N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

If gossip pervades your organization and you are not aware of it, then you clearly don’t have the pulse of your organization, your public statements about the importance of culture and morale will seem disingenuous, and you’re likely guilty of being what I refer to as a disconnected leader. Put simply, good leaders don’t tolerate gossip.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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Sales Wolf Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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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

AUGUST 26, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll share two a few tips on deciding which tasks, and to whom, the art of delegation should apply… As a CEO it is critical to develop a keen understanding of your value to the enterprise, and to further develop an awareness of activities that are dilutive to said value.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. Lack of Feedback : If as a leader you don’t subject yourself to a 360 review process, then you are not earnestly looking for personal growth and development opportunities.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

Values based hiring increases performance, enhances collaboration, reduces turnover, increases morale, and creates a stable culture. In addition to testing, developing a solid set of interviewing questions to sniff out any character flaws is also a good idea. that can be administered as part of the hiring process.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Training and Professional Development If there are new systems in place, or even old systems that could be more efficient, take the time to train the staff. A manager that can provide this to their employees will develop a loyal and strong team. This does not have to be a time or money consuming activity.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

By Webster’s definition it means “the steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code; incorruptibility.&# In order to teach it, I must first define it. Integrity; from the Latin root word means “soundness, wholeness or completeness.” I shall teach my friend about that kind of integrity; one of incorruptibility!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” Great leaders help people get to a yes - in other words, they teach them how not to receive a no.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The moral of this story is leaders need to be honest, have a demonstrated track record of success, be excellent communicators, place an emphasis on serving those they lead, be fluid in approach, have laser focus, and a bias toward action. Each person has innate strengths and weaknesses and the question is what will they do with them?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Don’t get caught up in attempting to develop something catchy to be encapsulated within a piece of framed artwork that hangs in your reception area yet never put into practice. An organization's purpose often changes over time as advances in technology, changes in customer demands/preferences, etc.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

By the way, employee performance and morale at Wal-Mart is near all time lows… Diversity mandates just don’t work… Talent begets talent and blending occurs naturally when good decisions are made for the right reasons. And as you messaged via Twitter “The problem with #leadership is that many leaders fail to lead.

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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. " used to be ingrained into the moral fabric of our society. How sad is this? Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Most modern health care improvements seem to involve expensive technology and an uncomfortable amount of change management. But clinical and nonclinical staff at the Rotterdam Eye Hospital have improved patient care and raised staff morale at a very modest cost: 10 minutes a day and a special deck of cards. Kelly Sillaste/Getty Images.

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HR Digest

JULY 29, 2020

If you analyze functions like finance, IT, and marketing you will find common drivers of success. According to Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2016 , “As technology makes data-driven HR decision-making a possibility, 77 percent of executives now rate people analytics as a key priority, up slightly from last year. The answer?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

While today’s basic technology is not necessarily revolutionary, the algorithms it uses and the results they can produce are. They can help ensure that industry participants, regulators, technology innovators, and customers are being kept safe, without trampling on people’s privacy and human rights.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law. What’s radically changed in recent years is complexity.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Technology has provided us with unprecedented advances, information, knowledge, instant access and entertainment. While there’s no denying that technology has amazing advantages to make it easier for the customer in most cases. It’s clear that developing a customer-obsessed organization extends well beyond your customer service team.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2014

The potential benefits of workplace variability are numerous — increased morale, motivation, and the ability to attract and retain talent — yet many managers don’t know where to start. Goldin noted that scientific, medical and technical fields tend to have substitutable work environments, while law, business and finance tend not to.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

In his Theory of Moral Sentiments , Adam Smith argues that duty and sympathy are part of our very nature, and that because of our innate morality, we can live collaboratively in a just and harmonious society. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale. We believe the answer is yes.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. Sales was traditionally seen as a form of service work, with an emphasis primarily on developing moral character. Take, for example, the impact of online technology.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Know what you want and focus your efforts to that end : You must develop a clear picture of what it is that you want to accomplish, and then apply laser-like focus in the pursuit of your goals. That humility boosts employee engagement and morale. Its easy to ask for help when you first make a decision and develop it as a habit.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2016

Andy, of course, had already shown his interest in academia much earlier by writing a widely used textbook on semiconductor technology and teaching that subject at Berkeley. So we decided to develop a new elective MBA course called “Strategy and Action in the Information Processing Industry.”

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. Bert Ron Another great post Mike.Stonewall Jackson understood very well how “attitude reflects leadership&# and impacts the morale of subordinates. Great post.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

But Bernstein and his team observed that when managers were not watching, employees secretly developed and shared better ways of doing the work. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. This is also true of executives.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

This requires total transparency in the way individuals are assessed, developed, and promoted. They have to be prepared to accept honest feedback on their development needs. But Rohm and Haas wasn’t always like that. Mere words and policies are not sufficient. Tangible evidence is required.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business. It should be developed as a solution to a problem or to exploit an opportunity.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

There is in fact a point where “bad customers&# can erode margins, negatively affect morale, or even tarnish a brand. Develop Customer Scorecards : You should actually profile your clientele such that you understand the difference between good accounts and bad accounts.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

The moral of my story continues to be that in order to be a great leader, you absolutely must be a great reader. As an advisor to CEOs, there is little doubt that I’m passionate about personal and professional development, and there is one simple reason why – it works.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

In effect, they all had skin in the game, which remains one of the most elusive elements of modern finance. Thus a trust and efficiency engine like blockchain technology has the potential to drive radical change in the insurance industry while improving transparency and outcomes across the entire value chain.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The focus of people using a resources frame to understand sustainability is often on waste reduction and technological innovation. Challenges of this frame: It is tempting to imagine that such technology will solve all our resource problems, but shoehorning billions of extra people onto the planet must have consequences.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As one of my clients, a VP in a technology firm, told me recently, “Getting the parents’ group launched was easy. Take the following steps before and after your network is launched, and you’ll develop a network with a large following and with powerful, positive impact. Build up from what works. Use resources on hand.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

This is perhaps even more the case in the world of management outside of academic medicine — whether it is finance, consulting, or technology — as the path from professional to senior executive requires more than individual success. The individuals chosen need to work well together and with the mentee.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

But if culture is developed outside of strategy, if it’s not driven by strategy, then said culture can become a very dangerous intoxicant. It is something you're thinking about and planning for, therefore it is part of the overall strategy being developed. Culture is important – it is very important. What say you?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

In Benjamin Franklin's own words, "I conceived the bold and arduous Project of arriving at moral perfection. As Bre Pettis once said…"There are three states of being; Not knowing, Action and Done" M [link] Avil Beckford Mike, Once again a great post. " He later concluded that perfectionism doesn't exist.

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