N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

As such, it would behoove of you to have individual phone calls or meetings with board members in advance of the actual board meeting to seek their input and advice. Moreover, personally motivated decisions that speak of self-dealing will eventually come out into public view, and will be dealt with harshly.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Those team members who share a commonality of core values will automatically assume “best intentions” in one another vs. assuming “worst intentions” or “motives/agendas.” royatkinson Thanks for including that last piece of advice, Mike. From my perspective there is no such thing as a toxic asset.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 10, 2011

I failed at my first career in banking. I failed at my second career with the phone company. But you'd be surprised at how many of the skills I learned in those careers can be applied to almost any field, including cartooning. Banking didn't work out for me, but the advice still holds: Move to where the action is.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

My advice is to actually work at becoming very discerning. If you incorporate the following metrics into your decisioning framework you will minimize the chances of making a bad decision: Perform a Situation Analysis : What is motivating the need for a decision? What would happen if no decision is made?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Related Post: Keeping it Simple Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Collins Excellent – Simple, Scalable and Succinct Advice. What's funny is that it really doesn't matter what the motivations are for doing so, the outcomes are rarely good. Thanks for sharing Todd.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

I have spent my life studying people and have conducted exhaustive amounts of research which supports my belief that anyone is capable of changing if they have the intrinsic motivation to do so. Mike Myatt : If you could offer any of our readers’ specific advice about leadership what would that be?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 7, 2011

His distraught parents sought expert advice, which in 1967, was to simply raise him as a girl. Women have the ability to connect to individuals and motivate them on a personal level. They share power and information, enhance others’ self worth by listening and get others motivated&#. Above all – Take Action.&#

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. And who’s in the best position to offer advice? And who’s in the best position to offer advice? Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in. Your article and your advice are very applicable for our churches as much as they are for the business world. I truly appreciate your advice. The way to avoid conflict is to help those around you achieve their objectives.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. General Charles Jacoby is a military leader whose career culminated as four-star Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. They define agility and offer leaders a roadmap for navigating change. Leo Tilman is the founder of Tilman & Company, Inc.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. Lack of Interaction : Along the lines of number one above, if executives, management, and staff don’t proactively seek your advice and input then you have a respect problem. Respect | [.]

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2016

Consider their motivations. One college student who wrote to me for advice was planning to drop out at the end of the semester to start his own social media business, but he was getting blowback from his peers. When it comes to your career, the decisions — and the regrets — are ultimately yours.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

AFTER exploring accessible connections, research those you most respect and try to cultivate a contact or, at a minimum, try to get good advice from them. Test business development, starting with advice from your banker, accountant, and lawyer. Their advice can be invaluable. This skill takes practice.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

As a leader and manager, it is quite likely at some point during your career that you will encounter employees with personal problems. It is also a function of managers to ensure that employees are happy and motivated so that they contribute positively on a long term basis to the organization.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It transformed my business and career. link] mikemyatt Sound advice Angela. Few things in life are as motivating as being told you're not good enough. It was incredibly simple, very actionable, and couldn't have been more scalable – right down your list, I kept nodding my head as I read.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

Based on many years as a business founder, advisor, and investor, I would argue that getting the green light has as much to do with understanding human nature as it does with business fundamentals and finances. Even more, it requires understanding their motivations. This means that they rely on the advice of others for recommendations.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

Which has helped your career more? Practically three quarters of them thought their performance would improve and their careers advance if their managers gave them corrective feedback. As we continue the survey, we’ve sought additional detail, asking which kind of feedback actually has been most helpful in career advancement.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

We then conducted a series of in-depth individual interviews, delving into pivotal experiences in their personal history and career progression, and using Korn Ferry’s executive online assessment to measure key personality traits and drivers that had an impact. That conversation was a bit of a wake-up call.” Ensure sponsors.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. The women in my sample were asked to think back on two defining career moments that best prepared them to advance. How People Get Ahead.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 8, 2022

has provided consumer health and finance news to over 20 million readers worldwide. I won’t bore you with assorted stories of friends who have great marriages, good health, successful careers, responsible children, and plenty of money, yet they choose to complain. publishers of the highly acclaimed newsletter Bottom Line Personal.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

When you’re looking for a job or exploring a new career path, it’s smart to go out on informational interviews. ” John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of The Success Code , agrees. . ” John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of The Success Code , agrees. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Unfavorable demographics, with the aging of the baby boomers and low birth rates, also represents an economic time bomb for countries whose public retirement systems rely on current contributions to finance current pension obligations. After obtaining refugee status, she retook a master’s degree in France hoping to start a new career.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. They use the information acquired through reading in order to inspire, motivate, and lead those around them.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2018

Who wouldn’t want a meaningful career and better balance between work and home? For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. We worry and wonder: What would a career change do to our bank accounts? But Steve, Amanda, and Brandon all left those jobs and made a mid-career transition.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

As with any career transition, it’s important to seek advice from those with more experience and expertise than you. “You need to be self-motivated, have good organizational skills, and a strong work ethic,” explains King. Her second client came through a person she had also worked with earlier in her career.

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Home-based businesses are a great way for busy people to take more control of their careers , but starting your own business can be intimidating. Term loans , SBA loans , lines of credit and invoice financing are just a few of the options available to small business owners. As a startup, your finances will likely be very thin as is.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

It is not my intent to offend anyone with the text that follows, and if you find yourself being offended, it is my opinion that you need to examine your motives and principles. My advice is simple – don’t identify yourself based on diversity segment, identify yourself by your accomplishments and your character.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Mike Myatt: Today is the launch day of your new book Defying Gravity, what motivated you to write the book and what do you hope to accomplish with it? So I listened to their advice and secured both – only to find that they wanted to change a lot of things about Defy Gravity that I didn’t like.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

I had a lot of success early in my career. This has happened several times in my career. This has motivated me to live my life intentionally in every sphere. (I Mike Myatt : If you could give our readers one piece of advice on leadership, what would that be? Michael Hyatt : Very much so. They humbled me.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

As a CEO, how can you expect to inspire, motivate, engender confidence, and to lead with a lousy attitude? Do people seek your input, advice, and counsel ? People who have bad attitudes have more career turnover. The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work. Great CEOs are magnets that attract the attention of others.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Lessons and Advice Development and results Development assignments are not a free ride. Advice: Work with the executive’s sponsor to ensure the new job has measurable goals and accountability. The career path to running a business at ABC will now look more like a “Z” (series of different jobs) than a “T” (narrow, vertical promotions).

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Where someone sits within an organization determines both their underlying motivations and their risk profile — the two factors that determine whether they will say yes or no. Whether the topic pertains to sales, diplomacy, or politics, the advice canon is vast. What shapes the deal blocker’s motivation?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Where someone sits within an organization determines both their underlying motivations and their risk profile — the two factors that determine whether they will say yes or no. Whether the topic pertains to sales, diplomacy, or politics, the advice canon is vast. What shapes the deal blocker’s motivation?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

Over the course of our careers, and through our formal research on mentoring within and outside of academia, we’ve found that good mentoring is discipline-agnostic. Mentors trade away hours they could use to pursue their own career goals and spend them on someone else’s. As academic physicians, we do a lot of mentoring.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

It's not enough to be smart — you need to always be getting smarter," says Heidi Grant Halvorson, a motivational psychologist and author of the HBR Single Nine Things Successful People Do Differently. Weintraub suggests you also make sure the skill is relevant to your career, your organization, or both. Make sure it's needed.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

Ravi Venkatesan, the former Chairman of Microsoft India, offers inside advice on how your firm can overcome the unique challenges of the Indian market. Within a few decades, India will be the world''s most populous nation and one of its largest economies. If you can win in India, you can win everywhere. by Thomas H. by Thomas H.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

With all of us pushing leadership advice and counsel, why is it that our leaders are failing at such alarming rates? I just found (and promptly posted about) the worst leadership advice I have yet to come across. In fact, if you listen carefully you’ll readily hear a loud sucking sound that I refer to as the leadership vacuum.

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