N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments Deb Costello I currently work in a culture that believes that providing a bonus creates an unnecessary hierachical structure, an us and them that is counter productive to the collaborative structure of our work environment. However I took great care of the team I had on my own outside of their quarterly bonus.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Whether constructing, deconstructing, or smashing brands, Martin’s understanding of branding goes far deeper than the tired noise you typically hear from brand agencies. Smart leaders spend more time on creativity than productivity.&# My favorite quote from Martin was: “ great brands are emotional bookmarks.&#

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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. Unresolved conflict often results in a loss of productivity, stifles creativity, and creates barriers to cooperation. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

We all know the difference both in chemistry, and in productivity when working with those whom we trust and respect, as opposed to working with those whom we don’t. I'm in total agreement with you that personal brands constructed properly are both beneficial to the individual and add value to the corporate brand.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Vision statements, as implied in the construction of the phraseology itself, put forth a statement of envisioned future. So hear's the big learning: never assume we're meaning the same thing when we use similar words, or risk constructing a Tower of Babel!

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

What do you regret most about your career? But judging from the scores of follow-up questions and the volume of post-lecture emails I received, a talk on career regret would have been the real bull's-eye. Importantly, the effects of bad career decisions and disconfirmed expectancies were felt equally across age groups.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Real game changers understand the power of people and relationships, and they embody this in both their construction and implementation. Leaders focused on products, profits, processes, and procedures are aiming too LOW. and people mean relationships. If you forget the people, you cannot have a game changer. It is about people.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2018

We often hear about the power of personality, and how some traits are beneficial for our careers while others are more harmful. But it is less clear when these personality traits matter most for our careers — are they more important earlier on, or in the middle? It is probably the only study that has U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Like most things, building and maintaining your social media footprint should be engineered by design, but the truth is that most people allow it to be constructed by default. In a perfect world you would build relationships with the largest possible universe of targeted constituents where you can productively engage and contribute.

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Chris Brady

OCTOBER 18, 2010

It is not easy, rarely fun, and isn't productive until mixed with the final component of time.   Are you dreaming of excellent outcomes in your life, career, business, marriage, home, church, or art? Make excellence the cornerstone of the life you are constructing. Secretariat showed it all his career.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Job satisfaction and productivity is directly related to relationships with superiors. Even if an employee likes the company, a negative relationship with a manager will impact the quality of the employee’s work life ultimately leading to a loss in productivity or complete loss of the employee. This will affect morale and productivity.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. ” The assumption is that massive finance salaries are luring graduates who would otherwise be making important scientific discoveries and leaving meaningful marks on society. more likely to enter finance.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

At meetings of the corporation's finance managers, Tim makes a point to spend time with lower-level staff members to establish a personal bond. He is active in a number of outside finance groups and similarly devotes time at their conferences to seek out and get to know finance talent outside the company.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

First, they are less likely to take risks – which means they are unlikely to invent new products, processes, or business models. In Greece, acquiring construction permits, registering property, and enforcing contracts in courts require vast amounts of paperwork and time. And it all starts in school.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

Which has helped your career more? Praise is always good to hear, but 57% preferred to hear constructive criticism. Practically three quarters of them thought their performance would improve and their careers advance if their managers gave them corrective feedback. Giving feedback Motivation Productivity'

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. When functional boundaries prevail, there is no construct for managing capabilities.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I know that finance professors at business schools throughout the nation teach MBAs and executives that, for the sake of economic efficiency, a company should “maximize shareholder value.” Yet these careers and the returns that they can generate are not guaranteed. I disagree with this priority. That’s just 2.1% Employee incentives.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Organizations that move into developing nations to help small technical businesses, must help those businesses manage their finances. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

But here’s what is most surprising to many about the marijuana industry: It’s filled with straight-laced people who built careers – and started successful companies – in other fields. Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. And more are joining every day. The list goes on.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Posting Guidelines We hope the conversations that take place on HBR.org will be energetic, constructive, free-wheeling, and provocative. No selling of products or services. We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Ask them if they apply much else from else from economics in their actual business careers, and you’re likely to hear “not much.”. Economists and finance. They might be surprised at how certain economic notions have been directly applied in business, with largely positive results. Here a few notable examples.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? No selling of products or services. Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative. No ad hominem attacks.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The article shows how the Dutch firm AkzoNobel is growing in China, particularly through products that help customers reduce environmental footprint in the shipping and building sectors. Each major government ministry in China was pitching green products and services at the tradeshow. No selling of products or services.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The most disruptive, unforeseen, and just plain awesome breakthroughs, that reimagine, reinvent, and reconceive a product, a company, a market, an industry, or perhaps even an entire economy rarely come from the single-minded pursuit of the busier and busier busywork of "business." So throw Frederick W. But thats the lowest order question.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Posting Guidelines We hope the conversations that take place on HBR.org will be energetic, constructive, free-wheeling, and provocative. No selling of products or services. To make sure we all stay on-topic, all posts will be reviewed by our editors and may be edited for clarity, length, and relevance. Lets keep this an ad-free zone.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

No one would claim that new product design does not or should not involve wise judgment. No one would claim that new product design does not or should not involve wise judgment. Posting Guidelines We hope the conversations that take place on HBR.org will be energetic, constructive, free-wheeling, and provocative.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

More on: Economy , Finance , Global business Join the Discussion | Email/Share Previous Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email. No selling of products or services. We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

More on: Leadership , Operations , Productivity Join the Discussion | More by This Author | Email/Share Previous Why the TSA Screening Revolt is Like Poison Ivy Next Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday? No selling of products or services. Is the balance right in your organization? Lets keep this an ad-free zone.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Amazons price (even with nominally free shipping) has to include the costs of getting the product to your home. Amazons price (even with nominally free shipping) has to include the costs of getting the product to your home. No selling of products or services. We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Posting Guidelines We hope the conversations that take place on HBR.org will be energetic, constructive, free-wheeling, and provocative. No selling of products or services. To make sure we all stay on-topic, all posts will be reviewed by our editors and may be edited for clarity, length, and relevance. Lets keep this an ad-free zone.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

. “It’s probably a frustration you haven’t had for a while — and if you’re a relatively new manager, you might not have ever experienced this before,” says Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job.

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