N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

" If the goal is to get somewhere the mouse is efficiently ineffective. It's at that point that we can appreciate that encouraging efficiency is not as critical as encouraging effectiveness since it's the latter that will ultimately ensure we attain the goals we set out to reach.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. I like Mike's framework.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Categories : Businesswomen Bloggers 4 Comments 1 Tweets that mention There’s Still Time :: Women on Business -- Topsy.com January 11th, 2011 at 1:07 pm [.] 2 Kelly Evers January 12th, 2011 at 1:51 pm Great blog! Kelly Evers, founder of [link] 3 Sheri B January 16th, 2011 at 11:55 am Thanks for the 21 day plan.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Their goal is often what can the customer do for them versus what they can do for the customer. The focus of these short-sighted bean counters incorrectly place cost savings ahead of the customer experience. link] Kelly Ketelboeter Hi Mike, Fantastic post! You definitely nailed it.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Let me begin clearly stating that it is not my goal to be perceived as a word-basher. In the immortal words of Jack Webb: “The facts ma’am…just the facts.&# In today’s post I’ll look at the benefits associated with the resurgence of brevity.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

If you approach conflict from the perspective of taking the action that will help others best achieve their goals you will find few obstacles will stand in your way with regard to resolving conflict. Closing gaps becomes much easier when you can position differences as non-adversarial and operate within a framework of trust.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While being motivated solely by conquest may allow you to achieve a stated goal or objective, the cost will be great. The act of operating in the truest best interest of others is the issue. It is love for those you lead that allows for right thinking, proper perspective, and pure motivations. Thanks for the astute observations Mark.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

True influence is rarely built upon the backs of others, but rather by helping others achieve their goals. While this principle will not always pan out, in my experience it has held true across the overwhelming majority of my interactions through the years.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

He had a CEO of his own ego that kept him focused on the larger goals and visions – those that exceeded self-interest. link] mikemyatt Hi Stan: Just having the goal of becoming more humble is a great start. On a more serious note, I find Abraham Lincoln to be the poster child for that rare balance of humility and confidence.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

If you approach problematic relationships from the perspective of taking the action that will help others best achieve their goals, you will find few obstacles will stand in your way with regard to resolving conflict. The Importance Factor : Don’t allow yourself to get sucked into succumbing to conflict for the sake of conflict.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

When you do, please tell him my goal is not to point fingers—what I’m after is a better understanding of the situation.” (Note, please: don’t, then, point fingers. If you have the sense they are covering for someone else, it can also help to suggest they speak directly to the person in question. He said/she said is excruciating anytime.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

– How to Create and Implement a Knowledge Transfer Program, part 1 Posted by Ken Ball and Gina Gotsill on November 10, 2010 · 2 Comments The clock is ticking: next year, in 2011, the oldest of the 76 million Baby Boomers turn 65. Many will decide to stay in the workforce and replenish their savings and retirement accounts.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? The goal of a leader is not to clone him/herself, but to harness individual strenghts for the greater good of the team and for the overall benefit of the organization.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc. And many young leaders lose focus on the team goal and focus on either being popular with their team or following the rules. is who they are going to put in charge? Great reminder Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The goal of any leader or individual should be to continue growing to the point where they can say 'Yes' more often than not and deliver on that 'Yes' When they can do that Trust will flourish and we'll stem the current time… one delivered promise at a time.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

And what are your strategic goals? Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. We have found that looking at best practices for insight but pursuing excellence in customer value delivery as the goal makes the most sense and yields the best results. But manufacturing?

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Chris Brady

JUNE 16, 2010

To that point, I had been thinking I was a leader when actually I was operating only at the lower level of "performer." " It was all about me, my goals, my performance, my motivation, my accomplishments. " Ouch. I thought that if I drove myself hard enough, learned enough, and tried enough, I would be a good leader.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics. Poor Performance : Leaders who have the respect of their team will outperform those that don’t. link] mikemyatt Hi Joel: Thanks for your comment.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

More than 190 member countries committed to “eliminate poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030, together with 16 other “big, hairy, audacious goals” — to use Jim Collins’ memorable phrase. Third, the goals cannot be realized without business participation. during the assembly. The case is clear.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

However the goal is not to do it quickly, it's to do it well. That said, they'll still likely require some editing for context and topics of a sensitive nature. Here's the thing, blogging takes time…it is a commitment.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

You deserve input – but that done not mean that 100% agreement is the goal. Consensus isn’t the goal. I particularly liked: "Consensus isn't the goal. And I think the relevant term is “team” A team is a group of people working toward a common goal. Good input is. Good input is."

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

" My goal is to use the tools to help people engage their world, not disengage. There is much to ponder in the realms of privacy, intimacy, responsibility, and community and the affect of Social Media on all of them like so many "things" can be either positive or negative.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

The modern corporation that has evolved as a result consists of many specialized functional departments, such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, operations, and finance. Getting a 50,000-foot picture of our operations illustrates outdated, cumbersome, inefficient processes. All rights reserved.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

What are you so busy doing that you don’t have time to build better relationships with precisely those individuals and groups who can help you achieve your goals and objectives? Social Media is no different than anything else in life in that you get out of it what you put into it.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I have no doubt he will achieve that goal. In other words, instead of viewing this as something to be kept under her control, she reaches out the parents to help participate in succeeding to reach a goal they both share – of helping their child learn how to read. but you’ll not find that here. This year Noah received his heart.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Former employees have alleged a “soul-crushing” culture of fear and daily intimidation by managers, where they were pressured to reach extreme sales goals, some by breaking the law. The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

While M&A may improve the efficiency of shared services such as human resources and finance, it may actually make it more difficult to improve the coordination of care. In 2011 Mayo elected to follow this course. When a request arose for a new service that was not operational within our own system (e.g.,

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2011

This includes getting buy-in toward a common goal. The General Manager and his team seemed not to realize that these disparate goals were a fundamental problem — both for the division's performance and for employee inner work life. In fact, we saw conditions that actually pitted departments against one another.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The more partners, sympathizers, champions, allies, supporters, enablers, influencers, advisers, mentors, friends, and family you have helping you succeed, the faster you will achieve your goals. Make your goals known to those that can help you is of special importance I believe. For the share your goal.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

How well they''re built and operated is crucial to economic growth and is a key arbiter of an economy''s competitiveness — and yet, virtually every economy faces an array of infrastructure challenges. A focus on the huge need for additional investment and potential difficulties in financing it dominate the debate.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

This news followed the bankruptcy in March of Wuxi Suntech , the main operating subsidiary of the world''s largest maker of solar panels, after it defaulted on a $541 million bond payment. In parallel, from 2004 to 2011, U.S. In 2011, the U.S. imports of technologically-advanced products from China grew by 16.5%

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

In 2011, when I came to Centura Health in Colorado as President of its largest operating group (Mountains and North Denver Operating Group or MNDOG) and CEO of its flagship health organization, Saint Anthony Hospital, I saw a clear mandate for change. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Sponsored by Medtronic.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Case in point is Wal-Mart CEO, Lee Scott, who is so concerned with diversity mandates that Wal-Mart officers are held financially accountable by tying officer incentive bonuses to achieving diversity goals. Employers frequently ask about diversity training but, when asked about their goals, they don't really have one.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Your goal is to weed out the superfluous and to make your words count. While you can accomplish this by being disingenuous, that is not the goal. When you truly focus more on what you leave behind than what you take away you will have accomplished the goal. Communicate more effectively.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

They need to know where they want to take their people (that comes from having knowledge, goals, and/or beliefs therefore is developed). " Thanks for sharing Sami… Dan Leaders take others to a destination (by definition).

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

The outlook is only marginally better for endowments , with returns on their invested capital hovering around 5 percent—as they did in 2011. Some seek stricter accounting of ROI based on objectively measurable goals and achievements. percent lower than its value in 2007. And what does President Roger want to be when he grows up?

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