N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. In most cases the answer is no it’s not…however this is often times exactly how the decision is made. That’s about it.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I have actually come to cringe every time I hear a so called expert use the phrase in an authoritarian manner as a justification for the position they happen to be evangelizing. Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. Case in point…have you ever witnessed an employee throw a fit of rage and resign their position in the heat of the moment? I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Organizations are increasingly hiring people into novel positions, but often struggle to support these new roles. Too much structure will stifle creativity and innovation. Sustainability managers in this configuration have considerable discretion to launch and champion innovative social and environmental initiatives.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. Tactical agility enables employees at all levels to take smart risks, capture opportunities, improvise and innovate as they execute a clear strategy. “Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.” Northern Command.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

For industries that depend on innovation, sustaining it is a constant challenge. These two actions cost almost nothing compared to vast sums often spent — and arguably, often wasted — on efforts to foster innovation. Yet they have already generated tens of millions of dollars in value for Roivant.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

Because HFT firms are holding stocks for milliseconds, they’re not ever in a position where they’re voting on corporate governance issues. Now, there are some rockstar CEOs — who oftentimes happen to be founders, such as Bezos, Steve Jobs, Reid Hastings — who have the ability to resist the pressure that the markets put on them.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Could we be overlooking – even resisting – one of the most essential catalysts of personal and business breakthroughs? Could we be ignoring the most fundamental tool that anyone can use to create disruptive innovation and change? When bad things happen unexpectedly, it’s natural to resist them. Surprise is the enemy.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

For each promotion, the Navy sends the individual for additional training, customized for the new position, before he or she assumes the new role. Even a full professor typically remains ignorant of vital skills related to organizational behavior, operations management, finance and strategy. Leading Health Care Innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Most relevant to stunted growth, however, is cultural resistance — the inertial apathy of traditional financial players who are wary of novel, risky investment structures and skeptical about trading some amount of profitability for social return. Corporate social responsibility Finance Generational issues'

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

Samsung's journey from low-cost OEM producer to a global brand name synonymous with innovation is an admirable one. I can only imagine the resistance involved when an established, hierarchical company like the old Samsung decides to introduce practices that threaten the status quo.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The first is breakdown , where early experiments fade in the face of resistance. Our research with members of the global C-suite, and with leading sustainability and innovation experts, has identified seven vectors of breakthrough change. Breakthrough Finance. Change must now come from business itself. Breakthrough Science.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Dominant providers leverage their market position to raise prices independently of cost or quality. Unions, which now represent a tiny share of American workers, resist to the extent they can. Follow the Leading Health Care Innovation insight center on Twitter @HBRhealth. Leading Health Care Innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

When they voiced concerns about the business and organizational impact of her recommendations, she dismissed them as "old school" and resistant to change. But, anxious for a promotion to the executive level, she took a position with a key competitor.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

I would strongly suggest reading two previous posts: “ Shut-up and Listen &# and “ Stop Selling and Add Value “ as support for these positions. I would also suggest resisting the temptation to have all your communications be self-serving. Do this and you’ll be viewed as just another sales broadcast. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Think of the business leaders that have had the biggest positive impact in your life, and I’m sure you’ll find that these individuals were in constant search of new and better information. However being aware of industry trends, competitive positioning, who the thought leaders are, etc. are all critical to your success.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Hailed in the 1960s as bastions of sophisticated management, they used cheap financing to acquire, then rationalize, many family-owned firms. With GE’s recent announcement to split off its remaining finance operations , and Honeywell also considering divestment, the pressure on these groups remains in force.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2017

The closet in Mark’s bedroom offers a glimpse into his three-decade career in finance. Yet research suggests that workplaces where creativity and innovation are at a premium nurture and encourage people’s authentic differences. They also represent varying degrees of fabulousness, from subtle to full-on. ” Olu.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Every vibrant, healthy, inspiring, innovative, and positive corporate culture I’ve witnessed has occurred not because culture has been placed ahead of strategy, but because it has been a key driver of the corporate strategy. I believe that culture is an output of strategy. Joe Rafter I doubt we are far apart.

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