Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 12, 2010

All interesting stuff, and easy to jump on a soapbox about, but, the quote that caught my eye came from Ed Clark, President & CEO of TD Bank Financial Group. Am I the only person who finds it odd that a CEO who supposedly is a giant champion of women is predicting it’s going to take TWO DECADES to get a woman to the top post.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

As a CEO Coach I am often asked to provide counsel on the political hot potato de jure, and let me be perfectly clear that it is not only possible, but preferable, to successfully handle highly charged political topics without being politically correct. Are these extreme statements? I don't think you are in the minority in your view.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

For more than two years, we and others have been talking about the need to shift the prevailing view among managers, boards of directors and investors from "quarterly capitalism" to what we call "capitalism for the long term". In this blog post we'd like to focus on two belief shifts that are critical.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I love the comment by Sally Kempton when she said…"It's hard to fight an enemy that has outposts in our heads" As we encounter challenges we are afforded invaluable opportunities to reshape our mental filters and personal belief systems. M [link] mikemyatt Hi Mark: You point about chosen beliefs is an astute one.

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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). link] mikemyatt We are in agreement on all points Dan. The real key is not whether or not you are naturally gifted, but rather what steps you take in developing toward your full potential.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

For example, Tim Brown, CEO and president of the design consulting firm IDEO, has emphasized the value of the “T-shaped person.” Like every belief system, mindsets can arise from messages we get from others including managers, parents, and teachers. Can a growth mindset of interest be cultivated?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2016

Managers, consultants, and academics around the world have long wrestled with this question. But simultaneously managing today’s business while creating tomorrow’s goes beyond being ambidextrous. Managers exploiting current businesses develop mindsets based on what they have experienced in the past.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

” In the same month SoftBank of Japan committed to investing $10 billion into India over the next several years and CEO Masayoshi Son proved his seriousness by pouring the first billion into an Indian e-commerce company (Snapdeal) and a car-sharing service (Olacabs). But they need to be alert to the following four signposts.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

Yet the most important drivers of entrepreneurship are often the more subtle “software”: the networks of trust going back to high school or military service, the belief systems or values at the root of people’s resilience in the face of setbacks, or the social norms which encourage thinking out of the box.

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