N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Accepting a person where they are, creates an bond of trust. Define Acceptable Behavior : You know what they say about assuming…Just having a definition for what constitutes acceptable behavior is a positive step in avoiding conflict.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 27, 2015

Just as adults may have a plan for their career or finances, parents need a plan for operating their home. It may help if it is written, but should definitely summarize the major goals you hope to accomplish in your home. The bond we built with them when they were young has directly impacted our relationship with them as adults.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

You could even argue that there's a bit of a haircut going on since longer-dated, lower-interest bonds are presumably worth less than shorter-dated bonds with higher rates. Greece's big problem is that it has such a huge debt-to-finance ratio that it can't really invest in growth.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

And the definitions that do get offered can vary pretty dramatically. Fama is convinced that financial bubbles don’t exist, and until the dot-com era he was able to keep most of his colleagues in academic finance from even using the word “bubble.” Everyone can agree on this definition, right? That’s pretty good.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

However CEOs that implement a well thought out and clearly articulated vision, create a sense of stability and a bond of trust amongst the ranks. A lack of clarity, the presence of ambiguity, obviously flawed business logic, or constantly shifting priorities/positions are the death of many a venture. You have a decision maker with advisors.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2012

Since I don't particularly enjoy debating definitions, I usually respond by saying: "That's a difficult question. I like this response because, if it doesn't end the conversation, it usually shifts it from definitions to dynamics — which is what innovation is all about, after all. They are the whole point of business."

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

The new assignment meant managing people who had been her superiors and overseeing functions, like finance, in which she had no expertise. When she met with the finance manager, one of her new direct reports, Clara greeted her warmly, putting an arm around her shoulders as she’d seen her own boss do in the past. Further Reading.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2011

In olden times, the bond raters at S&P and Moody's were financial advice providers, sort of like Morningstar is today. They too are paid by issuers, but it doesn't appear to be as close, conflicted, or lucrative a relationship as that between, say, the structured-finance raters and the big investment banks.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Bogle had taken an event that was by definition all about him and found a way to make it about other people. In finance, that’s a pretty hard case to make. Finance Leadership Motivation' , and Cliff Asness’s “ My Top 10 Peeves ” in the next issue of the Financial Analysts Journal ). The results have been astounding.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Or you could participate in projects financed in part by conventional investors and in part by non-profits. What follows are edited excerpts of our conversation: I sense that in the discussion about impact investing there have been those who have tried to narrow the definition. And your idea is “No, no, no.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Those who are at work on Thanksgiving — even if it is virtual work online — can make special bonds with each other. Dont be so refined as never to be pleased ( Samuel Johnsons definition of the sophisticate ). Dont be so refined as never to be pleased ( Samuel Johnsons definition of the sophisticate ). Be pleased.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Investing is one way of “beefing up” your finances, so to speak. During the initial phase of investing, there will definitely be more money coming out of your bank account than going in. Parents may purchase stocks and bonds for their minor children, turning them over when they mature.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Let’s start with a fundamental question: what is your definition of culture? Finance is different from sales, R&D is different from quality, and so on. Everyone wants to build a common bond with others, do meaningful work, and feel valued and respected. It’s dynamic and always on the move. You can’t stand outside of it.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I guess it is an important question to ask and i think it is not wrong when you know were you are going with a definite purpose. link] mikemyatt Great insights Una – I not only agree that business is personal, but leaders who don't personalize business will never establish the trust bonds necessary for effective leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Don’t breach trust - you work far too hard to create a trust bond with your followers, so don’t blow it by not following through on your commitments. Social Media is definitely a catalyst for impassioning constituencies. I would also suggest resisting the temptation to have all your communications be self-serving.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

First, they created a combination of breakthrough product innovation and breakthrough business model innovation— the definition of category creation. Uber and Netflix’s success were generated through two critical strategies. In financial services, there are signs that traditional products like mutual funds are beginning to wane.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

I tried to get Greenspan to talk me for my November HBR article on economics and finance since the crisis , but he said he’d promised his publisher to keep mum until the book was out, which was too late for my purposes. Every bubble by definition deflates. It was the form in which the asset was financed. You can spot a bubble.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

I would challenge that your initial thinking about a start-up can be driven by culture as said culture does not yet exist…I would submit that culture is a definite consideration driven by your values and by the vision your have for your start-up. Setting those aside, it usually boils down to trust and performance.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Other countries sometimes have actual fiscal crises, when investors around the world (not to mention most locals) lose confidence in their government bonds and/or their currency. The then-sainted Alan Greenspan had given them ample cover, by expressing concerns that surpluses might eventually kill the bond market.

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