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Thought Leadership – Piercing The Bubble

N2Growth Blog

I want to remove the constraints of dependence on our own thinking, and challenge us to allow others to test our limits and stretch our thoughts. Why limit the art of the possible with self-imposed constraints? Let me begin by stating that authentic thought leaders, the real deals, are not created via great marketing and PR alone.

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How to Get Employees to Care About Your Company

Let's Grow Leaders

Great commercials, strong PR, a brilliant social media strategy all warrant effort when building your company’s reputation. But there’s no better PR than an army of loyal employees living and breathing your brand. Creativity comes best when the constraints are clear. Give Them Context. Treat Them With Deep Respect.

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Stop Decorating the Fish

Skip Prichard

Innovation happens because of constraints, not despite them. Innovation happens because of constraints, not despite them.” Countries around the world have launched successful PR campaigns to encourage recycling. There is very little financial incentive for people to change their behavior despite PR campaigns. Kristen Cox.

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Why Outsource To Grow Your Business

Strategy Driven

It also allows you to seek out the best people for the job without time constraints and geographical boundaries. Remember too, that outsourced services can also work alongside your own teams, such as outsourcing SEO to allow your PR team to focus more on other areas. Another big reason to outsource is to cut your costs.

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How to Earn Your Manager’s Respect

Harvard Business Review

Deepen your grasp of the organization’s “priorities, constraints, and politics” by learning who the boss trusts, who the boss listens to, and where tensions lie. Whitney’s second priority was to get up-to-speed quickly on her focus areas — which included PR, an area where she had very little experience.

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NewTV Is the Antithesis of a Lean Startup. Can It Work?

Harvard Business Review

Startups with huge burn rates — building leases, staff, PR and advertising — ran out of money. It’s a response to scarce capital, and when that constraint is loosened, it’s worth considering whether other approaches are superior. Then one day it was over. IPOs dried up. The Rise of the Lean Startup.

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Huawei: A Case Study of When Profit Sharing Works

Harvard Business Review

A 2014 IMF study illustrates that extreme inequality is self-defeating as it slows down economic growth and insights from behavioral economics show that it damages employee morale and productivity, while large executive bonuses have presented PR nightmares for the companies that award them.