N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. In 2011, Kodak made the list of Top 10 Fortune 500 Employers With Older Workers, called out for employing a disproportionately high percentage of mature workers. In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

Admonished by my mother and father for unsportsmanlike behavior, I eventually matured and forged a stiff upper lip in defeat. For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars. Live a culture of innovation. Never rest on your laurels.

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HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

To make a success of digital transformation, effective leadership and a mature organization culture is required. At USAA, we have a standard for how we work which includes being innovative and building for the future. What has been the most challenging decision you’ve ever had to take in your career?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Only the mature and those who have a measure of success truly learn the niche to proper branding. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? Thanks Deborah.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

All great leaders develop a sense of their blind-spots and weaknesses as they mature. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 29, 2020

. “We will have at the senior level a lot more candidates that have international experience via Erasmus, and we’re working with the local universities to get students onto secondment and provide this real pathway into the firm,” Khalid Talukder, CEO, Stanhope Financial, who have recently set up a new office in Lithuania, told me.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

If you are a CEO or entrepreneur and don’t see team building as a priority, then the text the follows is written for you. 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.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. Let me be very clear here - as the CEO or entrepreneur, YOU and not your legal counsel, marketing director, ad agency or PR firm must make this choice. link] Allan W. link] Allan W.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2012

Nowadays, almost every company claims to be innovative, if only to attract top talent, please investors, and strengthen its brand. Some companies are innovative, but many are not. Is the innovation effort only inducing fear, uncertainty, and doubt in the market, or is the company really walking the talk?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. Carl, a self-made success and CEO of a venture-backed software company, is a great example.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. Carl, a self-made success and CEO of a venture-backed software company, is a great example.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This can be especially tough for early-career professionals to accept, especially those in entry-level positions. Whatever its source, entitlement is a career killer, a noose with which employees of any generation can — and do — hang themselves. To Retain New Hires, Make Sure You Meet with Them in Their First Week.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Rather asking for help is a sign of maturity as a leader. How many times during the course of your career have you witnessed executives and entrepreneurs who desperately need help, but either don’t recognize it, or worse yet, make it virtually impossible for someone to help them? So my question is this: Are you easy to help?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

with its expanding array of opportunities, and "Old India," whose traditions persist in shaping — and sometimes limiting — women's career ambitions. in 2012 , the outlook is far healthier than in many mature markets of Europe and North America, fueling an ongoing war for talent. 49% in Germany, and 36% in Japan.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I recently resigned my position as CEO of Leadership Network. Leadership Network has a long, great history of helping the Church accelerate growth and innovation. The program is not only practical, but also fosters the holistic development of spiritual maturity, theological integration, and skilled leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The CEO has all of that intellectual property and those secrets in his arsenal to guide the business forward. If a CEO (or Board Member, senior executive etc) is able to leave a business and move to a competitor immediately – even if he or she was asked to leave by the previous business – then all bets are off.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” The CEO wants one thing, the engineering team another, and customers have their own opinions about feature priorities. Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful. You may have to seek it externally.)

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

It's a pleasure to be here" establishes you as both confident and mature. My associate class was told by senior management explicitly to refer to everyone by first names, and not to use Mr. or Mrs., even with CEOs, as it would diminish our own standing. And it may be hard as that CEO to swallow it. I'm Jodi Glickman.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

So how do you know when your skills have matured to the point that you’ve become an excellent communicator? Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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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 IT steps up as mentor, it needs to mature as well. CEOs sense the problem perhaps more than CIOs do. Multiple roles, one company versus one role, multiple companies.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Beyond Bureaucracy Challenge , the second leg of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation. And we received a flood of big ideas and game-changing initiatives and experiments from management innovators in all kinds of organizations around the world. Story by Michael Cuthrell.

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LDRLB

MAY 13, 2014

Les: Well, I’m Les McKeown I’m president and CEO of Predictable Success. It’s all based on just watching the many hundreds of thousands of businesses that I’ve worked with, the 42 that I’ve personally launched in my career as a serial entrepreneur. Which used to be me basically.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2015

The answer is often no—particularly if you’re at the end of your career and want to slow down,” he says. Your maturity means that “you can relate to a number of life stages,” she says. Today, she reports to Bill Sussman, the president and CEO. Is it that my boss got a promotion, and I didn’t?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

As NASDAQ grew and matured, Greifeld realized that he was not as essential as he had been. He left the CEO position to someone he promoted when he first arrived, Adena Friedman. He writes candidly of the most critical moments of his thirteen-year career at Nasdaq with each chapter focusing on a headline-making event.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Okay, let me see if I understand this…a good coach doesn’t necessarily need any experience, but if they’re a really good listener, can restate what their client tells them, and ask a few good questions, then they can miraculously lead a client to the ah-ha moment that transforms their life and their career.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

"Oftentimes managers are evaluating performance without necessarily knowing what that person's career aspirations are. We often assume that everyone wants to be CEO. Understanding what your direct reports want from their careers will help you figure out ways to broaden their professional experiences. Lay the groundwork.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

While raw intelligence is a valuable commodity, in-and-of-itself, and to the exclusion of other traits and characteristics, the sole reliance on IQ can be a barrier to professional growth and maturity. Is your intellect standing in the way of your success? Are you so enamored with how smart you are that you can’t get anything done?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Before I go any further, today’s rant should not be construed as a call for elitism, but rather a call for authenticity, innovation and professionalism. As leadership advisors and coaches we counsel our clients on the need for change and innovation, but have we become the proverbial shoe maker without shoes?

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

Years later, it took on bigger players by introducing new innovative packaging to the market, and subsequently carving out a double-digit share when few thought it could be done. At one point, it was “kind of like the Kraft Foods of Western Canada,” says former Nabob CEO John Bell. There is exponential growth to be had.

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