N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I have consistently espoused the value of walking the floor, dropping in for meetings on an impromptu basis, proactively engaging key stakeholders, and any number of other items that focus on raising your awareness. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 5, 2022

I’ve had a rather charmed career, a blessed marriage, was making a confident walk through the world, and then I was stuck. I can earnestly put my phone down for several hours at work each day, because I know I have an hour budgeted for a walk with my wife when I get home. O’Neil : My knee-jerk reaction is that I was lost.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 10, 2021

I’ve had a rather charmed career, a blessed marriage, was making a confident walk through the world, and then I was stuck. I can earnestly put my phone down for several hours at work each day, because I know I have an hour budgeted for a walk with my wife when I get home. O’Neil : My knee-jerk reaction is that I was lost.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 28, 2021

I’ve had a rather charmed career, a blessed marriage, was making a confident walk through the world, and then I was stuck. I can earnestly put my phone down for several hours at work each day, because I know I have an hour budgeted for a walk with my wife when I get home. O’Neil : My knee-jerk reaction is that I was lost.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis. – Martha Beck Not long ago, my career had been dedicated to sales, mentoring, coaching and leading an exceptional sales force. Synchronicity is such a blessing!

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 28, 2013

A good rule of thumb is to match mentees with mentors who are 1-2 steps ahead of them in terms of career level, competency, certification, etc. Objective, budget, infrastructure, and preference for being hands on (or hands off) play major factors in choosing the most effective system for any given program. Set Clear Expectations.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

All too often, we watch rep after rep go through training, while little or no money gets budgeted for a sales leader's professional development," says author Suzanne M. Like company leaders all over the world, you made the logical assumption that a superstar rep could easily transition into the role of superstar sales manager.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 3, 2017

2) Identify what the prospect is now planning for the coming year: resources, budget, etc. 2) Commit the plan to your sales manager for approval. . Not if we consider what has to happen before this objective can be met.such as: 1) Identify the decision maker in the XYZ Company. . 5) Make a sales presentation. 6) Ask for the order.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Scott, I love the idea of “a beacon of light in a tough situation&# , and being aware of the impact that our attitude has on others. You have illustrated a situational management tool that is very effective. Ann McKenzie: November 11, 2010 at 1:40 am Great story on the effects one has on the surrounding environment.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2017

One of the most exciting — and frightening — career transitions comes when you face the prospect of a management role for the first time. Leadership and management are both about getting the right followership, right? Focus on the day to day of management and leadership. Here are five of them.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Many believe that when they request feedback from their staff, peers, and manager that they will hear the unvarnished truth about their performance; seldom does that happen. This doesn’t mean that they should stop asking for feedback, it means that they just need to be aware that they may not get the full story from others.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Our research and analysis has revealed a complicated relationship between mindfulness and executive performance—one that is important for leaders to understand as they seek to develop in their careers. He will tell you that mindfulness played a critical role in transforming his career. Improved crisis management.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

As a manager, how can you cultivate a sense of career growth and development for your people, even when possibilities for promotion are limited or nonexistent? I posed this question to my human resource management students recently. His father is a sales manager, his mother a pediatrician.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He is also founder of Orphan Epidemic, a nonprofit created to bring awareness to orphans all over the world. He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. I spent some time talking with Peter Anderson, the manager of the Mologne House.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

When you’re hiring a new manager, the stakes are high. You need someone who can effectively lead people, manage a budget, liaise with upper management — and, usually, do it all from day one. Would you hire or promote a star player into a management role if they’ve never managed anyone?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. But commitment guides bravery more than an inherent belief in self-ability! Self-doubt only belongs in the evaluation phase and kept out of the implementation phase. We can leverage each other’s expertise.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

Executives and managers invest a lot of effort and time building trust in their teams: both establishing trust in their employees and ensuring that their employees trust them in return. But many employees say they do not feel trusted by their managers. Managers have to do more than trust employees; they need to show it.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

To borrow from the political scientist, Harold Laswell , office politics can be understood as the unwritten rules that determine who gets what, when, and how — a promotion, a budget for a project, a say in the boss’s decisions — and who doesn’t. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. You and Your Team Series.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Also consider how a company in an industry notoriously difficult to make money in, has managed to be wildly successful, where others have failed. With us today is Jim Hunter one of the few, who has done many great, tremendous things to spread awareness and understanding of servant leadership. That’s what leadership is all about.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Also consider how a company in an industry notoriously difficult to make money in, has managed to be wildly successful, where others have failed. With us today is Jim Hunter one of the few, who has done many great, tremendous things to spread awareness and understanding of servant leadership. That’s what leadership is all about.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2018

But while executive coaches have improved the performance of many already-good managers and sanded the rough edges off many less effective ones, they aren’t a miracle cure. So how do those who control the coaching purse strings — HR, talent managers, and other buyers — avoid throwing money away on uncoachable executives?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Budgets were cut and the Learning part of the organization dried up while the focus snapped back in line with the notion that wisdom and decisions could only come from the few and learning for the many was a luxury no one could afford. How they manage conflict. Here’s more about team learning in case you want it. What do you think?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2015

Sales managers have a difficult relationship with luck. As a consequence, many sales managers de-emphasize luck, instead stressing the importance of stable, measurable, and controllable factors such as motivation and specific behaviors. The students had territories and quotas and used a customer-relationship-management system.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

It dents your self-esteem; it’s tough on your bank account; and if you’re not smart about your next steps, it can derail your career. How do you maintain your self-confidence? We can manage without you.’ I’ve been given an opportunity to rethink my career, and what I am looking for now is XYZ.”

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

The Management Innovation Exchange is currently running a competition to "hack" the human resources function to enable organizational adaptability. As real space and cyberspace merge, do financial practices like budgeting provide value over their costs of time, money, effort, agility?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2014

“I know what they’re going to say — that we can’t have more resources due to budget constraints. Your health and self-esteem may suffer and you signal that you’re a victim. At some point in your life or career, you probably got burned by conflict, and felt shamed or criticized. Managing a Negative, Out-of-Touch Boss.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 11, 2010

She was a force to be reckoned with and one who successfully propelled (and yes, bossed ) me through my years of excruciating shyness and self-doubt. Yes, that was the beginning of my new career, I have been a proud bossy woman ever since! When I reflect on these stories, I am reminded that leadership comes in many forms.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Worse yet, they’ll sometimes hire different vendors to address different issues – lifestyle coaches, employee assistance counselors, case and disease management vendors, nurse lines, occupational health and safety experts, workers’ compensation specialists, disability managers, organizational development consultants, you name it.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2016

But viewing reference checks as a formality is a mistake, according to Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job. Begin by saying something like, “We are seriously considering Mary to be a project manager here. Is she flexible?

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2012

Critical topics include leadership development of executives, mindset changes in the evolution from manager to executive to leader, executive mentoring, insights into how top professionals evolve, plateaus of professional accomplishment, developing a winning work ethic, lifelong learning and the accrual of business wisdom. Mid-Manager.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2011

Even the most decisive manager can be thrown into despair when faced with a high-stakes matter. We make decisions every day without noticing, but a career-making (or breaking) challenge requires thought and deliberation. was looking to make significant budget cuts. It's unlikely that a single approach will serve you every time.

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