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Efficient vs. Effective | N2Growth Blog

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At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? If efficiency starts diluting productivity rather than increasing it something is woefully amiss. Are you efficient or effective, or do you know? Thanks for sharing Tom.

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Business Model Architecture | N2Growth Blog

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Put rather simplistically, a business model is the system that defines what creates value, generates growth, and increases revenue and profit within your organization. The primary advantage that a business model has over any number of other strategic frameworks lies in the fluidity of its inherently dynamic nature. I Think Not.

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Discipline & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

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The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid. Discipline requires a systemic approach. To make good decisions, we need to understand how the system works. Thanks for the comment Patricia. I Think Not.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

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It has been my experience that whenever methodologies become productized objectivity is removed from the equation. Whenever you are being pitched a product as a solution I suggest you exercise extreme caution. Let’s look at this from another angle…Why would you want to do business in the same fashion as your competitors?

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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

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My wife has always told me that “you can’t go wrong by going right,” and as usual I find her advice to be spot on…Never compromise you value system, your character, or your integrity. Thanks for stopping by Steve… Rob Mike- Systems thinking can be of high value to leaders. I'll be sure and check it out. I Think Not.

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Vision and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

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I find that it's rarely this bolt of lighting epiphany and rather a collective result of thinking systemically about solving a key problem. It is far more than an ethereal statement – it is a catalyst for creating a focused, impassioned and productive workforce. Vision is often misunderstood. Thanks for sharing Mark.

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8 Traits of Ineffective Leaders | N2Growth Blog

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“My way or the highway&# leadership styles don’t play well in today’s world, will result in a fractured culture, and ultimately a non-productive organization. The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing.

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