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

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. If you want to be a long-term survivor in business I would suggest that you not participate in gossip and get rid of those that do.

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

And if you’re an employee, don’t underestimate the value of leadership skills in your career. Maintains a consistent attendance record and has a positive impact on team morale. Balances short-term and long-term solutions when solving problems. Is a dependable employee who consistently shows up on time.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

While planning is a necessity to succeed in business, particularly for long-term vision , short-term activity and flexibility are just as important. You need to be able to move when needed and respond quickly to changes in the market.

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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. It’s one of the biggest inevitables we come across in our short time on this earth – and something we must be willing to embrace and adapt to if we want to make the most of every moment. How will you achieve that goal?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Poor Communication Skills : Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

There is a simple short-cut which allows you to quickly extrapolate an hourly rate from a total annual compensation figure that I find useful for quick comparative purposes. Kicking the bird out of the nest and saying go fly with the project is short sighted and very weak leadership.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The fact is that moral character can provide a significant advantage in your life. If you don’t think that moral character is of incalculable value, you’re not thinking. Great leaders put moral character first. Supercharge your career. Companies with a moral compass do what’s right — period!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It is not uncommon to see both vision and mission statements change over time to reflect differences in market conditions.

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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. Even the term change, a concept once reserved for the innovative and revolutionary, has been hi-jacked by the politically correct. How sad is this?

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

AUGUST 17, 2021

Other people are career-minded ; they have big plans and are committed to achieving their dreams. Long story short, depending on a person’s short-term goals and long-term aspirations, money isn’t always the primary factor motivating them at work. For the employer: The free market has an invisible hand.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 22, 2020

Use a variety of marketing techniques. Marketing plays a key role in business success. When done correctly, marketing campaigns have the power to advertise your products and services to a global audience, drive traffic to your site, and establish you as an authority in your industry. Focus on your employees.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 4, 2019

For that reason, whether you serve as a full-time or a contract employee, it’s critical to build your personal brand to remain marketable. Your brand will serve you well throughout your career. If you think personal branding is entirely a marketing and public relations activity, you’ve got it all wrong. Find your niche.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Resilient leaders have three key characteristics: Grit : Short-term focus on tasks at hand, a willingness to slog through broken systems with limited resources, and pragmatic problem-solving skills. Commitment : Long-term optimism and focus on big-picture goals. And what we've found time and again is: Resilience matters most.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

Your track record provides an inventory of what has happened over the long run, which you can then balance against what you fear may happen in the short term. Take for example, an executive we coached in a global marketing service — we''ll call him Dave.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. Even if it’s walking to the local market for lunch, or parking further away in a parking lot. There’s a verse that has been both a comfort and a guide for the last 20 years of my career. Keep moving!

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 7, 2019

Sonnenberg: Did you ever notice that when you’re in the market for a new car, you seem to notice car ads more than usual? Moral character is the DNA of success and happiness, and I’m here to prove it to you. What advice do you have for someone who, at least in the short term, works in an atmosphere where relationships are toxic?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

People spend more time thinking about their investments or even where to go on holiday," says John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of How to Get a Job You'll Love. Regardless of where you are in your career, there are principles you can follow to ensure you make the right decision. And yet, most people do it poorly.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

’” Showing compassion is not only kind it’s also a smart career move, according to Coyne. You should stay in touch with departed colleagues “because those people are your advance warning” on what the job market is like and how you’ll fare should you decide it’s time to leave. Align priorities.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

The moral of my story continues to be that in order to be a great leader, you absolutely must be a great reader. The greatest leaders throughout history have been nothing short of relentless in their pursuit of knowledge. Teddy Roosevelt was rumored to actually read two books a day.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the days and months ahead, and well positioned for success. It’s what we call “listening softer&# in asset-based thinking terms. Happy New Year.

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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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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

You’ve covered your bases in terms of documentation, and you’ve coordinated with HR. Keep it short. But when it comes to firing a poor performer, he recommends couching your regret in terms where “personal responsibility lies squarely on the individual.” But now you have to have the dreaded conversation.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And they receive little on-the-job training to develop skills such as how to allocate short- and long-term resources, how to provide developmental feedback, or how to effectively handle conflict – leadership skills needed to run a vibrant business. Yet most doctors in the U.S. Communication and collaboration skills are paramount.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Therein lies my caution…I’m fearful that people who don’t have the experience or intuition to read between the lines of a short quote, or a 140 character Tweet, might be misled by the simplicity of the appeal. However, Cultural marketing simply makes sense. This is why I took the time to author today’s post.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I can tell you that without question the best leaders are able to make very complex decisions, on short time frames, and with incomplete information. While there is little debate that speed can create an extreme competitive advantage, it is not well understood that the lack of speed can send a company (or a career) into a death spiral.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

However, the short-term benefits of charisma are often neutralized by its long-term consequences. Tony Blair will forever think that the invasion of Iraq was a moral triumph, and Saddam Hussein (who relied on charisma for years) was absolutely convinced that he had served his country with dignity and integrity.

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