N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. Goal: Take that hill – Objectives: taking out the bunkers, machine gun nests, and other fortified positions that stand in your way of taking the hill.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 26, 2015

He suggests we try the FEAR problem-solving method : Focus : When you see a problem, study it closely until you’re sure you are seeing it objectively. React : Having learned from the experience, adjust your tactic accordingly. We need to find a quick way to neutralize its negative influences, find courage, and take positive action.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Resist the temptation to just advance a broad number of disparate initiatives, and alternatively focus your efforts on the completion of a few high impact objectives. I Think Not.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As a result, innovation and ingenuity is more important than ever before. While reducing costs and maintaining productivity has always been a key objective for businesses, it’s fast becoming a critical aspect of their long-term survival. Building a Career in Operations Management.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. Moreover they know how to leverage information and resources to achieve their objectives. link] ATIG Dear Mike, To achieve the objective, need more educations. They are focued, results driven and achievement oriented.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

An Overview on the Importance of Change : While there is little debate that the successful implementation of change can create an extreme competitive advantage, it is not well understood that the lack of doing so can send a company (or an individual’s career) into a death spiral. It must be actionable through focused tactical implementation.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Not just in terms of their own career growth, but in how it would open up a whole new understanding and area of knowledge in their field of study, if not also inspiring others to take up the cause to learn more about this elemental key to our existence.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Continuity should flow from values to vision, mission to strategy, and objectives to tactics to process. Innovate: Your brand will have at best a limited shelf life if a culture of innovation doesn’t pervade your business. Be consistent: Consistency in all things throughout the value chain is critical. I Think Not.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

General Charles Jacoby is a military leader whose career culminated as four-star Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. We demonstrate that agile organizations possess both strategic and tactical agility. They define agility and offer leaders a roadmap for navigating change. Northern Command.

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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.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In some cases, this manifests itself in incremental improvements over the current product or service, something that’s become a key tactic of every major smartphone manufacturer. Obviously, this quandary reflects similar questions leaders face when their organization finally succeeds in achieving its objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Great leaders intrinsically understand that team building catalyzes collaboration, creates both disruptive and incremental innovation, facilitates a certainty of execution, and is one of the key foundational elements associated with creating a dynamic corporate culture. But I will listen.

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HR Digest

MARCH 19, 2024

Being a career-oriented individual doesn’t automatically mean you’re an expert on the top professional goals you need to prioritize for your growth. This is often because there’s no room to stop and think of career advancement strategies that we could put to use considering our work takes up all our time.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Posted by Thornton May on November 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment The classic Harvard Business School case “Otisline (A)” 1 begins with the quote, “… our objective is to go unnoticed.” In the global economy, can analytic practitioners be hugely successful in their careers while going unnoticed? And that’s what analytics provides.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

When you fail to follow through on promises and commitments, you imply that you lack discipline and – perhaps – shouldn’t be trusted with more important tasks and objectives. It pays to identify exactly what needs to be done and then focus relentlessly on accomplishing those objectives.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This is especially true when a subordinate has strong social skills, demonstrates leadership potential, develops close relationships with senior management, or is seen as a source of innovative ideas. Many companies have zero tolerance policies towards abuse or bullying, and violations can be damaging to one’s reputation or career.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Regardless of where you are in your life and your career, I can promise you one thing; you will consistently be faced with challenges and obstacles along the way. My question is this: have you taken the time to do the necessary planning? You will face physical, mental, financial, relational, and resource challenges among others. I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Nikola Tesla electricity throwdown, Razeghi explains that Tesla only had one key stakeholder behind him (George Westinghouse), while Edison was better connected to innovators and other VIPs (Henry Ford, Warren G. Military highers-up also tend to focus on tactical specifics, failing to see (and advise on) the big picture.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

link] Anna Smith “Let the attacks begin” – The number one source for innovation/change is pissed-off people (Tom Peters). That said, the way to minimize the impact of discrimination is not through bureaucratic mandates or by playing the diversity card – these tactics increase the diversity gap and heighten resentment.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2014

In our research on change agents at the Phoenix Community of FCB Partners , we have found that there are three distinct challenges which require different kinds of change leaders: (1) transformational leaders, (2) innovation instigators, and (3) innovation managers. The Innovation Instigator. The Innovation Manager.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Try to be as objective as possible. Consider these scenarios: Earlier in my career, a dean at my school (who used to be a peer) asked me and another colleague to lead a significant change effort. After all, he had entrusted us with this important job and was giving us a lot of room to innovate and maneuver.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Again, you must keep in mind that for successful interactions to occur, your objective must be in alignment with those you are communicating with. While it is sometimes necessary to “Shock and Awe” this tactic should be reserved as a last resort. It’s called being prepared and developing a contingency plan. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I began to realize that regardless of my client’s size or market focus, from early stage to small business to enterprise, I was constantly having to deal with the same challenges in thinking and planning, before we could focus on the project objectives. As humans we are Natural Born Gravity Machines. Wow, that was a shock.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Innovation. The boss must act as the ‘external force’ for continuous, systematic change and innovation in an organization. To achieve true innovation, you can’t lead like an iron-fisted dictator, where your word and only your word is final. But being too quick to dismiss their ideas will only discourage innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2010

That insight changed my perspective on leadership and set the course for my career as a leader and teacher of leadership. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable?

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

Systems and Structures The first three principles of strategic leadership involve nontraditional but highly effective approaches to decision making, transparency, and innovation. By setting up ways for people to bring their innovative thinking to the surface, you can help them learn to make the most of their own creativity.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

It needs to center on step by step improvement in how an individual is doing against goals, how a team is advancing by virtue of an individual’s progress, how innovation is being served by attitudes and decisions on a daily basis, and how an individual’s achievements are translated into outcomes valued by an employer.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. These executives spend much of their energies on planning, tactics, organizational development and business development. Exponential improvement each year is the objective. Career and life are not a short stint. by Hank Moore. Philosophy.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2015

While it’s not too difficult to rally people around this general idea, it can be hard at first to understand how to translate it into tactics. Rather than using pithy labels like “Career Service” or “Employment”, we write initial summary statements like “Students write resumes in order to find jobs.”

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

I've shortened my personal definition to: "I believe leadership is a human dynamic of energizing others to accomplish an intentional objective." ” [link] lightridr Great post, Mike. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. The wise employee has the building of knowledge a part of their career path… sharing with others what we most recently and most effectively learn. Is the objective to get the idea accepted or get credit for it? by Hank Moore. Determine goals.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving by Hank Moore Any company or organization is like a tree. They came out unfulfilled because they didn’t really have clear objectives going in. You will likely be perceived as a conduit or support mechanism to their causes and objectives.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2018

But because she was the client, and I was just starting out in my career, I didn’t think it was my place to openly disagree with her. “Conflict is uncomfortable, but it is the source of true innovation, and also a critical process in identifying and mitigating risks.” Focus on the big picture.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

All the perks and benefits in the world won’t cause a company to thrive if not governed by sound core values, which have been wrapped into a vision that can be strategically and tactically implemented. Business should be fun. Culture is important – it is very important.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Hispanics as votes they can buy through inauthentic sales tactics. For example, many brands that have made unsuccessful and unprofitable attempts to market to Hispanic consumers using inauthentic tactics have now decided to lump Hispanics into what they call " total market " strategies. Elevate the influence of Hispanics.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Hispanics as votes they can buy through inauthentic sales tactics. For example, many brands that have made unsuccessful and unprofitable attempts to market to Hispanic consumers using inauthentic tactics have now decided to lump Hispanics into what they call " total market " strategies. Elevate the influence of Hispanics.

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