N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

We did not formulate our own style but tweaked it to our leadership style and vision plan. My suggestion is to stay on course and adopt an uncommon management and style that facilitates your vision plan. Being questioned by people resistant to change is not out of the ordinary, and nothing to be concerned about.

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Chris Brady

JUNE 10, 2010

» June 10, 2010 Leadership Lessons from the World Cup Whether one is a sports fan or not, it would be hard to avoid the hype surrounding the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which begins today. My prediction:  1st place: SPAIN 2nd place: BRAZIL 3rd place: NETHERLANDS (But I'm pulling for the American boys all the way).

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Sports Leadership Blog Travel 50

Chris Brady

DECEMBER 30, 2010

First, let's cover the basics, which are given more depth of treatment in Orrin Woodward and my book, Launching a Leadership Revolution.  Resist this temptation. An action plan might involve joining a health club, working out three to four times a week, and managing your caloric intake. Goals must be specific 2.

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Goal Blog Letter Open-book 134

Chris Brady

JANUARY 2, 2011

In the grander scheme of our lives, in terms of the truly important things regarding our existence, and in the context of an eternal God and His plan for our salvation in His kingdom, money and what most people consider to be "wealth" are truly not that big of a deal. and a Winner Announced! What are you doing with them?

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Rogers Short-term Blog Letter 124

Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 7, 2014

” I was sure my new friend, Laura, (not her real name) was going to tell me about tight finances, a booked business calendar, or kid’s soccer schedules. I couldn’t resist: “You might really enjoy my e-book on developing leadership in kids… it’s free. The convention has always been amazing.

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Succession Benchmarking Career Finance 414

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

All met resistance but persisted until they had a real result, such as million-dollar savings, a tenfold decrease in error rate, or a distinct advantage over competitors. Ask hard questions, separate solid answers from fluff, keep an open mind to all potential improvements, and persist in the face of resistance.

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Quality Resistance Learning-by-Doing Finance 9

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Big visions, carefully crafted strategies, and detailed plans are signs of great leadership. Could we be overlooking – even resisting – one of the most essential catalysts of personal and business breakthroughs? But early on, CEO Scott Cook and his leadership team kept hearing that small businesses were using the product.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

In finance, that’s a pretty hard case to make. He remained a fierce competitor — last week he still couldn’t resist a dig at Ned Johnson, whose Fidelity was once Goliath to Vanguard’s David but is now substantially smaller — and has described himself as an at times tyrannical CEO. Finance Leadership Motivation'

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Finance Crisis Motivation CEO 8

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Following are a few tips to help you build influence online: Have a Strategy - If you want to create success and influence using social media you better have a plan. This sounds reasonable enough, but here’s where it gets a bit tougher – the plan isn’t about you. Everything you say is entirely true!

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Media Influence Blog Real Estate 407

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

Then there''s JC Penney, where Ackman''s push to remake the retailer under the leadership of former Apple Stores chief Ron Johnson has ended in red ink and recriminations. Boards Competition Finance' He started developing his famous case against bond insurer MBIA in 2002, and had to wait till 2009 for it to pay off.

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Hedge Short-term Long-term Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Telecom and financial services are poised to lead the way, with respondents in these sectors planning to increase their AI tech spend by more than 15% a year — seven percentage points higher than the cross-industry average — in the next three years. Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. None of their leaders developed effective transformation plans in time to halt the decline.

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Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Witnessing the downward-spiral of Carla Sanders' career was painful — yet her experience offers an important commentary on the requirements of executive leadership in today's organizations. This leadership imperative goes far beyond being collaborative and "playing nicely" with peers.

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Proposal Cialdini Execution Influence 11

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

When I teach MBA leadership courses I require all papers – on any leadership issues – to address key problems from opposing views. Before too long I plan to invest in a Kindle, but at the moment I am rereading the wonderful book THE BRAIN THE CHANGES ITSELF, and am making many new applications as I read.

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Changing jobs is an often used and effective way to develop new leadership capabilities. Introduction Execution of Great Moves is one of the key strategies to support our Leadership Excellence Strategy. Dealing with resistance Ideally, it would be great if the executive has a genuine passion and interest for the new work.

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Development Advice Learning Curve Execution 120

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

If your job isn’t giving you what you need to develop,” says Clark, “that may be your opportunity to take a leadership role in a professional organization to make contacts and build skills that help you further down the line.”. Resist the temptation to tell your tyrant boss what you think of her on the way out the door. “Do

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

This popular triumph of the “ heuristics and biases ” literature pioneered by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky has made us aware of flaws that economics long glossed over, and led to interesting innovations in retirement planning and government policy. It is not, however, the only lens through which to view decision-making.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

It is something you're thinking about and planning for, therefore it is part of the overall strategy being developed. Still, when we devise plans to maximize the brand or the culture, we also devise strategically to meet double-and triple bottom-line – at least with my clients that is what we most often strive to do.

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Blog Strategy Brand Bottom-up 366

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

It’s easier to opt for the path of least resistance — the historical norm of a career-focused man and a family-focused woman. A lot of the things people learn about leadership and team building at work is directly transferable to managing better balance at home. Reward the positive and watch it grow. Sound artificial?

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Career Long-term Resistance Survey 7

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Just as it is no surprise that coal-country politicians resist climate mitigation, there is a certain geographic logic to the U.S. Employment in liberal states tends to be dominated by low-energy-intensity industries, like tech and finance, while conservative states are more likely to rely on energy extraction or manufacturing.

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