Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2019

It significantly lowers engagement, morale, and ultimately, performance. In fear-based cultures, the educational backgrounds of C-suite leaders can disproportionately favor finance and accounting, which causes organizations to be hyper-analytical and risk-averse. Fear is bad for business. Bean Counters Call the Shots.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Furthermore, last time I checked a CEO can always be removed for lack of performance, or moral and ethical indiscretions, so what purpose do CEO term limits serve other than to disincentivize the CEO? Why would you ever want the person in charge of corporate leadership, vision and strategy to be a lame duck right from the get go?

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 287

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. The moral of this story is that while sophistication and complexity often go hand-in-hand, they don’t have to be synonymous.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2020

You can minimize staff turnover by offering competitive pay and benefits, praising your staff for their work, and offering regular career advancement opportunities. This should cut your office overheads and can also be an effective strategy to boost office morale and employee engagement. Lower your office costs.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

There are also more physical ways to ensure flexibility, for example, if your business manages a fleet of vehicles then look at getting a Watchcard which allows you the convenience and flexibility to fuel anywhere in the U.S. For small to medium-sized operators, in particular, financial margins can be tight and unforgiving.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The moral of the story is this…A lack of delegation creates operational bottlenecks, delegation confused with abdication creates organization chaos, and effective delegation of authority vs. tasks creates personal and operational excellence. As an up-and-coming preparing for management, I'm working to grasp these core concepts.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Technorati Tags: women in business , employee morale , motivating employees , navigating change , business changes , women on business , businesswomen , business women , leadership , managing employees Related posts: Manufacturing Loyal Employees – Is it Possible? What are tips would you add to this list?

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Press Release Motivation Discount PR 100

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Just as adults may have a plan for their career or finances, parents need a plan for operating their home. It made it easier for us to concentrate on bigger issues they would carry into life – character, moral type issues. One thing I love helping leaders do is managing the transitions in their leadership and life.

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Guidelines Learning-by-Doing Planning Bond 54

Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

By Webster’s definition it means “the steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code; incorruptibility.&# In order to teach it, I must first define it. Integrity; from the Latin root word means “soundness, wholeness or completeness.” I shall teach my friend about that kind of integrity; one of incorruptibility!

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 174

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

I have found that the most common reasons people tend to cite in support of using no are as follows: It helps to keep them from wasting time; It somehow manages risk; It builds character, and; It helps them focus by not biting off more than they can chew. Eroarea lui NU in management:[link] [.]

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Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 329

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The moral of this story is leaders need to be honest, have a demonstrated track record of success, be excellent communicators, place an emphasis on serving those they lead, be fluid in approach, have laser focus, and a bias toward action.

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Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. Lack of Interaction : Along the lines of number one above, if executives, management, and staff don’t proactively seek your advice and input then you have a respect problem.

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Loyalty Blog Leadership Brand 399

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I’ve tended to think this implies an enduring purpose, guided by a moral framework – values. link] Michael Martinez This framework scales down very well to my area of focus, projects and project management. Adam Williams “Where there is no vision, the people perish.&# You and I are singing off the same sheet of music.

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Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 344

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2013

What effective managers and leaders must recognize is that it begins with caring about the people who drive your business. Poor Management Leads to Poor Employees. Nothing will drive an employee away or decrease their performance and motivation faster than poor management practices. Managers and leaders are not made equal.

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Motivation Environment Servant Leader Competitive Advantage 59

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. " used to be ingrained into the moral fabric of our society. How sad is this? Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct.

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Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 317

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

By the way, employee performance and morale at Wal-Mart is near all time lows… Diversity mandates just don’t work… Talent begets talent and blending occurs naturally when good decisions are made for the right reasons. However they they proceed to argue for elimination of same. [.]

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

Instead of simply providing health insurance, savvy employers are tackling health care costs by supporting the whole employee—everything from their finances to their career development to physical health. This is not just good for individuals; it’s good for business. Well-being has to be woven into the very fabric of the company.”

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Health Care Cost Morale Company 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Not for the highly-regarded work on competition between small numbers of firms with which his career began more than thirty years ago but for more recent work on how carefully structured regulation can improve performance relative to unbridled market forces. Businesses and management experts, in contrast, tend take the opposite position.

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Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Not for the highly-regarded work on competition between small numbers of firms with which his career began more than thirty years ago but for more recent work on how carefully structured regulation can improve performance relative to unbridled market forces. Businesses and management experts, in contrast, tend take the opposite position.

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Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Virtually all leaders espouse the benefits of a strong management team. These differences in philosophy and approach frequently differentiate those who advance to and succeed at the executive level — and those who stay in the ranks of middle management. However, they use starkly different levers to build one. Don't get me wrong.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 25, 2009

The practice of good office politics relies on only a few things: A good moral compass; A generous attitude toward others and; A genuine desire to further the interests of the organization And, by the way, a natural by-product of practicing good office politics is the respect and good will we earn from the people we work with.

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Politics Self-aware CEO Blog 41

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

People who have bad attitudes have more career turnover. If your attitude is impeding your relationships, your talent, or your health, it might be time to consider making some changes…If you have any great stories about how attitudes impact leadership and morale please share them in the comments section below. Great post.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 419

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Posted on November 22nd, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Rants , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth As much as some people won’t want to hear this, “ help &# is not a dirty word. That humility boosts employee engagement and morale. Rather asking for help is a sign of maturity as a leader.

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Blog Brand Influence Open-book 390

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Indeed, surveys show that managers and executives describe the “ideal worker” as someone with no personal life or caregiving responsibilities. He had to sell the idea to both his family and the other managers at work. “We all wanted to do work and life differently,” DeGroot told me. “We kept trying.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business. All initiatives surrounding new ideas should include detailed risk management provisions.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 384

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2011

What makes the matter fascinating to industry watchers, approximately their equivalent of the Charlie Sheen supernova, is that Gupta served three terms as managing director of McKinsey & Co., In his tenure as McKinsey's worldwide managing director, Gupta displayed macher-like ambition not just for himself but even more so for his firm.

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McKinsey Consultative Waterman Intellectual Capital 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. Sales was traditionally seen as a form of service work, with an emphasis primarily on developing moral character. Each group has its own operating procedures.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We made connections on the mundane as well as the meaningful — where to shop downtown or get a Caesar salad to go, what hotel to stay at in San Francisco or London for business, or how to earn the respect of the most important fund managers. Lasting friendships in the office help with stress and morale.

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Hotels Stress Finance Travel 8

Leading with Trust

MARCH 20, 2022

However, I refer to them as moral values. As the great ethicist Dr. Larry Axline said, “Moral values in action is ethics.” I have discovered throughout my career that one’s character is rarely tested by making the right choice but more by what you do when someone points out that you’ve made the wrong choice and everyone is watching.

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Ethics Servant Leader Execution Survey 95

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative. Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative.

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Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

It wasnt perfect; yes, foreign currency transactions were problematic, yes, moral hazard was an issue, and perhaps my reading, having not been there myself, is frankly erroneous. Its not a utopian picture — just a very different one from mega-banking, with a very different feel, purpose, and structure.

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Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2016

Plus he had already contributed to the business literature with his best-selling book High Output Management (1983). In January 2016, Andy’s High Output Management was reissued, and Ben Horowitz (who wrote the foreword) organized a small party at his house to celebrate Andy. Here is the last one that helped me.

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EVA Case Study Class Gordon 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

” But doing so is dangerous for your career, says Liane Davey, cofounder of 3COze Inc. ” So when you feel snowed under, you really should let your manager know. . ” So when you feel snowed under, you really should let your manager know. I should be able to handle this.’ ’ So you suffer in silence.”

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How To Project Advice Case Study 8

Skip Prichard

JULY 12, 2021

The upshot: Very early in his Navy career, before his SEAL days, Brandon did a six-month tour in the Western Pacific as a helicopter sonar operator and rescue swimmer on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Terrible morale, place not well kept, people got sick. Even a half hour, if that’s all you can manage!). Morale is low.

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Open-book Books Short-term Advice 133

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Forcing me to subsidize the killing of babies through higher airfares crosses a fundamental line of moral decency. Forcing me to subsidize the killing of babies through higher airfares crosses a fundamental line of moral decency. Now back to the subject at hand; reporting. Now back to the subject at hand; reporting.

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Airlines Report Guidelines Discount 14

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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