N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Ask yourself this question…Who is more loyal; an employee who has been with the company a long time but is an under-performer, or a less tenured employee who always goes the extra mile and consistently exceeds expectations? or implying that it is unlikely to have high performance if most people stick around for a long time?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Long story short; if a leader receives a vote of non-confidence from their subordinates…game over. Only those leaders who can quickly recognize and adapt their methods to the situation at hand will be successful over the long haul. Any leader is only as good as his or her team’s desire to be led by them.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In fact, more likely is the case that the opportunity will completely evaporate if you wait too long to seize it. I’ve observed the risk adverse take due diligence one step too far, the greedy negotiate too long, the impulsive jump the gun, and the plodders move to slow. As the saying goes “timing is everything.&#

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

If you want to be a long-term survivor in business I would suggest that you not participate in gossip and get rid of those that do. I have watched many a well intentioned executive get sucked into gossip in an attempt to help, only to pay a big price down the road for their error in judgment.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

Regardless of whether or not they have served in the military, today’s business leaders would be well served to possess the characteristics of a warrior in their pursuit to achieve sustainable growth and long-term success.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We’ve been very intentional about and fortunate in developing long-term relationships with our clients. I remember one Fidelity Investments program manager back in 2006 or 2007 who had multiple opportunities to watch me deliver one of my early workshops on leading at the next level. And that brings me to you, the reader.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Each of these phases was characterized by a unique approach to experimentation, both in terms of its nature and the way in which workers responded. A key process By tracking the evolution of the platform over a long timeframe, the researchers began to understand how important experimentation had grown to be for the company.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Sidebar : This post was inspired by a conversation I had last month Mark Oakes ( @MarkOOakes ) about the historical origin of the term&# Plan B.&# Great planning (so long as it's not overdone) actually catalyzes velocity. Thanks for shedding light on a topic that has far too long remained in the dark!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The sad fact is that many business people are absolutists in that they only see things in terms of rights and wrongs. Thinking in terms of “ my way &# is right and therefore “ other ways &# are wrong is the basis for polarizing any relationship, which quickly results in converting discussions into power struggles.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It’s our go-to approach to strategy development because it helps us to break down long-term growth planning into practical, incremental activity. During implementation, progress can be measured against the plan and corrective action taken. Backcasting is positive. It’s practical. It’s logical. Failure is commonplace.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. Thanks for sharing Todd.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 26, 2020

The study examined firm-level data across Spain from 1993 to 2007, to explore how greater import competition affected the productivity of firms. The question has perhaps not been conclusively answered, however, so recent research attempted to delve into the individual layer, and ask how managers respond when faced with import competition.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I really don’t have a problem with increasing efficiency so long as the tail doesn’t start wagging the dog. Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge. Bottom line…check your motivations.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Many times it is simply because companies have been doing the same things, in the same ways, and for the same reasons for so long, that they struggle with the concept of change. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.”

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 24, 2022

We approached the subject by measuring various aspects of leadership that we thought would be meaningfully related to the WPD of leaders and are generally desirable for the long-term success of high-performing organizations: Team adaptability 1. Leader adaptability. Workplace status 2. Leader-member conversational quality3.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It's also important to very clearly define our terms when working in an organization for the reason MPFriedman describes above.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If a leader’s primary obligation is for the care and well being of those under their charge, then I would suggest that you cannot be an effective leader over the long-term without love, compassion and empathy. In fact, some of the toughest leaders I know are the most compassionate leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

He then proceeded to communicate in no uncertain terms that he wasn’t nearly as concerned about the faults he would find, as he was about how our leader (guess who?) No one remains a leader long without being competent. People will not long support someone who's going nowhere. link] Mike Henry Sr. Great reminder Mike.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

During the 2007-2009 recession, employees were subjected to major layoffs, deep budget cuts, and frugality that would make a Scrooge look like a philanthropist. There is a more insidious byproduct of “traumatic residue” that can have long-term unfortunate consequences. Perfecting the Fine Art of “Shake and Fake”.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Diversity has long been accepted as being extremely valuable to the effective functioning of teams, yet it remains an area many organizations struggle with. We’ve known for a long time that the U.S. workforce has this problem of the glass ceiling that applies to minorities in the workplace. Productivity gains.

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QAspire

JULY 14, 2010

Leaders know that they may have to wait for long before people deliver desired outcomes. Best, Tanmay By Setu Vora, July 15, 2010 @ 12:26 pm Long term growth and cultivating people is ideal. The latter is a much better strategy for long term success as a leader and long term success of the organization.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 30, 2018

However, as your business begins to really gain in profitability, and you decide to invest that back into your operation each year, it’s not hard to see how purchasing your own business assets might become a great long-term cost-saving scenario. Purchasing property can serve as a long form use of tying up cash in tangible assets.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Long-term experience will either validate or invalidate first impressions.That said, it's the first impression that buys you the privilege of having the chance to be in the game to begin with. Thanks for highlighting that thought in your comment.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

This was the origin of Branson’s term, “Capitalism 24902″ – capitalism for the earth and all our stakeholders – not just fiscal profit. Branson played a key role in establishing this organization in 2007. Capitlasm 24902 : The circumference of the earth, at the equator, is 24,902 miles.

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

long unnecessary meetings and deadlocked debates? taking “short-term” view of business? effective and right management can go a long way. Totally employee oriented terms, and its also true if Employees are satisfied in any organization it will grow no doubts. setting wrong examples? not treating people well?

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QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

A very easy example for understanding and implementing the “Quality&# term. But sometimes what happens in case of long engagement between a company (or restaurant) and client (food lover) is that serving with same standards would not be all enough. It is a long-term differentiators&#. Thanks a lot! Have a great day!

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 19, 2018

In working and speaking with hundreds of company leaders, HR representatives, and employees at all levels, we’ve found that for your company to be successful in the long run, it needs to stand for something, and that something needs to be authentic! Emphasize a long-term view to keep your purpose present in major decisions.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me. They could not be more wrong - I’m here to tell you that strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive terms. The strongest leaders are in fact the most compassionate leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

However, as part of any sound Executive Search professional’s toolkit, research is a useful addition, and in many ways, often goes a long way. exchanges had to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act beginning with fiscal years ending after July 15, 2007, if their market capitalization exceeded $75 million.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The researchers examined the disparities in income distribution across over 1,700 counties in the United States from 2007 to 2013. But people whose incomes are cut reduce their spending quite a bit, leaving less total spending and, thus, less support for niche products.” ” Income distribution. “For example, the U.S.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 18, 2018

But you probably want to pursue a career path in an industry that can provide a stable long-term job. The property market provides a very stable landscape for anybody looking to build a long-term career. Copyright 2007-2018 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Real estate. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2018

The short-term and long-term benefits of lean manufacturing. Hopefully, you now have a better understanding regarding the short-term and long-term benefits that are associated with lean manufacturing, as well as the challenges. Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

All of this can effect the long-term future of your company. This can affect the long-term running of your company. Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Instead, you might be able to have a managed service by a professional internet security company. Consider leaving a comment!

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QAspire

AUGUST 26, 2010

Induction training like these are a small investment that go a long way in setting the precedence and ensuring that you find right channels to effectively transfer your strategy/values to all layers within the organization. It has a direct impact on overall employee morale’ and your effectiveness as an organization.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 14, 2018

Then, help them pinpoint both short-term and long-term job goals. But where would they like to end up, career-wise, in the long run? Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. For example, where would they like to work as a starter job? AND they still get some summertime downtime when they get home.

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Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I began traveling to Haiti as a volunteer in 2007 and moved here in 2010 to launch an organization called GOALS. We’re up to 600 kids per month with a staff of 18 local leaders focused on long-term, community-driven development. There are times when full-time electricity, internet, and air-conditioning would be nice.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Whether you are looking for a career change, or just starting out, the very thought of a career in sales might bring you out in a cold sweat; long hours, high targets and difficult customers might spring to mind. From having to work long hours or at the weekends, to even working during holiday time will be expected of you from day one.

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