N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

I’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation. I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength.

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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. Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Have you bought-off on the myth of multi-tasking, or do you believe in the power of restraint and focus? Remember that most people who fail just quit a bit too early in the process. Bottom line…success equals focus. Couldn't agree more about the importance of focus and restraint vs. multi-tasking. Have a "focused" day.:)

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. We demonstrate that agile organizations possess both strategic and tactical agility. Tactical agility enables employees at all levels to take smart risks, capture opportunities, improvise and innovate as they execute a clear strategy. Northern Command. ” -Tilman, Jacoby.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

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. Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics. The boss will never go for that.&#

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

In today’s post I’ll describe the power that resides with the truly confident, as contrasted with self-destructive characteristics that plague the arrogant… When you think of a true leader do you envision someone who displays a quiet confidence or a blatant arrogance? link] rashmin I agree with what you are saying !!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The good news is that there is a cure for all four of the preceding problems: Items one through three can be solved with an emphasis on leadership development and talent management, and item four can be solved by holding the board of directors accountable for CEO performance and firing an apathetic CEO.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

I’m a huge advocate of refining initiatives that allow any level of talent to be developed to the maximum potential. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. I’m just not a believer in attempting to label someone as a leader, and develop them as such when they are clearly not.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Those professionals that have self respect, and demonstrate a true respect for others regardless of their station in life, are much more likely to be successful over the long-term than those that use the tactics of disrespect to humiliate and intimidate. I agree with your thoughts. Fame is man-given.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Development of technical abilities, specialties and expertise. Development of core business supplier relationships. Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated. Professional development plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

In today’s post I share my thoughts on how to develop a sound pricing strategy… While the topic of pricing is certainly not rocket science, it has indeed been a thorn in the side of business people since the dawn of commerce.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Continuity should flow from values to vision, mission to strategy, and objectives to tactics to process. Put simply, if you’re going to spend your time and money do it where you get the biggest bang for the buck. Be consistent: Consistency in all things throughout the value chain is critical. I liked your post.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Then we have to deconstruct our abilities in each area, map a tactical plan to get better and measure our progress. In whatever role we choose to excel, we first must 'know' the inter-connected elements that define competency. Short of this, saying we need to be more disciplined is like shooting at a target in the fog.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 19, 2011

This is a dead end tactic. The Power of Money Knowingness In my life, whether I had surplus cash or was flat broke, I’ve always known that the money would come, and that I would live in prosperity. Whether this developed from watching my father build his business, or just plain denial of my bank balance, I cannot say for sure.

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

” The bottom line is that most people don’t want to be “sold” by an ad anymore; they want to develop a relationship where a business earns their purchase by offering invaluable content. A deep understanding of ABM in B2B is its super-power. What myths are there about content marketing that need to be dispelled?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

After years on the job, Boomers have developed deep, often intuitive knowledge about their company’s way of doing business and the relationships that have made them successful – and much of that could be lost as they walk out the door. Will younger workers have the knowledge and skills to run our organizations when they do? But your [.]

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In a highly productive organization the power and influence of your voice is earned through trust and performance, and not entitlement. A lesson in the power of brevity from Mr. Weiss… [link] Dan Rockwell Hi John, I like what you said in your book about team decision making.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Now, powerful analytical tools are driving that organizational calculus. For example, it can take five years or more to develop today’s high potentials into leadership roles. A “hedgehog” approach to organization and talent strategy can be a trap, even when supported by powerful predictive analytics. Increasingly, you cannot.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Now, powerful analytical tools are driving that organizational calculus. For example, it can take five years or more to develop today’s high potentials into leadership roles. A “hedgehog” approach to organization and talent strategy can be a trap, even when supported by powerful predictive analytics.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 10, 2023

Apart from coming up with new products and dealing with finances, you also have to market your product efficiently to catch customers’ attention. If you want to create a powerful marketing strategy for your new business, here are ten tips you can follow: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

Organizational politics refers to a variety of activities associated with the use of influence tactics to improve personal or organizational interests. Studies show that individuals with political skills tend to do better in gaining more personal power as well as managing stress and job demands, than their politically naive counterparts.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This lack of an analytical approach has traditionally formed a barrier between marketing and finance. In our work with clients across dozens of sectors over more than five years, we have found that the strongest CMO/CFO partnerships develop when both parties undertake five actions: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2017

By developing visible, high-impact apps or improving data analytic capabilities separately from core IT systems, companies can roll out new offerings where they will most strongly change perception and put pressure on digital rivals — even if their back-end systems still need years to catch up. How the best companies get up to speed.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Instead of beating yourself up or giving in, it is critical that you develop the ability to learn from setbacks. Turn setbacks into development opportunities by asking positive questions such as: What are the positives surrounding this situation? A bias toward action is always a better path than falling prey to analysis paralysis.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. These collaborations happen in a transparent way and should not be confused with the harmful collusion tactics that we should be vigilant about.).

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

That said, the way to minimize the impact of discrimination is not through bureaucratic mandates or by playing the diversity card – these tactics increase the diversity gap and heighten resentment. This is a leadership issue in which diversity, and the awareness of it, will play a key role in the development of future leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Never confuse power with leadership. Be willing to change your tactics, but not your core principles. Leaders get too caught up in trivial things and don’t pay enough attention to leadership development. The lack of leadership development in most organizations is tragic. More power! awinash Thanks Mike!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

In order for your enterprise to turn an idea into a monetizing and/or value creating event you should develop a strategic plan that attempts to measure the idea against the following 15 elements: 1. It should be developed as a solution to a problem or to exploit an opportunity. It must be actionable through tactical implementation.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

In time, AI-powered crime-fighting tools could become a requirement for large businesses, in part because there will be no other way to rapidly detect and interpret patterns across billions of pieces of data. A moral hazard could even develop if employees become too reliant on AI crime-fighting tools to catch criminals for them.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2017

Albert DiBernardo, who is now the head of strategy and development for a major engineering firm, told his board three years ago that he’d be retiring at age 65, and in his performance review last year set a specific departure date: December 31, 2017. How to Use Your LinkedIn Profile to Power a Career Transition. Andy Molinsky.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

To manage your personal finances with care and attention, and with long-term objectives in mind. But we hear from executives who have tried this tactic that key stakeholders quickly come to respect and honor their new way of living and working, since it so clearly improves their performance.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2013

If you don’t have a powerful answer as to why you are disrupting, you can easily get distracted and lose your way. Trish Costello, founder of Portfolia, knows her “why”: assist starts-up in growth and financing. There are a gazillion methods and tactics, but there are very few whys.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

While developing an understanding of great communication skills is easier than one might think, being able to appropriately draw upon said skills when the chips are down is not always as easy as one might hope for. Communicate more effectively. Classic business theory tells leaders to stay at arms length.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

They didn’t want this book – they wanted a tactical book on sales and marketing. When I see a client’s executive team start to let go of the Gravity and embrace the dynamic methods I’ve developed to help them think differently about their business. I could write that but, it wasn’t my passion. Wow, that was a shock.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We have written extensively on shareholder activism , and one of us coauthored a study in the Journal of Finance showing that, on average, activists produce value for targeted companies. Activists are not very powerful on their own. Other activists have expertise in development and commercial real estate.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.&# - General Colin Powell “Develop success from failures. " [link] mikemyatt Great catch Anna – Humor is something we could all use more of in our lives… [link] mikemyatt There is great wisdom in understanding the power of brevity.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

when leaders move on – how do other leaders step up…or not) - Leadership tactics that Engage – How can we raise the level of employee engagement (during these dis-engaged times) Thanks for inviting us to weigh in. link] mikemyatt Hi Joe: Powerful topic to be sure. " Joe Mascia [link] mikemyatt Thanks Debbie.

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