N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 305

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

These noble families also held positions of power in the English political system, from which they were able to pass laws that protected their privileges and claims. Today, leaders must continuously transform their businesses, while ensuring day-to-day operations are executed with discipline and efficiency.

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Competitive Advantage Resistance Business Model Consensus 267

Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Throw in complex organizations operating in complex markets, and you’ve really got to marvel at how it all comes together every day. Lead Ethically Unethical behavior by a single employee is often easy to spot and deal with. This slow spread of unethical behavior is called ethical fading. H UMAN BEINGS are complex.

Ethics 374

Ethics Engineering Efficiency Agility 374

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus? I have witnessed company bonuses work marvelously well, and I have seen them create great animosity and discord. That is the question.

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Blog Metrics Brand CEO 382

Strategy Driven

MARCH 27, 2018

Studies have consistently shown people are more likely to spend money with companies that they, well, like. You’re Not Polite. If you can begin to see them just as a number, then they’ll soon find a new company. Nothing will undo a company’s hard work quite like a poor ethical standing. Your Website is a Mess.

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Supply Chain Ethics Bottom-up Politics 65

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

It's typically based on a review of internal and external facts and assumptions about the organization and the marketplace in which it operates. Marketing (company image, reputation, positioning, market share, growth). Operations (facilities, capacity, distribution channels, supply chain, costs, use of technology).

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SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 118

LDRLB

APRIL 13, 2020

And we know the research, purpose-driven companies have more motivated employees, they have an easier time recruiting top talent, they drive that top talent to great performance. We know purpose-driven companies have a lower cost of customer acquisition, longer tenure of customer loyalty, and higher net promoter scores.

Mission Statement 120

Mission Statement Motivation Long-term Customer Loyalty 120

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Ask yourself this question…Who is more loyal; an employee who has been with the company a long time but is an under-performer, or a less tenured employee who always goes the extra mile and consistently exceeds expectations? the company is not leveraging its true talent base. link] Drew I like this post Mike.

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Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. It is much more important that your vision and mission be understood by company employees, and translated into the resultant authenticity of their actions. Our responsibility is to respect the ethic.

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Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 395

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 6, 2012

Worn out by all the complex leadership development systems in your company? How can we help leaders deal with complexity and respond to it with ethical behavior? Linda Fisher Thornton , from Leading in Context offers Leading Ethically Through Complexity. Jennifer V. What is going on; are people really getting stupider?

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Blog 244

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 25, 2017

At a time when workers feel a sense of disconnect with their jobs and companies-- a September 2015 Gallup Poll recorded U.S. Once he resolved to acknowledge how his behavior was creating organizational dysfunction and took corrective measures, the impact on the company's performance was dramatic.

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Leadership eBook Executive Coaching Execution 70

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

When we view our responsibilities three-dimensionally as if through a prism that simultaneously allows us to keep focused on the MRC concepts, we will make better mission-focused decisions that are based upon how our resources must be deployed to accomplish them, and we will operate in ethical ways that resonate with our partners and employees.

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Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

LDRLB

APRIL 13, 2020

And we know the research, purpose-driven companies have more motivated employees, they have an easier time recruiting top talent, they drive that top talent to great performance. We know purpose-driven companies have a lower cost of customer acquisition, longer tenure of customer loyalty, and higher net promoter scores.

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Motivation Long-term Customer Loyalty 78

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2017

Our research in Egypt , Zimbabwe , and India shows that organizations should view the prospect of building a strong ethical reputation in such environments as an opportunity, and consider the costs of resisting corruption as an investment in building such a reputation. Ethics Can Be a Differentiator.

Ethics 11

Ethics Environment Absenteeism Reputation 11

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Leaders should also be able to create a sense of urgency by enabling the employees to see the truth of the company’s current state and as well as feel the “romance” of its possible future state. should anything be transparent?

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Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

I have conducted many diversity audits of companies. The following pointers are offered to companies who communicate with niche publics: Seek and train multi-cultural professionals. Good intentions and political correctness are not enough. It embodies the spirit of open communications, the basis of winning companies.

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Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 89

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

If your company has passive and/or timid leadership you will face serious problems in sustaining your competitive advantage. Furthermore, if your company isn’t leveraging action learning to develop leaders, fuel innovation, foster collaboration, and catalyze growth then you are missing a substantial opportunity.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 5, 2013

Instead of the litany of Arab political failures, they look to business and the arts for inspiration. Dr. Saad Al Barrak has been a pioneer of this Arab renaissance.

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Short-term Bottom-up Loyalty Morale 106

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The ability to say no, can show that you truly understand the system that you work in, know the capabilities, the growth opportunities, and take a strong stand in leading your team where you, your staff, and your company need them to go. Ultimately we all want to say yes. There is no arguing, reasoning, memos, crying etc.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 385

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

But these debates have, so far, had little political impact. A recent UK report from The High Pay Commission sets out a multi-faceted political case — on business, economic, and social grounds — against such extreme compensation growth. What are the operational objectives which express those purposes?

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Politics Execution Report Risk Management 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I’ve been a consultant for almost 20 years, advising companies on complex challenges in ethics, risk, and responsibility. And so I get asked questions like “What evidence can I provide that doing the right thing will make or save a company money?” The executive needs a business case.

Ethics 12

Ethics Short-term Long-term Supply Chain 12

CO2

AUGUST 14, 2010

What is equally amazing is that is where much of the stuff is made too (so if their is pollution or a stretch in ethics of how something is made we might be able to turn a blind eye)! Often times where it ends up does not seem to matter that much to us, because it may be on another continent. Pulse Meme Feed What Is Your Brand Against?

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Freedman Executive Coaching Strategic Planning Taylorism 87

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In a study we recently conducted of 150 North American and European-based companies with revenues over $1 billion, we found that along with growth, those investments can generate huge losses — more than $1 billion per responding company over the last five years. The average cost per company over that time has been $1.38

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And considering how tough it is to survive in today’s business environment, that’s very bad news for your company. And when you’re in that tight spot, it’s quite possible that the level of willingness your employees have to meet those demands could make or break your company. During the presentation the CEO was polite, if noncommittal.

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Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And considering how tough it is to survive in today’s business environment, that’s very bad news for your company. And when you’re in that tight spot, it’s quite possible that the level of willingness your employees have to meet those demands could make or break your company. During the presentation the CEO was polite, if noncommittal.

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Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

billion people, the Chinese consumer market is a tempting target for Western technology companies. The recent news that Google is considering a re-entry into China further highlights a troubling balancing act faced by technology companies looking to do business there. With over 1.3 Escalating government demands. Regulatory creep.

Ethics 8

Ethics Technology Short-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

On the one hand, protectionism, populism, and wide-spread distrust of business’s role in politics is threatening international corporations (think Carrier, Boeing, and tariffs/taxes for off-shoring and outsourcing). And they may shift dramatically as the political pendulum swings back and forth in different nations.

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CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

CO2

JANUARY 4, 2011

At the time our mission statement was, “ Anything for a buck, as long as it is legal and ethical. &# So we were paid to take a newsletter promotion Sid was doing for his business, we was a gifted writer (and a student of great copy writers), and attach a penny to each of the 18,000 newsletters. .&#

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Execution Blog Executive Coaching USP 88

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Newsweek just released its fourth annual Green Rankings , grading the "greenness" of the 500 largest publicly-traded companies in the world. In partnership with research firms Trucost and Sustainalytics, companies are ranked based on their management, performance, and transparency in the environmental domain. But perhaps not.

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CPA Supply Chain Politics Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In his Nicomachean Ethics , Aristotle states that it is a fact that “all knowledge and every pursuit aims at some good,” but then continues, “What then do we mean by the good?” ” That, in essence, encapsulates the ethical dilemma. ” Unraveling Ethical Dilemmas. What should you do?

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Ethics Morale GAAP Learning-by-Doing 8

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law. Compliance.

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CFO Chief Financial Officer Compliance Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

When all attributes are equal in a competition, the company who gets the contract has a personal connection. Utilizing strengths and the contacts I had made to write the book, I scaled my practice to service women in business—the companies that support them and the companies that they own. Being timid leads nowhere.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2012

Chick-fil-A, an Atlanta-based privately held company, has long been known for operating on Christian principles and values, most notable of which is that all 1,600 of its restaurants are closed on Sundays. Does it matter if the company is privately or a publicly held? "Last Supper at Chick-fil-A". to name but a few.

Ethics 12

Ethics CEO Letter Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2017

There is always someone or something more powerful than you are — when we spoke with company CEOs, they’d express concern about their boards, and when we spoke with board chairmen, they’d admit to being afraid of the media. How will what you have to say affect the political games being played in the organization?

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Power Chief Operating Officer Politics COO 12