N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict, and proactively intervening in a fair and decisive fashion, you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising. If conflict does flare up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Before you know it the herd mentality of the legions of politically correct consultants and advisers use said practice area as a platform to be evangelized, and the necessity of common sense and the reality of what actually works often times gets thrown out the window as a trade-off for promotional gain.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

In Covey’s classic illustration below, you’ll find a simple chart to use as your guide. Another part of the art and science of delegation is understanding how to effectively delegate to others in a fashion that sets them up for success and not failure.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

A blog can serve educational, social, business, philanthropic, political or any number of other agendas so long as a clear value add is present. What if I could recreate the fashion in which I already do something, but make it public in order to benefit as many people as possible?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

My suspicion is your best memories are of those teachers who inspired you, encouraged you, brought out your passion, and challenged you in a positive fashion. They either don’t value your contributions, or they know from experience that you’ll treat their inquiry in a belittling fashion. The boss will never go for that.&#

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Experience, while a great teacher, can nonetheless result in a very costly education that rarely occurs in a timely fashion. Great work Mike… [link] mikemyatt Hi Rob: Thanks for the kind words Rob. Hopefully this piece will spare others unnecessary brain damage. Thanks for stopping by Rob… [link] Principal (le?)

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Gut instincts can only take you so far in life, and anyone who operates outside of a sound decisioning framework will eventually fall prey to an act of oversight, misinformation, misunderstanding, manipulation, impulsivity or some other negative influencing factor.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I would caution you against confusing speed with reckless abandon…I’m a big proponent of planning, assessment, analysis and strategy, but only if it is concluded in a timely fashion. “Analysis Paralysis&# leads to missed opportunities and failed initiatives. I completely agree with General Patton.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

I am a huge fan of the benefits of professional development gained from good old-fashioned reading. With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. Thanks for sharing the eloquent words Dan. What are you reading?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

I have seen and worked with several entrepreneurs and CEOs that jump on the fashion band wagon or immediately implement any idea that pops into their head with almost no analysis. I do agree with your basic premise though. This is acting before thinking, which I have never seen work. We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

only to fail in miserable fashion. They get the job done, they stand out from the crowd, they don’t need identifying – you know who they are. I’ve seen many an executive or consultant attempt to identify leaders with interviews, tests, evaluations, etc., I’ve never been a fan of what I refer to as “make-work” disciplines.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Parents are raising their children in the same fashion and we are breeding a world where people cant take rejection, and people or managers who do say no are bad or don't practice "intellegent leadership." But a leader has to be able to grow other leaders, no matter what their title and position.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I’ve addressed this topic before, but perhaps not in this fashion…True leadership is dedication to something beyond self. In the text that follows I’ll examine the softer sides of leadership – love, compassion, humility, kindness and empathy. I admire this.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish. Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. Successful leaders focus on customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Respect is earned by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment, or influence. By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict and proactively intervening in a well reasoned and decisive fashion you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising. Best wishes for continued success Sandy.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2021

Social media interactions should always be polite, friendly and straightforward. Partnering with influencers can be a great place to start. Influencers are social media users with large followings that use this fanbase to promote and discuss products and services.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 4, 2017

Political. You can see the way the stock market reacts whenever an announcement or decision is made; sometimes it gets a boost, which is its way of saying ‘we approve!’ Also, you’ll notice how things can get a bit twitchy whenever there’s political unrest, more commonly when it’s overseas. Photo courtesy of Pexels.

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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. No single leader can possess every needed attribute.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

What I remember in the following months were American Flags everywhere, political solidarity, and a rebirth of national pride. I'm hopeful that today's comments will help us all process things in a healthier fashion while not forgetting the sacrifices that have been made for us. There was so much fear and uncertainty.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

being pushed into the market is reaching truly overwhelming proportions. It’s been my experience that regardless of the subject, it is precisely when the noise becomes the loudest, that it’s most difficult for the consumer to extract quality and value from the market. This approach is often executed in a pre-canned fashion.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Over 50% of marketing and IT prefer a salesperson who will listen and match a solution to solve their specific needs. Whenever a company makes a purchase decision that involves a team of people, factors including self-interests, politics, and group dynamics will influence the final decision. 3: Market Leaders Have an Edge.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2015

It takes a long time to build trust and political capital, but you can lose credibility very fast. The head of a business unit — we’ll call him Cal — was weighing three finalists for the open position of marketing VP, who would also report through a dotted line to the corporate CMO. HBR Guide to Office Politics.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2016

Forecasting, as analytically challenging as it is, is a lot like politics, in that there are multiple agendas. Measuring Marketing Insights. All of these things can dramatically influence your need for products and services. Certain religions strongly influence the type of clothing you wear during religious services.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2016

In our experience in initiatives to improve the quality, enhance experience, and decrease the cost of health care in the Seattle and Portland, Oregon markets, the best way to reach accord on a single definition of quality is to engage multiple providers and employers in a collaborative effort supported by medical evidence.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2015

And these polls show that the most likely NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) opponents of any new development are 55 to 74 year-old, home-owning, college-educated, politically-independent, high-earning individuals — the very local residents with the most local political clout to get something stopped. The project prevailed.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2016

How do you inform people in a way that keeps your relationships intact and is respectful of your organization’s office politics? Leverage your influence to benefit others. Sia Mohajer was feeling increasingly frustrated by the management practices at an online marketing firm in Taipei where he worked. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Do you a) switch over to the Democrats, b) raise hell in the media, or c) try to stay welcome in the party's corridors of power in order to quietly exercise your influence? A fashionable political science theory of the 1950s and 1960s held that, in a two-party system, vote-maximizing parties would inexorably move toward the political center.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

It’s about having the guts to seek feedback from others in a sincere and genuine fashion. It’s the only way to create the trusted connections you need to lead with real influence. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

Why Dodd-Frank was created: “Following the American and global financial crisis, there was legitimate political demand to try to prevent it from repeating. Treasury allowed Lehman Brothers to go under in a disorderly fashion, demonstrates how much harm can be done to the economy when something as large as a big commercial bank fails.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Tell me more about how that relationship developed and how he influenced you especially. As he saw it, that money should go into two basic functions of business: marketing and innovation. You said you were his first PhD graduate and then you lived on to be friends with him at least as long as he was with us.

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