Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

More than that, we had confidence in the idea that we were truly going to be introducing a new kind of shopping experience to the fashion-forward customer. 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.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

If you really want to understand a leader’s perspective on the market, ask them about their competition. While some companies talk a good game with regard to competitive strategy, in my experience very few businesses actually address the issue in adequate fashion. that can cause disruption in the market.

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Leadership PR Disintermediation Supply Chain 353

N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Don’t embrace the practices of your peers, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to unlock hidden value and create advantage in the market. Be disruptive in your approach and don’t fall into the trap of doing something in a particular fashion just because others do it that way – think “ next ” practices not best practices.

Benchmarking 304

Benchmarking Outsourcing Offshoring Fashion 304

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. only to fail in miserable fashion. Beyond the character test, the first prerequisite for leadership is the willingness to lead.

Leadership 419

Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. What’s interesting to me is that of all the constituencies that CEOs must deal with, the relationship with a board of directors is among the easiest to manage.

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Blog Management CEO Brand 334

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 4, 2016

Bring products to market at the wrong time or introduce an idea without understanding timing and the “garden” can quickly resemble a piece of scorched earth. Leaders face “El Niños”: market downturns, a coup in Africa, airline strikes, terrorist attacks. Grow, grow. Sell, sell. You name it. Plant seeds and give space to the sowers.

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Scenario Planning Airlines Leadership Fashion 150

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. If relationships are the currency of leadership, it is important for leaders to note that loyalty serves as the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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Loyalty Blog Leadership Brand 417

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith : I don’t specifically work in the area of strategy or leadership, but my work often affects those areas as what I do is help people change behavior. Social media expands my reach and influence and allows me help people I would not otherwise interact with in a meaningful fashion.

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Blog Leadership Brand Media 338

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# While l ove and leadership are certainly two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, I can assure you that rarely does great leadership exist without love being present and practiced. I think it’s a great question.

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Brand Reputation 419

CEO Blog

JANUARY 28, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, January 28, 2011 5 Leadership Styles that Work A guest post by Art Gould Recipes for Success: 5 Different Leadership Styles That All Work! But when you look more closely and study their leadership styles, you tend to notice more differences than similarities.

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Blog CEO Leadership Styles Leadership 230

Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 20, 2012

As this week marks the official start of Spring for most northern countries, I wanted to take the opportunity to revisit an idea I wrote about sometime ago about a seasonal event in these parts and the lessons we can glean from it on leadership and organizational success.

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Leadership Goal Teamwork Course 263

Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

When it comes to tradition, the challenge today is how to motivate the next generation to work in old-fashioned (read: unsocial as in media and societal interactions) work cultures. How do companies motivate and manage a generation of workers who grew up receiving awards and prizes for just showing up? They’re so high maintenance!”

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Management Media Learning-by-Doing Fashion 187

N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Don’t embrace the practices of your peers, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to unlock hidden value and create advantage in the market. Be disruptive in your approach and don’t fall into the trap of doing something in a particular fashion just because others do it that way – think “ next ” practices not best practices.

Benchmarking 199

Benchmarking Outsourcing Offshoring Fashion 199

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

But a problem that’s becoming ever more visible is that some organisations have made authenticity their marketing strategy, rather than a business one. This isn’t a marketing issue, this is a business-wide issue, involving every facet of the organisation. The future is where brands must focus.

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Brand Supply Chain Ethics Reputation 189

Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

Content marketing can help prospective buyers dispense suitable information 1. I get anywhere from 40-51% conversion with my content marketing. I offer links that tie in to my books /services: I've written about diversity, leadership, collaboration, questions. You just finished reading Content Marketing that Converts !

Content 50

Content Marketing Consensus Open-book 50

HR Digest

JULY 11, 2019

Conceptualized and managed ‘Princeton Bhangra League’ for +200 residents to foster a welcoming and collaborative community, increase campus involvement, personal competencies, and provide opportunities for students to meet new people. CREATIVE MANAGEMENT. CREATIVE LEADERSHIP. Ineffective Resume Action Verb Statement: 1.)

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Creativity Positioning Power Presenteeism 109

Lead Change Blog

MAY 24, 2019

Today, as cycles of technology, market conditions, and competitive environments continue to accelerate, responding in an agile and flexible fashion to that world requires clarity, more than ever before. They may have qualifications — among other things, I have a Masters in Management and Organisational Development.

Telecommunications 193

Telecommunications Agility Fashion Learning-by-Doing 193

Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

He asked a question and then went around the table in an orderly fashion getting input from the attendees. Before we blame the CEO as a bad, old-fashioned leader, let’s check again: all other people complied. Some companies “magically” have great cultures induced by heroic leaders and, thus, dominate their markets.

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Mission Statement Heskett CEO Fashion 265

Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Of course, while there are various technical skills and aptitudes that are required for leadership positions in various industries, one thing that every leader needs to succeed in their role is to be an effective communicator. Reality check: Great presenters have the mindset of a great Sales Manager. Just ask the Sales Manager.

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Self-aware Content Audience Tips 277

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 7, 2018

Some had worked in my own life: better fitness, Covey’s Seven Habits, active vacations and better stress management, to name a few. In 2007, I found the answer in an unlikely place – the fashion magazine W – and from an unlikely source: Robert Downey, Jr. Many may not yet have the skills you’ve developed during your leadership journey.

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Bottom-up Health Care Policies Fashion 168

Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Luca de Meo, as head of marketing at Volkswagen AG, created a series of two-day events called Marketing Works! which were solely aimed at creating a strong collaboration ethic and served as a chance for assembling people from all over the world who had deep histories of working separately or in the fashion of a linear fire brigade.

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Innovation Teamwork Blanchard Maturity 150

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

Blog 419

Blog Fashion Brand Self-aware 419

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 1, 2012

No waste of time and money “survey,” no phony empty apology, just a good, old fashioned admission of guilt, and a proactive refund for poor performance. PREDICTION: I’ll bet the investment in existing customer experience is one-tenth the cost of any marketing program. They don’t study the market – they create it (like Apple).

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Loyalty Marketing Customer Loyalty ROI 50

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 30, 2013

Unfortunately, when it comes to courage in leadership, we often have a wrong impression of what that means. When it comes to courageous leadership, the image that often comes to mind is of a leader who is not just assertive in the face of uncertainty, but who also exudes a sense of fearlessness regarding the situation before them.

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Uncertainty Long-term Short-term Learning-by-Doing 279

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

I also believe that if HR is solely charged with the recruiting efforts for senior management and executive level positions you’ll end-up with a very weak management and leadership team. Rather in most instances, I believe HR should be a compliance, training and risk management function.

Insurance 353

Insurance Bottom-up CEO Compliance 353

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Be Innovative and engaging, not flat and uninspired – countless management consultants employ the same old, tired planning processes that generate little interest or energy. Management teams want automated and integrated techniques that enable analytics and scenario testing.

Strategy 150

Strategy Strategic Planning Span of Control Hedge 150

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

High on the list is weak marketing, weak management, and weak strategic discipline. I will say that the crux of the matter is the incessant pressure on management to maintain or rediscover corporate growth. Maybe it’s because the leaders of these enterprises didn’t believe they could succeed the old fashioned way.

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Brand Competitive Advantage Fashion Price 100

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2019

This isn’t a marketing issue, this is a business-wide issue, involving every facet of the organisation, hence leadership being so important. With good leadership at the core of these businesses, all members of the organisation are enabled to understand and demonstrate ‘why they do it, what they do and how they do it’.

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Supply Chain Brand Advertising PR 75

Strategy Driven

MAY 10, 2020

Until recently, very few CEOs, IT, or marketing professionals would have put ‘data optimization’ high on the list of agenda items that keep them up at night. The most critical aspect of better data management is the reduction of inefficiencies in operations that cost businesses as much as 25% of their revenue. Direct Sources.

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Cost Comparison Fashion Bottom-up 74

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In the same fashion that being the source of gossip is destructive, so is furthering the damage by ratcheting up the rhetoric by participating in gossip. Let me cut right to the chase – real leaders don’t participate in gossip, and likewise they don’t tolerate gossip from others.

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Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Either way, coaching was seen by many as a means to fix the unruly executive or the toxic manager. Companies that “walk the talk,” prioritizing and delivering professional development through avenues like coaching are attracting the strongest candidates in the current market.

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Emotional Intelligence ROI Self-aware Situational Leadership 52

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 30, 2009

This question was answered in a very interesting fashion on a on a podcast where Dr. Paul interviews Dayna Steele , a lively author and former rock-n-roll disk jockey in Houston. The third item in the Five Factors of Leadership asserts that knowledge is power , when (and only when) it is applied.

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Power Fashion Taylorism Taylor 100

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2010

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Project Management Newsletter Strategic Planning 56

Steve Farber

OCTOBER 6, 2010

For many, leadership has become just another buzzword. We used to go to “management training,&# and now we go to “leadership training.&# We are team leaders, program leaders, project leaders, thought leaders, market leaders, and cheerleaders. Leadership is always substantive and rarely fashionable.

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Fashion Politics Training Project 90

Eric Jacobson

MAY 11, 2021

Prior industry experience is very important for entrepreneurs targeting some markets, but less important for other markets. If you launch a beverage brand or a fashion apparel company, industry experience is super valuable. But founders can launch a startup like Instagram without prior experience in photo sharing.

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Succession Entrepreneur Case Study Apparel 65

Management Excellence

APRIL 11, 2011

If you’ve not pushed yourself to explore the new tools, and if you are responsible in some form or fashion for pushing the envelope on how your firm competes in the market, engages clients and arms its people to win, it might just be time to spend a few minutes focusing on the future.

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Fashion Tools Technology Leadership 72