Strategy Driven

MAY 8, 2020

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Most think of risk management as an insurance policy, the price paid to help prevent potentially negative outcomes. Instead, effective risk management enables a business to accelerate its operations and market entry, to become more aggressive, an approach that in today’s fast paced marketplace environment is immeasurably valuable.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

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. If that doesn’t work, and you must get involved, offer to accompany the person with the problem in addressing the individual they have an issue with.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

But Everything has a price, there is no smoke without fire!!!! Leaders who operate behind a veil of secrecy are only setting themselves up for a rude awakening. Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. should anything be transparent? I always appreciate your insights.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Yet, in an economy whereby 60% of GDP and 85% of exports are derived from oil and gas, the need to diversify is evident, not least due to the decline in oil prices since 2014 that many believe is the new normal and the political and economic blockade that was imposed by some neighboring countries in June 2017.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

It turned out that the unit was driving profits by raising prices and cutting marketing and advertising expenditures. Higher prices and reduced advertising created an opening for competitors to take away market share, which they did. So while profits were rising and ROIC was high, market share was declining.

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CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

There are several ways to generate Revenue Streams: Asset sale, Usage fee, Subscription fee, Lending/Renting/Leasing, Licensing, Brokerage fees, Advertising and corresponding Pricing Mechanisms) Key Resources – Key resources are the assets required to offer and deliver the previously described elements.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

Many established actors in the health care industry – including insurers, brokers and providers – are searching for ways to increase their market clout. When insurers or health care providers have to battle one another to attract customers, they must differentiate themselves by charging lower prices or providing better service.

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Crisis Health Care Insurance Newsletter 63

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Here’s the cold hard truth…if you cheat your family to invest into your career, you and your loved ones will pay a very heavy price. I'm looking forward to learning from you in 2011. I'm looking forward to 2011 and I appreciate your advice and friendship. Have a joy filled 2011. Thanks for the great reminder.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Largely due to the iPod’s strong integrated design qualities it is the dominant brand in its class, commands a pricing premium, and has developed an extremely loyal and satisfied customer base.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

While consumers are rightfully worried that their personal information may be compromised, shareholders and companies’ management have a wider set of concerns, including loss of intellectual property, operational disruption, decreased customer trust, tarnished brand, and loss of investor commitment.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices. Was a year like 2011 possible in a world without climate change? Climate change is here.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Twitter Marketing [link] mikemyatt Perhaps in some cases, but not in every instance…This is a very fluid topic that is heavily influenced by individual personalities, environmental context, and situational nuances. And it's hard to lose your self from your emotions, because your self and emotions are one.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Any number of franchised coaching offerings can be purchased at affordable prices, numerous affliliations with the hot coaching brand de-jure are available for the asking, or if all else fails coaches can just go it alone as a solo practitioner – the more the merrier right? Ultimately, I agree with Peter. Its about results.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Is the pursuit of success or significance driving your quest in 2011? While both require sacrifice, success comes at a great price and is often based upon the compromise of values. Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance?

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Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2019

Bringing a new prescription drug to market, for example, now costs nearly $2.6 Even a simpler product like the SpinBrush, which entered the market priced at $5 each, required an upfront investment of $1.5 As a result, Fitbit held 68 percent market share through 2013 versus 19 percent for Jawbone and just 10 percent for Nike.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Business development has occurred primarily by accident or through market demand. This holds for corporate operating units and departments. You must always educate corporate opinion makers on how you function… and the skill with which you operate. Marketing Program. Direct marketing. Indirect marketing.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The big thing for me is I know when I add something to my life and work, there's a price to pay – time wise! So, I 'm thinking, why not take a piece of that and post it a few times a week and see what happens? Something has to be subtracted. We only have so much time. I wonder how many bloggers families pay?

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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. link] mikemyatt Hi Dan: What a great observation about the "price" of loyalty. Poor Performance : Leaders who have the respect of their team will outperform those that don’t.

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Loyalty Blog Leadership Brand 417

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

And it grew then some where along the lines the willingness to exploit exceeded the need of the market. If your company produces safety products for food production perhaps the greater world needs you more than your current market. Where are you taking your company and why? Which one do you want to be world best at serving.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

And it grew then some where along the lines the willingness to exploit exceeded the need of the market. If your company produces safety products for food production perhaps the greater world needs you more than your current market. Where are you taking your company and why? Which one do you want to be world best at serving.

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Executive Coaching Execution Strategic Planning Marketing 104

Strategy Driven

JUNE 27, 2011

Rather, this simple statement captures the thinking required to build a sustainable competitive advantage that forces trade-offs among competing resources, tests the soundness of particular initiatives, and sets clear boundaries within which decision makers must operate. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. See Figure 1).

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Competitive Advantage How To Short-term Execution 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Consumer markets in the developing world are an enormous but still-untapped opportunity for companies seeking new sources of growth. The challenges – market development, product design, logistics, communication — deter many companies from even considering rural markets in developing countries. Worldwide, there are 3.4

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

Some tentative conclusions: There is not much of a market for stand-alone strategy studies any more. McKinsey teams are beavering away in places like the United Arab Emirates and the 'Stans — Turkmenistan, say, or Tajikistan — but they're as likely to be doing operations projects as pure strategy work.

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Consultative Strategy McKinsey Porter 15

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

Winning an argument isn’t particularly difficult, but it may come at a very expensive price. Bright people can quickly find themselves in the position of confusing ego with intellect, and can sometimes defend ideas to the death rather than admit they’re wrong.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

shale oil and gas producers have been ramping up production to take advantage of rising crude oil prices — prices that had been rising in the wake of a deal between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia, and other non-OPEC producers to reduce oil output. The soaring U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Led by its Steve Jobs-inspired CEO Lei Jun, the company has experienced breakneck speed since its first smartphone launch in October 2011. The “jobs-to-be-done” theory articulates the gap between how producers view and market a product and how customers actually use it.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.&# - Eugene B. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always impress.

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Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We may be snowed by the public relations machine that “markets” a poor leader. Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. We might simply vote without doing our homework first. Worse yet, we may not vote for anyone.

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Leadership Follow-up Blog Greenleaf 150

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

It boasted rapid economic growth, abundant natural resources, and a large (and increasingly wealthy) market of 200 million consumers. But because of economic deceleration in China and the abrupt fall in iron-ore and other commodity prices, growth began to slow. In the early 2000s, Brazil became the darling of corporate investment.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Alternatively, the company can operate in stealth mode by targeting customer segments that have been poorly served or ignored by traditional distributors. Starting in 2011, Mercedes chose to develop direct distribution capabilities for electric bicycle sales under its Smart brand. market for personal computers. Minimize Pain.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

With Discovery-Driven Growth , Rita and Ian offer managers everywhere a time-tested blueprint for planning and executing a strategic growth agenda with confidence – in any market. Companies that will eventually be wrecked by others’ innovations are operating on autopilot. Copyright 2011. Be prepared. Columbia University.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy , Booz & Company’s Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with a coherence premium – a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. Let’s go after it.”

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Niche consultants place emphasis in the areas where they have training, expertise and staff support for implementation… and will market their services accordingly. Marketers might contend that the latest advertising campaign is equivalent to re-engineering the client company (though the two concepts are light years apart).

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

That year, according to our proprietary research, non-tech companies scooped up 707 computer and electronics firms, often at highly inflated prices. Notably tech firms acquired an average 250 tech companies annually between 2002 and 2011 and 350 in the years since. Defensive Moats. Users in Different Ecosystems.

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