N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Rather they should benchmark their decisions against the question of “is it the right thing to do?” I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. How sad is this?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. I’ve tended to think this implies an enduring purpose, guided by a moral framework – values. Adam Williams “Where there is no vision, the people perish.&# I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

The Five Ws Agenda describes how the Strategic Context will perform (performance driven thinking, integration, progress, benchmarks, resources and assessment). It is your moral compass to LeaderShape at every level. It is a catalyst that combines innovative new insights to propel ideas off of paper and into the world.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2016

Stretch goals are correctly credited with guiding effort, promoting innovative thinking, energizing salespeople, and boosting persistence. Many successful companies have lived the virtuous cycle: Sales leaders set a stretch goal, the sales force surpasses it, and sales force morale and confidence gets a boost. Use diagnostics.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

This approach costs six times that of doing things correctly on the front end… meaning planning, sequential execution and benchmarking progress. In addition to financial, cover-up costs can include the effects upon morale, activity levels, productivity, decision making, creativity, adaptation and innovation.

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Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The focus of people using a resources frame to understand sustainability is often on waste reduction and technological innovation. Today, we see growing interest in new business benchmarks and in potential breakthrough materials and forms of energy. The Moral Frame. The Design Frame.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Improvement can be quantified by increased productivity, reduced turnover and heightened employee morale. Faster innovation. Benchmark measurements of accomplishments. Quality is the sum of impressions made on the customer. Payroll is the biggest overhead item. The empowered team is trusted to seek quality on their own.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

Benchmarking and adopting best practices (a veiled reference to everyone’s favorite punching bag, In Search of Excellence ). Rapidly responding to ever-evolving competitive and market changes (perhaps a reference to Rita McGrath and Ian McMillan’s 1995 article on innovation strategy “Discovery Driven Planning” ).

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