N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? A mouse running on a mousewheel can perfect their stride and reduce the amount of energy it takes to get "moving." Are you efficient or effective, or do you know?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

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. Smart leaders avoid make-work and focus their energy on high impact initiatives, which may include a needed restructuring. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. Leaders who leverage social media successfully for their organizations can bring about great change.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? 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 great vision? Are you a master of strategy? I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. Thank you for sharing Mike! I Think Not.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The panel speakers were CMI Hong Kong Regional Board Members Dr Paulina Chan CMgr CCMI (Chair), Derek Choi MCMI (Secretary & Events Lead), Michael Wong CMgr MCMI (Communications & Social Media Lead), Justin Leung (Board Member), Janice Tai CMgr MCMI (Board Member) and Dr Cecilia Tsui CMgr CCMI (Founding Chairlady).

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard. Leading innovator in HR for over 25 years.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Some business pundits today believe innovation ignites better in startups than in large, established corporations. In fact, a lot of big companies have proven they are better positioned than emergent firms to create and execute innovation, however on-fire a startup may be. Laura Schneider FOR HBR. ” I disagree.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 3, 2013

The news media doesn’t help. Motivated – Pick goals you are passionate enough about to put the energy and discipline in it to achieve success. Do you TRULY want to do better with your finances? In my previous post, I talked about resolutions in a light-hearted manner. No encouragement there.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. Do what has to be done and don’t waste energy on fear that undermines performance— unless the doubt is a nagging hunch of a wrong direction! Cultivate the local media. Media builds like blocks: one exposure stacks atop another.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

Partly a byproduct of user-centered approaches and do-it-yourself ingenuity, this emerging wave of intrapreneurship is due to a rising generation of managers who have been empowered by accessible technology and mobilized by social media. Being a successful corporate hacker thus requires an enormous amount of energy and persuasiveness.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Unless you live on an isolated mountain top, without access to other people or the media at large, it would be difficult to get through the day without being impacted by issues of ethnicity, race, gender, age, sexual preference, religion, physical appearance, mental and physical challenges, etc. Have a great Thanksgiving Sir. LeRoyD Amen!

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking. Following are a few of the ideas Carlos shared yesterday: Dreaming BIG and dreaming small take the same amount of energy – why not dream BIG? Next was Charlene Li who spoke about two of my favorite topics – social media and leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Young scientists will invent energy-saving or health-promoting products, incubate new ventures while still in college, and sell them to markets eager for ways to control energy or health care costs. Innovative forms of financing, such as Kickstarter, will continue to grow, also invented by social entrepreneurs.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. But the focus was squarely on "energy saving, environmental protection, and the low-carbon economy" with other emerging areas — infotech, biotech, and modern materials — taking a distinctly secondary role.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

A 30-something entrepreneur in the Bay area, he had just closed a multi-million dollar round of Series A financing for his startup. And despite the popularity of social media, loneliness and social isolation are on the rise , with one in four Americans reporting they do not have even one person to discuss important matters with.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’m talking about the superconsumers who are inside your organization, working at every level: the fashionista who works in the mail room at the headquarters of an apparel company, or the finance manager who works for a pork brand and who eats three pounds of bacon in any given week. Unlocking Energy.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Young scientists will invent energy-saving or health-promoting products, incubate new ventures while still in college, and sell them to markets eager for ways to control energy or health care costs. Innovative forms of financing, such as Kickstarter, will continue to grow, also invented by social entrepreneurs.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. Through a combination of efficiency projects and the use of renewable energy, we are on pace to reach our carbon emissions goal ahead of schedule. The HR Digest: C. Within C.H. Robinson, we are focused on reducing the emissions from our own carbon footprint.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Think of the shifts in the media industry that brought low leading magazines and newspapers. Finance is different from sales, R&D is different from quality, and so on. Let’s talk about the four forces: vision, interests, habits, and innovation. That’s where innovation comes in. Innovation. Think Kodak.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 31, 2020

This practice also makes you more disciplined while allowing you to acquire a moderate approach to spending (your money, time, energy, emotional, and physical resource). Micro investing apps automize personal finance investing daily. It is better to set this option for the first days of the month.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

Founding CEOs realize—or fail to realize—that their maniacal energy and personal devotion can only take their enterprises so far. At later stages (£5M+), it can come from debt and other forms of financing. Using Social Media for Social Good. Normal business complexity sets in. Go to the Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

A recent study in the UK, for instance, shows that 3 out of 4 judges, 2 out of 3 doctors, 3 out of 4 finance directors, and 1 out of 2 chief executives come from fairly well-off families. So the better jobs tend to stay in the hands of those from wealthier backgrounds. What can be done about this?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. It seems that in today’s world many people have lost the ability to disagree with someone, yet still respect them. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

I’ve met so many leaders who are brilliant when it comes to product design and capital structure but who treat the people in business as an afterthought, a matter of sound administration as opposed to daring innovation. So much of what we focus on as leaders is how to be more clever: big data, slick apps, social media.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

They see disrupted incumbents from retail, finance, health care, transportation, professional services, and manufacturing requiring radical restructuring of assets, productivity , and innovation. Conversely, superior user experience designs frequently inspire insight into innovative use-case opportunities.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

The time, energy, and cost associated with acquiring a customer are substantial, the benefits of retaining customers are considerable, and the costs associated with customer churn are significant. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Significance Your Story Matters Service Above Self Capital vs. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

If you would prefer to be a leader in terms of starting and supporting projects, then your leadership goals could focus on bringing in innovation, organizing resources, and finding funding for your company projects. Planning for financial security can free you to focus your energy on other tasks without distraction.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

You could, Drexler and Noble write, take advantage of government subsidies to invest in affordable housing or renewable energy (something that, as they note, people have been doing for decades). Or you could participate in projects financed in part by conventional investors and in part by non-profits.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These six ideas emerged in 2010 as powerful "innovation invitations" and seem sure to intensify in power and influence. They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. Contestification. Who's running it?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

The CMO also worked with the finance office and product managers to link pricing and benchmark data into the RFP process, which improved quality and response times. Companies across the spectrum are grappling with change as new technologies, innovations, and customer behaviors disrupt old business models.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Although big, global supply chains certainly have their own dynamism, they mostly evolve incrementally through minnovation rather than disruption – and thus get short shrift in the business media and amongst aspiring entrepreneurs, hungry to create successful ventures. Innovate and invest, even when it hurts.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

We introduced the Digital Evolution Index in HBR in 2015 to trace the emergence of a “digital planet,” how physical interactions — in communications, social and political exchange, commerce, media and entertainment — are being displaced by digitally mediated ones. Innovation and change.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2020

The Creator Mindset : 63 Tools to Unlock the Secrets to Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability by Nir Bashan. Our media environment has become hyperpartisan. Why do so many organizations, teams, couples, families, and groups who should be working together end up wasting energy on unproductive conflict? That world?and

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Whether you are in Dakar or Asmara, the wailing and ranting brims over; doomsayers and purveyors of gloom compete for the prize of most pessimistic outlook all morning, noon and dusk on local radio, Facebook and — where such media has been cordoned off by overzealous political police — in the backseats of tightly packed mini-buses.

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