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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

All businesses have competition, serve stakeholders and other various constituencies, and must do certain things to avoid failure while on the path to creating a sustainable endeavor. Let me give you a great example…It is not at all uncommon for an executive to tell me that his/her business doesn’t really have any competition.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era.

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Value-Added Leadership

Strategy Driven

You employ state-of-the-art technology and are in the vanguard of your industry. Keeping the cash register ringing is not the only reason for being in business. Business is run economically and efficiently, with excellent accounting procedures, payables-receivables practices and cash management. Business Development.

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Why and How to Build an In-House Consulting Team

Harvard Business Review

Every business leader should be able to hire the external or internal consultants of their choice. Like any firm in need of business development, we build relationships with executives across the company, and pitch proposals. ” We do not execute a central mandate (e.g., Our group welcomes the competition.

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 2 of 4

Strategy Driven

The Business Treeâ„¢ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Computer activity constitutes less than 1% of the technology picture.

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The Big Picture of Business – Communications Reflect Your Strategy

Strategy Driven

The Business Treeâ„¢ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

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The Big Picture of Business – Yesterdayism… Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future

Strategy Driven

The Business Treeâ„¢ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Technology is but one tool of the trade. Body of Knowledge.