N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I began to realize that regardless of my client’s size or market focus, from early stage to small business to enterprise, I was constantly having to deal with the same challenges in thinking and planning, before we could focus on the project objectives. As humans we are Natural Born Gravity Machines. I don’t think they work.

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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. It sounds like a supportive, mature environment you are describing; where ego isn't the main thing but doing the right thing is. But I will listen.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

So how do you know when your skills have matured to the point that you’ve become an excellent communicator? Again, you must keep in mind that for successful interactions to occur, your objective must be in alignment with those you are communicating with. It’s called being prepared and developing a contingency plan.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

While I’m not going to deny that social media brings with it new tools, platforms and communication channels, I vehemently object to the premise that you need to morph into an uber geek or communications savant to learn to use them and to reap their many benefits. link] Allan W. link] Allan W.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

It’s easy to be confused about how to grow in your career. We often think we’re starting far ahead of where we objectively are and that we’ve arrived when we’re still hundreds of miles from our goal. Your goal is to sort through this information to find the few experiences that will most accelerate your career.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Certain kinds of objective information cannot come from within your own camp. That’s what they have done for most of their careers. (2 99.99999 percent of actual management consultants come from five basic career orientations and fit onto one of the five branches of The Business Tree : Technical or niche industry orientation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

The career question I hear most often from rising senior leaders is this: “How do I get on the C-suite shortlist?” With transparency in succession planning becoming a priority, career management for senior executives becomes easier. If you don’t take a risk by making your objective known, no one else will.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Even then, organizations differ from one to another according to their purposes and objectives. And while I might understand that and actively try to implement those techniques – experience still rules. It's the old example; you can hear 100 times that when you open the door, a dog on a chain will try to attack you.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

As IT steps up as mentor, it needs to mature as well. Historically, people got to the C-suite by progressing up the career ladder in one discipline, moving among multiple companies until they made it to an executive role in finance, sales, etc. Multiple roles, one company versus one role, multiple companies.

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