N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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Blog Gordon CEO Consultative 417

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Current management of both companies were ill-advised on handling the crises. When they are compelled to do so, company leadership will provide leadership for change management and re-engineering…two of the many worthwhile concepts that should be advocated every business day. Doing Things as We Always Have. Intervention.

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Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 7, 2015

Mistrust of senior management. Innovation is something other companies do. Budgets are constantly cut and revised. There’s a rift within top management and everyone knows it. Picture this: The CEO of the decaying company is addressing his management team. Too many meetings. No one arrives on time.

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Absenteeism Short-term Long-term Strategic Planning 100

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

Managers and employees with the most to lose are most fearful of change. The same fate had fallen the electronics industry, whose innovator (the Thomas Edison Electric Company) fell behind others in leading the trends and usage. Tie activities to customer outcomes (the tenet of Customer Focused Management).

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Strategy Budgeting Audience Risk Management 97

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. Change is innovative. Innovated It… and Teach You Why. Innovative Then and Now… Still Creating. Apply thinking processes to be truly innovative. Individuals and organizations are more resilient than they tend to believe. by Hank Moore.

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Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 61

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I often observe ego centered conflicts among senior executives, which turn into a competition for turf, budget, power, influence, control, and ultimately survival. How can we improve the risk management, governance, control, and reporting functions for this? How will we measure them, and what hurdles do we need to hit to be successful?

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Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

Professional innovation. I remarked to Sonny that I often quoted his song “The Beat Goes On” as analogous to change management, and he was pleased. These are the ingredients that make a legend: Significant business contributions. Mature confidence and informed judgment. Courage and leadership. High performance standards.

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Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 73

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. Time management and “just in time” concepts are applied. Each product-service is budgeted. Instill discipline.

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Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

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Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I spent some time talking with Peter Anderson, the manager of the Mologne House. Peter has been the manager at Mologne since it opened 14 years ago. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. He told me that the average stay for his guests is somewhere between 16 and 18 months.

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Blog Covey Learning-by-Doing Video 321

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of ‘what ifs.’). Crisis management. Missed Marks.

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Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. There have been books on fundraising and some articles on volunteer management and the business aspects of running non-profit organizations. Innovating programs, strategies and methodologies.

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Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 51

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2011

As mayor of Rio de Janeiro, I brought this belief to the government and introduced many technological innovations to modernize public management, in spite of skepticism and an incorrect perception about spending on technology. Nowadays, technology is at the core of our urban planning and management of public policies.

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Software Early Adopters Technology Crisis 14