N2Growth Blog

MARCH 30, 2011

Fact : You cannot win a chess game without moving your pieces to create strategic and tactical advantge. The point I ask you to ponder is this: Leadership teams often espouse the need for change and innovation, but rarely apply this thinking to themselves – why? By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Thoughts?

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What’s more, with so many different personality styles on your team, finding leadership tactics that work across the board can be a challenge. Here are ten of the most proven tactics that have helped countless managers inspire their team to achieve greatness each and every day: Be a positive thinker. Be innovative.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2023

The use of underdog narratives is a popular leadership tactic that has been proven effective in motivating teams and organizations. However, Apple’s commitment to innovation and its collective underdog identity revolutionized the way people interact with technology.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Our responsibility is to respect the ethic. Tactics: the methods and means by which you assail the objectives. link] Laurie Young Hi Mike, thanks for the explanation. Vision is your story for an envisioned future that is consistent with your mission. Vision never drives mission. link] mikemyatt Hi Laurie: Thanks for your comment.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 3, 2013

Risk averse, they may either procrastinate when faced with difficult decisions or make decisions that may yield tactical benefits but be unviable in the long term. Context awareness and ethical clarity altogether form the cornerstone of a wise leader''s decision logic. Shift Perspective to Get Innovation Right. Related articles.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 8, 2013

But it was not the tactical aspects of that conversation that impacted me as much as what I experienced as I opened my mind for the first time to the possibility of Dr. Tanvi Gautam, Dean, Graduate School of Business…….I Not for a moment am I suggesting that we should ignore the strategic, tactical or operational. Future perfect tense.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 16, 2013

It’s getting from where they are to where they want to be strategically, tactically, organizationally, developmentally, and most importantly relationally. As a leader you must learn to build bridges leading from old habits and comfort zones to the more fertile grounds of disruptive innovation. Leadership myatt talent'

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. At Fortis we help businesses use natural gas more efficiently, save energy and seek innovative energy solutions to save money. After that, you migrate to tactics – which battles to wage, when, how and with what resources. Chris Glennie.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. On with the exam… Section I: Character. They understand the difference between raw data and useful information. I Think Not.

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LDRLB

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. At Fortis we help businesses use natural gas more efficiently, save energy and seek innovative energy solutions to save money. After that, you migrate to tactics – which battles to wage, when, how and with what resources.

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Rajesh Setty

AUGUST 31, 2008

About Portfolio Resources eBuzz Blog Home Blog Main Page The Grass Dilemma – Business Ethics Quiz? RSS Feed The Grass Dilemma – Business Ethics Quiz? Translating it in simple terms, the question is what she is doing good business ethics? My take: I am looking at what others are thinking on this.

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LDRLB

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. At Fortis we help businesses use natural gas more efficiently, save energy and seek innovative energy solutions to save money. After that, you migrate to tactics – which battles to wage, when, how and with what resources.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

A small innovation team in a large confectionary company figured out a clever way to "personalize" their company's trademarked candies. Informality, bootlegging, and gray market intrapreneurship may be vital cultural ingredients for innovation. But, hey, all's fair in love, war and innovation. You have to know your market.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 22, 2013

The leadership lesson is: Developing organizations, communities and countries requires more than capital and innovation. Books Career Communication Current Affairs Ethics Leadership Memes Personal Life Religion Safety & Security What is' Leaders need to learn from the past and practice in making difficult decisions. Related articles.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 19, 2016

Additionally, you want to look beyond first impressions, encourage innovation, let your team members do the teaching, and offer rewards and recognition. These types of relationships fuel open communication, a good work ethic, flexibility and a better understanding of each person’s roles and expectations.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Amplify discussions on community standards and ethics. Exemplifying ethical behavior. Innovating programs, strategies and methodologies. Here is what I wish to inspire via this book: Motivate NPOs to be unique, true to purpose and make differences. Encourage dialog on a Big Picture approach to non-profits. Finding one’s passion.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The first type is known as tactical performance. Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. Overdoing Tactical Performance.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. The organization maintains and lives by an ethics statement. You never know when the next big recession will hit. Most successful businesses have planned responses to most scenarios because they took the time to think “What If”.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

In order to complete the chain, organizations must insist that suppliers, professional services counselors and vendors show demonstrated quality programs, as well as ethics statements. Faster innovation. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Educational and incentive programs should be implemented. Customer retention.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

But this reaction from SOPA's ostensible industry reveals more about the apparent effectiveness of this digital cause-related marketing effort than its legality, morality or ethics. After all, one industry's "dirty trick" is another's savvy guerrilla marketing tactic. Is this tactically brilliant but strategically unwise?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

Indeed, Gemma is extremely trustworthy and ethical. Lower levels of creativity and innovation potential. There is a negative correlation between EQ and many of the traits that predispose individuals toward creativity and innovation. Most innovative ventures require a balance between risk taking and risk avoidance.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Santander has also been innovative when it comes to social media and mobile campaigns. To the general public, it has come to epitomize the dysfunction of Wall Street—the greed, risk and lack of ethics that drove profits over the last twenty years, but went relatively ignored until the recent collapse.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Kalanick and other top executives signal by example what is and is not acceptable behavior, and they are clearly responsible for the company’s ethically and legally questionable decisions and practices. Uber publicists presented the company as the epitome of innovation, styling critics as incumbent puppets stuck in the past.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Successful companies are notoriously prone to pursuing tactical fixes rather than confronting strategic problems. So with such a track record of strategic innovation, why has Tesco been blindsided by the hard discounters like Germany’s Aldi and Lidl? Ethics Global business Retail' How did this happen?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

But sustainability needs to be viewed as much more of a how concept, like quality or innovation. And as with quality, this isn't just about ethical or aspirational hopes — acting with sustainable values, for example, as covered well by many, including Dov Seidman in his book How. But most companies are missing a big step.

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Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Loyalty manifests in many different ways: trust that’s earned through repeated demonstration of a dedicated work ethic, commitment to a shared mission, and allegiance to the firm. It turned out to be a really effective tactic, because we could be quite compelling about each other’s accomplishments.”

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Mark Sanborn

MAY 10, 2019

The people we lead want innovators, not just imitators. A false dichotomy of ethics. Trying to separate personal ethics from professional ethics is not a good idea. There are just ethics. When observed by others, these ethics become ingrained in the organization, and become the standard that everybody follows. .

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

How about a discussion on what leaders can do to inspire cultural innovation. You make an excellent case for cultural innovation and leadership. link] ATIG Mike, authenticity and transparency for better and ETHICAL business. Sounds like an interesting event and line up. As always I appreciate your thoughts. Thanks Mark.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

It's the company's deeply embedded belief system, its prevailing ethics, and the way people within the company interact with each other and with customers. Usually when people talk of DNA they're raising questions of corporate culture: Does the company rely on consensus among managers or are strategies and tactics directed from the top?

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Software Intellectual Capital Maturity Customer Loyalty 13

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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Definition Blog Leadership Covey 324

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving by Hank Moore Any company or organization is like a tree. Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. How much further should we extend ethics? How far will we go to excel?

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. These executives spend much of their energies on planning, tactics, organizational development and business development. Leadership comes from inner quests, ethical pursuits and professional diligence. by Hank Moore. Culture and Mission. Philosophy.

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Mentor Strategic Planning Leadership Benchmarking 56

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Professional innovation. Ethics and integrity. The secret to long-term success lies in mapping out the vision and building a body of work that supports it. by Hank Moore. Any company or organization is like a tree. Courage and leadership.

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Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 73

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

This isn't a new challenge, but it's more urgent than ever, not just as an effort to escape reform and regulation from the outside, but to restore the public trust, to repair the moral fabric of the system, and to unleash the innovation required to tackle the world's most pressing and important challenges.

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