N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

They are no longer responsible for managing risk but also for driving innovation, enhancing customer experiences, and achieving sustainable growth. Executives who share the same values and understand the company’s mission and vision are likelier to drive innovation, build strong teams, and foster a positive work environment.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 10, 2020

Adapted, and reprinted with permission from Career Press, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser. Doing so also provides us with insight into how we can adjust our own communication styles to be more effective, and it helps us get to the bottom of why we seem to butt heads with certain people, while having better synergy with others.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Creating good jobs In The Case for Good Jobs , MIT Sloan’s Zeynep Ton suggests this should be the wake-up call employers need to ensure that they’re providing good jobs to people so that they’re both better able to attract but also retain the people they will be increasingly hard-pressed to recruit.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This theory, practiced by industrialists like Henry Ford, led to unprecedented innovations in human engineering, with the creation of the assembly line, and a formula for optimizing performance in the workplace. Power Skills. It is said that soft skills are the new ‘power skills.’ New HR Trends (2022). Upskilling.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Everything you’ve done so far in your career has led you to this position. There are no quick fixes; it takes hard work and the refusal to give up. Here are some powerful things you can do. Avoid power trips. Now that you’ve earned your place as a leader, it’s easy to let the power get to you. Provide feedback.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Nowhere is this exchange more evident than in the data annotation industry, where people from around the world help to prepare and tidy up the data used by the tech giants to train the algorithms upon which their fortunes increasingly rest. As such employees often have career opportunities within the company. The hidden bedrock of AI.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

Coaching and mentoring have seldom been more popular, with a growing consensus that it can be vital to our career development. Traditionally, the role of the mentor has been filled by an experienced colleague who can provide us with the wisdom they’ve gained over their careers. Man and machine together.

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QAspire

JUNE 26, 2014

As a result of this, businesses, industries and careers are disrupted faster than ever before. How are VUCA world careers different from the old economy careers? Portfolio careers: One person, many careers are here to stay! ~ @tanvi_gautam. - – - – -. You have to craft your own career.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

In a twenty-year career, I had eighteen different bosses. Cheerleading each time for the “new reality” through all the uncertainty, when I too had fears and uncertainties, was exhausting—like lost sleep you never catch up on. Is there value in a fun workplace? Do that math, please. Engage and connect people with more fun. Get creative.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

When I got back to my office that next Monday, I had to set about the work of getting my office (including my technology) up and running again. So, I plugged in my computer and my phone, connected the cables, and powered it all up. He walked into my office, picked up the phone and looked at the bottom where the cables connect.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 18, 2015

Stop beating yourself and others up for weaknesses. Allow them to take ownership and feel like they have a true impact on your organization's bottom line. Taken separately, these four secrets are powerful, but put them together, and your organization will be unstoppable. Managing a Successful Career. Related articles.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Bottom line…success equals focus. Have you bought-off on the myth of multi-tasking, or do you believe in the power of restraint and focus? Have a "focused" day.:) I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Bottom line…Just because a business has a particular advantage doesn’t mean that it can disregard sound business logic. If you don’t have direct competition you’ll surely have indirect competition.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 2, 2014

These up-and-comers expect to be the ones in control. . Bottom line: You are either great and loved raptly or really untrustworthy, uncool, and hence, demonized. The power and importance of these kinds of connections is backed up by research. Bottom Line: Your friends are the ones advertising for you. Census data.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

It’s also important to understand that a toxic culture cannot exist if toxic people are not allowed to take up residence. Bottom line - toxic individuals kill productivity, and if allowed to run unchecked can have a much broader and deeper impact on an organization than one might think.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Probably the greatest example of the power of brevity comes from what is widely considered to be the greatest speech in American history: “The Gettysburg Address.&# Contrast Lincoln’s brilliant example of the power of brevity with the keynote speech that day. Don’t underestimate the power of brevity.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Tenure Inhibits Change and Cripples Innovation : Organizations that favor tenure also tend to be prone to majoring in the minors. All of these traits preclude the advancement of change initiatives and cripple innovation. You see tenure is not synonymous with loyalty, but rather is more often a measure of compliance and survival.

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 25, 2021

Although much is sometimes made of a person’s title, the reality is that little actual power exists in a title alone. . In fact, when it comes to true power, titles are frequently misleading. The bottom line is that influence and inspiration come from the person , not the position. Such people are “non-titled leaders.”

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CoachStation

AUGUST 26, 2022

We’ve also learned that one in two employees have left a job to get away from a manager and improve their overall life at some point in their career. What’s more, companies that fail to engage their employees are missing out on the powerful results that come from engagement.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? As I’ve said many times before, things don’t always have to boil down to either/or types of decisions – not everything must end-up on the altar of sacrificial decisioning.

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Other factors, like meaningful work, a wide degree of autonomy, and strategic recognition (both internal and external) seem to be more powerful drivers. We have to innovate, test, fail, and try again, in order to ensure a true impact on such a societal problem. Professional roles in Mali are rigid.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Failure is touted as one of the most powerful teachers we’ll ever meet. When we reach (or beat) our goals, do we conduct a robust ‘after action review’ to get to the bottom of what went right? If I’d screwed up, failure would grab me by the throat and force attention; but success just slips quietly into the night.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

They are the ones innovating and breaking-down barriers. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. Bottom line…the way you identify leaders is not through psychological profiling or some miraculous transformative process. They are the ones people turn to when things get tough.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

In today’s post I’ll describe the power that resides with the truly confident, as contrasted with self-destructive characteristics that plague the arrogant… When you think of a true leader do you envision someone who displays a quiet confidence or a blatant arrogance? Bottom-Line… [link] Dr Sarah Morris Great post!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. No is not all it’s cracked-up to be…Still don’t believe me? It means your vision is not understood, your team is not aligned and your talent is not performing up to par.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Resetting and rebalancing life and career is on many people’s minds during a pandemic. This “Power of autonomy at work” means trusting people to choose when, where, and how they work. No longer is there paying lip service to personal and professional growth –it’s a sound retention and innovation strategy. ” -Jonas Altman.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

As the old saying goes “you only get one chance to make a first impression,&# and often times it is the perception of appearance that determines whether or not you are even afforded the opportunity to get up to bat. The truth is most people when first meeting someone will quickly attempt to size them up.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

The bottom line in regard to today’s thoughts on business modeling can be summed up in the following three points: 1.) The bottom line in regard to today’s thoughts on business modeling can be summed up in the following three points: 1.) if you don’t have one, create one, and; 3.) I Think Not.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 13, 2019

If they have the ear of those in power, then the march of technology is often held back, but if they don’t, then progress steamrolls over them. The analysis revealed that decline in demand for one’s skills had an understandable impact upon their career earnings, with a drop of between 2 and 5% seen over a 28 year period.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium. They understand the power of, and necessity for contextual leadership. The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing. Successful leaders focus on customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Innate, raw intelligence while certainly something to be prized, is much more common and much less powerful than real influence. Bottom line…Don’t manipulate for personal gain, rather facilitate for mutual benefit. Thanks for stopping by David. link] Charles Hey Mike, you hit it right on.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Bottom line…personal responsibility and accountability have always been the ultimate leadership “hot potato&# in that everyone wants to be in charge, but few are willing to take ownership of the never-ending obligations that go along with the privilege of leadership. What say you??? 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. The bottom line is this…Bleeding is not a healthy thing. The fact is that business is not a static endeavor.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

That said, I have little use for social networking junkies who collect friends/followers/contacts just for the sake of watching the numbers go up, while adding little or no value to their network. We have all been the victim of somebody's saved up tweets-all blasting out at one time. And then the cynic in me emerges.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

You should know from the outset that I fundamentally disagree with the concept of CEO term limits, and quite frankly I cannot really come up with a valid reason for supporting such a regressive concept. Then follow-up your great hiring decision by providing the CEO with the tools and resources necessary to get the job done.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

If conflict does flare up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly. Bottom line…If you can’t avoid the crazies there is still hope…I sincerely believe productive working relationships can be formed with even the most difficult people where there is a sincere desire/need to do so.

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