N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Moreover, building rapport is easily achieved assuming your motivations for doing so are sincere. If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. Accepting a person where they are, creates an bond of trust.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Easier said than done, but Beinhocker cites the example of California’s building codes, which have succeeded in reducing energy consumption by setting standards that automatically adapt as technology evolves. Seven Ways to Motivate Top Talent in De-Motivating Times (Chief Executive). Small steps, but steps all the same.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2014

And 43% feel confused and overwhelmed by the mishmash of collaboration technology at their disposal. I’m seeing a new generation of technology emerge that can make dispersed teams more productive than collocated teams. ” Sharing about Spike the dog helps people bond, relax, and trust each other. Getting Alignment.

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Team Conference Forrester Bond 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2013

What motivates employees to go above and beyond the call of duty to provide a great customer experience? That takes more than great products and services — it takes motivated, empowered frontline employees. Result: a smoother start to the day that frees frontline staff to focus all their energies on customers.

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Banking Airlines Compliance Bond 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

You could, Drexler and Noble write, take advantage of government subsidies to invest in affordable housing or renewable energy (something that, as they note, people have been doing for decades). Drexler: Now for the flip side, of course people and institutions in most cases are motivated by more than just financial returns.

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Insurance Bond Hedge Bottom-up 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

This diversity reflects not only a deepening understanding of the connection between growth and customer satisfaction, but a much greater awareness of what marketing can do to help forge that bond. To hit P&L targets, for instance, the CMO at one technology company focused on shortening the sales cycle.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

The wartime challenge demanded better collaboration, greater situational awareness and more strategic application of cutting edge technology for the war-fighter. Is “above average” training really worth the time, energy and expense? Or must it be managed to build better bonds and relationships throughout the enterprise?

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Training Education Incentives Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2014

So-called “daddy days” offer precious time to bond with a new baby, cement new household routines, and lay the foundation of a family’s life. Indeed, a large body of research shows that using work-flex enhances job motivation and performance.) What’s not to like about paternity leave ? But what happens when paternity leave ends?

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Bond Long-term Health Care Organizational Behavior 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

Currently, impact can mean anything from venture investments in new health technologies to microfinance loans in Peru; from affordable housing in the US to renewable energy in India; from social impact bonds to private equity funds that create jobs. Or third, and more common, is that they sit on the impact-investing sidelines.

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