Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

leadership style. Today, its separate and highly successful online banking and broking operation Boursorama has attracted nearly half a million customers. New CEO Antony Jenkins has set out an ethical vision for the bank, assessing performance “not just on what we deliver but on how we deliver it.” Willingness to fail.

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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. If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof.

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Six Disciplines

JULY 25, 2014

It''s typically based on a review of internal and external facts and assumptions about the organization and the marketplace in which it operates. Products and Services (price, quality, Finances (stability, profitability, debt to equity ratio). Organizational (leadership, accountability, commitment, engagement).

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? Leadership DNA aside, I recently crafted my definition of leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Thanks and I hope you enjoy the summit… Share and Enjoy: View Comments pinto philip Topic : Next Generation leadership -> How has leadership evolved with changing times , how has the styles changed , why is servant leadership more relevant in todays world. Sounds like an interesting event and line up.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times. How sad is this?

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

It's typically based on a review of internal and external facts and assumptions about the organization and the marketplace in which it operates. Products and Services (price, quality, Finances (stability, profitability, debt to equity ratio). Organizational (leadership, accountability, commitment, engagement).

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

While the term political leadership may have become an oxymoron, it is simply impossible to be a statesman and not be a leader… It has been said that a politician is concerned with winning an election, and a statesman is concerned with future generations. We simply need to restore principled leadership in Washington.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation. Reward talent, innovation, loyalty, attitude, creativity, work ethic, contribution, and leadership ability…not tenure. Thanks for stopping by Drew.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus? I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. That is the question. As for our staff, they all received an equal bonus for their efforts.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure. Vision never drives mission.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. However my question to you is this: What is leadership without action? Sound harsh?

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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.” While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. 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. Formerly sainted icons went down in disgrace.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

In examining what took them so long to react, Stumpf’s comments portray a leadership team that refused to believe the sales fraud could be systemic in a culture such as theirs. Senior leaders were so focused on financial impact that they couldn’t see the ethical damage. ” Deterrents to speaking up.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The choice to stay in a very black and white world of facts and figures is important for keeping the trust of all team members—and is particularly relevant when you’re operating at one remove. Can you give me data about what’s been going on?” He said/she said is excruciating anytime.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

How great would it be if everyone would operate with the ultimate goal being love? Thanks 4 Women Entrepreneurs January 21st, 2011 at 8:19 pm Great post. I think showing love is something that will really come back to you in the end, even in the business world. Interesting thoughts. Thanks for posting.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

The change in management, which included Bell and Powell, meant a big change in how the company would operate in the following decades. It made sense, because we looked at the competition as our well-financed enemy, and so there was no way we could win at the spending war,” says Bell. “So Desperate times called for desperate measures.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Going ‘outside the box’ to shift perceptions enables any company to think, plan and operate in productive new ways. He guides companies through growth strategies, visioning, strategic planning, executive leadership development, Futurism and Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17 For project purchases, such as printing, graphic production, video production and materials creation, consultants customarily mark up slightly, to cover bank financing and handling costs.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

As the president of Almond China, he wanted to show his Chongqing colleagues how much he cared about the topic under discussion: ethical business practices. The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. listed companies. Are you okay?"

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

Since 2013, I’ve keynoted talks to groups of transitioning military veterans nearly 20 times as part of Deloitte’s CORE Leadership program, which helps vets reinvent themselves into civilian careers. Do you have a strong work ethic?’” He tried tech, finance, and real estate — all to no avail.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But, at the end of the day, it is bank leaders and employees who must take the right business, legal and ethical actions under existing law. It must be led not by staff, but by business leaders who devote appropriate resources, hire outstanding people and embed the prevent, detect and respond activities deeply in business operations.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. A great salesperson will operate much more efficiently with a defined process for reaching out to prospects. We made a number of operational changes to the call center.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

For example, I manage the finances for a team that travels very often, and I’ve been grateful for the intelligent guesswork that my expenses software extracts from receipts using machine learning: the merchant’s name, the dollar amount spent, taxes, and likely expense categorization. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis. As a great organizational scholar, James March, once noted, “ Leadership involves plumbing as well as poetry.”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2011

The problems we get so giddy about laying at the door of things like founder's syndrome, dysfunctional organizational structure, leadership deficiencies, or lack of innovation are often ill-assigned. These issues a) aren't as academically fascinating to us as corporate ethics and finance, b) are messy, and c) often hit too close to home.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

But that mind-set's simply too focused and operational. Truly strategic leaderships — and their boards — should treat Brin's "worst idea" as their most provocative thought experiment for revisiting how they recognize and value data. That's the essence of the Big Data business case.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in the Citizens United campaign finance decision that “Business corporations must engage the political process in instrumental terms if they are to maximize shareholder value.” ” Yet the freedom bestowed on corporations by Citizens United comes with serious risk.

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