N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

moravecglobal Listening to the workforce a must …Businesses are into a phase of creative disassembly where reinvention and adjustments are constant. link] mikemyatt Thanks for the comment Heather – I don't understand why some leaders even bother having a team if they don't intend on listening to their input and feedback.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Unresolved conflict often results in a loss of productivity, stifles creativity, and creates barriers to cooperation. If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. I agree with you that trying to turn it to a yes will challenge our intellect and force us to use some creativity. While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

It is emphathy that enables leaders to understand both their teams and their customers, and foster an atmosphere of greater creativity and problem-solving. You mentioned a key word — empathy, a critical characteristic of a strong leader. Deb Costello I love this post!

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated. Creative collaborator-vendor plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Creative business practices are most welcome here. Payables plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Let me make this as clear as I can – procrastination is the beginning of walking the plank.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Labeling something as Best Practices is not a substitute for wisdom, discernment, discretion, subject matter expertise, intellect, creativity or any of the other qualities I value in an advisor. After all, if you can apply someone else’s theory in a vacuum it lowers the barrier to entry doesn’t it? consultants, etc.),

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

For C1400 this is not a style as much as some areas for reflection ( they call it a “code&# ) and are Awareness, Focus, Creativity, Integrity, Perseverance and Service. In today’s blog post I’ll attempt to paint the portrait of the perfect leader… So, what traits would my perfect leader possess?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The downside of this is that it stifles candor, creativity and innovation and often leads to a my way or the highway environment. Leaders who fall prey to perfectionism tend to focus on the negatives having a hard time looking past perceived weaknesses to find strengths.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. It’s one thing for employees to have a healthy respect for you, but quite another to be in fear of you. Remember that respect is earned, and fear is imposed.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Yet, I have noticed some of the most creative people I know are poor spellers and therefore might not make the top grade in an MBA. People come to the team with a variety of gifts and talents, which are very different. In our schools some of these are valued more highly than others… writing, for instance.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Phill Barufkin Same applies to creativity. To the extent that the culture is not changed in alignment with the strategy, the strategy can be undermined. Within this context, this phrase really points to the lack of including culture within a strategic context. However, Cultural marketing simply makes sense.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Alexa Rank : 297,226 Google Page Rank : 3 PostRank Leadership Score : N/A Number of Posts in last 30 days : 14 TwitterGrader Score : 100 Orrin Woodward : Orrin is smart, creative and insightful – I only wish he’d publish more frequently updated content. You can follow Becky on Twitter @LeaderTalk.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

It fuels creativity to succeed. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Gina It's important to continue to expand ones knowledge. Who would follow a person who's thoughts and skills are out dated. Continuous education- one never stops learning- is the only way to lead effectively. link] Keith Bossey Mike, great post.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. but you’ll not find that here. Jason resides in the Atlanta area and is one of the most outstanding young leaders of today!

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Real leaders like to be challenged – they want to be inspired by new ideas and creative thoughts. While smart leaders won't tolerate a culture built on the "yes man" approach to business, neither will they tolerate politically correct thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2018

I think each would agree that leading in the intelligence community is a daily exercise in crisis management, whether at the helm of CIA with its global analytic and operational responsibilities, or at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence with its oversight responsibilities for the entire intelligence community.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

For years, the creative side of the company was the top priority, leaving things like finance, IT, and HR to suffer (yes, they tried to run their operations on spreadsheets). Crisis management'

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

How creative must we become in the New Order of Business? A major report to the United Nations Millennium Summit calls for changes in the way in which peacekeeping operations are organized and financed. Damage control, crisis management mode. Do we still take band-aid approaches (such as buying enterprise software)?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

There was no time to raise the capital we needed to finance the events' annual cash flow needs. On August 23, 2012, I walked into our headquarters — a spectacularly creative facility that we had just moved into a few months earlier. The 3-Days were 75% of our business. It was like McDonald's losing the hamburger.

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