N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

While not all great business leaders have served in the military, those of you who have worked to develop the leadership traits mentioned above understand the advantages you derive from a having a military leadership state of mind.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. If your mentoring and training programs don’t focus on the development of action oriented leaders then you are simply breeding obselesence, and utlimately…failure. When an organization stops learning they begin dying.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. Maximize engineering productivity. Run more experiments.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 2, 2015

Remain consistent with their products, services and track record. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Portray their company as a contributor, not a savior. Clearly defines their niche. Say things that inspire you to think. Compatible with other communications. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Websites that sell products are digital platforms, not the arbitrators of quality in the business world. That means doing things correctly the first time, without wasting counter-productive time in cleaning up mistakes. Productivity translates to profitability in an advantageous climate in which to function.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Leaders focused on products, profits, processes, and procedures are aiming too LOW. If I read your definition correctly, you are limiting game-changers to positive developments or innovations. That is to say: they are finding competitive advantage in what were historically reckoned to be (or ignored as) externalities.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

They all speak of the quality of their talent as a key success metric…in fact, many of them will emphatically state that talent is their single biggest competitive advantage. Rarely do I speak with an executive who hasn’t drunk the talent messaging Kool-Aid. Don’t hype…stop complaining…fix the problem.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

An idea is not synonymous with a competitive advantage, an idea is not necessarily a sign of creativity, an idea does not constitute innovation, and as much as some people wish it was so, an idea is certainly not a business. It should be developed as a solution to a problem or to exploit an opportunity.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. Business development. We therefore mounted a full-scope crisis management initiative that focused heavily on after-the-crisis help for the victims and their families. The process of strategy development is not esoteric. by Hank Moore.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

They understand how to effectively deploy these highly productive and valuable team members to create tremendous leverage and velocity across the enterprise. How can we improve the risk management, governance, control, and reporting functions for this? How does it drive revenue, profit, brand equity, competitive advantage, etc.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Business development. The same planning process that nurtures Crisis Preparedness can and must also accommodate for Crisis Management. Product Recall, Tylenol. This is regarded as a premiere textbook case of quality crisis management. Product Contamination-Damage. Running the business.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Business development. Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. Not only was this a shift in company focus and customer orientation, but it put high-volume tire production and sales as the only priorities. Running the business. Body of Knowledge.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

Business development. Developing communications as a vital tool of business and life. Because of fear, productivity suffers, turnover increases and profitability drops. This stymies employees’ professional development and hampers company productivity. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2014

Business development. However, peddling sales to some ‘foundation’ that is named after your product and which supports only one cause is not appropriate. Who is to say that a sales promotion tied directly to your products is right? Offer certificates for product when people make legitimate donations.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Business development. How do you handle crisis management and preparedness? Diagnose a competitively disadvantaging problem or an unrealized opportunity for competitive advantage. Prescribe a more competitively advantaged outcome. Product-service movement at business-to-business levels.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Business development. It’s not enough just to handle a crisis effectively. The follow-through and crisis preparedness planning process helps to divert other crises from transpiring. Recommendations for crisis management and preparedness as part of macro planning are offered. Running the business.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Have to make cuts everywhere else to pay for rising production costs. We make a good product… that should be enough. We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. Organizations must educate consumers, in a pro-active way, on how to best utilize their products-services.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

Business development. One-third of the Gross National Product is sent each year toward cleaning up mistakes, rework, make-goods, corrective action and correcting defects. Training and development of people. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Running the business. Body of Knowledge.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

The production was The Sound of Music , starring Carrie Underwood. Business development. Ready… Set… Be productive. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. We just had the first live TV musical play extravaganza on television after a 50-year hiatus. Running the business.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2018

From digital platforms to customer experience to crisis management , these priorities have been a bellwether for what would soon dominate boardroom discussions and headline business publications. Purpose is not just philanthropy; it is a source of competitive advantage.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Perfectionists tend to be very busy, but rarely are they productive. Moreover, the pursuit of perfectionism rarely results in a competitive advantage, but it will result in time delays, cost overruns, missed deadlines, and unkept commitments. New Flash : speed trumps perfectionism. I completely agree with General Patton.

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