gain new skills or master the ones you already have. However, the ultimate test lies in productivity enhancements, quality improvements or financial gains.

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Metrics Training Benchmarking ROI 52

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Dan McCarthy posted a collection of top blog posts on leadership that included a post I wrote. Wally Bock presents The Joy of Helping posted at Three Star Leadership , saying “The best bosses revel in helping others succeed” Mark Stelzner presents Two Easy (And Legal) Ways to Gather Competitive Intel posted at Inflexion Point.

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Blog Leadership Deming Storytelling 218

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2018

Culture and Mission : values, customs, beliefs, goals, objectives, benchmarking. Philosophy : purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Niche consultants provide quality viewpoints… as it relates to their talents and skills. Prior experience in company environment. 7 Levels of Authority Figure.

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Advice Strategy Company Bureaucracy 57

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! Wally Bock presents The Joy of Helping posted at Three Star Leadership , saying "The best bosses revel in helping others succeed". And a century and a half is an eyeblink compared with the eternity it would take to achieve this benchmark in senior management".

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Deming 248

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 30, 2017

These are the measure by which my clients have set a benchmark for their success, or failure. Product quality. If they concerned themselves with others they would not work towards those minor details that could mean the difference between a medal or not. And so you should focus on those things in your business that only you control.

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Industry Brand Benchmarking Price 150

The Empowered Buisness

JULY 14, 2015

Your underlying (and often unconscious) attitudes and motivations determine what you pay attention to and focus on in your leadership role. Before delving into 7 key leadership motivation patterns, let’s first look at 3 often-missed truths about performance. It’s called motivational profiling. Decision making style.

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Motivation Leadership McClelland Long-term 100

Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 20, 2015

Next month’s Festival is all about “Spring Cleaning” for your leadership or team (e.g. Wally Bock of Three-Star Leadership reminds us that breakthrough results and business success take more than smarts. renew, refresh, planting seeds). New contributors welcome. The Internal Side of Breakthrough Results. Follow Jon.

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Advice Follow-up Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing 180

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Rather they should benchmark their decisions against the question of “is it the right thing to do?” They are admirable qualities so long as they don’t take precedence over, ignore, or contradict truth. OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference.

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Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 317

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The talent pool development and mentor training process aligns individual aspirations and competencies with the company’s current and future needs so that the interests of both can be served. Internal benchmarking of existing talents based upon determined potential; skilled-knowledge, complexity-management; value of the work.

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Mentor Training Process Development 114

ExactHire - Leadership

MARCH 10, 2022

Learn how effective the changes you make to the hiring process really are by benchmarking this number. Retention rate is the percentage of employees staying with the company over a given time period. You Need to Hire Better Quality Candidates. Today, companies understand that employees are their most important asset.

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Process Metrics Human Resources Software 52

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

As a reaction to industrial reforms and the strength of unions, a Hard Nosed style of leadership was prominent from 1910-1939, management’s attempt to take stronger hands, recapture some of the Captain of Industry style and build solidity into an economy plagued by the Depression. It transcends service and quality.

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Management Hostile Takeover Management by Objectives Objective 70

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is most important for business, the economy and quality of life. I have conducted many diversity audits of companies. The following pointers are offered to companies who communicate with niche publics: Seek and train multi-cultural professionals. Holds benchmarks for Continuous Quality Improvement.

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Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 91

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. The strength of governance can be significantly amplified with the employment of a dedicated leadership team.

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Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As a reaction to industrial reforms and the strength of unions, a Hard Nosed style of leadership was prominent from 1910-1939, management’s attempt to take stronger hands, recapture some of the Captain of Industry style and build solidity into an economy plagued by the Depression. It transcends service and quality.

Hostile Takeover 50

Hostile Takeover Management by Objectives Objective Scientific Management 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

Such high-profile exposure has prompted more companies to view ZBB as a fresh “wonder diet” for achieving radical corporate leanness. Yet for all the promise of ZBB, many companies that try it soon grow disenchanted. Most ZBB implementations are not ambitious enough.

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Zero Based Budgeting Budgeting Supply Chain Company 9

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

So with apologies to those who don't share this passion, I present to you the September 2012 Leadership Development Carnival, NFL Kick-off Edition. I asked each leadership blogger to give me their favorite NFL team. The five suggestions I put forward in this post have leadership as the core, though I don’t dwell on leadership per se.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Benchmarking 243

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Question : As companies face change and disruption, how can managers keep their people aligned around the right goals and priorities as they shift? Sostrin : The number one reason that a person leaves a job is because of the poor quality of the relationship with their boss.

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Books Goal Sports Commitment 69

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Question : As companies face change and disruption, how can managers keep their people aligned around the right goals and priorities as they shift? Sostrin : The number one reason that a person leaves a job is because of the poor quality of the relationship with their boss.

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Books Goal Sports Commitment 69

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2013

Benchmark Your Feedback Step 8. Here are five key benefits of a coherent marketing message and strategy: Differentiation: Distinguishes your company from competitors and helps you rise to the top in a sea of options. Money: More leads generate more revenue; plus, customers are willing to pay more for a high quality brand.

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Marketing Press Release Consultative Brand 50

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Question : As companies face change and disruption, how can managers keep their people aligned around the right goals and priorities as they shift? Sostrin : The number one reason that a person leaves a job is because of the poor quality of the relationship with their boss.

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Goal Sports Commitment Career 56

Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

Motivating pop culture piece designed to foster better, more successful companies. It was he who encouraged your own leadership qualities, because your success ultimately honored him. Each entertainment niche may not be your ‘cup of tea,’ but relating to others will create common bonds and exhibits leadership.

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Mentor Case Study Strategic Planning Learning-by-Doing 91

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2018

It is tempting to regard artificial intelligence as a threat to human leadership. There is no reason to believe that leadership will be spared the impact of AI. A shift from the hard to soft elements of leadership is not exclusive to the AI age. Insight Center. Assessing the opportunities and the potential pitfalls.

Leadership 8

Leadership Short-term Agility Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2016

In decades of work with more than 100 global organizations, we have seen case after case in which managers and their companies are too eager to jump into the global arena before ensuring that all the right i nternal pieces are in place.

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Globalization Company Short-term Objective 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

probably does have are three non-glamorous but crucial qualities: focus, discipline, and follow-up. These three qualities might not sound extraordinary, but they can truly set you apart. If you have those qualities, you’ll excel. It will encompass the goals and benchmarks you need to achieve during this time period.

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Bottom-up Sharpe Follow-up Retail 50

You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 21, 2009

If you are unfamiliar with it, I strongly advise that you explore it because Emotional Intelligence is a critical component of good leadership. But, the EI Quotient gives us a benchmark for goal setting and improvement. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. So don’t panic.

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Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Goleman Blog 40

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Many companies are investing heavily to identify what leads to high engagement in order to motivate employees, thereby increasing their happiness and productivity. But based on our research with several large companies, we want to offer a word of caution: Engagement is often an ambiguous term. Company 1: Strong Correlation.

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Productivity Products Attrition Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

If the number of executives from other companies who have been benchmarking GE’s management-development centers is an indication, interest in creating corporate universities is on the rise. Here are some of GE’s principles for achieving those essential aims: A leadership institute should reflect the company’s leadership ideals.

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Six Sigma Human Resources Benchmarking Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Today, companies must correct course fast, fend off insurgent competitors, and have an intense customer focus. One such leapfrog leader is Chuck Robbins, who rose rapidly at Cisco and skipped a level when he was chosen to be the company’s new CEO, succeeding John Chambers, who became executive chairman. Executive development.

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Benchmarking Trends Talent Management CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2013

Benchmark data isn''t sexy stuff, but occasionally the numbers reveal surprising findings. In fact, the benchmark data revealed that NGOs spent less than half as much on IT systems as comparable for-profit companies, resulting in slower and less comprehensive reporting capabilities at a higher cost.

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Globalization NGO Benchmarking Decentralization 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 13, 2009

Because of this, the quality of a good many of the assessments was, well, questionable. Monitoring and measuring along the way provides performance benchmarks that allow people to see how they are doing at any given point. I too often see this at companies as a once a year process with a “Thank goodness this is only once a year!&#

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Performance Review Review PR Blanchard 40

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2013

Try this exercise: ask two or three board members or employees what the top three priorities are for the company. After that, establish the critical tasks required to achieve those goals AND identify the right metrics and benchmarks to know if you are getting there. Communication Leadership Strategy' How to do better?

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Benchmarking Metrics Tools Retail 8