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5 Why's and a How

CEO Blog

Often the process discovers simple tools that can greatly increase productivity. That is when research kicks in - talk to someone with similar issues, search the internet, tour other operations etc. The biggest innovation that I add to the process is to not only ask the 5 Why''s but to add the How question.

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Starting a Business for the Post-Pandemic World

Strategy Driven

Whether you are a potential new business owner or someone who has been in the game for years, you knew how your industry operated before, and you at least had an idea of how to navigate within that system. Some of the most successful companies don’t just change how they operate within an industry but switch industries altogether.

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. The iPod pioneered innovative design in the mp3 player vertical with great technical design, outstanding functional design, and is in a class by itself with regard to aesthetic design. I Think Not.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Of course subordinating one's ego to more productive traits never hurts.:) Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. link] mikemyatt Hi Sai: While few things of importance come easily, their importance merits the effort and the resultant outcome normally justifies the investment. I Think Not.

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Psychology of Time – The Impact on Your Orientation

CO2

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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How Companies Say They’re Using Big Data

Harvard Business Review

.” Survey respondents included Presidents, Chief Information Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and Chief Data Officers representing 50 industry giants, including American Express, Capital One, Disney, Ford Motors, General Electric, JP Morgan, MetLife, Nielsen, Turner Broadcasting, United Parcel Service, and USAA.

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6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

And yet when companies suddenly decide to “get more innovative,” starting hackathons, idea competitions, and accelerator programs, they typically forget to address all those things that kill perfectly good ideas after they hatch. Sometimes that requires creating a separate operating structure. Start with a survey.