N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

I certainly do…but fear not; the lost art of brevity is making a comeback. Those of you that know me have come to understand that I prefer to cut to the chase. I like to get to the root of an issue as quickly as possible. In the immortal words of Jack Webb: “The facts ma’am…just the facts.&#

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Roundtable Talk

APRIL 28, 2011

I guess it’s just not how I’m wired (how’s that for a stereotype buster? Aren’t women supposed to be wired for sensitivity). I used to work with someone who felt that increasing your “sensitivity” to others wasn’t worth the effort… she felt that you were either wired that way or weren’t. One of the items was “Sensitivity”.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 29, 2009

However, five weeks ago I purchased an iPhone 3GS (granted, I’m not an early adopter) and the experience has been phenomenal. In only a few short weeks I have come to depend on its functionality for my work in product management and product marketing. The iPhone platform is the best for mobile applications.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Contrast that mind-opening query with a conversation about what’s wrong with you, and what you need to do to fix yourself. That line of thinking shuts us down, puts us on the defensive, and narrows our possibilities to rescue operations. Managers should keep this in mind, particularly during performance reviews.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

Everyone has an opinion about Jeff Bezos’s purchase of The Washington Post. But one of the more interesting angles is one from Slate''s Farhad Manjoo, who calls out a line in Bezos''s letter to the staff : "I won’t be leading the Washington Post day-to-day." If anything, Manjoo argues, leading day-to-day is what Bezos should be prioritizing.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I got to thinking about all this after reading "Growing up Digital: Wired for Distraction," Matt Richtel's superb, often heartbreaking front page article in Sunday's New York Times. That's also one of the greatest gifts you can give to those you lead or manage. It's about the effect of all the new technology on the attention span of kids.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2016

In a provocative and influential article , Chris Anderson, the editor of Wired magazine, argued, “…faced with massive data, this approach to science – hypothesize, model, test – is becoming obsolete…There is now a better way. .’ ’ We can stop looking for models. ” Insight Center.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 9, 2011

I think it is safe to say that we wouldn’t get too many arguments about that. And, I think that for the most part we also understand what the word empathy really means. For review, (and for fun), Audrey Hepburn defines it pretty well (Fred Astaire’s presumptions aside). It was in the early seventies. He shouted a lot. He swore a lot.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

President Obama's mission to Asia earlier this month was touted by US media primarily to highlight the 50,000 jobs created by deals signed in India during his visit. So, with the right attitude and mindset Western economies should expect to see the emergence of viable models from all over the world, not just their backyards.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full My Thanksgiving Miracle, and The Incredible Potential of The Human Spirit by Starbucker on November 25, 2010 It was the day before Thanksgiving, 1981. Four college buddies and I started in San Antonio the day before, stopped in St.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 15, 2009

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Leading By Example & Mistaken Beliefs Ambiguity in Leadership is a Certainty → June 16, 2009 · 3:13 am ↓ Jump to Comments In Praise of Peacocks, Nerds, Dorks & Dweebs Some time ago, I read a book called “ A Peacock in the land of Penguins ”.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 6, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Mid-Year Leadership Check-Up: 10 Ways To Stay On The Path To Success by Starbucker on June 6, 2010 With summer approaching it’s time for a mid-year leadership “Check-Up&#. How is overall morale?

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 8, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Willy Wonka and the Leadership Idea Factory by Starbucker on August 8, 2010 “If you want to view paradise Simply look around and view it Anything you want to, do it Want to change the world? Yes, that Willy Wonka.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

He held up a square black price tag bearing “€21” in large type and, in smaller letters, the word diario — “every day.”. Augustín Rey, a celebrated European businessman and the new presidente of the century-old retailer Emilia, drove an SUV full of teenagers into the Spanish city of León to show them the revolution firsthand. Realness.”

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