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N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 13, 2011
As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things. Ideas on their own accord are really quite useless.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 16, 2010
They all speak of the quality of their talent as a key success metric…in fact, many of them will emphatically state that talent is their single biggest competitive advantage. Rarely do I speak with an executive who hasn’t drunk the talent messaging Kool-Aid. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.
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N2Growth Blog
JULY 2, 2010
If you’re passionate about something it means you care so much that it hurts…Refusing to surrender, and having the ability to make the tough decision or the needed sacrifice, will allow your company to continue taking ground and will keep the competitive advantage on the side of your enterprise. I Think Not.
In the CEO Afterlife
JUNE 4, 2012
I’ve met both over my long career as an executive, a consultant, and a board member. They are staffers, not line managers. Here are the key differences between the species: Strategists are obsessed with bolstering their company’s competitive advantage. Strategic Planners are obsessed with preparing a document.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 9, 2010
If you don’t have direct competition you’ll surely have indirect competition. What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? You will also be competing to retain talented employees that other companies would like to lure away. I Think Not.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market. Therefor by definition it is not unique or likely to generate any competitive advantage. And what are your strategic goals? As an example, Look at Apple!
N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
Moreover, the pursuit of perfectionism rarely results in a competitive advantage, but it will result in time delays, cost overruns, missed deadlines, and unkept commitments. The downside of this is that it stifles candor, creativity and innovation and often leads to a my way or the highway environment.
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