N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Give me real leaders who possess courage, vision, and a bias toward action, and spare me the timidity of mediocre managers posing as leaders. If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Tactics: the methods and means by which you assail the objectives. link] Laurie Young Hi Mike, thanks for the explanation. A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. Thanks for the words of encouragement.

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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

DECEMBER 17, 2010

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. Then we have to deconstruct our abilities in each area, map a tactical plan to get better and measure our progress.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

and Mike Myatt, Productivity links. Productivity links said: n2growth.com: Looking For Leadership: By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Really? Can manager be leaders? Identifying leaders? Have we really degenerated to this point? This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. Identifying leader… [link] [.]

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Lack of Interaction : Along the lines of number one above, if executives, management, and staff don’t proactively seek your advice and input then you have a respect problem. Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

While arrogant people can and often do succeed in business, I believe that it comes at a great personal and professional cost. Arrogance rarely results in lasting relationships built on a foundation of loyalty and trust.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

It is an ongoing process of evaluation, planning, tactical actions and benchmarking accomplishments. Capitalizing upon change, rather than becoming a by-product of it. Futurism: ideas that inspire, manage and benchmark change. Futurism: ideas that inspire, manage and benchmark change.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Those professionals that have self respect, and demonstrate a true respect for others regardless of their station in life, are much more likely to be successful over the long-term than those that use the tactics of disrespect to humiliate and intimidate.

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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. Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. That means doing things correctly the first time, without wasting counter-productive time in cleaning up mistakes. They arbitrarily disable accounts.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The more mature you get, the better you get at managing ego.” “In Management is not a science, it is an art.” It’s the thing that happens to get the product to market” Mitch Joel @mitchjoel / Author and marketing guru / In a nutshell: It’s time for Leadership 3.0… Challenge will be to manage them!”

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Organizations should coordinate management skills into its overall corporate strategy, in order to satisfy customer needs profitably, draw together the components for practical strategies and implement strategic requirements to impact the business. This is my review of how management styles have evolved. Under it, people were managed.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. Planning, tactics, organizational development. When all succeed, then profitability is much higher and more sustained than under the Hard Nose management style. Operations are sound, professional and productive.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

She was the model for executive assistants and office managers everywhere. Therefore, our loyalty to the company rises, and we are more productive. Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

We must learn to benefit from change management, not to become victims of it. This is a comprehensive set of strategies, methodologies, policies, practices and programs that are integrated throughout business operations, supported and rewarded by top management. It helps to manage relations with stakeholders.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

While sales objectives are most common, trade shows may also be behavior, product, distribution or marketing oriented. Introduce new products. Work closely with the show’s management. Don’t expect the product to show itself. Keep your focus upon your products, rather than pretentious displays.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Managing a police department is a tough job, and the legitimacy crisis currently facing American policing has made it even tougher. But by ensuring organizational justice during management activities, police executives can go a long way toward effectively supervising their agencies through strained times.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. Design and re-engineering of products-services. Time management and “just in time” concepts are applied. Each product-service is budgeted. Assets are adequately valued and managed. Business development.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

However it is my opinion that diversity is not being addressed properly, and as a result has become one of the leading killers of corporate productivity. When you force the diversity agenda for the wrong reasons (no matter how well intended) productivity suffers and resentment grows. In fact, the report points out how “U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

Leaders need to be productively paranoid. The successful CEOs in our study displayed an odd behavior that we labeled " productive paranoia." Prior to the Oslo terrorist attack, we saw the exact opposite of productive paranoia — a leisurely attitude. As Bill Gates said, "Fear should guide you."

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Most people are more products of pop culture than they are of training. I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. Being productive and fulfilled. This series will have three more to come. Leaders exemplify legendary behavior.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

While I might spend a bit of time evaluating the most efficient strategy for getting to the other side of said wall, it will ultimately be my focus on the tactical execution of conquering the challenge that will determine my success. A bias toward action is always a better path than falling prey to analysis paralysis.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Professionals who succeed the most are the products of mentoring. If you cannot take the dirtiest job in any company and do it yourself, then you will never become “management.” I heartily endorse that find a great mentor. I have had many excellent ones in my long career and have in turn mentored hundreds of others.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. There are three aspects to Crisis Management and Preparedness. by Hank Moore.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business. All initiatives surrounding new ideas should include detailed risk management provisions.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2018

And in 2011, Nathaniel Foote and Russ Eisenstat proposed a “better way to manage in the 21st century.” 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.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” When a data breach happens, there is nothing worse than trying to figure out how to manage the crisis on the fly as it is still happening. To do this, you should have a business-driven view of how security tactics are tied to the way your business manages risk.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. 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.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Be willing to change your tactics, but not your core principles. Fear is dead as a management tool. Most overnight successes are 20 years in the making. Double your ratio of questions to statements. Don’t waste time trying to be successful, spend time being useful. The Teacher’s Union has killed education in America.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. Current management of both companies were ill-advised on handling the crises. by Hank Moore. Those We Bring Upon Ourselves.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Once we release Gravity, we focus on finding our true value, mapping that to realistic market opportunities, create a flight plan (including waypoints to manage progress) and away we go! They didn’t want this book – they wanted a tactical book on sales and marketing. Once we challenge our beliefs and knowns –the sky is the limit.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

While it is sometimes necessary to “Shock and Awe” this tactic should be reserved as a last resort. Spending time paving the way for a productive conversation is far better than coming off as the proverbial bull in a china shop.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2013

The insightful companies examine their own backyards… applying the discussions, uncoverings and applicabilities to how they will better manage in the future. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. It’s not enough just to handle a crisis effectively. by Hank Moore.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Because of fear, productivity suffers, turnover increases and profitability drops. This stymies employees’ professional development and hampers company productivity. Managers and employees with the most to lose are most fearful of change.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2014

Universal Oil Products did ultimately build a $22.5 million petroleum refinery factory in Rumania, perhaps aided by the fact that the company didn’t sell products to the general public.). That of course is the ultimate irony of embargoes — they’re a tactic aimed at avoiding a fight by not doing business together.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

when leaders move on – how do other leaders step up…or not) - Leadership tactics that Engage – How can we raise the level of employee engagement (during these dis-engaged times) Thanks for inviting us to weigh in. You could create a presentation that would benefit many.

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