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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.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

by thecoachingconnection on July 15, 2010 This was reprinted below in its entirely by Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth, who originally [.] Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. That took me sometime to understand properly… it was such a good reply from an experienced person.

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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. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Technology and its role in travel 2.0 John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Mary Barra Brings Teaming to General Motors

Harvard Business Review

GM’s bankruptcy and bailout four years ago earned it the nickname “Government Motors,” a reference to both the $80 billion lent by the US government (repaid in full in December, 2013) and to the bureaucratic, top-down management GM executives had used to try to reverse the company’s tailspin. Innovation is always the product of teaming.

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Google, Don't Choose Micromanagement

Harvard Business Review

While we often measure and manage the latest "what" in business — the leaf — the thing that creates high performance growth is the underlying "how" — the river. My point is that when you have a culture of innovation, people stay, products ship, and performance sizzles. So how would they keep that innovation on track?

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

The innovation portfolio. The innovation portfolio also contained a new business unit called MedStar Ambulatory Services, a network of small, storefront clinics, diagnostic labs, and primary care offices located in dozens of neighborhoods. Partnerships like these are also part of the innovation portfolio. billion in 2010 to $4.9

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Become Businessperson of the Year

Harvard Business Review

Fortune recently named its Businesspersons of the Year for 2010 , and the list was, for the most part, predictable. Netflix's Reed Hastings snagged the top slot for his ability to successfully manage a winning business while launching and driving its competitor (in his case, Internet-based movie rentals) with equal zeal.

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