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There Is No Time To Hurry Up And Wait

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M aking any progress, process transformation or change across American communities and throughout the global business communities as usual is always hard and usually requires a significant investment of resources – people, finance and effort. Follow me on Twitter @SkippersBiz. Photo by Ted Etyan and edited by N2Growth.

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Modern CMOs: Bridging Creativity with Commercial Acumen

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The Evolving Role of the CMO Previously, a Chief Marketing Officer’s or CMO role mainly involved traditional marketing activities like brand management, public relations, and market research. Regular training and workshops on business models, finance, and market shifts can also significantly augment commercial acumen.

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Best Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

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Let me give you a great example…It is not at all uncommon for an executive to tell me that his/her business doesn’t really have any competition. What I do vehemently dispute is the assertion that a particular nuance is reasonable justification for flawed business logic to prevail.

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How to Build a Brand | N2Growth Blog

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Unless you are a very large enterprise it is unlikely that you have the time, money, staffing, or external professional relationships to execute a brand management strategy such as the one outlined above. The preceding description paints the perfect illustration of why branding is one of my favorite topics…It is complex.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Sure, it’s your business, your idea, your net worth at risk and certainly nobody else will work as hard as you will, but is this really the right way to evaluate who should be the chief executive? Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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The Heart of a Warrior

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I believe the same characteristics that are present in the heart of a warrior are also present in the most successful executives and entrepreneurs. The more I began to ponder the heroism of our military (past and present), the more I began to consider the traits possessed by our nation’s warriors.

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