N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

It was at this precise moment that I came to understand that the most important factor in determining whether or not something will be successful is who is charged with the responsibility for making it happen. The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2015

Innovation Advocate. 11 2,410 220 2,346 Brian Tracy Personal Development Professional Speaker, Author, Success Expert, CEO of Brian Tracy International¬ô 12 254,000 20,600 1,064,000 Charles Duhigg Personal Development New York Times reporter ([link] ) and author of The Power of Habit ([link] ). Author of @MeasureYourLife.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While being motivated solely by conquest may allow you to achieve a stated goal or objective, the cost will be great. link] Dan Collins Mike, This is a very, very important post. It is love for those you lead that allows for right thinking, proper perspective, and pure motivations. I admire this. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. link] Dan Collins Mike, If there is one characteristic I admire in leaders and respect in you it is the willingness to state in no uncertain terms (sorry for the play on words) their stance.

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JANUARY 28, 2012

The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses Eric Ries Crown Business (2011) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I have no doubt he will achieve that goal. He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. This year Noah received his heart. I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

As global innovators, however, they share a remarkable core value and best practice: they invest in the innovative capabilities of their suppliers. I just tell them, 'Please make something great,'" says Liam Collins, who oversees the Los Angeles facility, told the paper. "We We provide the space, equipment and expertise.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 6, 2012

The new year is a great time to reflect and set goals to best leverage the clean slate we all share. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Jim Collins much anticipated new release. Perhaps 2011’s greatest text on organizational creativity and innovation. And why not? Adapt by Tim Harford. Drive by Dan Pink.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Established enterprises need to innovate to keep pace with the more nimble, smaller startups. Take the example of Beth, Director of e-Commerce & Digital Innovation at a company I’ll refer to as Acme, a 20-year-old, global enterprise. Innovation by definition is inefficient. But Acme isn’t a startup.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

HP had grown so large, to about $30 billion in sales, that Barnholt and other senior managers felt pinched to reach their double-digit growth goals. They weren't discovering new opportunities or developing new products; instead, they were relying on the success of competitors to identify the areas they targeted.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Fame is equated with success, and being self-referential has become the norm. Jim Collins had a lot to say about CEOs he saw demonstrating modesty and leading quietly, not charismatically , in his 2001 bestseller Good to Great. How would that goal take shape in the context of a formal leadership development program?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Jim Collins wrote that great leaders don’t waste time telling time, they build clocks. Grant’s conclusion is clear: a willingness to help others is not just the essence of effective cooperation and innovation — it is also the key to accelerating your own performance. From ego-drive to co-drive. Maturity and Caliber.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Recruiting in today’s ultra-competitive job market is tough and success can often hinge on the team that you already have in place. When I started building WATTx , an innovation lab for smart climate solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT) space six months ago, I quickly came to this exact realization. Insight Center.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Bottom line…good advisors make things happen and get things done at the behest of their clients for the purpose of enabling the accomplishment of anything ranging from a single task to a lifelong goal. Those with a closed mind either dont participate in coaching or fall by the wayside early in the day. As you say, it is not about the coach.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The former creates efficiencies and propels markets; the latter drives creativity and innovation. Jim Collins told us many years ago to focus on getting the right people on the bus. A team recently described an issue where they do their best right up to a hand-off milestone, then relinquish any part of the project's ultimate success.

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