Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2021

Seemingly random conversations would often veer toward career choices and job opportunities. Just a couple of decades ago, stopping by a prospective place of employment could help propel your career to new heights. People actually connected with one another over lunches, coffee breaks, and even in line at the supermarket.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Yet there’s been nothing traditional in sales for the past 15 years thanks, in part, to women making it a successful career path. When it comes to tradition, the challenge today is how to motivate the next generation to work in old-fashioned (read: unsocial as in media and societal interactions) work cultures.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 31, 2021

That seems very old-fashioned now.” We can rely on people’s use of technology to stick around. Unilever has a staff of 150,000 global employees, 7,000 of whom are in the UK.“We We anticipate never going back to five days a week in the office,” Jope said.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

If you are the owner of a women’s clothing line or the Editor in Chief of a woman’s fashion publication and you are interested in getting on The Early Show to discuss spring and summer fashion trends, tailor your pitch to meet the news of that specific audience – (educated, sophisticated, female oriented).

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Matt Sweetwood, branding expert, defines personal branding as: " Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands -- the ongoing process of establishing a prescribed image or impression in the mind of others about an individual." is a leadership, career, and marketing expert and coach.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

only to fail in miserable fashion. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. We must slow down the technology speed and its consequences. They get the job done, they stand out from the crowd, they don’t need identifying – you know who they are. Thanks, Sami impassioned Hi Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict and proactively intervening in a fair and decisive fashion you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. 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] Innovation Capital.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In the same fashion that being the source of gossip is destructive, so is furthering the damage by ratcheting up the rhetoric by participating in gossip. If someone comes to you about a problem with another person, immediately redirect that individual back to the person in question.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

My suspicion is your best memories are of those teachers who inspired you, encouraged you, brought out your passion, and challenged you in a positive fashion. They either don’t value your contributions, or they know from experience that you’ll treat their inquiry in a belittling fashion. The boss will never go for that.&#

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Salinger, famous for “Catcher in the Rye” passed away this year, as did the talented fashion designer Alexander McQueen. I’m not referring to the passing of our own family members, friends and coworkers, but the tragic deaths of the celebrities, socialites and business moguls that we’ve known and loved (or not). The brilliant writer, J.D.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

If you’re still on the fence, I would request you try and answer the following question: If you can engage those with whom you conduct business, or otherwise desire to interact with in a meaningful and value added fashion why wouldn’t you do so? Thoughts? Also, It seems like a ton of time needs to be devoted to it all.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

link] Rob Hiliard Mike: Priceless and savvy advice – If only I’d had this insight early on in my career as a CEO I would have been spared a lot of pain and suffering. Experience, while a great teacher, can nonetheless result in a very costly education that rarely occurs in a timely fashion.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Social media expands my reach and influence and allows me help people I would not otherwise interact with in a meaningful fashion. Marshall Goldsmith : I could not possibly personally coach or speak to everybody who has an interest in my work. Mike Myatt : What’s been the most rewarding aspect of your work in the leadership field?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2015

I knew I wasn’t going to pursue a traditional academic career, but I wasn’t sure what else a Ph.D. Sites like Delicious, Flickr and 43Things were ushering in the new phenomenon of “user-generated content,” and technologies like RSS and tagging were providing new ways for regular web users to organize and share content.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Then, look for venues in which you can expand your circle with connections that complement your professional life in the same fashion. If those in your network are enhancing your professional circle, and exposing you to new opportunities and new ways of thinking, keep in contact on a regular basis.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Popular business axioms and management theories are thrown around in such cavalier fashion these days that they can actually result in flawed decisioning. Let’s look at this from another angle…Why would you want to do business in the same fashion as your competitors?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict, and proactively intervening in a fair and decisive fashion, you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising. If conflict does flare up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

In Covey’s classic illustration below, you’ll find a simple chart to use as your guide. Another part of the art and science of delegation is understanding how to effectively delegate to others in a fashion that sets them up for success and not failure.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

In order to attract, develop and retain the best people (especially with respect to Millennials) in today’s job world, you must have a plan to advance your workers’ career opportunities during their time with you. How important have mentors been to your career? Fifth, use technology to accelerate momentum. Good advice.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I’ve addressed this topic before, but perhaps not in this fashion…True leadership is dedication to something beyond self. In the text that follows I’ll examine the softer sides of leadership – love, compassion, humility, kindness and empathy.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

The first key in understanding how to make great decisions is learning how to synthesize the overwhelming amount incoming information leaders must deal with on a daily basis, while making the best decisions possible in a timely fashion.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish. Only those leaders who can quickly recognize and adapt their methods to the situation at hand will be successful over the long haul.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict and proactively intervening in a well reasoned and decisive fashion you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising. This is a skill I believe many leaders do not develop until later in their careers. I know I am still working on it. Thank you for sharing.

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Now, Xerox is reviving its copying business by focusing on the value added by advanced technologies and color copying. In the eighties, “cutting your losses” quickly was fashionable thinking. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2019

Too many leaders approach complexity the wrong way—they push their people harder and harder and tackle problems one at a time over months, sometimes even years, and nearly always in a linear fashion. Everyday Chaos : Technology, Complexity, and How We’re Thriving in a New World of Possibility by David Weinberger.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Parents are raising their children in the same fashion and we are breeding a world where people cant take rejection, and people or managers who do say no are bad or don't practice "intellegent leadership."

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Enough with the technology. After being chased around the world and manipulated by a villainous computer genius, he takes his vintage Aston Martin out of the garage, retreats to his ancestral home in Scotland, and lures his enemy into an old-fashioned gun-fight. Your faith in technology will eventually kill you.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Plug-and-play e-commerce technology, search engine optimization, and other distribution solutions are making it ever easier for products to directly reach consumers. Today’s technologies and consumer needs change faster than traditional business road maps can deliver, and employees need to be ready and empowered to move at this pace.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Now, Xerox is reviving its copying business by focusing on the value added by advanced technologies and color copying. In the eighties, "cutting your losses" quickly was fashionable thinking. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers.

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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. link] mikemyatt Hi Erin: Thanks for sharing your memories of that day, and your prayers for all affected. Best wishes Erin.

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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. Today's technology gives us access to more information than ever before.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Among the top performers on the 2011 World's Best Multinational Companies list are culturally-strong technology companies such as Microsoft, NetApp, SAS, and Google. Old-fashioned benefits like health insurance, family leave, and flex time ranked only 15 percent when considering most valued HR offerings. They're upgrading.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

His career has always been demanding- long hours, lots of travel, ultra-high performance standards (which he always has met or exceeded). The timing of the request also helped my friend; there had recently been conspicuous turnover among mid-career professionals at this firm. This is particularly true of knowledge work.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2011

Be warned: uppity attitudes undermine companies and careers. — dismissal of perfectly profitable innovations because they're not digital, technological, or fashionable reveals more about elitist snobbery than market substance. Airy — dare I say arrogant? Are they "real" innovations or gimmicks? Oh, the humiliation!

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

While it’s easy to think that vast technology-enabled networks aren’t as real or valuable as the old-fashioned, face-to-face variety, research doesn’t support that view. Do you need some examples of where a new technology is being used to bolster your business case? No problem — your network can help.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2012

Technology, for a free-lancer like me, creates a powerful and not entirely mad illusion that we work in a peopled environment of rich diversity and experience. It's a huge and real loss in terms of career development. There's a new lonely crowd in the workplace.

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