N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

While most C-level execs have a general idea of what I’m referring to, it is also quite clear that most can’t even begin to define it, much less articulate the specific constructs of a sound business model.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Not only is true influence not difficult to acquire, but it is also sustainable when you understand the proper constructs. What are some ways that influence can be possessed by my leadership staff? i.e. Will my employees ever respect/lean on an assistant manager rather than the manager?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

When it comes to the construction of messaging, I have found that people will tend to fall into one of the four following groups. So, what are your thoughts on the value of great messaging as it relates to leadership? Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] davidburkus Mike, Good point: the messenger is the message.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I now own two small construction companies, I believe this industry could actually change to commission//Salary. However I took great care of the team I had on my own outside of their quarterly bonus. I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. An idividual either has it or doesnt. Happy Holidays.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2012

The No Asshole Rule by Robert Sutton provides methods for constructively dealing with the workplace bullies, creeps, jerks, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, and egomaniacs – regardless if they are seniors, peers, or subordinates. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Book value is not guaranteed.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Real game changers understand the power of people and relationships, and they embody this in both their construction and implementation. I plan on circulating your information and just ordered your book. link] mikemyatt Thanks for the kind words Dan, and I hope you enjoy the book. and people mean relationships.

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Chris Brady

MARCH 13, 2010

Is there no one to tour This building I raise Though I construct each space, and Blend height and light and praise? * Is there no one to read These words that I write Though I wrench each from thought, and Arrange with all my might? * Is there no one to watch This movie I make Though I direct each scene, tell The story take by take? *

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Chris Brady

JULY 9, 2010

   But then the exit was entirely nonexistent due to construction. Then the GPS told us to turn right, but alas, the entire road (a complimentary term I now use to refer to anything as wide as a footpath that could at least be traversed by a soldier from the 10th Mountain Division) was nonexistent due to construction.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And just to make things interesting, do it in a decentralized organizational construct where laws, standards, and procedures aren’t as tightly controllable as within a single company. Even worse, functional processes — finance, human resources, sales, etc. logistics, and finance. finance, I.T., Recall how the U.S.

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Chris Brady

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Make excellence the cornerstone of the life you are constructing. I just finished William Nack's detailed and definitive biography of Secretariat, the book on which the movie (which was recently released) is roughly based. "Had some good breaks," say others. "Yup, knew the right people." Raise your standards.

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Chris Brady

JUNE 10, 2010

» June 10, 2010 Leadership Lessons from the World Cup Whether one is a sports fan or not, it would be hard to avoid the hype surrounding the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which begins today. " Hey, it works for me. I know, I know, one can go too far. After all, I've got my own dreams to chase. Care to offer your predictions?

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 20, 2011

" The reason his answer failed to answer, so to speak, was he was forcing me to construct my own picture from data that, although apparently clear and meaningful to him, was nothing more than numbers to me. Children ask for stories to be told them but resist direct instruction. and magnesium is 56.37." Communicate through stories.

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

One of the most profound fables therein is called The Ass Carrying the Image*:      A sacred image was being carried to the temple.  As leaders we are given notoriety and recognition, sometimes even perks and benefits - but leadership is not comprised of these things.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2013

While management focuses on control, organization, and supervision, leadership is the ability to inspire, motivate, and influence to empower others to create organizational success. This begins with leadership, not management. Now she writes about business and finance and finds her work-life balance far more enjoyable.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books 8:12 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print The boy was 11 years old when his father took him to live with a kinsman, a businessman with many shops in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Chris Brady

APRIL 18, 2010

Here's your chance to win a free autographed copy of Orrin Woodward and my book Launching a Leadership Revolution by submitting the funniest or wittiest caption. Good Posted by: John Dickinson | April 19, 2010 at 12:56 PM The day construction engineers ran out of forks.  Good luck. Posted by: H.

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Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Spade-full after spade-full we'd hurl, until eventually we had constructed a pretty fair replica of what we were seeing on the official tracks on the weekends. It was on my mind in the morning, afternoon, evening, and night. And of course, we all raced to be the first to try it out.

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

With humor, wisdom and insight, Tony engaged us with lively comments and interactive learning methods covering eight essential aspects of our lives and the lives of all those for whom we work: Faith, Finances, Family, Fitness, Friendship, Fun, Following and Freedom. Clayton humbly reflected leadership training in action.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Take over responsibility and leadership. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Take over responsibility and leadership. Yes, they are closer to the business and should know better what they need to do so they can meet their business goals.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work. More on: Decision making , Getting buy-in , Leadership Join the Discussion | Email/Share Previous Want Value From Social?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He has written two popular Harvard Business Review articles and authored eighteen books, including the national bestseller Driven to Distraction, that have sold millions of copies. His forthcoming book, Shine , is due out in January from Harvard Business Review Press.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I wrote a couple of months ago about Chinas leadership in the clean tech race , but at the macro level. I wrote a couple of months ago about Chinas leadership in the clean tech race , but at the macro level. Thats what Chinas Hi-Tech Fair is doing. Its another thing to see the green focus up close.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Witnessing the downward-spiral of Carla Sanders' career was painful — yet her experience offers an important commentary on the requirements of executive leadership in today's organizations. This leadership imperative goes far beyond being collaborative and "playing nicely" with peers.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Like most things, building and maintaining your social media footprint should be engineered by design, but the truth is that most people allow it to be constructed by default. In a perfect world you would build relationships with the largest possible universe of targeted constituents where you can productively engage and contribute.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

As the tension built, the chance of working together positively and constructively to add value for the benefit of all shareholders slipped away. We have written extensively on shareholder activism , and one of us coauthored a study in the Journal of Finance showing that, on average, activists produce value for targeted companies.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

It was an economy full of a very special kind of institution: what Ive termed in my book, The New Capitalist Manifesto , Value Conversations. It was an economy full of a very special kind of institution: what Ive termed in my book, The New Capitalist Manifesto , Value Conversations. We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight. Ive seen this in the organizations where Ive consulted.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 17, 2011

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. These expectations create a Folkloric Construct of belief, because our brains are essentially lazy. All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Suppose you wanted to buy a copy of a book as a gift. ship") the book from the store to your home and then to whomever you are buying the gift for. When you look at the price of a book on the shelf, the sticker price does not include tax. Suppose you wanted to buy a copy of a book as a gift.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Thanks Posted by: Marty Weasner | February 10, 2010 at 06:29 AM Chris, I have worked in the construction industry for a while and the trend there is to go green by complying with LEED guidelines for buildings. " even though the private sector's construction efforts are light years ahead of the government's ideas.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

But as Jay Lorsch and I wrote in our HBR article, " What Good Are Shareholders " this summer and Stout writes in her new book, The Shareholder Value Myth , when you try to impose that principal-agent model outside of such special circumstances, it doesn't work very well. Shareholders are a fickle, skittish, otherwise-preoccupied lot.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Changing jobs is an often used and effective way to develop new leadership capabilities. Introduction Execution of Great Moves is one of the key strategies to support our Leadership Excellence Strategy. Many executives have said that this is where they learned some of their most valuable lessons of leadership. “I

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Rogier hadn’t once mentioned holacracy or self-managed teams, even though the executive team and the board had been talking for months about transitioning to just such a system at the global construction company. The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He is currently a visiting scholar at the Harvard University Department of Economics, and the author of the book Parentonomics. More from The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books Read More » Subscribe to HBR Close Trackbacks TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] No trackbacks have been made to this entry.

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