Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The timeless essence of managing numbers and leading people can be learned in less time and at a lower cost than in a traditional two-year MBA, where much of the curriculum may become obsolete by the time students graduate. As we process new ideas -- including from management books! -- we're always looking for social validation. "I

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Dana explains: “ While many of us experience challenges with the Imposter Syndrome earlier in our careers, high stakes jobs bring on imposter feelings with ferocity. For most of us, as the cost of failure rises, our enthusiasm for “failing forward” diminishes. Find Dana on Twitter at @DanaTheus. Find Dana on Twitter at @DanaTheus.

Leadership Development 386

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Lead from Within

MAY 14, 2024

Lets delve into the high price that toxicity can exact on a company’s finances and overall well-being. Understanding the true cost of one bad apple is crucial for leaders striving to foster a healthy and productive work environment. Increased Turnover Costs: High turnover rates are often a consequence of workplace toxicity.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 21, 2022

Many, therefore, asked for a more selective recruitment process than is often the case in a sector in which the ability to pay is the main selection criterion. Organizations might want to emphasize the social value they provide to help attract people who might be increasingly driven by purpose as much as finances.

Long-term 114

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Gordon Berridge: Our readers, with mining knowledge, will be will be familiar with the name Sam Walsh and Rio Tinto, but to provide a complete sketch of your background, would you please share a brief summary of your career history? I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career. billion in the last 5 years).

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. He began his career at the U.S. He started his career at Merrill Lynch & Co. The inaugural version of our Top CHRO List was published on Forbes in 2015.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Show me someone who hasn’t made a bad decision and I’ll show you someone who is either not being honest, or someone who avoids decisioning at all costs, which by the way, constitutes a bad decision. Put simply…not all inputs should weigh equally in one’s decisioning process.

Blog 416

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Get outside of your old thought patterns and seek out people, technology, collaborative relationships, process and any other solutions that can improve your business. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

Moreover, of those that actually go through some form of disciplined process, many of them seem to believe that once they have set the initial pricing their job is finished – nothing could be further from the truth. Does your brand command a pricing premium, or force you into being a low cost provider?

Price 371

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

This is so much the case that the most often overlooked aspect of strategic planning is adequately addressing contingencies as part of the planning process. Miller Mike, In this speed-at-all-costs world we've created, there is a complete lack of Plan B. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

Contingency Plans 360

Contingency Plans Planning Blog Ryan 360

Women on Business

JANUARY 19, 2011

I do it one “D” at a time: Discover (what is important or of value to my customer), Decide (what their experience will look like), Deliver (what I set as their expectation) and Do It Again (it’s an ongoing process that changes and improves with feedback). It’s an ongoing process that is never complete.

Customer Loyalty 171

Customer Loyalty Loyalty Press Release Discount 171

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. If a newly implemented business process has design flaws, will employees follow the process or circumvent it? mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

Brand 267

Brand Blog Reputation Parcell 267

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true…Moreover just because “Company A&# had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B&# can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome. Okay, my question is this: What constitutes best practices in this situation?

Blog 334

Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. are also not business models. Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

Business Model 269

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? Do your sophisticated screening processes do such a great job of filtering that blind you to new opportunities and critical information? Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

Efficiency 400

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Remember that most people who fail just quit a bit too early in the process. This periodic thought processes is a good reminder that I don't want to get myself into the same trap M [link] mikemyatt Hi Mark: Thanks for stopping by and sharing your insights. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 419

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

This type of behavior is proof certain that the entrepreneur is not being effective at leading, team building, delegation, leveraging process and a variety of other highest and best use activities for CEOs. link] ATIG Dear Mike, Reasonably at the crucial moment, We can’t resist and reject that process. Our Freedom.

Entrepreneur 382

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

link] Tanveer Naseer Mike, your piece is a great reminder for organizations to not obsess over their processes or their top talent, but to focus instead on what the purpose is behind their organization. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. link] mikemyatt Well said Tanveer. Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

Business Model 344

Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

Don’t be quick to hire based upon gut feel, but rather take time in the interviewing process to let the prospective new hire get a feel for your culture and your company. that can be administered as part of the hiring process. Identify problems upstream and spare the organization a lot of stress and expense.

Blog 326

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But don’t be discouraged; for many the hard work is worth it when you consider the freedom over your own time and finances. If you’re making a big career change, gaining new qualifications or re-training will help to support your new business. Here are 8 signs that you might not be ready for it (yet). Do your research.

Tips 95

Tips Learning-by-Doing Industry Long-term 95

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 19, 2020

“The process of machines replacing human labor is not something that is new,” they say. “It’s been going on for 200 years. The companies that added robots to their manufacturing processes were able to be both more productive and profitable. Why is it the case that we still have so many jobs?

Analysis 85

Analysis Technology Industry Outsourcing 85

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Does your organization focus more on process than success? Are any of your executives thought leaders?

Business Model 361

Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 361

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2020

Performance should be measured against fulfillment of corporate purposes and profits measured net of the costs of achieving them. Corporate financing should be of a form and duration that allows companies to fund more engaged and long-term investment in their purposes. Imagine ways you can rethink them.

Kaplan 76

Kaplan Report Metrics Loyalty 76

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

” These questions are especially agonizing for mid-career professionals who may be searching for fulfillment while juggling demands at home and intense financial pressures to earn. How should you address a mid-career crisis? Mid-career malaise runs deep. One of the biggest culprits of middle-age career malaise is boredom.

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Career How To Learning-by-Doing Constraint 14

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

The next step in the process is learning where to apply your new found listening skills. Organizations can no longer guarantee work and careers, even if they want to. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Listen to your customers, competitors, your peers, your subordinates, and to those that care about you.

Blog 420

Blog Brand Consultative Depreciation 420

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

Therefore any items that don’t constitute $375 dollar an hour work that can be leveraged down to someone with a lower hourly rate provides positive arbitrage both in terms of cost savings and time recovered for higher and better use activities. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

CEO 349

CEO Blog Delegation Covey 349

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Unfortunately I’m not kidding - if your business isn’t one of the deep pocketed companies capable of executing a strategy like the one mentioned above, then you must understand how to cost effectively appropriate and deploy your resources & talent in a manner that still produces results. Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

Brand 271

Brand Blog How To Public Relations 271

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Today’s leading organizations are using machine learning–based tools to automate decision processes, and they’re starting to experiment with more-advanced uses of artificial intelligence (AI) for digital transformation. Automating finance. AI can expedite “exception handling” in many financial processes.

Process 12

Process Company Supply Chain Software 12

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Lack of Feedback : If as a leader you don’t subject yourself to a 360 review process, then you are not earnestly looking for personal growth and development opportunities. It has a very real cost and when things go bad walking the talk can be very painful and very expensive. The boss will never go for that.&#

Loyalty 417

Loyalty Blog Leadership Brand 417

N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Over the years I have found that you really can't change anyones wiring until they are committed to being part of the rewiring process. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. That said, changing behavior really only requires one thing – the willingness to do so. Thanks for adding to the discussion Randy.

Blog 382

Blog Brand Influence Trends 382

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It was this taste of disappointment that led me to share my personal process for finding and implementing game changers – I call it SMARTS(C) ( S imple- M eaningful- A ctionable- R elational- T ransformational- S calable). In most cases simple can be translated as realistic, cost effective, quick to adopt, and fast to implement.

Blog 379

Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 379

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

The mandates for compliance along with the accompanying maze of bureaucratic processes and procedures, will often take precedence over doing the right thing. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. All Rights Reserved

Loyalty 419

Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

I have found that business-speak can be particularly beneficial in using just a few words to explain situations, scenarios, processes, trends, attitudes and any number of other ethereal and esoteric concepts that might have otherwise needed several sentences or paragraphs to describe. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

Blog 360

Blog Collins Efficiency Brand 360

QAspire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

That choice of living a remarkable life starts with waking up to our current realities, setting your terms for the unconventional life, challenging the status quo, undertaking contrarian adventures, building serious competence, organizing your personal finances, living in possibilities and thinking about your legacy now. Don’t Kill It!

Review 149

Review Godin Blog Directory 149

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. Bottom line…the way you identify leaders is not through psychological profiling or some miraculous transformative process. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. You identify leaders by their actions and their performance. Our Freedom.

Leadership 419

Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Take an assessment of what you do well and what you don’t and then apply rigor, process, structure and discipline to each of those areas. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Hard work isn’t easy, but it does pay huge dividends. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s.

Blog 418

Blog Leadership Brand Consultative 418