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Elizabeth Pieters accepted into Forbes Human Resources Council

N2Growth Blog

Forbes Councils combines an innovative, high-touch approach to community management perfected by the team behind Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) with the extensive resources and global reach of Forbes. Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, says, “We are honored to welcome Liz into the community. N2Growth Inc.:

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New World Companies: The Future Of Capitalism

Strategy Driven

As a management consultant to over a hundred firms in the last thirty years, my team and I have worked with global companies such as Toyota, Suncor, Siemens, and FedEx, to name a few, to help them transform into new world companies – companies ready to take on the challenges of today’s global economy. This is social response capitalism.

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Marketing Is Dead

Harvard Business Review

For instance, when you contemplate a major purchase, such as a new roof, a flat screen TV, or a good surgeon, you're not likely to go looking for a salesperson to talk to, or to read through a bunch of corporate website content. Help them build social capital. That got NI into the C-suite.

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What to Do Before You Fire a Pivotal Employee

Harvard Business Review

As noted in research by Paul Adler and Seok-Woo Kwon at the University of Southern California, a well-designed employee network essentially makes up the “social capital” of a company, due to all the assets or resources that can be mobilized through the network. You and Your Team. Hiring and Firing. damage control).

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The More You Energize Your Coworkers, the Better Everyone Performs

Harvard Business Review

Answer These 5 Questions Think of your boss — your direct supervisor or manager — and consider each statement below. As Dutton and Heaphy describe, the leaders focused on building high-quality connections and strengthening social capital as ways to improve the leadership pipeline. Does Your Boss Give Off Good Energy?

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Does Work Make You Happy? Evidence from the World Happiness Report

Harvard Business Review

The available categories cover many kinds of jobs, including being a business owner, office worker, or manager, and working in farming, construction, mining, or transport. Which jobs are happiest? Eleven broad job types are recorded in the Gallup World Poll. Which groups of workers are generally happier? Related Video. Why the Strong U.S.

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

However, although their members can rent the (more urbane and green) Zipcar fleet by the hour and pick up their vehicle at a local parking space using a smartphone app, this is still a dedicated fleet, still inventory that the company has to acquire, manage and monetize.