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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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, 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

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. As told by Mark, the story goes like this: Baron Von Bismark was tasked with unifying the axis powers in WW1.

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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. Someone who has consistently experienced success in leadership roles has a much better chance of success than someone who has not. Any leader is only as good as his or her team’s desire to be led by them.

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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 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. The study examined firm-level data across Spain from 1993 to 2007, to explore how greater import competition affected the productivity of firms.

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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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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

StrategyDriven Enterprises launched an online talent management program forum; providing leaders access to decades of first-hand experience in programmatically acquiring, developing, and retaining high-quality employees. These documents are available at: www.StrategyDriven.com/talent-management.

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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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Curious Cat

JULY 6, 2016

ASQ has asked the Influential Voices on quality management to look at the question of integrating technical quality and human management systems. My view is that the management system must integrate these facets together. Edwards Deming discussed frequently and emphasized in his management system ).

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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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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 14, 2014

The question then becomes, as a business owner, leader or HR manager, what should you do about it? I would contend that the best investment you can make is in talent management. That manifests itself in how we recruit, manage, appraise and develop talent. You just finished reading Managing Talent in a Passion Driven Job Market

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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. Where you work and the number of employees had little to no effect. APPLICATION CHALLENGE.

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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?) could have allowed them to occur in the first place. However, even in these circumstances personal leadership is still at the forefront of the success.

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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

MARCH 31, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success. You should manage appearances on creating a feeling of comfort and engendering confidence…not on trying to impress.

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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. Interestingly, firms with low diversity across management didn’t do as poorly as firms with mismatched diversity levels.

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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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Deming Institute

JANUARY 9, 2017

One of Dr. Deming’s 7 deadly diseases is: Emphasis on short-term profits: short-term thinking. It is easy to focus on short term goals and use a somewhat simple short term figure to measure success. They simply get a letter from me every two years and call me when they wish.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

It’s hard to move on business and marketing websites for references to SEO and how important it is, but is it something you can manage yourself or is it the digital equivalent of brain surgery – best left to the experts? As long as you can work in harmony with your SEO company, this can achieve successful results. What is SEO?

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 9, 2018

Supply chain management is sometimes considered as a posh name for logistics, but it does entail much more than making sure that products are delivered from Point A to B. If you are serious about improving your business and your productivity, you have to take supply chain management more seriously in the future. Improving Productivity.

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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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QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

not aligning middle managers with vision at the top? long unnecessary meetings and deadlocked debates? poor communications and expectations management? taking “short-term” view of business? effective and right management can go a long way. setting wrong examples? not treating people well? Loved the theme!

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 19, 2018

And why do many, despite their best efforts, manage to motivate top performers but can’t get the whole team rowing in the same direction? Fast-forward three years, and in 2007 Dell returned to refocus the company on its core purpose, going so far as to take the company private in an effort to make it the “largest start-up in history.”

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people.

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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. There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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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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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2018

The short-term and long-term benefits of lean manufacturing. Other benefits of lean management include a safer working environment, the creation of more space, and problem elimination. Other benefits you will realise include manpower reductions, increased efficiency, improved visual management, and improved quality.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

However, the true — and more telling — measure of leadership is long-term and cannot easily be seen. – The Product Management Perspective: Product managers have a great opportunity to lead and influence others in their company. Leadership is best measured by what you leave behind.

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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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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

While acquiring some of this background can be accomplished through an initiatives’ change management program, strategic talent needs often require new foundational knowledge, skills, and experiences be added to the organization. You just finished reading Talent Management Best Practice 5 - Include Talent Needs in Business Plans !

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

You don’t necessarily have to manage your internet security yourself. Instead, you might be able to have a managed service by a professional internet security company. All of this can effect the long-term future of your company. This can affect the long-term running of your company. All rights reserved.

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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. “With data on local changes in the Gini index, managers may be better able to guide either defensive actions to retain shelf space or offensive actions to acquire it.”

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