N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. I don't care who you are, what your title is, or what season of life you're in, we all need to subject ourselves to critical evaluation to insure that we're not wandering off course. It was a game changer! Your smart acronym is very focused.

Blog 360

Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 360

Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Steve Anderson spent his career in the insurance industry focused on risk and business growth. He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. It is based on chapter 8 of Jim Collins book Good to Great. And, more importantly, what you can learn? Understand Your Flywheel (Principle 6).

Letter 85

Letter Collins Long-term Parcell 85

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In our new book Great by Choice , Jim Collins and I pondered that question. When Peter Lewis of Progressive, the car insurance company, had the idea of expanding into the safe-driver market, he did not move in one big swoop. How do you lead successfully in an uncertain, disruptive, even chaotic world?

Skills 15

Skills Leadership Airlines Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2011

Jim Collins and others have been writing for years about the business leaders who manage to build engagement and commitment by articulating visions that connect with people on an emotional level.

Power 14

Power Insurance Retail Politics 14

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

16 billion dollar a year Starbucks did this by offering a higher than average salary, health insurance for part-timers and free college education for employees. You don’t build – Jim Collins in his book Good to Great said the most important lead quality of leadership is humility… focused on other people.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

16 billion dollar a year Starbucks did this by offering a higher than average salary, health insurance for part-timers and free college education for employees. You don’t build – Jim Collins in his book Good to Great said the most important lead quality of leadership is humility… focused on other people.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2013

As the vice president of maintenance, repair, and overhaul at American Airlines, Bill Collins was tasked with improving the company’s relationship with unionized workers. Let the group get distracted by tangents — ask if you can address unrelated topics another time. Case study #1: Let everyone be heard.

Committee 13

Committee Participative Case Study Productivity 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Patients generally need proof of insurance to access outpatient clinics, and Parkland was serving a large volume of uninsured people as inpatients — so it extended preventive care and management of chronic conditions into the outpatient arena, much like an ACO. We still operate that way today. A mission-driven payer mix.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance Cost 8