The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 8, 2022

Research from Columbia University highlights how it has prompted a change in adherence to fashion norms in our newly hybrid workplaces. It’s a phenomenon the researchers refer to as the “Zoom mullet”, with business attire on top and relaxed on the bottom.

Fashion 90

Fashion Bottom-up Video Reference 90

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 7, 2018

I have the “up close” view that comes from long days of working, long nights of dining and long weeks of studying together in development courses. They feared they were not up to facing the future successfully. In 2007, I found the answer in an unlikely place – the fashion magazine W – and from an unlikely source: Robert Downey, Jr.

Bottom-up 168

Bottom-up Health Care Policies Fashion 168

Women on Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

He did all this barely looking up from his IPAD. The bottom line is that technology should assist the sale, not create it. This isn’t old fashioned and outdated; it’s building relationships which is the foundation of business. What wasn’t great? I want to know who fixes the problems, who okays the deal and who delivers.

Supply Chain 226

Supply Chain Price Technology Fashion 226

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

Joel writes: “Miguel had been working to increase his responsibilities to prove he could handle a leadership role, but now he was having a hard time keeping up with it all. Here’s a way to think about how to delegate that task we’ve cooked up so that things function smoothly in the kitchen, and nobody gets burned.”

Leadership Development 260

Leadership Development Development Leadership Mentor 260

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2014

Sales reps were trained in their products and how to sell them, scientists went to conferences, engineers were offered continued training to keep their skills up to date, and new managers were trained how to manage. I totally get the need to watch the bottom line, and eliminate any form of wasteful spending.

Training 230

Training Development Budgeting Learning Curve 230

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2011

Those of you more creative than I could likely come up with a much longer list, but I think this exercise makes the point that understanding other’s perceptions is a critical part of being an effective leader. What’s interesting to me is most people actually form their perceptions in a very similar fashion.

Leadership 417

Leadership Servant Leader Fashion Bottom-up 417

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2012

They all too frequently end-up running with the wrong crowd only to find themselves out of the league only a few years later with nothing left to show for their success. A real legacy is lived in the present, and as a result it endures the test of time in magnificent fashion. I am an American Airman and I have answered my nations call.

Succession 345

Succession Leadership Servant Leader Maturity 345

Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2021

From there, showing up in person would get you little more than a cold stare and curt instructions to fill out an application online and email your resume to the proper department. Bottom Line. While the pandemic didn’t cause those changes, it certainly sped them up and gave them a more specific direction.

Video 117

Video Conference Bottom-up Efficiency 117

Ron Edmondson

JULY 26, 2022

A few weeks later, I followed up with him. I realize we are all busy, but people are too valuable not to respond to them in a timely fashion. The bottom line is when you don’t respond to people you force them to create their own response. He was delighted at the invitation. There had never been anything shared with him.

Stakeholder Analysis 61

Stakeholder Analysis Fashion Bottom-up Edmondson 61

Coaching Tip

JULY 2, 2014

These up-and-comers expect to be the ones in control. . They are looking for something that makes even connectivity and connective collaboration seem old-fashioned, and they want that invisible magic. Bottom line: You are either great and loved raptly or really untrustworthy, uncool, and hence, demonized. Census data.

Advertising 103

Advertising Self-aware Bottom-up Loyalty 103

LDRLB

JANUARY 16, 2013

Allowing ourselves to run too far ahead of our team only leaves them in the dust; they cannot follow what they cannot keep up with. This doesn’t mean we have to move at a snail’s pace either; our team members may have to speed up a bit. Don’t Get Caught Up In the Tyranny of the Supposed Urgent. The Bottom Line.

Bottom-up 150

Bottom-up Fashion Crisis Follow-up 150

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2012

We’ve all watched many a blog launch in prolific fashion only to die a slow public death weeks or months down the road. When a new industry surfaces, the early adopters (first-movers) set-up shop, validate proof of concept, carve out their niche, and build very strong, if not in some cases, category dominant brands.

Blog 353

Blog Early Adopters Niche Marketing Magazine 353

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

Likewise, just because someone has failed in a previous position doesn’t mean that they might not end-up being a top performer for your company. I also believe that if HR is solely charged with the recruiting efforts for senior management and executive level positions you’ll end-up with a very weak management and leadership team.

Insurance 353

Insurance Bottom-up CEO Compliance 353

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2011

Because the meetings were poorly conceived and poorly facilitated, it turned out that most meetings just ended-up being rehashing sessions for the subjects not resolved in prior meetings – a theme most of you are probably all too familiar with. The bottom line is meetings that don’t drive action are useless – no exceptions.

Productivity 345

Productivity Products Bottom-up Objective 345

N2Growth Blog

MAY 24, 2012

If that isn’t bad enough, the use of vulgarity has pervaded the business world to the extent you’re hard pressed to get through the day without having to deal with it in some form or fashion. ” Bottom line…few things make an impact, or lack thereof, like the words you allow to flow from your lips.

Audience 419

Audience Hedge Fashion Bottom-up 419

Strategy Driven

MAY 10, 2020

Until recently, very few CEOs, IT, or marketing professionals would have put ‘data optimization’ high on the list of agenda items that keep them up at night. Bottom line: Your products and services should be where your clients are. These days — and by my estimation — this notion has become a top priority for the majority of businesses.

Cost 74

Cost Comparison Fashion Bottom-up 74

The Empowered Buisness

JUNE 16, 2015

Decisions are made often in a top-down, hierarchical fashion. Decisions are made often in a bottoms-up, organic fashion. Who can pass this up? There are very few, if any, critical issues facing your business. The internal and external environment of your business is somewhat stable.

Strategic Planning 100

Strategic Planning Planning Fashion Consultative 100

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

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. Every workplace is plagued with manipulative people who use emotion to create conflict in order to cover-up for their lack of substance. Keep it up. Thanks for sharing Elliot.

Blog 419

Blog Fashion Brand Self-aware 419

The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

We partner closely and integrally with people who work for numerous managers and collaborate in matrixed fashion across multiple departments, regions and even countries. Fourth , the “new world of work” is getting things done through teams. Reach out to see how we can help your organization with your corporate coaching needs. August 2021.

Emotional Intelligence 52

Emotional Intelligence ROI Self-aware Situational Leadership 52

Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Sometimes people engage in plain old-fashioned bad behavior. The bottom line is that they hunger for recognition, but their behavior can quickly wreck even a strong team. Team members require self-motivation to step up in competitive situations. Pouting and yelling. If not addressed, it can become chronic–and contagious.

Diversity 156

Diversity Delegation Quality Restructuring 156

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Popular business axioms and management theories are thrown around in such cavalier fashion these days that they can actually result in flawed decisioning. Let’s look at this from another angle…Why would you want to do business in the same fashion as your competitors? Apple truly defines next practice in all of these areas.

Blog 334

Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

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. Bottom line…Yes is not a sign of weakness – it’s a sign of intelligent leadership. It is you who have made assumptions.

Blog 385

Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 385

You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

Yet in spite of its apparent simplicity, there are still many times when we manage to muck it up. The bottom line : If you don’t represent yourself honestly where ever you are, the example you set will not ring true for those you want to influence the most. And, being human, we are not always going to act in exemplary fashion.

Examples 65

Examples Bottom-up Follow-up Committee 65

Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Here’s the bottom line: by warming up the temperature in your life and in your workplace, you’ll ensure the best for yourself and your employees. They had more job satisfaction, a higher level of commitment to their companies, and performed in a more accountable fashion, the Harvard publication reported.

Loyalty 63

Loyalty Productivity Products Business Model 63

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

only to fail in miserable fashion. Bottom line…the way you identify leaders is not through psychological profiling or some miraculous transformative process. They're the ones on behalf of the team who step up and do a faceplant with an oncoming tomato. You bring up some great points about leadership and responsibility.

Leadership 419

Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict, and proactively intervening in a fair and decisive fashion, you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising. If conflict does flare up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

Blog 313

Blog Brand CEO Consultative 313

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Such gestures will cost you nothing and yet choosing to forgo them will have a very sizable impact on your organization’s bottom line. This is why these employees react in the manner that they do as they are simply living up to the expectations those in charge have of them.

Uncertainty 213

Uncertainty Bottom-up Goal Motivation 213

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 21, 2012

As a result of these controversies and debates, some pundits have been pushing the idea that CEOs and other leaders should refrain from sharing their opinions on any issue and instead, limit their focus or attention to matters that impact their organization’s bottom line.

Succession 226

Succession Diversity Globalization Organization 226

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 21, 2012

As a result of these controversies and debates, some pundits have been pushing the idea that CEOs and other leaders should refrain from sharing their opinions on any issue and instead, limit their focus or attention to matters that impact their organization’s bottom line.

Succession 226

Succession Diversity Globalization Organization 226

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The premise of his piece is that the landscape of the Blogosphere is changing radically, and that as such many “A-Listers” have either quit, or are contemplating giving-up their blogging endeavors. The bottom line is that the numbers do in fact speak for themselves. Blogging is much more than the latest trend and is here to stay.

Blog 345

Blog Content Media Brand 345

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

My suspicion is your best memories are of those teachers who inspired you, encouraged you, brought out your passion, and challenged you in a positive fashion. They either don’t value your contributions, or they know from experience that you’ll treat their inquiry in a belittling fashion. The boss will never go for that.&#

Loyalty 417

Loyalty Blog Leadership Brand 417

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium. Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish. Bottom line – leaders who build a static business doom themselves to failure.

Blog 420

Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I’ve addressed this topic before, but perhaps not in this fashion…True leadership is dedication to something beyond self. Bottom line…good leaders are kind, empathetic, compassionate and loving leaders, which enables them to be fair, just and to display a steely resolve when needed. Starting to get my drift?

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Brand Reputation 419

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Yet, some of us still manage to muck it up. The bottom line : If you don’t represent yourself honestly where ever you are, the example you set will not ring true for those you want to influence the most. The Bottom Line: If you have ever had the idea that you can say one thing and do another and not be found out, think again.

Examples 53

Examples Bottom-up Long-term Follow-up 53

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2010

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Project 56

Project Management Newsletter Strategic Planning 56

Steve Farber

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Just as I looked up I saw someone execute a perfect handplant, pausing for a brief moment with feet and board in the air before arching around, landing his board back on the ramp and skating back down into the U and up the other side. The skater looked our way and came to a stop by sliding on his knees to the bottom of the U.

Sharpe 60

Sharpe Open-book Follow-up Bottom-up 60

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

That is, the manager takes an assessment, the results go back to the manager, and a coach helps to interpret the results and come up with a development plan. Also, if they do end up hiring the person, they can get a jump-start on their development. Most of my work involves development assessments. So what’s the harm?

Development 74

Development Benchmarking Bottom-up McCarthy 74