N2Growth Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

'By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. Today the U.S. Army celebrates its 238 th birthday. Looking back, its growth into comfortable old age seems inevitable but in its youth that outcome was far from certain. In 1783 on the Ides of March, the inseparable fates of our Army and Republic were very much in doubt; disgruntled officers of the fledgling Army were gathered in a secret meeting in Newburgh, New York to discuss insurrection.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2013

'Why don’t you ask deeper questions? Are you more afraid of the questions or the answers? Deeper questions… Uncover concerns Shift the conversation Invite transparency Shift the mood Provoke deeper thinking Asking Deeper Questions “Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.” -Rainer [.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

'Posted in Leadership Development LinkedIn recently rewarded all of their employees’ hard work by giving each of them an iPad mini on Valentine’s Day. Not only was this a great way to reward their employees for their hard work, but this provided LinkedIn with a lot of free publicity, as well as no doubt encouraging more people to apply [.].

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 13, 2013

'Guest post by James Lawther : On the 25 th January 1990, Avianca flight 52 from Bogotá to New York crash-landed on the village of Cove Neck, Long Island, New York. Seconds before the crash all four of the plane’s engines stopped working. ·. There was nothing wrong with the plane. ·. There was nothing wrong with the pilots. ·. There was nothing wrong with airport.

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Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2013

'We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven''t already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

'News stories don''t get much bigger than this week''s revelation that government contractor Edward Snowden revealed classified information to The Guardian and the Washington Post that the National Security Agency has a program that collects and analyzes the phone records of millions of Americans. This post isn''t a commentary on the NSA program or what Snowden did (although I agree with Jeffrey Toobin''s argument on why he should be prosecuted).

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

'Vision is not the hot buzzword it once was. I’m wondering why – is it considered outdated in the context of today’s fast-paced, ever-changing world?… have we “vision experts” failed to communicate it well enough?… have we failed to show how vision links to daily work life? … is the term so overused that it has lost its meaning?

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Jason Womack

JUNE 13, 2013

'Riding almost 100 miles in a day requires I have, use, and LIKE the gear I have. Oh, so does you having a productive day at work. Here''s what I learned riding over Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado yesterday. And, as I get started on today''s nearly 90-mile ride, I''m taking a second look at my gear! I wrote about the importance of "Gear" over here. oh, and it''s Day 5 of Ride the Rockies here in Colorado.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 13, 2013

'Google recently moved into the No. 3 position among the world’s most valuable companies. Google has been said to have the world’s only truly data-driven HR function, and they call it “people analytics.” One of the data-driven tools that Google uses is Social Sensing Technology, which is showing conclusive evidence that slight changes in behavior, from changing when you take breaks to what lunch tables you sit at, can make you and your team happier, healthier, and more productive.

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CEO Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

'I have blogged often about one of my favorite writers and speakers - Daniel Pink. I wrote a review of his book a Whole New Mind. And I shared one of his videos. And blogged when I last hear him speak live. I guess you could say I am a bit of a Daniel Pink groupie. Today he spoke about sales - a topic near to my heart. The quotes below are what Pink said (although sometimes paraphrased because I can only type so fast.

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Mike Cardus

JUNE 13, 2013

'An earlier post listed the 7 Principles of Leadership Development in no specific order of importance : Necessary Skilled-Knowledge. Selection. Using Existing Employees as Mentors. Education for Leadership. Strategy for Leadership Development. The Chief Executive. The Chance to Lead. Exploring lessons learned and how an organization and I developed a leadership development process for high potential employees.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 13, 2013

'On vacation, few posts. Yesterday we went through the National Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech University. It really was a great walk through the types of structures that dotted the ranch landscape. Here are two observations. #1. The former President of Texas Tech (sorry, I did not write down his name), got the idea […].

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 13, 2013

'Did I begin today in prayer? Have I read my Bible today? Did I give today my best efforts? Did I make someone’s life a little better today? Did I take steps towards the dreams I have and God has for my life today? How did I add value to the world around me today? Was my attitude ever in the way of me or others having a productive, happy day? Can I put today behind me, go to sleep, and give tomorrow another chance?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 13, 2013

'Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Amanda Foreman for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration credit: Alex Nabaum * * * As anyone who has had the misfortune to work for a micromanager knows, success only makes […].

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Managing Communities

JUNE 13, 2013

'Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 13, 2013

'The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People Neil Shubin Pantheon/A Division of Random House (2013) A sublimely beautiful truth: “Within each of us lie some of the most profound stories of all.” Scientists are especially adept at making connections and this is certainly true of Neil Shubin who, in a […].

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Rajesh Setty

JUNE 13, 2013

'There are fairy tale stories that get reported in the media about the glorious life of an entrepreneur. The details are generally missing as it would be impossible to document the ups and downs of an entrepreneur throughout his or her journey. That would drive the reader insane for sure. The journey in simple terms is akin to a “wild” roller coaster ride in the dark.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 13, 2013

'I received the following email, with a few key points disguised for anonymity, and thought it could be a question others are asking. Do you ever wonder the right structure for your church? If so, this post is for you. “Pastor Steve” wrote (not his real name): Hi Ron, We are a small town church about 100. I have one full time and one part-time staff besides me.

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Rapid BI

JUNE 13, 2013

'On LinkedIn many users say that they cannot message people that request to connect, so generally accept the request. What many people do not realise is that you can message them. Here is a piece that many help you communicate with people requesting to connect without you actually accepting the connection first. I would [.].

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

'Most brands face a slippery slope when it comes to their engines of content creation. We live in a day and age when the term "content marketing" stumbles out of a brand''s mouth almost as often as buzzwords like "big data" and "native advertising." Woe the brand that is not creating, publishing and curating relevant content, yet many brands struggle with precisely that.

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Rapid BI

JUNE 13, 2013

'Four types of leadership learning.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

'An interview with Scott Barry Kaufman adjunct assistant professor of psychology at New York University and author of Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined. Download this podcast. A written transcript will be available by June 21.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 13, 2013

'In a recent interview with social media author and consultant, Paul Gillin, he described Servant Leadership and social media as “dovetailing” This analogy summarized why I am so passionate about both topics. Social media enables, empowers and really, demands greater servant leadership. Social Media Enables Open Servant Leadership. Social media represents the fourth generation of mass communication.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

'Any five-year-old has no trouble turning an old blanket and a couple of chairs into an impenetrable fort. But as we get older, knowledge and experience increasingly displace imagination and our ability to see an object for anything other than its original purpose. This is called Functional Fixedness and while you probably won''t need to build a fort during your professional career, chances are you do suffer from it and it is impacting your work.

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CO2

JUNE 13, 2013

'by Calvin Guyer. How does your team handle emergencies? At a networking event recently, a friend asked, “How do you get an entire platoon of Marines to stop dead in their tracks with a single word?” He is a Marine, so he knew the answer from personal experience. It’s not “Platoon, halt!” he said, since that’s two words. ”Stop!

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

'Women who called auto-repair shops to inquire about getting a new radiator were quoted prices that averaged 6% higher than those offered to men, according to an experiment led by Meghan Busse of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. Yet female callers who requested a price reduction were successful about 35% of the time, compared with just 25% for men.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

'Imagine that you''ve just looked at a really nice hotel on your favorite online travel site, but you haven''t yet booked your trip. Next, you''re off browsing other websites, and an ad for your favorite travel site pops up. Would you be more likely to go back to them and book your vacation if the travel ad had a picture of the specific hotel that you just browsed?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

'It has been a surreal two years for shareholders, customers, and employees of J. C. Penney (JCP). On June 14, 2011, JCP appointed Apple Store star Ron Johnson as CEO to replace what activist investor Bill Ackman derided as the completely failed regime of then-CEO Mike Ullman, who had apparently badly mismanaged JCP for his seven years at the helm. But after almost two years of plummeting sales, profits and stock price, Ackman and friends had to steal a line from The Who and ask shareholders, cu

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

'Companies in commoditizing industries tend to follow one of two strategies: either they try to find new services to offer around the product or they compete on price. The one certain outcome of these two strategies, of course, is to accelerate the commoditization process itself. But, as an HBR article on this topic once pointed out, even commodities have customers.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

'Today''s business leaders are allocating more resources to cyber security, yet appear to have less to show for it. The reason for this disconnect: the fundamental paradigm driving cyber security has not changed with the times. Most businesses try to prevent cyber attacks by focusing on their internal networks. They map their networks in detail, identifying every device on those networks and plugging security holes, to minimize vulnerabilities in software and hardware.

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