Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 27, 2019

But, how do you prevent internal conflict and problems that stem from the way that the company is managed? If there are signs of any conflicts within the workplace, or the way that you are running the company seems to be bringing about stress and unhappiness, then this could end up being quite costly. Get Outside Help.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Blue evokes feelings of competence and loyalty, both of which are great for boosting office morale. If you work at a company that specializes in sustainability or green initiatives, then using brown in your office space might be a great way to convey your message. Blue has even been said to cause the body to produce relaxing chemicals.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on how to control gossip in the workplace… If what you desire as an executive is to have a healthy, thriving, and productive company, it is essential that you curtail office gossip. Put simply, good leaders don’t tolerate gossip.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2019

It is well known that a positive, social environment boosts morale and productivity at work. For most companies, the annual Christmas party, get-together or some form of celebration before the holidays is a time to celebrate, mingle and thank everyone for the achievements of the year past. Hosted by XXX company. XXX & Co.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2019

Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’. The report went on to note “society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose”. And this genuinely has to go all the way.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Department cultures can be extremely motivating, becomes a brotherhood can develop among peers who are in the same company, the same department, have the same background and are trying to achieve the same goals. You can stick custom made morale patches around the room where the different departments begin and end. Why they exist.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2011

Whether meetings are held at the board, executive, management or staff levels, or whether they are small project related meetings or large company-wide meetings, the same basic principles apply to making meetings effective. Early in my career I worked for a company where the CEO loved to have meetings.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 12, 2015

They are doing more to meet the increasing demands of customers in order to compete with companies within their industry. Because we usually get what we measure, these organizations are measuring more of their companies’ efforts and outcomes. Learn from your people. Your people know what is not working and it frustrates them.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2011

It doesn’t matter what your title is, what company you work for, where you went to school, or what continent you live on - the fact is you only have 24 hours in a day, which consists of 1440 minutes, and when reduced to the ridiculous amounts to 86,400 seconds.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Leo Tilman is the founder of Tilman & Company, Inc. In business, the digital transformations of IMAX and Western Union are exemplary: both companies detected profound environmental changes and turned potentially existential threats into transformative opportunities. and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Ritch Eich, author of " Real Leaders Don't Boss" tells us that inside a company, corporate culture and community are often intertwined. Back in Southeastern Michigan, David Brandon is one of today's real leaders and has been CEO of a company recognized to be one of the top 100 best place to work.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Sometimes people engage in plain old-fashioned bad behavior. People who are disloyal and undependable are detrimental to any team, company, or business. This costs the team in terms of credibility and, ultimately, morale. Arguments, rifts and mean-spirited rivalries may follow. Pouting and yelling. Taking undue credit.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

In Covey’s classic illustration below, you’ll find a simple chart to use as your guide. Another part of the art and science of delegation is understanding how to effectively delegate to others in a fashion that sets them up for success and not failure.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. My suspicion is your best memories are of those teachers who inspired you, encouraged you, brought out your passion, and challenged you in a positive fashion. The boss will never go for that.&#

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I would caution you against confusing speed with reckless abandon…I’m a big proponent of planning, assessment, analysis and strategy, but only if it is concluded in a timely fashion. In Benjamin Franklin's own words, "I conceived the bold and arduous Project of arriving at moral perfection. Grossman Right on.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish. Leaders need to have a passion for what their company does or creates, not just a passion for the money it can make.

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

I know companies — strong organizations — centered on these values. Once a company starts to condone lying as a matter of course, it is headed for serious trouble. Perseverance presupposes confidence, and few companies can match Xerox for its sense of confidence and determination. Accountability. Perseverance.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business. Failed initiatives are costly at several levels. I do agree with your basic premise though.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Parents are raising their children in the same fashion and we are breeding a world where people cant take rejection, and people or managers who do say no are bad or don't practice "intellegent leadership." Ultimately we all want to say yes. It makes our lives easier to just give in, and give people (or children) what they want.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 3, 2021

Simply speaking to our audience in a natural, unscripted fashion builds trust because it’s hard to hide. ” Would you share an example of a company or leader doing it well? And, of course, this is ridiculous. We want the truth, particularly in an age where we no longer trust anyone or anything.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. The moral of my story continues to be that in order to be a great leader, you absolutely must be a great reader. I am a huge fan of the benefits of professional development gained from good old-fashioned reading.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2015

A large company I worked with recently recognized that it was failing to develop its people. Studying one organization’s transformation from a traditional hierarchy to self-managing teams, Barker was surprised to find that the change produced even tighter control than what existed under the old-fashioned hierarchy.

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Steve Farber

AUGUST 12, 2016

[Note: I’m excited to share my second book, The Radical Edge , in serial fashion here on SteveFarber.com! We’ll post one installment a week until the very end of the book. If you ever get impatient and want to scarf the whole thing down at once, you can always just pop over to Amazon and satiate yourself.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Why do you have a shiny card with a printed message and foil stamped company signature – and NOTHING personal? Call me old-fashioned, or call me traditional, but I don’t think you can call me ‘wrong.’ If you’re thanking people, what are you offering besides words to show them you value and care about them? Tough list, eh?).

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Many companies have jumped on the “big data” bandwagon. Yet, these same companies often assume that customers are wary of their algorithms — and they go to great lengths to hide or humanize them. Consider how companies name their virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa. Westend61/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Obviously professionally produced, it highlighted the space the company had set up for innovation. There are a variety of legitimate reasons for companies to bolster their innovation capabilities, ranging from fighting against current and emerging competitors to raising morale and attracting younger employees.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Many companies have jumped on the “big data” bandwagon. Yet, these same companies often assume that customers are wary of their algorithms — and they go to great lengths to hide or humanize them. Consider how companies name their virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa. Westend61/Getty Images.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2013

The insightful companies examine their own backyards… applying the discussions, uncoverings and applicabilities to how they will better manage in the future. Any company or organization is like a tree. Companies had to overcome the poorly handled crises, as well as mount their own proactive strategies. by Hank Moore.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The following are five candidates for the practical values having foremost importance: Integrity Accountability Diligence Perseverance Discipline I know companies -- strong organizations -- centered on these values. Once a company starts to condone lying as a matter of course, it is headed for serious trouble.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2017

And they behave in an impulsive fashion — they violate the ethics of the workplace. In a similar fashion, contexts of unchecked power make many of us vulnerable to, and complicit in, the abuse of power. In one experiment, participants in power took candy from children without blinking an eye. These tales galvanize social change.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

This is one reason why Japanese companies tend to look out for the welfare of their employees in such an effective fashion. All this makes for a case study of the moral courage of ordinary Japanese citizens in times of crisis. The culture of Japan tends to be outer-directed. Rohit Deshpande is Sebastian S.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2012

There is a brilliant and highly accomplished engineer in my company who has managed to break the coffee machine, the toaster and so many other appliances in the company kitchen that we're considering giving his trail of broken appliances their own line item in the budget. First, identify your internal entrepreneurs.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2012

There is a brilliant and highly accomplished engineer in my company who has managed to break the coffee machine, the toaster and so many other appliances in the company kitchen that we're considering giving his trail of broken appliances their own line item in the budget. First, identify your internal entrepreneurs.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

It’s about having the guts to seek feedback from others in a sincere and genuine fashion. In my book, I recount an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company. The story of the firing spread (as it always does) throughout the company, morale slipped, and the CMO never completely trusted his boss again.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2017

Faster than ever before, technology-led disruption is wiping out companies that rest too long on the laurels of their past success. Similarly, today’s most resilient digital companies are lean and dandelion-tough. Like the dandelion, which knows its time is short, new leaders now have now have months, not decades, to succeed.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

Some companies claim that purchasing their product is the ‘be all, end all’ panacea for life’s dilemmas. Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). by Hank Moore.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

We recently traveled back from interesting assignments at a high profile consumer goods company and a global pharma firm. In true British fashion, we stopped off in our neighborhood pub to reconnect with the world away from big business. The crisis in leadership will not be addressed by such interventions.

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