Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2019

You might have heard the stereotype that millennials don’t know how to work hard, how to pound the pavement, how to put in the blood, sweat and tears it takes to build a business from the ground up but, I am here to smash that stereotype into smithereens. What goes up, must come down. The same is true when assembling your team.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

You should know from the outset that I fundamentally disagree with the concept of CEO term limits, and quite frankly I cannot really come up with a valid reason for supporting such a regressive concept. Then follow-up your great hiring decision by providing the CEO with the tools and resources necessary to get the job done.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2010

If this is accurate, which I suspect it is, why don’t we ask about opportunities to move up? State up front that you enjoy working with him/her and love the organization and are interested in new opportunities to rise to the next level. Ask for information about new opportunities and what, if anything, you need to do to move up.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Great leaders possess great interpersonal skills. Want to find out? On with the exam… Section I: Character.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

Take Inventory of your skills and strengths, and pick an activity that suits you. Cruise yard sales and pick up items that you can resell online for a quick profit. You may be able to pick up really valuable items for a fraction of their value and resell them with an E-commerce Web site. Offer pet-sitting services.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

.&# And one of my favorites from Thomas Jefferson is, “For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead.” You see we, as a society, have forgotten to always lead with the truth even if we do not have the satisfaction of knowing how things will end up…we should, and we can…but it ain’t easy. Teach individuality.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

She found that bright girls, when given something to learn that was particularly foreign or complex, were quick to give up – - and the higher the girls’ IQ, the more likely they were to throw in the towel. They were more likely to redouble their efforts, rather than giving up. Skills you believed you would never possess?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 9, 2011

No one gets up each morning with the soul mission of ruining your day – so find out what was on their mind that morning and work with it. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Now what to do? You find yourself in a situation where you are the strongest player assigned to the team. Build a bridge.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

Since they don’t typically end up as long-term employees, you shouldn’t have to spend a lot of time training the person for the job. Make sure you say in your ad description what they need to be successful with you (eg – a computer with internet access, a nice phone voice, computer skills, etc.). I have paid some, but not all.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

There are female pilots, women in the military, as CEO’s of Fortune 100 companies, everywhere and anywhere that calls to talent and skill. This is when the patterns generations old of being a pleaser or martyr show up. In the following video you can get a sense of why it is so hard to change behavior. But is there a video?

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 16, 2018

Great leaders are admired for their skill: Scott Lang had been on house arrest because he had broken the law. He eventually was able to pull off some pretty fun and amazing close-up magic tricks. People are inspired and awed by talent and skill. Great leaders are skilled in what they do. Hone your craft. Know your lines.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

There I was, all pumped up with great entrepreneurial ideas, and nowhere to go but the pantry. That’s when she realized: “I needed to redirect my energies towards something I could be proud of” and took courses to set up her own business as a Doula and Childbirth Educator. “I What had happened to my life?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

In the movie, Buddy failed dismally to keep up with the production of Etch-a-Sketch toys against the skill and speed of the other elves in the workshop. What is your company most skilled in providing your customers? If Buddy was originally trained to be a toymaker, how well did he compete against the other elves?

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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.” No is not all it’s cracked-up to be…Still don’t believe me?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

A CRO must possess a diverse skill set to deliver on various responsibilities, from revenue growth management to strategic initiatives. We then conduct thorough research and leverage our extensive industry network to identify potential candidates with the appropriate skill set, experience, and fit. However, more is needed.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 5, 2011

If he/she says “no” to the promotion at least you know that you stated what you want and now there is an opportunity to find out more about why this position is not right for you at this point in time and what you can do to get the necessary skills for a future position. You never know until you ask. In 2010, make this a resolution.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

We did it because we knew we that we were ‘in the right,’ so to speak—that we had the skills, the knowledge, and the passion necessary for opening up an online retail business. Find Out Who Your “Friends&# Are Why you should know more about the "friends" and "followers". Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2023

That said, healthcare leaders must possess the skillset from business acumen to compassionate care to live up to the role. A qualified leader can navigate the organization’s conflicting demands through solid communication skills. Every leader must consistently work to hone their leadership skills.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

However, stop and take inventory of the ones that make you want to get up in the morning and the ones that keep you up at night. Figure out what is sucking up your time preventing you from being productive and profitable. So toss them away (goals and jelly shoes) and bring your goals up-to-date.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

Many users of LinkedIn sign up and then do not utilize the site’s capability because they do not maintain their lists of connections. You have the opportunity to present your skills in your chosen field: use it. Follow her on Twitter as @monicadear. If you have a question about a particular idea or item, share it here too.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

You suspect that your finance colleague might be fudging numbers, your boss isn’t telling his manager the truth about an important project, or your co-worker is skipping out of the office early but leaving her computer on so it looks like she’s just down the hall. How do you know when it’s worth speaking up or not?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

This quote by Henry Van Dyke sums up time best, “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” If we are lacking in time-management skills it could take away from the time and love we get to share with our families.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. Some of the efforts cast out into the marketplace stir up action. Follow some basic ground rules to best focus the time and resources you have: Know what you need. This skill takes practice.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 20, 2022

The following article is a guest post from my friend and colleague, Brock Brown. I’m sure you’ll enjoy his wisdom about the intersection of character, trust, and ethics. As the great ethicist Dr. Larry Axline said, “Moral values in action is ethics.” Some people would call these virtues and they are.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In fact, let me take it up even another notch…diversity should be a non-issue altogether. In the text that follows I’ll make my case for resting on your qualifications and performance not your ethnicity, gender, age, sexual preference, 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 4, 2011

B) focus the A-minuses, pat you on the back, and say, "Great job, now let's push these up to A's"? And certainly that means shoring up your weaknesses, doesn't it? Extraordinary leaders with strong technical skills are frequently also good at developing others, building relationships, and communicating powerfully, for instance.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This makes sense, because the alternative is for behavioral insights to be tried out by individuals or specific departments, and their knowledge and skill are likely to vary: Someone in marketing might use their behavioral knowledge to develop more-effective campaigns, while at the same time someone in HR uses theirs to focus on employee engagement.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

But equally important is character, by which I mean solid ethics and especially the ability to inspire trust. Finding people with the right combination of competence, character and team skills isn't easy, of course, even if you conduct a long, carefully-orchestrated search. So I began a practice I've kept up to this day.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 12, 2015

Leadership isn’t simply a skill or a body of knowledge that one memorizes. Leadership isn’t about a person being given an important title and people simply following that person by virtue of their title. Community Involvement book Book Excerpt ethics Leadership' Medical Doctors. Corporations.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Workers were carefully trained to follow processes exactly as they were laid out. Our research into over 20,000 workers of all skill levels across U.S. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

They looked at otherwise skilled employees who ended up doing real damage — employees who had been fired for egregious company policy violations, such as sexual harassment, workplace violence, or fraud — and found that avoiding such people can save companies even more money than finding and retaining superstars.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 10, 2012

For our children's future, America needs to get better by reengineering our shared values and implementing a united ethical purpose. in the following two years. Making the dream we have for our childrens' future become a reality is up to each one of us to lead the way forward. a year between 2001 and 2007 and plunged by 26.2%

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2012

They will need to stand up for your business, your product, your very right to exist in the marketplace. Ethics aren't just important in business," Branson says. But the successes of those who try to do so only serve to renew and intensify the challenge for the generations that follow. You're going to be asking for their time.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

12:53 PM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Edward Hallowell | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print If youre working — either from home or the office — over Thanksgiving, Im not sure whether to say, "Congratulations on your work ethic!" We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Here are principles you can follow to find a career — and a specific job —­ you don’t just enjoy, but love. You might find it rewarding to advance the math skills of 80 students in one year, or build six desalination plants over the course of your career. Know what “meaningful” means to you.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

As I’ve said in other posts, great leaders have the innate ability to call on the right skills in a contextually and environmentally appropriate fashion. Foster “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.&# - John Wayne “The true leader serves. No single leader can possess every needed attribute.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

If you answer yes to any one of the following five questions, then you are likely in need of an attitude adjustment: Are your likeability and respect ratings low? We are only as good as the people who surround us, and it’s up to us to set the climate. The good news is that habits can be broken. https://www.managers.org.uk/practical-support/management-community/blogs/why-are-ceos-rarely-fired

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