N2Growth Blog

MARCH 19, 2014

Some early signs of organizational cancer include internal conflict, talent gaps to efficiently and effectively respond to consumer requirements, lack of focused leadership, turmoil that fails to heal, abnormal financial bleeding, persistent crisis management, and chronic communication breakdowns.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Clarify management values. Usually, management has not yet articulated their own individual values, let alone those of the organization. This process helps to define and develop value systems to create success. Develop a mission statement. It is the last thing that you write, not an end in itself. About the Author.

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Mission Statement Benchmarking Tactics Strategic Planning 81

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Starting Over – Without being hampered by systems/processes that haven’t worked, you can create as you go. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. About the Author.

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Succession Due Diligence Budgeting Risk Management 82

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

This is more than a semantical issue – it’s become a systemic problem with many individuals and organizations. The mechanistic world of the industrial age continues to have a grip on our belief system. If efficiency starts diluting productivity rather than increasing it something is woefully amiss. Thanks for sharing Tom.

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Efficiency Blog Brand Depreciation 354

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

My wife has always told me that “you can’t go wrong by going right,” and as usual I find her advice to be spot on…Never compromise you value system, your character, or your integrity. Thanks for stopping by Steve… Rob Mike- Systems thinking can be of high value to leaders. I'll be sure and check it out.

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Blog Analysis CEO Brand 396

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Discipline requires a systemic approach. To make good decisions, we need to understand how the system works. The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid. It takes some work, but don't settle for anything less.

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Blog Leadership Brand Consultative 405

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

As an example, the marketing assistant who receives a comparatively small bonus when contrasted to that of a sales person feels that his/her contribution is minimized and feels treated unfairly. While many tend to favor this structure, it is far from perfect as well.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. On with the exam… Section I: Character. Great leaders do the right thing regardless of circumstances, situational context or other influencing factors. Section IV: Tactics.

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Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 310

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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Crisis McClelland Advice Blog 181

N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

I find that it's rarely this bolt of lighting epiphany and rather a collective result of thinking systemically about solving a key problem. Jim Collins did a good job of addressing this as have you in prior posts. Vision is often misunderstood.

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Blog Leadership CEO Brand 322

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Marketing’s importance was fully embraced in the 1960′s. Marketing departments deal most often and immediately with the side effects of poor quality. Access to global markets.

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Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Other important components of business (training, marketing, research, team building and productivity) were all accomplished according to goals, objectives and tactics. Most corporate leaders are two management styles behind. They were not just “old school.” They were not just “old school.” About the Author.

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Management Hostile Takeover Management by Objectives Objective 70

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside.

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Media Blog Tools Influence 325

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. Visit [link] to learn more about the leadership system. The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing. Successful leaders focus on customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Most companies can claim an element of success in some aspect of CRM proficiency such as sales force automation, database marketing, development of a knowledgebase, etc., Or if they do-more times than not, it’s impersonal and relies on a rating system-not the feedback itself.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In an era that encompasses mistrust of business, uncertainties about the economy and growing disillusionments within society’s structure, it is vital for every organization to determine, analyze, fine-tune and communicate their value systems. Corporate Responsibility is more than just a statement that a committee whips together.

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Ethics Mission Statement Strategic Planning Benchmarking 51

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The leader has failed to communicate with those around him of what their system does, its current and future capabilities, and the group or individual's vision for the future. You assume that the person asking the question is always right. But are they?

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Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 329

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Other important components of business (training, marketing, research, team building and productivity) were all accomplished according to goals, objectives and tactics. Most corporate leaders are two management styles behind. They were not just “old school.” They were not just “old school.” About the Author.

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Hostile Takeover Management by Objectives Objective Scientific Management 50

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

A delay (not cancellation) in capital expenditures of such initiatives as office upgrades or computer systems are examples of a good place to start. When I was a CEO, I managed to squirrel away a “rainy day” fund for nasty business blips. With that in place, I never had to compromise my strategic principles.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

"False" beliefs, a lack of sincerity, or any belief system that is not genuine can be harmful. What I was able to take away from your comment was insightful if viewed with perspective.

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Blog Succession Influence Brand 396

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market. Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. But Apple does not manufacture them. But manufacturing?

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 295

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Systems and Processes. Study and utilize marketing and business development techniques. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Role and Job. Structure, hiring, control, work design, supervision, decisions.

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Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Have they been fudging their research for years?

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Blog Gordon CEO Consultative 401

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

I'm not sure Godin's work classifies as leadership…though I do read it every day, it's more for marketing tips and deep thoughts. Engineering Manager with Adobe Systems). But I have been doing people and project management for years. And I believe that management is about applying common sense.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Processes, trends, fads, perceived stresses and “the system” force adults to make compromises in order to proceed. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. About the Author.

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Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 51

Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2014

I support cause related marketing and have advised many corporations on setting up such programs. I say it is not, and I’m an expert on cause-related marketing. He was simply rationalizing a corporate marketing initiative. Do not run your “foundation” out of a corporate marketing department. He was not listening.

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Franchising Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning 74

Roundtable Talk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

And when I met with Jason to talk about what the average Director of Marketing in a giant accounting firm could do to make a difference, part of me was really skeptical that anything was really possible. Quite honestly, climate change is one of those issues that overwhelms me.

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Leadership Godin Blog Career 31

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The contemporary CEO must not only be expert at addressing the commercial verities of products, markets, and competitors. These include legislation, regulation, investigation, enforcement, litigation, ethics, reputation, crisis management, corporate citizenship, and pressures from public officials, NGOs, and the media.

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CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

working with one of our business partners was installing an electronic security system in the Pentagon window that was struck. Of particular note, I remember receiving the call that a young technician (Allen Bandy – sp?) He left behind a lovely wife and 3 small children.

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Blog Hotels Follow-up Brand 362

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2014

They are systemic. These moments are about larger systems of roles, beliefs, behaviors, and history. 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. Crisis management Ethics Leadership'

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

As you point out though we are now faced with a culture of political correctness> It no longer comes just from the "top" but is deeply ingrained in our belief system, especially when it comes to work environments. I don't think you are in the minority in your view.

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Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 317

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2014

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, doesn’t solve the problem of an appallingly inefficient VA hospital system with long waiting times for treatment and deaths that happened while veterans waited for care. Is the scandal isolated, or evidence of a widespread systemic problem that hasn’t been addressed?

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Crisis Automotive Crisis Management CEO 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I’ve been a consultant for over 20 years now, focused on helping international clients in areas of business and market strategy, positioning and market launches. I started out as a sales rep selling big systems against IBM- which provided me with an early, first-hand perspective on Gravity. Wow, that was a shock.

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Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I love the comment by Sally Kempton when she said…"It's hard to fight an enemy that has outposts in our heads" As we encounter challenges we are afforded invaluable opportunities to reshape our mental filters and personal belief systems. M [link] mikemyatt Hi Mark: You point about chosen beliefs is an astute one.

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Blog Brand Reputation Crisis Management 392

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

It also means thinking systemically. Here are some ways you can foster strategic thinking as part of your management approach: Encourage managers to set a regular time aside for strategic planning (alone and in meeting with others). A strategic approach takes time. Make it a regular part of their job.

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Organization Development Tactics Strategic Planning 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Whether one agrees with quotas as a mechanism for an increase or not (spoiler: men are less likely to ), a new look at Norway, which has a mandatory quota system of 40%, is helpful in understanding why having at least three women on a board is important. Higher quality monitoring of and guidance to management.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Involve your head of marketing and human resources early. ” Marvin Chow, VP of Global Marketing at Google, emphasizes how important it is to create a vision and then build and show momentum. As a leader, it can be difficult to keep everyone motivated in a crisis, including oneself. Are you being transparent?

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