N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. Even the term change, a concept once reserved for the innovative and revolutionary, has been hi-jacked by the politically correct.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

To Boost Organizational Performance, Connect with the Core Michael Lee Stallard and Jason Pankau It is essential to every organization’s long-term success that employees align their behavior with organizational goals and give their best efforts. Clark changed legacy systems that made sailors feel devalued.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” Of course, copying what your competitors do — especially when it is illegal and inefficient – is the opposite of innovative. Some markets — for example, several in China — are too rife with bribery to get around it, and no amount of innovation can change that reality. How can companies kick this habit?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

While the rules may be shifting, the long-term sustainable advantage gained by building a strong brand – a brand that builds stability, trust, loyalty, and drives a premium price – remains consistent. Santander has also been innovative when it comes to social media and mobile campaigns. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Brand Globalization Banking Long-term 64

HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some are short-term, meant for immediate action and achievement. Others are long-term and involve multiple stepping stones to get there. Where do I see myself in the short term (1-2 years) and long term (5+ years)? What are my strengths and weaknesses? Upskilling is never a bad idea.

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Examples Goal Career Short-term 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2018

Many efforts to apply machine learning get stuck due to concerns about the “black box” — that is, the lack of transparency around why a system does what it does. Sometimes it’s because technical teams need to identify and resolve bugs without disrupting the entire system.

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Compliance Document System Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. If the analyst didn't like the fact that this might constrain profits in the short term, he could sell the stock. As former Procter & Gamble CEO A. Lafley has noted, the best time to gain market share is when your competitors are in retreat.

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CEO Benchmarking Long-term Banking 13

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 5, 2011

Here are brief excerpts from two articles featured by McKinsey & Company. I suggest you read them in the order in which they appear here, then click where indicated to read each in its entirety. I presume to suggest, further, that you register to receive email updates on other resources that are also available at [.].

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Crisis McKinsey Resources Article 80

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. The perception has been eroding our industry's image and has caused many in our industry to assume that R&D, innovation, and social contribution are unaffordable luxuries in a fiercely cost-based competitive game.

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Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2012

He told himself his actions were systemic, it is the way the game is played. Fastow suggested that to avoid falling into an ethical trap he should have asked himself the right questions: Am I only following the rules or am I following the principles? All who cared to know knew.

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Chief Financial Officer Finance Banking Class 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Climate change, natural resource shortages, the growing gap between haves and have nots, and the fragility of financial systems are but a few of the critical problems it has spawned, and these are conspiring to become a perfect storm. What Can CEOs Do?

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CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

In terms of finding the right career, research shows that it’s really hard to predict what you’ll be good at ahead of time, especially just by “going with your gut”, and it turns out career tests don’t work either. Passion.any employee can learn a new skill.but with no passion it will be short lived.

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Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

It’s what we call “listening softer&# in asset-based thinking terms. However, I am extremely grateful for the knowledge I have gained in the short period of time. Informal power results from their core belief system. Is “ethical leadership” an oxymoron? Hank Wasiak January 4, 2010 at 12:34 pm Great advcie.

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Leadership Ethics Course Learning-by-Doing 418

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2013

Tributes flowed in far and wide , and fittingly so — Swartz had accomplished more in his short 26 years than many of us will manage in a lifetime. What does it say about us — about what we value — if this is exactly the proportionality of the legal system we have created?

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Guidelines Banking Download Library 9

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

Systems and Processes. These are the visionaries who advise management in refining the organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics and contributions toward the company’s long-term growth. Leadership comes from inner quests, ethical pursuits and professional diligence. Career and life are not a short stint.

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Mentor Strategic Planning Leadership Benchmarking 56

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

This isn't a new challenge, but it's more urgent than ever, not just as an effort to escape reform and regulation from the outside, but to restore the public trust, to repair the moral fabric of the system, and to unleash the innovation required to tackle the world's most pressing and important challenges.

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Short-term Long-term Ethics Incentives 15

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Unfortunately, one can get caught in a trap of being on the short end of the equation. ” Sizing you in terms of immediate benefit to them, they either probe further or move on. These people couch their requests in terms of your benefit. Ostensibly, all participants benefit from the synergy. Adopt My Interests.

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Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

But this single-minded focus can be a major problem when it comes to tackling slow-building, systemic challenges, like global warming, that could take down not just supply chains but, over time, entire economies. The focus of people using a resources frame to understand sustainability is often on waste reduction and technological innovation.

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Morale EPS Supply Chain Politics 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

Walmart wants customers to know them for low prices, Singapore Airlines customers know them for customer connectivity, Apple customers perceive innovation and Fed Ex customers expect speed. Fourth, develop your human capabilities represented by leadership, talent, organization capabilities and supportive HR systems.

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Ulrich Leadership Diversity Audience 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

But this is not terribly surprising, given that most of us are trained in school systems that prize individual achievement and discourage, even penalize, collaboration. Collaboration is not the only skill schools fall short on. Traditional schooling frequently fails to prepare students to think critically, innovate, and be creative.

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Education Incentives Efficiency Learning-by-Doing 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

mid-term elections staring us right in the face, I thought it would be an interesting time to examine the difference between statesman and politician. I have long been an opponent to term limits, believing that "we the people" are smart enough to figure out who should serve. Now is the time for term limits.

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