N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

The basic flaw in most arguments in support of CEO term limits stems from a belief that tenure is somehow a very relevant metric, and that there is some mystical optimum time to serve. And what if a company finds or is built by just that person…and loses them to a term limit?

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2020

Corporate financing should be of a form and duration that allows companies to fund more engaged and long-term investment in their purposes. In it, she outlines a rupture in the traditional career path that sees someone earn well before giving back through volunteering or charitable giving.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Our goal is to work shoulder to shoulder with each other to drive missionary change. . For instance, during the pandemic Audible piloted our Returnship program to hire professionals returning to the workforce after a care-giving career break. Another avenue to weave S&B into workplace culture is to prioritize it in our products.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Our goal is to work shoulder to shoulder with each other to drive missionary change. . For instance, during the pandemic Audible piloted our Returnship program to hire professionals returning to the workforce after a care-giving career break. Another avenue to weave S&B into workplace culture is to prioritize it in our products.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. ” Joe Knight, a partner and senior consultant at the Business Literacy Institute and the coauthor of Financial Intelligence , says that an absence of financial savvy is “career-limiting.” Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance? My goal is to simply help them leverage their success into becoming significant individuals over the course of our dealings. The politician in pursuit of his/her goal will live in infamy or insignificance.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. Please keep in mind that the personal brands of business people are not immune to the phenomenon mentioned above.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

We are now in the era of “do-it-yourself” career development. Unfortunately, organizations today are unknowingly leaving employees with skill gaps and blind spots that can derail careers and organizational effectiveness. Here are six things you can do to take control of your own career. Drawn Ideas/Getty Images.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

In today’s post I’ll address a key metric that all companies should be focused on – Customer Experience Management (CEM)… Before I go any further let’s get the semantical arguments out of the way…Some will claim that a well conceived CRM initiative includes CEM as a subset. You definitely nailed it.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I have been generally well regarded throughout my career for building extremely effective teams, and what I can share with you is that team building is not about equality at all. You deserve input – but that done not mean that 100% agreement is the goal. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment and kind words John.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2012

The idea that corporations need a single purpose is based not in law, but in economists' arguments that unless we have a single, objective, easily-observed metric to judge how well directors and executives are running firms, corporate "agents" will run amok. There are few human activities whose success is measured by a single metric.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The goal should be to keep children on a trajectory to becoming productive, successful, healthy adults rather than just treating them when they are sick. Its primary goal is to help children graduate college. Reforming primary care pediatrics therefore has great potential for improving overall U.S. health care outcomes.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

But it's important to know the difference between a one-time error in judgment and a decision to pursue a critically flawed strategy — in fact, your future career may depend on knowing the difference. I would recommend a few corporate household remedies: Refocus on the goal. Gather more information and improve your metrics.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Case in point is Wal-Mart CEO, Lee Scott, who is so concerned with diversity mandates that Wal-Mart officers are held financially accountable by tying officer incentive bonuses to achieving diversity goals. Interesting points about the metrics involved – good feedback for women leaderhsip bloggers. Personally, I am not affronted.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. The women in my sample were asked to think back on two defining career moments that best prepared them to advance. What were the critical events, and what lessons did they learn?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Indeed, achieving their goals required significant behavior change from multiple players who didn’t necessarily see themselves as part of the same systems even though they served largely the same families and neighborhoods. Standard performance metrics for these big audacious outcomes do not exist. Reimagine roles.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. Through a combination of efficiency projects and the use of renewable energy, we are on pace to reach our carbon emissions goal ahead of schedule. In fact, we are more than 90% of the way to our 2025 emissions reduction goal. The HR Digest: C.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

As such, organizations spend enormous amounts of time and energy defining jobs, roles, and goals — and then figure out who to reward or punish when things go well or poorly. Most companies have some version of a matrix, with a combination of enabling "functions" (such as IT, HR, and Finance) and line business units.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

But while performance goals are always top of mind for managers , many overlook the role of employee work-life balance in driving that performance. 92% feel they’re now better able to prioritize all their responsibilities and goals. Everything looks delicious, but we can’t eat it all (though we might try).

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Criteria for Progression : Outline the factors, such as skills development, experience, or performance metrics, that contribute to an employee moving within the salary band. Cross-Functional Collaboration Encourage collaboration between HR, finance, and departmental leaders to collectively design and review the compensation system.

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