RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Those sorts of things are good to help bond you together. Following the stock market crash of 2008, finances were shaky, and Chapman was under heavy pressure to start laying people off. The impact was immediate and powerful. The question is, where does it come from? How do we build it? It’s a start.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

A leader who fails to understand this will never create the trust bond necessary to lead effectively. Follow Through : It takes no ability to simply do what you say you’re going to do. Nothing is more important for a leader than keeping promises and commitments. link] Dan Black Great thoughts. I really enjoy reading your blog.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Read on and find out… People who attempt to lead out of self-serving motivations or misplaced intentions are not really leading – they are pursuing power, glory and status. So why then is it that so many leaders seem to struggle with seeing a tender heart as a strength and not a weakness? This is the antithesis of true leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Leaders need to understand that being authentically humble humanizes them, allows them to build stronger trust bonds, and engenders confidence & loyalty from peers and subordinates alike. There is something profoundly powerful about humility and its impact on a leader's followers. I agree with your thoughts. Fame is man-given.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Thinking in terms of “ my way &# is right and therefore “ other ways &# are wrong is the basis for polarizing any relationship, which quickly results in converting discussions into power struggles. Accepting a person where they are, creates an bond of trust. It sounds as if those you lead are lucky to have you.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

Argentina lost big to a group of American “vulture” hedge funds in court last week, when the Supreme Court declined to reconsider an appeals court decision that the funds had the right to demand that the country make good on a bunch of old bonds they owned even though it long ago renegotiated the terms of that debt with most creditors.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In a highly productive organization the power and influence of your voice is earned through trust and performance, and not entitlement. 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. link] Principal (le?) learning » Leadership thinking [.]

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

How did Sal Khan finance his venture? First, Sal Khan could have continued in finance and made far more money than he does in a nonprofit. A relatively new instrument called a social impact bond is a powerful example of how this might be done. Cohen and his colleagues created a bond, backed by private investors.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

Interest rates of zero meant that central banks took to targeting asset prices – stocks and bonds – to boost spending. So one solution suggested by a growing number of economists in Europe is for central banks to “helicopter drop” money , and directly finance private sector spending.

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Chris Brady

JULY 11, 2010

Light is the load of tight friendships, deep bonds, and heart-felt trust. and a Winner Announced Blog powered by TypePad Member since 09/2007 Author Chris Bradys Leadership Blog Chris Bradys Home Page Chris Bradys Rascal Tweets Chris Bradys FaceBook Chris Bradys YouTube Chris Bradys Fan Page-Rascal Nation Chris Brady on LinkedIn

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2013

John Authers, in Thursday''s FT , musters up the evidence (or at least the opinions) that bonds and stocks are both likely to deliver paltry returns for years to come. Compensation Economy Finance' The prospects for investors, be they corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, or individuals, appear bleak. So here''s the big if.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2013

And in fact the prices of the particular financial assets that the Fed announced that it will buy less of, Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, did drop slightly on the news Wednesday. And it may be beyond the Fed’s power to control that cycle. And it may be beyond the Fed’s power to control that cycle.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

On the other end of the growth spectrum, analysis of a dataset from 350 micro finance institutions across 70 countries indicated lending to more women was associated with lower write-offs and lower portfolio-at-risk. Wal-Mart understands the power of women-led firms to innovate compelling products.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

and the transfer of business risk from "too big to fail" institutions to taxpayers, leading to a "heads I win, tails you lose" relationship between the finance and the rest of the economy. Recent scrutiny of the U.S. The debate has been about enforcement and regulation of the industry. Both valid points, but both miss the crucial issue.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

As inflation rose in the 1970s — because of labor-union muscle, two powerful oil shocks, printing money, and other factors — this view gained adherents. Finance Minister Domingo Cavallo (himself a Harvard economics Ph.D.) Even government bonds were yielding some 10% annually in dollars.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

That power of self-knowledge didn’t merely help them work smarter, it made them feel better, as well. But barely a handful broke the bonds of a calendar format to map time and effort. .” To truly see how time is spent, invested and/or wasted transforms how its value is understood.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The situation stabilized somewhat after the government abandoned the Zimbabwean dollar in favor of a multi-currency system in 2009 and entered a power-sharing deal with the opposition party. Mnangagwa’s first actions in office underscore how important he views economic recovery.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2012

To make such requests, you're going to need to have built a hell of a personal bond. So, for those innovators at work today, just remember — you can price your way into a war with a powerful incumbent, but you can't price your way out of one. Ethics aren't just important in business," Branson says.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Without question the most successful business people on the planet are those that have learned to blow through self-imposed barriers to openly harness the power of broader spheres of influence. For sometime now believing in the power of mentor-ship. I sincerely believe there is no such thing as a “self-made man&#.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

It is certainly true that investors, dismayed at the prospect of low returns for stocks and bonds for years to come, have poured money into commodities over the past decade. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has started using new powers granted it under the Dodd-Frank Act to go after traders whose behavior it deems abusive.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

You've got to admire the staying power of the Dow Jones Industrials Average. It's a remarkable testament to the power of brand, and of habit. Right now the main alternative to investing in stocks — fixed-income investments ranging from savings accounts to corporate bonds — is not attractive.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As a consequence, public firms often have access to many different credit facilities and financing options that private companies do not enjoy. Old debt holders need to be paid off and new debt is almost always issued, usually with complex seniority hierarchies and special debt instruments such as convertible bonds.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

This diversity reflects not only a deepening understanding of the connection between growth and customer satisfaction, but a much greater awareness of what marketing can do to help forge that bond. Data-driven customer insights give the CMO the power to do all that. Digital disruption has driven much of this shift.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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 a collective power that’s always circulating, shaping every conversation, meeting, and decision. Interest is another “force.” Next is habit.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

The main challenge is that investors are very good at understanding a single asset with standalone cash flows — a toll road, for example, or a power plant, or an apartment building. But to tackle sprawl, multisector coordination is required: roads, rail, land-use, zoning, power, water, and sanitation must work together.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Two, leadership rounds are an important means of exposing non-medical leaders in finance, operations, and other areas of the hospitals to the front lines of patient care. Conveying the same message through a well-told story can be powerful and inspirational.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The company’s executives said that to help finance the plan, McDonald’s would increase refranchising (turning company-owned restaurants into franchises), take on more debt (even at the risk of lowering its bond rating ), and find $300 million to cut in general and administrative expenses.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Don’t get me wrong, recognizing the value of participating in the most powerful medium on the planet by getting in the game is a good thing, but it’s an even better thing when coupled with a plan. Let me say this as clearly as I can…a ready, fire, aim approach will rarely find the target. Social Media Influence [.]

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Chris Brady

AUGUST 1, 2010

  But there is something special aboutgetting to know someone, learning their background, building a bond.   Architecture strikes me the same way.   At La Contea (meaning, ‘The Countryside’), our villa perched high on the side of a Tuscanhill quite near the Umbrian border, we had the collision of both.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

In Derek’s view, the subsidiaries already had far too much power. “I don’t need to remind you what happens when we give so much power to the subsidiaries,” Vera said. We have to take back control at the top—not give the subsidiaries more power. It hits our collective reputation and our finances.”

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In 1993, Apple distributed $273 million in buybacks and $56 million in dividends, even as profits plunged from $530 million to $87 million, compelling the company to do a $297 million long-term bond issue in 1994. The next year Microsoft released Windows 95, eliminating the Mac’s longstanding GUI advantage. I disagree with this priority.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

This is a powerful indictment precisely because we have heard the same kind of story before: when an industry is in trouble, its first recourse will be to manufacture scientific doubt, or to refer to pre-made scientific doubt. Where should all this go in our minds?”.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

By developing customer bonds with the overarching brand, companies can offset the natural customer attrition that brands and products experience when their appeal is based on a discrete period of time, like a certain life stage. Customer retention. With a master brand strategy, a company is able to build longer-lasting customer relationships.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Besides tax-deferral, consider planning strategies that provide you with tax-free income in retirement, such as municipal bonds or Roth IRAs. Categories : Finance , Guest Posts 1 Comments 1 Tweets that mention A Couple Reasons to Smile About :: Women on Business -- Topsy.com January 11th, 2011 at 10:45 pm [.]

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JUNE 22, 2015

GPA in college and spent Saturday nights at the library with my “Principles of Corporate Finance” book, playing dumb blonde would be really tough. If you need to be more daring, embrace your inner James Bond 007. As we embrace the parts of ourselves we have written off, we discover our true authenticity and inner power.

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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. It was the form in which the asset was financed. One is finance and the other is non-finance.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Second, a new coalition representing many of the world’s largest companies launched in September under the name We Mean Business and issued its own powerful study , offering substantial evidence of the direct business value of investing in low-carbon tech and energy efficiency. A deep shift in how we generate and use power has begun.

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