Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

45 Career Advice Experts Share Their Blueprint for Career Success (Plus Leaderboard)​ Does your career seem to be a struggle at times? It’s why I wrote my book Why Career Advice Sucks™ … to share the stories of my own career success and failures and help you grow your career more quickly.

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Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Yes, the shifting markets, large-scale layoffs, and rise of AI tech are enough to bring fear into the bravest of hearts, but the role of the HR team can never be understated. There are various types of HR management tech available on the market so far and a uniting aspect to all of them is the automation of many basic tasks.

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Trends Efficiency Learning-by-Doing Tools 109

Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2022

David Grossman shares Change Management Communication: 5-Step Plan + Template. David says change management communication is an essential component of building awareness and support for organizational change. We all know we need to take time away from work but we often resist. Diversity, Language & Miscommunication.

Leadership Development 97

Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 97

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But often, these top-tier executives don’t know where to go to achieve this critical perspective and guidance at this stage in their careers. Executives who realize their potential can be far more satisfied with their careers and lives. Advantage 4: See Goals More Clearly and Purposefully.

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Executive Coaching Execution Self-aware Company 318

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 10, 2019

You might be trying to think of the best marketing strategies you can embrace. You may be on a budget, yet you want to market and grow your business. In this post, we are going to explore five affordable marketing strategies that you could use. As a business, you could make use of social media to market your business.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2013

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. Before joining the BTS team, Lou had a long career in sales for professional services firms. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

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Marketing Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Resistance 68

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

My business career is characterized with a bunch of David versus Goliath encounters. As a 23 year-old Macleans Toothpaste Brand Manager in 1970, my colleagues and I competed against powerhouses P&G, Colgate and Unilever. Wherever I went, the major competitor was 20 times larger.

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Creativity Brand Management Marketing Resistance 240

Leading Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Here is just a small sample of how James’s insights have helped me in my career: “A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”. As we progress through our careers, keeping a truly open mind becomes increasingly difficult. This holds true beyond the realm of the product manager.

Leadership 169

Leadership Tactics Self-aware Short-term 169

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 23, 2023

In A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment , I contrasted two leaders, Denise and Joel. Denise balances management and leadership very effectively. Joel is out of balance with a techno-management approach. She sees people as adults who are generally self-managing. Denise cares about people.

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Energy Power Team Mintzberg 52

HR Digest

MARCH 22, 2021

This means employers have to now market themselves as viable options where people can build a rewarding career. One of the ways to add to one’s stature in the market is through a solid employee value proposition (EVP). Crisis Management. Employee Value Proposition or EVP. Decision making.

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Brand PR Media Reputation 88

Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. I believe the answer is yes.

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Film Human Resources Technology Maturity 150

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

The strategy I’ve grown to love and count on over a 45-year career is do less, better. To rise from the ashes, our young management team made several tough sacrifices to transform a multi-product, multi-brand operation from generalist to specialist. This journey isn’t an easy one. Have the Courage to Kill Your Darlings.

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Human Resources Restructuring Competitive Advantage Marketing Strategy 183

Chart Your Course

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Career Advancement Opportunities. In today’s tough job market, workers want to be sure their career has a future that fits into the changing economy. Businesses that are clear about the possible career paths they offer are more likely to attract and retain top talent. Social Responsibility.

Health Care 187

Health Care Education Brand Discount 187

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

An entrepreneur is a person who starts a new venture, manages it, and takes on the many risks that come with owning a company. Do it because you have a great ambition to fix problems, and there’s nothing more thrilling than bringing a new product to market. For instance, during his career, Bill Gates read a book every week.

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Entrepreneur Self-aware Drucker Bottom-up 102

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Koehn brings out key lessons common to Ernest Shackleton, President Abraham Lincoln, legendary abolitionist Frederick Douglass, Nazi-resisting clergyman Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and environmental crusader Rachel Carson, as they struggled with their thoughts in what were do or die situations. It’s a conscious choice to lead. Blog Post ).

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Books Leadership Blog Crisis 227

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. Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success. link] Taariq Lewis Hi Mike: As always, a great blog.

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Blog Leadership Emotional Intelligence CEO 402

Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

To manage these challenges, executives are called on to adopt a long-term perspective on organizational strategy while staying in tune with the present-day needs of clients, customers and team members. This can help executives build a network of contacts and develop relationships that will be valuable throughout their careers.

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Training Execution Leadership Emotional Intelligence 52

LDRLB

MARCH 12, 2012

My business career is characterized with many David versus Goliath encounters. As a 23 year-old Macleans Toothpaste Brand Manager in 1970, my colleagues and I competed against powerhouses P&G, Colgate and Unilever. When I joined Jacobs Suchard (then Nabob Foods) in 1977, I found myself up against the muscle of Kraft and Nestle.

How To 111

How To Brand Management CEO Resistance 111

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Over the past 27 years of my career in marketing, brand management and executive search + coaching, I’ve found time and again that organizations have blind-spots when hiring talent. Do they resist it? How do you influence hiring managers to slow down and find unicorns? Are they uncomfortable with change?

Emotional Intelligence 74

Emotional Intelligence CTO Stress Exit Strategy 74

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Now the good news : As much as some people want to create complexity around the topic of leading change for personal gain, the reality is that creating, managing and leading change is really quite simple. If your entity doesn’t innovate and change in accordance with market driven needs and demands it will fail…it’s just that simple.

Leadership 338

Leadership Competitive Advantage Due Diligence Short-term 338

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 21, 2012

But are your resources truly applied as optimally as possible to your market opportunities in a way that best serves the total business? By unlocking these trapped resources, organizations can more quickly and successfully pursue emerging market opportunities. Ultimately, it's as much a mindset as it is a process.

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Incentives Agility Resources Follow-up 258

LDRLB

MARCH 12, 2012

My business career is characterized with many David versus Goliath encounters. As a 23 year-old Macleans Toothpaste Brand Manager in 1970, my colleagues and I competed against powerhouses P&G, Colgate and Unilever. When I joined Jacobs Suchard (then Nabob Foods) in 1977, I found myself up against the muscle of Kraft and Nestle.

How To 95

How To Brand Management CEO Strategy 95

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Resist the temptation to just advance a broad number of disparate initiatives, and alternatively focus your efforts on the completion of a few high impact objectives. The simple reality is that if you continue to add new responsibilities to an already full plate, all of your obligations will suffer as a result.

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Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 412

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2010

At first I sulked and resisted; that’s the drama queen in me. For me it was a first grade teacher who challenged me to take an art project some “annoying boy” in my class had scribbled on and find a way to make it work. Yet, my teacher persisted and encouraged me to find a way to make “lemonade out of lemons”.

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Press Release Discount PR Leadership 192

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, “Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.” Turner presents Lewin and Historical Traces to Change Management posted at JohnRTurner_HPT_resource. William Matthies presents Instead, How About. ” John R.

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Blog Leadership Deming Storytelling 218

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, "Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.". Turner presents Lewin and Historical Traces to Change Management posted at JohnRTurner_HPT_resource. William Matthies presents Instead, How About.

Leadership Development 248

Leadership Development Development Leadership Deming 248

Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Holocaust and the 2008 Financial Crisis – Leadership Lessons in Resistance. Why Technology Managers Make Great Leaders. How to Handle a Seagull Manager. Do You Have a “Seagull Manager”? Who Is Accountable for Your Career? Book Says Servant Leadership Critical for Marketing Leaders.

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Servant Leader Leadership Microfinance Discount 150

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

If you resist, they will go on to the next warm body. What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. About the Author.

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Strategy Budgeting Risk Management Strategic Planning 92

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

They resist at all costs letting that dreaded public display of compassion slip out. People’s resistance to display compassion, other than to family and friends, is what makes it so complex. I don’t know anyone whose been on the receiving end of authentic and appropriate love and compassion that has a distaste for it.

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Blog Leadership Brand Reputation 404

Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Whether it’s your social life, family or career, one thing you can count on is the consistency of change. Whether it be a global pandemic, a company restructuring or a merger, a leadership strategy is crucial if you want to manage shifts and times of uncertainty. Finally, your values reflect what your company believes in.

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Strategy Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 52

N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

Home About Overview News Careers Contact Blog Services Branding/Identity Executive Search Leadership Development Overview CEO Coaching Executive Peer Groups Strategic Growth Consulting Innovation Management Personal Branding Reputation Management Social Media Consulting Pro Bono Services Clients Intermidiaries Downloads Blog Contactus N2growth Home (..)

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Blog Leadership CEO Brand 315

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Priority number two is team building and talent management. Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do so, or are you the right person for the job? What does a CEO really do anyway?

Entrepreneur 318

Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 318

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

As the head of a leadership assessment, development, and coaching firm, I spend a lot of time with successful executives talking about their work lives — and in the past few years, many of those conversations have centered on an increasingly popular, and increasingly idealized, imagined next step: the so-called “portfolio career.”

Career 9

Career Succession How To Travel 9

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 293

Strategy Driven

JULY 21, 2014

In my career I have learned two powerful words that complete the selling process. If there’s no place for them, then your offer is most likely not fair enough, and will be met with some kind of resistance or stall. Many people think that ‘closing the sale’ is the fulcrum point of the process. All of those people are wrong.

Customer Loyalty 67

Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Seminar Books 67

Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Not just in terms of their own career growth, but in how it would open up a whole new understanding and area of knowledge in their field of study, if not also inspiring others to take up the cause to learn more about this elemental key to our existence. In other words, a goal which can serve to define the purpose behind your shared efforts.

Leadership 277

Leadership Short-term Long-term Uncertainty 277

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2011

In her essay " Sweatpants in Paradise ," which appeared in the magazine The Believer , Young manages to be personal and ethnographic, credulous and incredulous, close up and far away. What wowed me in particular was the contribution Young makes to the field of experience marketing. Or we can spend our careers in catch-up mode.

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Marketing Retail Magazine Film 14