N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I can promise you one thing…If as a leader you don’t have a clear read on the pulse of your organization, it won’t have a healty pulse for very long. link] mikemyatt Hi Gordon: It sounds as if there is no "disconnect" in your organization. " Great article. Marlyn Fantastic and right on Mike.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

You can’t merely say, “We’re different because we’re a little cheaper,” or “We’re better because look at our special organic molecules.” Please note: emotional differentiation is significant in any brand narrative, but it tends to be more prevalent with brands that are in well-known and crowded markets.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2012

After studying Hollywood actors for three years, MIT Professor Ezra Zuckerman found that actors who typecast themselves (PDF) early in their careers tend to earn more money, have longer lifespans, and enjoy more fame compared to generalist actors. Over the long term, that is a career strategy with diminishing returns.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Make no mistake: Unless you and all the leaders in your organization can gain the trust of your employees, performance will suffer. Most employees have been hurt or disappointed, at some point in their careers, by the hand of power in an organization. Being trustworthy creates trust, yes. Don’t punish ‘good failures.’

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Make no mistake: Unless you and all the leaders in your organization can gain the trust of your employees, performance will suffer. Most employees have been hurt or disappointed, at some point in their careers, by the hand of power in an organization. Being trustworthy creates trust, yes. Don’t punish ‘good failures.’

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2018

That goes far beyond the intermittent training that most organizations do. Employees need to constantly write six-page memos, even for introducing small product features throughout their careers at the company. Yet most organizations do just the opposite. ” Yet all too often, organizations do quit.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

There are people in every organization you know whose titles indicate they are leaders. 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.

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CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2016

The past year brought a rich array of films depicting connections between a wise, older mentor and a younger person in need of sage guidance, in ways that often defied gauzy stereotypes, from art-house movies like Lily Tomlin’s Grandma to blockbusters like Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

documentary film Jiro Dreams of Sushi tells the story of an 85-year-old. you watch this film yourself (it’s now available on DVD). As you will see in this film, Jiro is a professional in. I challenge you, upon watching the film and seeing how. in your organization were as passionate about leadership. I recommend.

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Film Leadership Human Resources COO 280

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

EDENS, of which the latter is CEO, has led the revitalization of the 45-acre Union Market district in Northeast Washington, DC. The Union Market challenge. Located on the east side of the NoMa train tracks, Union Market began as a working food production and distribution center in the 1930s.

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Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2016

My daughters are now in their 30s, and looking back, they agree it made them smarter about business and more satisfied in their careers. It’s all too easy to build (or fall into) a career inside a particular organization or function or team without ever really knowing how the rest of the organization works.

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Company Finance Real Estate Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

The look is always the same: A seasoned marketer is cajoled into watching their first Vine video. The marketer gazes quizzically at the smiling young person that brought the video to his attention. Vine was brought to my attention by Gary Vaynerchuk, the internet maven who himself started his career as a YouTube wine celebrity.

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Brand Video Marketing Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

Depending on where a professional athlete is in his career — a rookie new to the game, a star at the peak of his career, or a seasoned player, like Woods, who is struggling to get back on track — he requires very different coaching. The same is true in business. The same is true in business.

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Learning Curve ROI Film Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As Tom Davenport, Larry Prusak, and I talk to people about our current research, we hear broad support for its central thesis: that good judgment is not only something required of individuals in leadership positions; it is something that must be embedded in organizations as a whole.

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Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

First, Dillon says, “if you’re narrowly focused on always picking your dream team, you’re putting all your eggs in one basket,” and those favorites might not stay with your organization forever. ” This limits what your team is able to accomplish as well as individual team members’ careers.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

Any company or organization is like a tree. The wise employee has the building of knowledge a part of their career path… sharing with others what we most recently and most effectively learn. Each member of the organization should understand and covet the position they play. by Hank Moore. Their biggest fear is the unknown.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

Any company or organization is like a tree. This is not written to take swipes at responsible branding, marketing and advertising. Branding is a sub-set of marketing, which is a sub-sub-set of corporate strategy. Cause-related marketing materials. by Hank Moore. Therefore, it does not fully grow and bloom.

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Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Free fall is a crisis of obsolescence and decline that can happen at any point in a company’s life cycle, but most often it affects maturing incumbents whose business model has come under competitive attack from insurgents or is no longer viable in a changing market. Build a Re-Founding Team.

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Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Four years ago, Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, approached me about a brainstorm: an event recognizing and celebrating breakthrough innovators. When I suggested to Clayton Christensen that we partner with Hatkoff to create the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards , Clay’s response was : I trust you Whitney.

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Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

The evening, organized by the San Francisco Opera (SFO), was called “Barely Opera,” with the slogan “This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Opera.” The challenge of experimenting at an organization committed to perfection. ” Like almost every non-profit organization, SFO has limited resources.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 4, 2018

The CEO Next Door is the new book that offers career advice for everyone who aspires to rise in their organization and achieve their full potential. Those busted myths, described more fully later in this post, include: Over 70% of CEOs set their sights on the top job late in their careers.

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