N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Great leaders are strategic thinkers who have the ability to translate their vision into an actionable strategy to insure its success. I agree that trust and urgency are critical factors for successful leadership. Want to find out?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This vision, if successful, must be underpinned by core ideology and then expressed with clarity and conviction. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the financial derivatives market collapse, Toyota concealing owner reports of sudden acceleration (resulting in a USA man sentenced to prison) and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Every person in the company matters to its success. The art and skill of being great support staff is a cornerstone of business success. Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

In the Chinese culture, every crisis is first recognized as a danger signal and always as an opportunity for overcoming obstacles. Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. It opens your services to additional market niches. About the Author.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Furthermore, last time I checked a CEO can always be removed for lack of performance, or moral and ethical indiscretions, so what purpose do CEO term limits serve other than to disincentivize the CEO? Why would you ever want the person in charge of corporate leadership, vision and strategy to be a lame duck right from the get go?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Reward talent, innovation, loyalty, attitude, creativity, work ethic, contribution, and leadership ability…not tenure. often evoke feelings of hatred at the mere mention of their name. The bottom line is this…as an employer you need to possess an extreme bias toward performance.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

One plans for business success through careful strategy. Futurism is a continuum of thinking and reasoning skills, judicious activities, shared leadership and an accent upon ethics and quality. Futurism: ideas that inspire, manage and benchmark change. Quotes on The Future. “The future ain’t what it used to be.”

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. When all succeed, then profitability is much higher and more sustained than under the Hard Nose management style. You have and regularly update-benchmark a strategy for the future, shared company Vision, ethics, Big Picture thinking and “walk the talk.”

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. Quality entails four concepts: Success is determined by conformity to requirements. Willingness requires complete and never-ending commitment by management.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. While I have experienced more casual approaches and more muted personalities in leadership roles, to the one, successful leaders are all still action oriented. Thanks for stopping by and sharing.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's not – Unless the request infringes upon our values, moral or ethical standards using no as a response is just intellectually lazy, avoidance or ego centric – imho [link] mikemyatt So Dan, tell me how you really feel All kidding aside, you and I are definitely on the same page here.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The mentor endorses the mentee, messages ways to approach issues, helps draw distinctions and paints pictures of success. The mentor requests pro-active changes of mentee, evaluates realism of goals and offers truths about path to success and shortcomings of mentee’s approaches. Long-term success must be earned.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Amplify discussions on community standards and ethics. Exemplifying ethical behavior. Learning from failure and success. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Helping others. Finding one’s passion.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. Balance is really the key to success in most things isn't it? I offer my best wishes for success with your new company and your mission.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The NFL’s history of success is built on that agreement, passed down intergenerationally from the time kids get their first pair of shoulder pads. Consider the soul-searching that must have gone on at Merck in 2004 when its management finally made the decision to remove Vioxx from the market. They challenge identity.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Joan Kofodimos at Anyone Can Lead brings some insight into coaching with Biggest Coaching Mistakes Managers Make. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog offers Seven Steps to Success in Your New Management Job. Jane Perdue at LeadBIG tackles crisis management with Rewarding Hat Tricks or Planning.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

More importantly are the Big Picture statistics that affect every aspect of business growth and success. One learns three times more from failure than from success. Failures are the surest tracks toward future successes. The current success rate for organizational hires is 14%. Success is just in front of our faces.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

I recommend that diversity audits, quality control reviews, ethics programs and other important regimen be conducted as part of Strategic Planning, rather than as stand-alone, distracting and energy diverting activities. By seeing the daily changes resulting from the planning, companies are poised to rise above the current daily crises.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

In a recent article in the journal Environmental Systems and Decisions , a group of risk management experts dissect how Venice responded to the Black Death in the 1400s. This all comes down to what the article’s authors call resilient risk management. Pinar Yildirim of Wharton thinks it would be more successful.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Failing to make investments in future company success: I’m building a new house right now. If our people would think more about what they’re doing, then we would be successful. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Quality is neither a quick fix for problems nor a shortcut to success and riches.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

If I were successful in my genetic engineering exercise I would no doubt have created a leader who would be driven crazy by emotional and intellectual conflicts. It contains what I believe to be the necessary qualities a leader must possess to be successful. No single leader can possess every needed attribute.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

How much further should we extend ethics? Sadly, many of the perpetrators did not see lapses in ethics… it was legal and just business to them. By maintaining an awareness of further changing environments, there are further opportunities to be successful, ethical and move ahead of the competition.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] ATIG Mike, authenticity and transparency for better and ETHICAL business. After reviewing all the comments, I decided to talk on how to lead effectively when dealing with the collision of cross generational cultures within an organizational setting. I welcome your comments and feedback on my video. Thanks for the suggestion Dan.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

The secret to long-term success lies in mapping out the vision and building a body of work that supports it. Ethics and integrity. That moment comes after years of trial and error, experiences, insights, successes and failures. Have you celebrated organizations that succeeded? Mature confidence and informed judgment.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of ‘what ifs.’). Unsuccessful marketing. Crisis management.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Having a bad attitude comes in many forms and despite my own lousy attitude during which I lost my businesses, I found that having a happy home life transformed my own attitude for the better and has allowed me to focus on my family first and go on to develop a successful business right from my own home!

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2011

by John • March 21, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing • 1 Comment. Call it a hiccup or a long-term slump; every brand faces a crisis. Whether self-created or a swipe from the blind side, crisis recovery can be elusive. PS: I was the Canadian Brand Manager of Brylcreem during the demise. Leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

The politician makes speeches and promises motivated by pride, ego, notoriety, power, position, stature, and personal success. Contrast this with a statesman who keeps commitments, is motivated by service above and beyond self, and by making a lasting positive difference. I AGREE 100%!!!! Thanks for stopping by Mark.

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