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.

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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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Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2019

Governments and the community at large have created a strategic focus on ensuring that businesses become holistically sustainable in their operations and resource utilization. The global consumer market is also well-positioned towards working with businesses which have a keen emphasis on operating sustainably.

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? 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.

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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?

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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. What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part. As I said above, your yield usually directly correlates to your efforts.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The answer often reopens the typical debate about technology; namely should a business invest in tech or should it instead focus on other factors of success such as hiring the right team, keeping track of the trends on the market and managing your brand reputation. Ensure innovative tech doesn’t lead to disruption.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2015

The already inflated world of ‘reputation management’ websites lured people into buying advertising in order to create the facade of being a ‘consultant.’ Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17%).

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Few people realize the important role water plays in our daily energy use, or the energy required to heat, treat, and supply water. Meanwhile, the electricity used for water treatment can be as much as one-third of a city’s energy bill. Most companies’ value chains are heavily dependent on water and energy resources.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

In our experience, managers tend to focus their innovation efforts on processes that are either large in scale (new products and business models ) or swift in development (hackathons, rapid prototyping, or emerging platforms). But there’s also another type of innovation that is more gradual and smaller in scale.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

B Corp certification encouraged more “whole-systems thinking” around our social and environmental practices, which led Cabot to develop even more robust customer and consumer programs, cut operating costs, and strengthen our brand reputation as a sustainability-minded company. Our story is not unique.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

link] Anna Smith “Let the attacks begin” – The number one source for innovation/change is pissed-off people (Tom Peters). Your comment summarizes exactly how things should work as opposed to how they often do. Have a great Thanksgiving Sir. LeRoyD Amen! We are all biased. In fact, the report points out how “U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

I call this new breed of companies the “inclusive innovators.” To get company managers with practical concerns started on the “where to begin” decision, we propose three steps, based on the experience of the inclusive innovators: 1. Some goals may be too broad or too distant. Segment the SDGs. of the time.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

The smartest minds in social innovation are increasingly committed to engaging with the private sector to make significant changes in areas like health, education, and poverty. This framework has the potential to reverse the typical role of CSR, currently viewed as a way to "give back" to communities that a business operates in.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

FALK : In 1996, I picked up responsibility for our Energy & Environment group. We had already made a lot of progress in reducing energy consumption and water usage, improving forestry policies, and limiting air and water emissions, but my predecessor thought we should set some stretch goals for 2000.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Successful leaders of the South have enormous energy, ambition, and business savvy, and they are aiming to compete everywhere on the planet. They are fiercely focused on operations, because they know that's how money is made or lost. "The Our purpose in exporting is to establish a brand reputation.". This is their only purpose.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Think about finance and tech startups, where billions of dollars are quickly made or lost; surgery, where high-stakes operations leave no room for error; and military and police units, where risky jobs are performed under strict chains of command. by reputation and ostracism). Where does this leave women?

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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? Carlos was passionate, on-point, and as you might have guessed consistent in his messaging. I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

They’ll help you direct your organization’s energy and resources to the right relationships and activities. So how do you produce a shorter, more coherent list? Answer the following questions about each contender you’ve identified in your brainstorming session. Can you clearly identify what you want from the stakeholder?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

True collaboration always has open-ended elements — ranging from precisely how new innovations will be implemented, to how products will fare in the market, and even to what priorities partners will pursue in the face of changes in the environment. Google uses a different approach to working with multiple external parties.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

At the other end of this dimension is the broader context, where politics operates at the organizational level. However, the problem became unsustainable and the same group, within the year, helped to ease him out to protect the organization’s reputation. Such groups can also revitalize innovation and change.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2015

Managers provide the continuity needed to execute efficiently and leaders drive the kinetic energy needed to respond dynamically to the needs of the marketplace. Therefore, the ability to manage operation and the capacity to inspire employees is no longer enough. He was also innovative. Every organization needs both.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

If you have tried introducing a new idea into your organization or community—especially if it''s an abstract idea like sustainability, diversity, or innovativeness—you know it''s tough. You put your energy, your reputation, and maybe your future, on the line. These are independent operators.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Successful leaders of the South have enormous energy, ambition, and business savvy, and they are aiming to compete everywhere on the planet. They are fiercely focused on operations, because they know that's how money is made or lost. "The Our purpose in exporting is to establish a brand reputation.". This is their only purpose.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. A design studio is geared for collaboration and innovation work with customers and partners. The first step was to hire someone to run it.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

In addition they operate from a plan — however confidential it may be — to strengthen the team year over year. Such executives base their efforts to build team strength on the answers to two fundamental questions: Where do I need to spend my time and focus my energies?

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

The CEO’s reputation for trustworthiness had been wounded forever. Because innovation requires it. There are two basic operating modes for organizations under high-stakes execution pressure. Essentially, when people stop believing they can win, some then devote their energy to how best to lose. the winner’s mindset.

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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 20, 2014

When Deborah DiSanzo took over as CEO of Philips Healthcare in May 2012, she knew that engineering would continue to drive innovation. At Essent, the Dutch energy company, CEO Erwin van Laethem provided practical guidance to his CMO. “My He has to invest the time and energy not just reading documents but really problem solving.”

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Posted on March 24th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Is the customer really always right? How far should a company go to satisfy their clientele or customer base? I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

You can’t drive your vehicle on an empty tank, nor can you lead your life or teams with zero energy. My energy levels are based on the foods and beverages I consume. The energy, focus, and creativity I gain from staying active and healthy allow me to work better and longer. The first principle is getting plenty of sleep.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

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. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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