N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

only to fail in miserable fashion. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. They get the job done, they stand out from the crowd, they don’t need identifying – you know who they are. I’ve seen many an executive or consultant attempt to identify leaders with interviews, tests, evaluations, etc.,

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Quitting your job is not something most employees would consider doing in light of today’s weak job market. Of course, fewer still would choose to hand over their two week’s notice to the accompaniment of a marching band. Again, going back to the first point, your employees need to see that you value them.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

For example, he worked purposefully to fashion an image of himself as a hardworking, hands-on inventor (he once reportedly smeared soot on his hands and face before an interview to bolster that reputation). [1] Bezos’ approach works especially well when the innovation requires overcoming a lot of market/demand uncertainty (will people buy it?)

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

This book highlights Paul’s significant experience in a 40-year career of managing people and as a well-respected consultant to managers and their organizations across the globe. Not that the eight steps makes it sounds easy, but it gives the impression that the information is organized in an easy to understand fashion.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Every year, HBR interviews 10 people who’ve had fascinating careers. British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes has never been afraid to stand out. My career would not have been the same had the crash not occurred.” We asked her how she knew when a dramatic career move was the right one.

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

In the eighties, “cutting your losses” quickly was fashionable thinking. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers. Focused leadership over time implies productive, useful perseverance.

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Steve Farber

AUGUST 23, 2016

Accompanying it was a big, bold headline that read, “Burn Your Boss” and a tagline at the bottom that said, “Report the use of unlicensed software.” Janice and I were old friends, and I had recently helped her out of a sticky career jam. This was not a dude who was used to asking anyone for help, let alone a virtual stranger.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In the eighties, "cutting your losses" quickly was fashionable thinking. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers. Focused leadership over time implies productive, useful perseverance.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

The housekeeping staff tracked and reported on items left unattended in rooms. The guest who wears the Brioni likely sees themself as part of the world of fashion, and their shirt as an investment rather than a consumable. Fashion and clothing were central to the guest experience — much more so than we had realized.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I'm hopeful that today's comments will help us all process things in a healthier fashion while not forgetting the sacrifices that have been made for us. I was driving to my office when I heard a sketchy report of a “small plane&# hitting the WTC. Best wishes Erin. We’ll never take their commitment lightly.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

“Personal experience makes me a more effective marketer.” This approach helped Connected Home’s Hive “smart thermostat” device become a market leader in just a few years. LVMH’s Fashion Group, part of the massive French luxury products group, is one team that’s embracing this approach.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2012

After all, when Brokaw began his career in the 1960's, most people learned about current events via newspapers, radio reports, or the evening news on TV. More importantly, it no longer flows to decision-makers in a predictable, controlled fashion. If anything, they didn't get enough direct data. It's a data free-for-all.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

The index was constructed in the same fashion as other indexes that seek to isolate an industry sector (banking, biotech), geography (China), or size (large cap), for example. At Nike, a large and well-resourced design function reports directly to CEO, Mark Parker, who early in his tenure was a designer himself.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

But a recent study by EY found a more complicated picture: Sixty percent of millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996 — were not involved in the gig economy at all, and only 24% report earning money from the gig economy. In fact … less than 1% of workers have used online platforms to arrange work in the past month.

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Quinn Entrepreneur IPO Survey 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

Take Jeremiah, a marketing manager. Early in his career, he focused primarily on internal self-awareness — for example, deciding to leave his career in accounting to pursue his passion for marketing. The human mind rarely operates in a rational fashion, and our judgments are seldom free from bias.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We had it all — strong capital markets, rich natural resources, unparalleled higher education, and geographic separation from two devastating wars. Although well-intentioned, these programs often have the unintended consequences of benefiting the wrong businesses, favoring sub-optimal technology, and creating market distortion.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

He is no Jim Simons , using his mathematical genius to outsmart the market in (to an outsider) incomprehensible ways. And now, just after passing the average life expectancy for an American male , he seems to be in the midst of the best run of his career. His game plan instead looks something like this: Buy stock in a company.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2016

Perhaps you’ve got a mentor who has been integral in shaping your career. “If you have a team of direct reports, you owe them the courtesy of telling them in person,” says Glickman. “Your career is long, and you never know where the next opportunity is going to come from.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2016

Microsoft just bought LinkedIn for $26 billion dollars, or $196 per LinkedIn share, a 50% premium to the Friday market closing price of $131. This has about as much relevance to me as the “Yoga Sling 2 Flip-Flop” — pitched to me on Amazon this morning — does to my fashion portfolio. Validate credentials.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

The concepts of lifetime employment and generous employee benefits are seen as old-fashioned throwbacks to paternalism. Employees whose positions have been eliminated go through our Career Resource Center, where they’re trained for other open positions. My own workplace is an example. Frontline connections.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2011

We're not cutting-edge like Google or Facebook, our company is old-fashioned," some executives reply. As a New York Times report explained , "Parking garages, the grim afterthought of American design, call to mind many words. Gerard van Grinsven, West Bloomfield's CEO, joined Henry Ford after a long career with Ritz-Carlton. "I

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

Next year's The Intern features Tina Fey as the founder of a fashion company who takes on a 70-something mentee. It's too early to tell whether these films are a passing fad, or the first blush of a whole new market — not only in the film industry but in areas like education and career renewal.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

I am a huge fan of the benefits of professional development gained from good old-fashioned reading. What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire.

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It’s tempting to think of distinctive capabilities as a kind of artistry performed by an elite corps of high-potential talent: the elite players work long hours and deliver unusual results, while the rest of the organization struggles along in its usual incoherent fashion. We are not proposing the elimination of functions.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2016

We can use practices from Doug’s approach to the trust-building competency over his 40-year leadership career as a case study for the behaviors leaders should develop as they work to build and sustain trust. And in every case, his reports now had a specific and observable measure for gauging his trustworthiness. Repeatedly.

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Supply Chain Commitment Report Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

Think Strategically About Your Career Development. It’s no surprise that most people report a strong preference for flexibility when it comes to choosing their goals. Here’s an example from a set of studies conducted by Stanford marketing professor Szu-chi Huang and her colleagues. You and Your Team Series.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2015

While having the right education is an essential asset in today’s cutthroat job market, it can become difficult to obtain a position without experience using various applications and technologies that enhance and amplify one’s resume. Put these four technologies in your tech toolbox. Docs.Zone PDF Converter: docs.zone.

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Tools Document Restructuring Software 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

. “It’s probably a frustration you haven’t had for a while — and if you’re a relatively new manager, you might not have ever experienced this before,” says Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job.

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Case Study Learning-by-Doing Team Company 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

This collaborative approach is no longer optional: No single company, deploying only its own products or services, can capture IoT’s value by itself, and certainly not with the speed required in today’s digital market. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. Sponsored by DXC Technology. How the best companies get up to speed.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 12, 2015

Having a tight network of trusted peers is as vital (and often trumps) your relationship with your boss and your direct reports. I learned this from one of my direct reports in my sales exec role. My deeply southern district manager got in the car and drove 3 hours for an old-fashioned visit. Take a Field Trip. Lose a Battle.

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