N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

I left my son’s graduation in Florida on Sunday evening headed for Dallas and then traveling on to San Antonio. I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength through service. I Think Not.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 17, 2014

However, innovations in the neurosciences to developments in social media have revealed that profitability should no longer be relegated to sales figures and profit margins alone. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Our inability to influence the outcome of an event is deeply unsettling.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2014

They’re independent businesspeople who are now marketing their sales and personal development services using my intellectual property, both online and in the classroom. Companies like Amazon, Zappos, and Apple have marched to the head of the class by innovating BEFORE the market did, and they set the standard for others to follow.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

A couple of years ago, my wife and I were traveling in Europe and visited a close personal friend, Rick, who was employed as a public affairs officer on a U.S. Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. military base. Leadership is about care and compassion.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Increasing creativity and innovation is not only on the priority list for start-ups; it’s also a strategic goal for CEOs of small, medium, and large-sized companies. As companies grapple with long odds on innovation like these, they are also looking for ways to improve the likelihood of their intrapreneurial success.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

A connection culture provides several benefits to organizational performance, which, taken together, add up to a powerful source of competitive advantage. Bono has described himself as a traveling salesman of ideas within songs. An easy way to remember this is Vision + Value + Voice = Connection. You May Also Enjoy: .

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

Originally, business consisted of neighbors exchanging the products of their labors, dedicated craftsmen travelling from town to town, and localized general stores. Only a small percentage came up with anything that was truly innovative. What does it mean to view innovation as the only competitive advantage?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Marketing is changing so fast, it's easy to get our heads turned by new, high-tech developments. Instead, he says it often pays to focus on bread-and-butter marketing (like direct mail) or even on technical innovations of the past few years that are effective, but less novel (like mobile websites). What about gamification?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Start by developing a strategy across the entire enterprise that includes a clear understanding of what you hope to accomplish and how success will be measured. increased the number of consecutive games teams played without traveling by 23%. Innovate more effectively? Insight Center. Putting Data to Work. Increase market share?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

legal system is already having trouble keeping up with the pace of developments in transportation. Networked smart vehicles, for example, can safely travel much closer together — a technique known as platooning. The change will become invisible. But typical of disruptive transformation in other industries, the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

A recent Fortune article on John Reed, the former co-CEO of Citigroup, reported that a decade ago he tried to convince the newly formed Citigroup board (the result of the $70 billion merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group in 1998) to bring in a new CEO and that both he and Travelers' CEO Sandy Weill should leave.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

A recent Fortune article on John Reed, the former co-CEO of Citigroup, reported that a decade ago he tried to convince the newly formed Citigroup board (the result of the $70 billion merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group in 1998) to bring in a new CEO and that both he and Travelers CEO Sandy Weill should leave.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Digital natives (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, IBM) have gained competitive advantage in the first two, and the jury is still out on the third: Type 1: These are “pure” information goods, where digital natives rule. Mastery of hard science is a pre-requisite to develop software-based solutions on the hardware.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

Small businesses are also instrumental to our innovation economy; small firms produce 13 times more patents per employee than larger firms and employ more than 40% of high technology workers in America. These developments, while promising, are not without risks. Still, the need for transparency and oversight is clear.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The good news is that multiple employers are already innovating in these areas. Offer professional-development opportunities. is an innovator in this area. Other low-cost retailers, from Costco to Trader Joe’s, have also shown that raising wages can create a competitive advantage.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

Clayton Christensen has long complained that standard financial metrics can be enemies of innovation and growth. Bezos could get more interested in space travel than selling massive quantities of stuff at just above cost. Nobody complains. Being long-term oriented isn't necessarily the same as being right. But Bezos seems to get this.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Many firms struggle to exploit the innovation potential of their global networks. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Many firms struggle to exploit the innovation potential of their global networks. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Executives and entrepreneurs from all over the world have traveled to Silicon Valley to learn the secrets of its success. These conversations highlighted some attitudes and values that seemed to go a long way toward explaining Silicon Valley’s innovation identity. vincent tsui FOR HBR. Think like engineers and customers.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

more global travel and larger immigrant communities). Emerging markets and their indigenous companies should see this as an opportunity to boost their competitiveness. Clearly one reason is remittances: according to the World Bank, over $400 billion was sent back to developing countries in 2012.

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