N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

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. link] Dan Collins Mike, Your posts and insights are truly very high value. Best wishes for continued success Ben.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

Jim Collins did a good job of addressing this as have you in prior posts. It is far more than an ethereal statement – it is a catalyst for creating a focused, impassioned and productive workforce. Vision is often misunderstood. Thanks for sharing Mark.

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The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 26, 2016

BHAG stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goal , a concept introduced by Jim Collins in his book, “Built to Last.” It can make or break a product launch, change initiative, new technology or even growing your company. For example, if you want to increase your personal productivity, perhaps the question is …. Let’s dig in!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

If your skill sets are best suited for business development, product development, branding, finance or other areas you may want to consider playing to your strengths by taking a senior position in the area of your subject matter expertise and hiring the best chief executive you can find to lead the company.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Put simply; the most productive teams have the best leadership. To further my point, you can examine any organization and you’ll consistently find that the the best performing units have the best leadership, and the worst performing units have leadership challenges to overcome. 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, This is a very, very important post. In some circles a lack of empathy is defined as having sociopathic tendencies Thanks for sharing Lori… [link] mikemyatt Hi Deb: Agreed…true strength is born out of love. It addresses one of the most prevalent misconceptions of leadership extremely well.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

And when they don't deliver, or deliver an inferior product because it is beyond their scope, or capabilities, it further erodes the relationships with other departments, managers and each other. Trust, in turn, is the product of two components: Integrity and Ability. You ask how people feel when they get told no.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 10, 2014

Jim Collins immortal business bestseller, Good to Great , created a revolution in many businesses and an explosion in book sales. Collins knew it. The book was adopted, adapted, taught, and implemented. In many instances, companies did go from good to great – or at least from good to very good. Self-improvement. I’ll take the latter.

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 30, 2018

We must move beyond quality in the product, the individual and the organization, and toward a broader cultural movement as a society, and that starts with our children. Back to the classroom: The scene was just as chaotic as a real restaurant yet just as productive on more than one level. 11 The rest is history.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Perhaps no approach has captured the imagination of big companies yearning to get more nimble than the lean startup method: quickly building and launching minimum viable products — MVPs — and then iterating and pivoting based on market feedback. Note: Technology is not required to do this step. ” Wrong.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Leaders focused on products, profits, processes, and procedures are aiming too LOW. link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. link] Dan Rockwell Mike, I love the passion permeating this post and agree that leaders are always spying for the game changer. Thanks for laying out key success factors.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

in the comments below… [link] Dan Collins Mike, I believe leadership is pretty simple – not easy, not common, but simple. If your blog didn't make the list, please leave a link, description, etc. "Be the change you want to see in the world" My case is stated regularly at [link] for your consideration.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. Ted is one of dozens of other soldiers I could have mentioned here, but he's due to come home for his R&R (rest and relaxation) this week, so I thought of him first.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2014

The asset we’re overvaluing now is the notion of doing it all, having it all, achieving it all; what Jim Collins calls “ the undisciplined pursuit of more.”. We need more technology to help us create more technologies. Managing yourself Personal effectiveness Productivity'

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

I spend much of my time visiting organizations of many different shapes and sizes, in many different fields, with very different business strategies, product offerings, and organizational cultures. There are plenty of organizations with cool technology or hot products. What ideas does this company stand for?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In our new book Great by Choice , Jim Collins and I pondered that question. Over the years, the CEOs of these companies faced massive technology disruptions, deep industry recessions, sudden collapses in demand, price wars, oil shocks — you name it. Productive Paranoia. Instead, we found three other characteristics.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

In terms of people, processes and technologies, Toyota and Google's YouTube have little in common. I just tell them, 'Please make something great,'" says Liam Collins, who oversees the Los Angeles facility, told the paper. "We They don't just partner; they provide resources that add value. We provide the space, equipment and expertise.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Technology has undoubtedly ushered in progress in a myriad of ways. I spend most of my time assuming the world is not ready for the technology revolution that will be happening soon.” This is something that Jim Collins, author of Good to Great , has been advising people to do for many years.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

I have a clock in my office that synchronizes itself at 1:00 am every day using a signal sent out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Fort Collins, Colorado, which has an advertised precision in the fraction-of-a-second range. Of course, we could argue that this is just a flaw in the product.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

Jim Collins and I studied this question in our book Great by Choice in which we analyzed CEOs and companies that led successfully in such a world. Leaders need to be productively paranoid. The successful CEOs in our study displayed an odd behavior that we labeled " productive paranoia."

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

Ned Barnholt is the former CEO of Agilent Technologies, the measurement company, and these days he's one of the more respected executives in Silicon Valley. They then researched and analyzed the markets, segmented them, and developed products. The technology was great. HP rise had been remarkable. Their ideas made sense.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. If you are not building an organizational culture that rewards “Successful Failure,” employees will not take the initiative to experiment and invent new products and services. It is based on chapter 8 of Jim Collins book Good to Great.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

This simple exercise grows out of a powerful question I heard years ago from advertising legend Roy Spence , who says he got it from Jim Collins of Good to Great fame. First, because it's providing a product or service so unique that it can't be provided nearly as well by the five or six other companies that are its main rivals.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2016

Technology may be heading toward self-driving cars and genomics-inspired medicine, but most people believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Management guru Jim Collins puts it this way: “The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change. The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, I would particularly like someone to address the popularity of "politically correct" leadership. Registration for this free online event will not only give you access to my video, but also presentations featuring some of today’s leading influencers. Let me expand.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I have live video above, and in the text that follows I’ll share my opinions on the best and the worst of WBF Day 1… Jim Collins kicked-off the day with everything you would expect from him. Social Media is not about technology – it’s about communication. Jim was animated, passionate, informative and lucid.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Between the economy and technology, everything is changing. Michael Hyatt : I am working on a couple of books, one on leadership and one on productivity, but they are still a ways off. link] Dan Collins Mike, Thanks for this. Mike Myatt : What should leaders today be focused on with regard to the future? Thank You Sir.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

In this process, called “expression,” the instructions in the DNA are turned into proteins and other cellular products. ” And its current focus is on Cognitive Business, led by the machine learning technology called Watson. It’s the reason identical twins have different fingerprints. It’s happened before.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Joe Mascia [link] Dan Collins Mike How do I offer a dissenting opinion to this piece? You said, “Understanding and respecting others perceptions is such a critical part of being an effective leader that absent this ability I truly believe you cannot be effective in a leadership role.” Great stuff Mike! Ego drives and Ego destroys.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 20, 2010

Saturday, March 20, 2010 Read Good To Great Near the top of virtually every list youll see of the best leadership books, youll find Good To Great , by Jim Collins. Good-to-great companies use technology as an accelerator of momentum, not a creator of it." Engage in dialogue and debate."

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

This medium has been my preferred reading choice for a number of years now because it is extremely productive and time effective. Best wishes Scott… [link] Dan Collins Mike, Excellent post. I subscribe to these venues because I’m able to be “pushed” content that I’ve asked for in a medium that I enjoy.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

How technology is changing the way we work. As we’re still early in our journey, we can’t point to finished products as proof of our team’s quality just yet. Following these six principles will make your recruiting more effective and help you get the right people on the bus, as Jim Collins used to say.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, As someone who gets pitched quite a bit by coaches, solution providers and would be sages on everything from sales tactics, process improvement, to business strategy I echo your sentiments. As you say, it is not about the coach. It is about getting the result the client wants.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

link] Dan Collins Thanks Mike. link] mikemyatt Hi Tom: Thanks for your comment as well as the editorial perspective. I've taken your counsel and added your thoughts to the writing calendar. Thanks for stopping by Tom. – What are the traits of a leader – what is leadership?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

The bottom line is this…the gift of intellect is an asset to be thankful for, and put to good and productive use. M [link] Dan Collins Mike, I have really enjoyed your posts for some time but I must say this has got to be one of the best. It is not an excuse to be lazy, arrogant, mean-spirited or delusional.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Smart leaders spend more time on creativity than productivity.&# Jim Collins, Al Gore, Joseph Stiglitz, Charlene Li, Bill McDermott, Mavin Odum and Luca Majocchi didn’t make my cut – do you think they should have, and/or do you think my list should be reordered?

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