N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. However my question to you is this: What is leadership without action? Sound harsh?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

For Your Success For businesses on the cutting edge: companies proactive in seeking a competitive advantage; progressive firms open to adopt new innovations. Better Business Blogging This Blog authored by Mark White provides an excellent source of information and services related to business blogging.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Best, Leadership Freak, Dan Rockell pastortom2022 Hello Mike, another great post and this one, like others you write, makes us think. Dan [link] Liz Strauss Mike, You're always pointing to game changing ideas and true insights into how leadership can affect growth. It only makes your current game better.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2017

In 2010, Eric Schmidt, then the CEO of Google, shared a concern with the world : “Every two days, we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization until 2003. The ability to focus is a competitive advantage in the world today. Technology has undoubtedly ushered in progress in a myriad of ways.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

An idea is not synonymous with a competitive advantage, an idea is not necessarily a sign of creativity, an idea does not constitute innovation, and as much as some people wish it was so, an idea is certainly not a business. Champion : Senior leadership must champion any new idea being adopted.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Just because something is written in a vision or mission statement, placed on a website, included in company collateral material, or frequently espoused by corporate leadership as a competitive value proposition doesn’t necessarily mean its true.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

If as a leader you don’t take the time to get to know your team members on a very personal basis you simply won’t build the trust necessary to successfully weather the seasons of leadership. How does it drive revenue, profit, brand equity, competitive advantage, etc. Why should we make this investment?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

In the early 1990s Blockbuster commissioned a study on the future of video-on-demand technologies and how they would impact traditional video rentals. The report concluded that expanded cable offerings and broadband internet would begin to impact video rentals around 2000, and would grow rapidly thereafter.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

The first Blockbuster store opened in 1985 and quickly became a popular provider of video games and movies to be used on all the new VCRs people were buying at the time. And are they still able to deliver on its purpose in a way that increases differentiation and competitive advantage?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

In 2010, Coty was rapidly expanding through acquisitions and internal growth and needed to align, integrate, and further accelerate improvements in its supply chain. The company’s Supply Chain Leadership Team had seen the pace of change for its group began to plateau. They spread the word through videos and other means.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight. Ive seen this in the organizations where Ive consulted.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. While leadership doesn’t require being perfect, it does require doing what is needed and necessary.

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