N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Do you have great vision? Are you a master of strategy? I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

The problem is that most leaders believe that in order to inspire other people, they must exude the uncommon charisma of someone like Steve Jobs, Martin Luther King, Jr., ” Decision C: “I chose to market the company as the leader of good health not just for the current member, but for everyone.”

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Curious Cat

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

That builds the case for using the management ideas I believe in and listening to what I say (based on past results instead of my charisma or communication skill). There could be some cases though where things get pushed up to a CEO: a huge capital investment is needed, a big shift in company focus (for a particular product market), etc.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Matt Sweetwood, branding expert, defines personal branding as: " Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands -- the ongoing process of establishing a prescribed image or impression in the mind of others about an individual." Lastly, he's done an incredible job marketing himself.

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Mark Sanborn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This can result in poor decision-making and a lack of innovative thinking. Examples: A CEO ignores market research that suggests a new product will not be well-received because he or she firmly believes it’s a good idea. A CEO sticks with an initial supplier without exploring potentially more beneficial partnerships.

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CO2

JANUARY 15, 2017

The culture can emerge from the leader’s own personal charisma or ethos. The culture can also take shape around how the organization differentiates itself from others or how it innovates. Innovation is as good a way as any to build effective cultures. Are you and your organization working differently than others?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2015

What they don’t do well enough is reinvent and innovate. Sure, there are exceptions who are both visionary CEOs and innovators — Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos, for example — but there are very few companies that can stomach that sort of leadership. So if the CEO isn’t someone who can innovate, then who should?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Apple is a formidable player in the tablet market with almost 30 million iPads sold to-date. Similar tablets from Samsung, RIM, HP and others have struggled to make any dent in the iPad market. Apple remains an innovative and magical company and no one should underestimate it. And now comes Amazon's Fire. Will it succeed?

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CO2

JANUARY 15, 2017

The culture can emerge from the leader’s own personal charisma or ethos. The culture can also take shape around how the organization differentiates itself from others or how it innovates. Innovation is as good a way as any to build effective cultures. Leadership Innovation (Work different). If so, how?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In his new book, Retromania , English music critic Simon Reynolds claims that innovation in popular music is in decline. If this is true, a big cultural change is upon us — the end of popular music as the great lab bench for our culture, as the defining innovator of our time. The innovation was now spreading.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2016

To borrow an analogy from our Harvard Business School colleague Shikhar Ghosh, their firms aren’t murdered by the market; they commit suicide because the founders can’t or won’t adapt to the organizations’ changing needs. Founders who recognize this bring in partners whose skills complement their own.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The emerging leaders and rising entrepreneurs on whom I place my bets have one thing in common besides a promising idea: a lot of charisma. Lee's business model involves building a core marketing company and surrounding it with satellite investments that can draw on the capabilities of the core to realize their growth potential.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

If we’re to be honest with ourselves, as opposed to defending a particular position to suit our needs, we’ve all known born leaders…They are those affable individuals that posses charisma and presence combined with the ability to make good decisions that people have flocked to since an early age. I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Harvard Business School's Amy Cuddy explains how to increase your charisma with power poses. Our contributors weighed in with their innovations (and innovators) to watch. CEO Steve Stoute explained why marketers should worry less about traditional demographics and pay attention to hip-hop culture. Audio podcast.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

And relatedly, how do we recognize a black-market innovator who may have all the talent of a Richard Branson or a Jay-Z, but lacks the opportunities for a leg-up in the formal economy? Many gangsters are natural born innovators with restricted economic opportunities. I suddenly realized I was meeting entrepreneurs in prison.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Innovation . B2B Marketing. Stress management . Critical thinking . Productivity. Organization . Emotional intelligence. Problem-solving . Adaptability. Attention to detail . Negotiation . Proposal writing . Motivation . Task delegation . People management . Dealing with stress. Six Sigma techniques. Porter’s Five Forces. A/B Testing.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. Never confuse charisma with leadership. They are innovating in ways that create virtuous circles for a generation or more."

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

And we are often happy to review these start-up plans — which include the typical elements such as a product description, competitive analysis, estimate of market size, and projected financials. At Echoing Green we've learned that more important than charisma is what we call resource magnetism. Has it been tried this way before?

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