N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Through strategic planning and execution, the CPO leads the charge in attracting, developing, and retaining top talent, creating a sustainable competitive advantage for the organization. The CPO ensures that HR drives organizational success by leveraging data analytics, benchmarking, and industry best practices.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 20, 2012

Other than ensuring an ethical environment in the organizations they govern, I suspect today’s Boards still don’t give culture the attention it deserves. With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. That is sustainable competitive advantage.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2014

Question : Can you teach ethics, or are we ‘hard wired’ and born with or without ethics? YES you can teach the principles and importance of ethics. YES , you can model the ethics you expect within your culture. Therefore, what’s ethical in China is not ethical in Rome and vice versa.

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Ethics Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing Strategic Planning 57

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 3, 2018

In my book, Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work , I make the case for connection and describe how leaders including Alan Mulally, the CEO who saved the Ford Motor Company from bankruptcy; Bono of the rock band U2; Frances Hesselbein, former head of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.;

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Competitive Advantage Ethics Stress Survey 199

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

That means humans have a competitive advantage in the workplace if they are perceptive, sensitive, and insightful about human emotions.” To maintain your advantage, you need to always be learning too. Having High Levels of Emotional Intelligence. Computer systems don’t possess much in the way of emotional intelligence.

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Emotional Intelligence Short-term Technology Competitive Advantage 254

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Intercultural competence can serve as both a critical performance management dimension for employees and a meaningful competitive advantage for the organization. Linda Fisher Thornton of LeadinginContext contributed 10 Trends Shaping the Future of Ethical Leadership. What we don’t always know is how to act on this understanding.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 267

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 29, 2013

In my book, 7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership , I describe four principles that work together to provide a clear and actionable moral compass : . Leaders who demonstrate personal congruence demonstrate it across contexts, applying the highest ethical standards in all of their roles. .

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Coaching Tip

MARCH 26, 2018

Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century. People, not companies, generate value, so why isn't talent at the center of every company's strategy?

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Leaders can develop workplace cultures that engage people and provide a source of competitive advantage. Connection among people improves performance in an organization and creates a new source of competitive advantage. The good news is that is doesn’t have to be this way.

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Competitive Advantage Cooper Conference Handbook 324

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

The reward is longer-term competitive advantages. Whether you are a start-up or a Procter & Gamble, the ethic of focusing on what you do best and excelling at it is the culture and the identity that sustains an organization’s success. Human capital is the source from which competitive advantage flows or falls.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. Five Frequencies prescribes more than 20 practical Signal Boosts for turning culture into competitive advantage. How do you ensure it’s the former, not the latter?”

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 28, 2012

Other than ensuring an ethical environment in the organizations they govern, I suspect today’s Boards still don’t give culture the attention it deserves. With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. That is sustainable competitive advantage.

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Competitive Advantage Long-term CEO Ethics 131

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Next Practice: Your General Counsel must have the aptitude to not only shape those discussions but also advise the Board on important issues the discussions raise such as public policy, ethics, and risk. That’s where you create sustainable competitive advantage. Don’t follow the herd. Utilize the above “5 Next Practices”.

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Reputation Consultative Competitive Advantage Budgeting 271

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 10, 2016

Integrity can be defined as always interacting with others ethically and honorably. People with integrity aspire to the highest ethical standards and expect the same behavior of others. It is critical for you to be consistent and clear about your ethical standards. Be a model for ethical behavior. Definition.

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Six Disciplines

JULY 25, 2014

The purpose of using the SWOT tool is to uncover or reveal the organization''s competitive advantages, and what opportunities (sales, profitability) to capitalize upon. Cultural (values, ethics). Competition (industry leaders, number of competitors, fragmentation/consolidation).

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CEO Blog

JULY 31, 2011

Some businesses have such barriers to entry and such competitive advantage that they can still thrive even with poor execution. 4 - Look for areas of minor competitive advantage. My work ethic was a competitive advantage. EMJ was an execution business. Track which message gets the most meetings.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It’s a provider that a customer or client favors in the purchase of a product or service versus its competition. A preferred provider has a significant competitive advantage over all other providers, because it is the “go-to” provider in the marketplace. Trust is built on honesty, ethics and integrity.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

We want to be respected, to be recognized for our talents, to belong, to have autonomy or control over our work and our lives, to experience personal growth, and to do work that we believe is worthwhile and in a way that we feel is ethical. It’s how we are wired. We feel more energetic, more optimistic, and more fully alive.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.” But if there is not a sense of “accountability” from top to bottom, a work ethic will be sporadic if it exists at all. Fly-bys don’t count.

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Books Leadership Ethics Morale 65

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. For companies without clout, competitive advantage can be realized by keeping things simple, by cutting out the complexity cancer that is crippling so many enterprises.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.” But if there is not a sense of “accountability” from top to bottom, a work ethic will be sporadic if it exists at all. Fly-bys don’t count.

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Books Leadership Ethics Morale 65

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

Accelerating globalization, technology convergence, volatile world financial markets and demands for ethical, environmentally responsible business practices are presenting organizations and their leaders with unprecedented challenges. Every competitive advantage in every marketplace is potentially subject to unexpected disruption.

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Competitive Advantage Resistance Business Model Consensus 267

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Advancing the model’ is just another way of saying improving or fortifying the company’s competitive advantage. Differentiation holds the key to competitive success. Now, consider this side benefit: imagine the impact this involvement had on the company’s customer service ethic. Spend a day with a Sales Representative.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

And it becomes possible to create productive partnerships with other organizations, change the competitive advantage to what Rosabeth Moss Kanter calls a Collaborative Advantage. It might once have been possible to get away with questionable ethics, but there’s nowhere to hide anymore.

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Competitive Advantage McKinsey Creativity Diversity 282

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Next Practice: Your General Counsel must have the aptitude to not only shape those discussions but also advise the Board on important issues the discussions raise such as public policy, ethics, and risk. That’where you create sustainable competitive advantage. Don’t follow the herd. Utilize the above “5 Next Practices”.

Reputation 150

Reputation Consultative Competitive Advantage Budgeting 150

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

The purpose of using the SWOT tool is to uncover or reveal the organization's competitive advantages, and what opportunities (sales, profitability) to capitalize upon. Cultural (values, ethics). Competition (industry leaders, number of competitors, fragmentation/consolidation).

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SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 118

CEO Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Work ethic was one of my competitive advantages. Vision is the first step to success. Build your People. Again, the only way to succeed is by leverage. Do the Work. Stating the obvious. Do the work to succeed. Stand for Something. And this does not mean just standing from more profit or more sales. Share the Mantle.

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Hotels Competitive Advantage Ethics Travel 124

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Monsanto , for example, enjoys the competitive advantage that emanates from a culture of clout. There might be elements that are worth emulating, but certainly not the ethic of dominance, because by their very nature, small and medium sized operations have no clout. So how does a small player compete against mega corporations?

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Competitive Advantage How To Human Resources Strategy 100

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

It was an inspiring message and he is genuine and clearly passionate about the organization, its people, customers and what it represents. Dan told the audience that he recently committed to his father, Chick-fil-A founder S. why is everyone smiling?

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Due Diligence Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin 186

In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. I’m going to assume they’ve identified their competitive advantage and the secrets of success in the business they’ve defined. Competitive advantage is strategy’s ultimate purpose.

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Strategy CEO Marketing Strategy Human Resources 234

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. I’m going to assume they’ve identified their competitive advantage and the secrets of success in the business they’ve defined. Competitive advantage is strategy’s ultimate purpose.

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Strategy Competitive Advantage B2B Seminar 100

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

New CEO Antony Jenkins has set out an ethical vision for the bank, assessing performance “not just on what we deliver but on how we deliver it.” The CEOs of both Citi and Barclays have taken care to articulate this: Barclays’ staff are asked to rally behind the idea of “ Helping people achieve their ambitions – in the right way.”

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Rather, it is using judgment at the right time and in the right place to seize the competitive edge. Competitive advantage, not information, is power. To be fair, the ‘act early’ ethic prevails in corporate cultures that worship entrepreneurial thinking. It is experience that improves a person’s ability to take action.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 24, 2012

This new business model will require a different model of leadership development – one that pays more attention to ethics, the environment, how decisions impact the community and society, and human rights. One is not better than the other, but having an equal balance of both will give you a competitive advantage.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Globalization 256

LDRLB

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Advancing the model’ is just another way of saying improving or fortifying the company’s competitive advantage. Differentiation holds the key to competitive success. Now, consider this side benefit: imagine the impact this involvement had on the company’s customer service ethic. Spend a day with a Sales Representative.

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CEO Competitive Advantage Business Model Innovation 151

The Practical Leader

JUNE 12, 2019

Ethics and Fairness. Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage. Organizations need to move “beyond mission statement and philanthropy to learn to lead (their emphasis) the social enterprise — and reinvent themselves around a human focus.” Growth and Passion.

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Human Capital Management Benchmarking Mission Statement 67

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 26, 2011

While IBM would always fire employees for ethical violations, almost no one was fired because of poor performance. In today's competitive world, job security for managers and professionals seems a distant dream. Global Competition In the 1950s managers and professionals in the U.S. had a huge competitive advantage.

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