thoughtLEADERS, LLC

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Our reader poll today asks: Which function in your organization is the main driver of your business (they lead and everyone else follows)? Marketing 11.00% Sales 28.02% Operations 29.44% Finance 9.93% Research & Development 3.90% Product Development/Management 6.73% IT 2.12% Some other group/function 8.86% Who is the “alpha?”

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This can include: International Case Studies Global Business Models Cross-Cultural Management This broadened outlook prepares students to operate in an interconnected business environment. So, graduates are well-positioned to lead organizations toward success on the global stage. And the more you flex them, the stronger they get.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. Impact, growth, and performance of the organizations they lead. Beth is another former operator who really understands the business and their 37,000+ workforce.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For our book, forming a reading group with professional peers would be especially helpful, inside or outside the organization in which you work. Besides Numbers and People, traditional MBAs cover a lot of other topics, such as marketing and operations management that are fascinating, of course.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Dan Oestreich provided Don’t Try to Change Your Organization; Change the Underlying Forces That Make It What It Is. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided How to Create a Monthly Finance Routine. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared The 5 Most Important and Critical Skills for Jobs of the Future.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Ultimately, executive coaching empowers entrepreneurs to tap into their full potential, overcome obstacles, and achieve sustainable success in their careers and ventures. Unlike corporate executives operating within established structures, the entrepreneur often finds themself navigating uncharted territory.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Finance Without Fear : A Guide to Creating and Managing a Profitable Business by William S. Hettinger and John Dolan-Heitlinger About the Reference Finance Without Fear : A Guide to Creating and Managing a Profitable Business by William S. You just finished reading Recommended Resource - Finance Without Fear !

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

How do you ensure that these values are embedded within the organization’s talent management practices, and what strategies do you employ to promote a diverse and inclusive workplace culture? We’re also working to build equitable frameworks and values that our entire organization can stand on.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Choosing an ideal career path can be like overcoming a difficult terrain with no sight of what the future might behold. IT Managers are in charge of the IT department at a corporation or organization, working with responsibilities and authority over the technicians and analysts who maintain an organization’s computer networks running.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Career Guide: Jobs That Don’t Require a Degree. If you love technology and developing computer programs, this is the career for you. Software developers can work in many different fields, including finance, education, information technology, health care, construction, and more. Finance & Accounting Manager.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Guest Post By Mary Kinney, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Ginnie Mae, a cornerstone of the U.S. housing finance system since it was created more than 40 years ago (More about Mary at the end of this post). For me, pursuing my career in financial services has always factored into my new year’s resolutions.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Dana explains: “ While many of us experience challenges with the Imposter Syndrome earlier in our careers, high stakes jobs bring on imposter feelings with ferocity. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 5 Tips for Bragging at Work—without Sounding Like You’re Bragging. Find Dana on Twitter at @DanaTheus.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2023

Older employees are always at the forefront of age bias within organizations, and when it comes to finding a job, it’s even more difficult. This article discusses several ways and steps on how to look for a job at 50, whether you’re looking to switch careers or get back into the workforce due to the recession. Don’t believe us?

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HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

It also has placed the HR organization front and center, ensuring our employees remain safe and have access to our wellness benefits. To make a success of digital transformation, effective leadership and a mature organization culture is required. What has been the most challenging decision you’ve ever had to take in your career?

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They mostly operate out of grocery and drugstore pharmacies, others are employed in hospitals or in clinical settings. They represent individual clients, businesses, non-profits, or government organizations on legal issues or in legal disputes. Operations Research Analyst. Pharmacists also offer advice on medication usage.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars. The companies that employed me were generally the underdogs in battles against bigger, better-financed organizations. In business, your competitor is the enemy. We thrived.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2019

But what if the project involves changing the very way things get done within an organization? To make sure that everything they do serves those goals, however, project managers have to have a deep understanding of how businesses operate; sort of a broad overview of how they fit into the overall puzzle. Web Development.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2019

Given how damaging fear can be—and given the financial consequences—how can you assess if your organization is operating under fear’s grip? In most organizations, feedback flows downward, keeping leaders dangerously and blithely oblivious. Look for these five telltale signs: CYA Rules the Day. Bean Counters Call the Shots.

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Leadership Human Resources Consultative Finance 58

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2023

Within a healthcare organization, there is a head of every department who ensures operations run smoothly. Leadership in Healthcare Healthcare leadership is about working with the staff to deliver desired outcomes for the organization and patients. Leadership makes or breaks an organization. Let’s find out.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation. Please don’t misunderstand me, some of my closest friends are Millennials- many members of the millennial generation have crucial skill sets that can enhance the effectiveness of your organization.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office is a good case in point, with the blame placed on access to finance and regulatory hurdles. of physicians operating as independent owners in 2019, versus 48.5% Opportunity costs. This underlines the decline in entrepreneurship in medicine, for instance, with just 31.4%

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 18, 2016

So, Jeff’s non-stop one-liners were funny: “You might be a redneck…if there are more than five McDonald’s bags in your car…if the Home Shopping Network operator recognizes your voice…id the taillight covers of your car are made of red tape…if you financed a tattoo, or if you’ve ever been involved in a custody fight over a hunting dog.”.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. In principle very little; but in practice virtually everything.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

“Agile organizations treat disruption and adversity as opportunities.” Today’s organizations face the unknown on a weekly basis. and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. We demonstrate that agile organizations possess both strategic and tactical agility. Navigate through Change. Northern Command.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Flexibility in the way businesses operate can take many forms, but adaptability and agility are increasingly becoming key attributes in competitive enterprise scenarios. There is a real need for flexibility at a strategic level, both in terms of the way in which businesses operate and from the perspective of individual employees.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

One of the first things you need to understand as a CEO is what your time is worth relative to others in the organization. The most productive, high-performance organizations have the ability to deliver fairly complex solutions, and complete difficult tasks at the lowest levels within their organization.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other WebSites on the World Wide Web. LeadsandBids.com A virtual platform offering a network of services and proposes to bring contractors, property owners, finance, insurance, real estate and other pertinent services together.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic. Thanks for sharing Dan.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 298

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

This is why a value based approach to recruiting is a key component when teaming-out the organization, and is especially important as you build a senior leadership group. Here’s the thing – leaders who allow toxic personalities to invade their culture put the health of their entire organization at risk.

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Environment Blog Due Diligence Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Even solid world class institutions like the University of California Berkeley under the leadership of Chancellor Birgeneau & Provost Breslauer are firing employees, staff, faculty and part-time lecturers through “Operational Excellence (OE) initiative”: last year 600 were fired, this year 300. Organizations train people.

Blog 419

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Gossip destroys trust, undermines credibility, and is one of the greatest adversaries of a healthy corporate culture.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

” These questions are especially agonizing for mid-career professionals who may be searching for fulfillment while juggling demands at home and intense financial pressures to earn. How should you address a mid-career crisis? Mid-career malaise runs deep. Or the organization you’re in?”

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have only raised my voice in the workplace twice during my career and both times I have regretted it tremendously. Great CEOs lead by example…they set the tone for others in the organization by demonstrating proactive, rational, logical and balanced thinking as opposed reactionary emotional thinking. A blog post?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Here’s the thing…you really don’t need to work too hard to identify leaders within an organization – they are the ones taking on the greatest levels of responsibility and delivering on their commitments. They are the ones that put the needs of others, as well as the needs of the organization, ahead of their own.

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Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

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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