Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In fact, deep lessons can be taught from aviation for most industries and companies who want to operate efficiently and effectively across organizational silos — those insidious barriers that wreak havoc on a company’s efficiency, collaboration, and, ultimately, its bottom line. They result in information hoarding and lack of communication.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We reach out to highly-qualified passive candidates who are not actively looking for positions and are not part of an application process and market our clients’ opportunities to them. These updates include information on companies, candidates that are being contacted, and their interest level, as well as competitive analysis.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

My mother stopped at nothing in order to inform every woman about her products so that she would tell more women. She would end up selling her $40 worth of Cosmetics.”. Her hands-on approach—what her father had dismissed as “fiddling with other people’s faces” —was a charm. No one escaped. Positioning is the product.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 17, 2019

O NE OF THE MOST significant ways a leader can impact their business is through the quality of their hiring, yet this is rarely listed as a critical leadership competency and often overlooked. What information do you collect to inform these decisions? Review your hiring process. How do you make hiring decisions?

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

Lessons throughout history inform us that cause precedes effect; actions create results. A common effect-based conversation among managers when results that don’t meet expectations starts out with, “Revenue is 5% below target, so let’s do everything we can to drive it up to make plan”. Which customers did we focus on?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 30, 2020

To address the very high likelihood that problems will crop up, you need to plan for contingencies. Such cost overruns can seriously damage your bottom line. An IT firm struggled with a pattern of taking on projects that ended up losing money for the company. In turn, a 2014 study of IT projects found that only 16.2%

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

A few years ago when I was managing a high energy, informal, friendly, and fun team, I could count on everyone to work well together–with one exception. We “flex” and show up differently depending on the situation, the people around us, and what is needed. Corresponds with “Flexibility/Informal.”).

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

The achievement of current goals and objectives free up the time & create the resources to move on to bigger and better things…Trying to do too many things at once will impede progress, dilute effort & energy, add to chaos and lead to burn-out. Bottom line…success equals focus.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. While leadership doesn’t require being perfect, it does require doing what is needed and necessary.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

However in reflecting upon my presentations and client engagements, I’ve noticed that it’s not an infrequent occurrence to find that even the most savvy executives misconstrue certain basic leadership ideas. Some individuals openly seek out positions of leadership, while leadership is thrust upon others.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 18, 2018

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 3 of The Business Sergeant’s Field Manual: Military Grade Business Execution Without the Yelling and Push-ups. If we all have a shared vision that we’re moving towards together, a healthy leadership team will be able to call each other out without anyone taking it personally. Ranked #9 on Inc.’s

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? Leadership DNA aside, I recently crafted my definition of leadership.

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Career Advancement

MAY 1, 2017

He knew he needed this just to keep his job in a tight market. That’s a blend of information, viewpoint, and emotional filters. Speak up in meetings. Come to your review process prepared to show and explain your part in the work and in strengthening the company’s bottom line. “Heroes must see to their own fame.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 18, 2016

It’s not ‘how many years’, it’s more about how many areas do you feel comfortable in the marketing arena? I come from a marketing background — you need creative, technical, statistical, client, financial and communication experience to make CMO. Gravitas (Leadership). Leadership happens instantly.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

You know you’ll have to work smarter and harder every day to improve your bottom line. — and what you need to do externally — with customers, marketing campaigns, and so on. Evaluate your leadership If you don’t improve your leadership skills, there is little chance your business can improve.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Technology has provided us with unprecedented advances, information, knowledge, instant access and entertainment. Recognize the importance of customer service to the bottom line. There’s no line item for poor customer service, but nothing may have a greater impact on your bottom line than dissatisfied customers.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The primary motivation for this was to make a positive contribution to society, but there was also a strong belief that speaking up helped to express corporate values. ” Values-based leadership. . ” Values-based leadership. An overwhelming 77.5% Local partnerships. Transform the business.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 3, 2021

That’s why I was fascinated by Unfiltered Marketing: 5 Rules to Win Back Trust, Credibility, and Customers in a Digitally Distracted World by Stephen Denny and Paul Leinberger. “Leadership in this digitally distracted world demands a new kind of leader. ” So, how did we end up with this hunger for “raw”?

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 28, 2021

These beliefs erode their confidence and they no longer feel they have what it takes to remain marketable. The bottom line is that if you believe that you’re too old to compete, too old to get promoted, that you are no longer relevant or valuable, then you will hold yourself back from doing what you need to do to stay marketable.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 18, 2023

When crafting your newsletter, it’s crucial to strike the perfect balance between engagement and informative content that’s both useful and relevant to your team. A newsletter is a powerful communication tool that helps keep your employees informed, engaged, and in the loop!

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 19, 2021

Debbie Laskey is my trusted resource for expert advice on marketing, customer service and leadership. As background, Debbie has nearly 20 years of marketing experience and an MBA Degree. Bottom line, the leader should not assume that one way is best for everyone – or easiest for the leader.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It’s early Sunday morning, and you’ve given up a chance to play golf with your buddies because you need to be down at the marina cleaning your boat. His girlfriend snuggles up to him and says, “Oh, let’s buy it, Poopsy. Just by playing the Reluctant Seller, you will have moved him up through that range. We’ll have so much fun.”.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

With nearly five million readers, FrankSonnenbergOnline was named one of the “Best 21st Century Leadership Blogs” and is among the most frequently shared items on the Internet. The bottom line…Never win at the expense of a relationship. Mistakes don’t make you a failure but beating yourself up makes you feel like one.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A Great Year by Starbucker on January 3, 2010 As a leader, I’ve learned that getting off to a great start in a new year is very important. THEN , dive in.

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ExactHire - Leadership

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

If you’ve been dining out or picking up food to go, it’s likely you have seen or used a QR code to access your menu or even pay a bill. They provide contactless convenience to communicate essential information to the reader via a mobile device. Motivate job seekers to apply by providing instant information! What is a QR Code?

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Eagle Hill reports that replacing a mid-level employee – including hiring and training costs, in addition to lost revenue and lost productivity – can add up to 150% of that employee’s salary. How Low Performers Affect Morale and the Company’s Bottom Line Low performers undermine the concept of teamwork.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2011

Is it harder to be creative when information is constantly coming at you from all directions? Are we so overloaded with information that we don’t even have time to think? Brain-enhancing breaks are of the low-information variety. So get up and walk around during a break rather than staying put. Get physical exercise.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I am currently finishing up the book and I am frankly blown away with all the great ideas, tools, and practices he espouses. The Power of Information Products – What works, what doesn’t. Pick this up today at Amazon. Next post: Never, Never, Never Give Up. How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail.

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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. A business with quality data optimization services has comprehensive information that is customer-centered, dynamic, and always available. Direct Sources.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

On the other hand, you’d have food served to you on dirty plates, salesclerks who’d gossip with coworkers rather than help you, and people who’d show up late to appointments. That is, if they showed up at all. Would you be willing to pay for defective products or put up with lousy service?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 4, 2011

.&# In helping him walk through the logic of why and where to allocate his time, I used the the information in the video above as a baseline illustration for discussion purposes. Watch This Video I hope it provides a new perspective on the leadership vs. management argument.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CEOs and CFOs managing technology may not recognize tech debt building up in their SMBs—because it is not revealed in monthly variance reports or other accounting controls. and cybersecurity are the people, policies, and processes that make up the culture and collective mindset of a business organization. His new book is Tech Debt 2.0™:

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 31, 2014

Again, I missed the memo but the reason I bring this up is that we may be approaching a real tightness in the labor markets and finding ways to retain our employees will be critical to our future success. In today’s environment, it appears employees are fearful of speaking up about that.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 5, 2015

In Theodore Levitt’s The Marketing Imagination , the renowned marketing professor said there was no such thing as a commodity, only people who think like commodities. Differentiation is still the name of the marketing game. Several big brand marketers have fallen on their own swords in their effort to drive growth.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2012

” If you read this article it would lead you to believe blogging is in decline and on it’s way out as a marketing tool. 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.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 5, 2018

If the person is an up-and-comer who has been given promotions and raises, the manager likely feels angry and betrayed. From top to bottom, employees have more options than ever before. Rockstars do not want to work in a dysfunctional organization that lacks effective leadership and is filled with “C” level players.

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