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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HR Digest

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The conversation around Gen Z in the workplace receives a lot of negative attention whether we’re in discussion about their work fashion or their work ethic. Technological Understanding A quick survey of Gen Z in your workplace might show you that the group is the most adept at understanding and picking up on technology overall.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 28, 2016

My wife recently became a licensed real estate agent, a career for which she has been preparing most of her adult life and one that fits her like a glove, uses her considerable knowledge and skills artfully, and is simply the best work choice for her that I can imagine. Then we had a little chat.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

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. Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 7, 2017

That we no longer view employees through the lens of Fredrick Taylor’s scientific approach to management – where people are merely assets, and interactions are transactional in nature. This shift in focus in how conferences are designed reflects the current reality in today’s workplaces.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

That said, it never ceases to amaze me at the number of people who are charged with hiring who possess absolutely no skill at doing so. 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.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. How do we create the future while managing the present? Blog Post ). Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The simple truth is that all great leaders are highly skilled in matters of delegation. The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team.

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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. Let’s look at this from another angle…Why would you want to do business in the same fashion as your competitors?

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. For example, he worked purposefully to fashion an image of himself as a hardworking, hands-on inventor (he once reportedly smeared soot on his hands and face before an interview to bolster that reputation). [1] Innovation Capital.

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Management Excellence

APRIL 11, 2011

As technology finally begins to catch up to our long-standing vision for how it can positively change our work lives and our businesses, it may just be time for us to rethink our stone-age approaches on how we work.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Poor Communication Skills : Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. 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.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. If conflict does flare up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. As a person that works with CEOs and entrepreneurs on a daily basis I can tell you with great certainty that all leaders are not created equal when it comes to the competency of their decisioning skills.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

I have found that the most common reasons people tend to cite in support of using no are as follows: It helps to keep them from wasting time; It somehow manages risk; It builds character, and; It helps them focus by not biting off more than they can chew. Eroarea lui NU in management:[link] [.]

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Which of your leadership skills helped you most to rise through the ranks at Zane Benefits? Professional will and general curiosity are two core leadership skills we look for in team members at Zane Benefits. What leadership skills did you learn while playing sports in high school and college do you use today in the workplace?

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The people in the Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania, AES plant learned what many workers and managers know across the country: They learned who is responsible for the way things run. A courageous top manager in this firm, Bob Hemphill — who is a leader, no doubt about it — decided to declare war on “they.”

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions.

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CO2

AUGUST 13, 2010

Consistency in others is demonstrated by a strong track record of success and acting in a predictable fashion. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The people in the Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania, AES plant learned what many workers and managers know across the country: They learned who is responsible for the way things run. A courageous top manager in this firm, Bob Hemphill -- who is a leader, no doubt about it -- decided to declare war on "they."

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Time Management: As a solo entrepreneur, I find myself toggling between prospecting for new business, meeting with clients, administrative responsibilities, networking, planning, strategizing, and, oh, I almost forgot…actually doing the work! Take a class, attend a seminar, learn a new skill or volunteer for a favorite cause.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2012

Unless we take the time to do that, and have the skills to do it well, we could actually be less knowledgeable. More importantly, it no longer flows to decision-makers in a predictable, controlled fashion. All managers can (and need to) step up to a higher level of information discipline. It's a data free-for-all.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Benjamin Graham , the father of value investing, seldom met the managers of the companies he invested in because he felt they would tell him only what they wished him to hear and because he didn’t want to be influenced by impressions of personality. So is there something different about the managers who do succeed?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The mission of enabling data analytics in today’s enterprise is hobbled by the lack of the requisite skills in the marketplace, including: advanced statistics/mathematics, new analytics methodologies, advanced systems analysis, business fundamentals, regulatory and legal understanding, and general IT technical and data architecture skills.

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Steve Farber

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Rich turned to face the six sales managers who comprised the entire team of Cam’s direct reports. There’s a rumor going around the floor,” she said, getting right down to business, “that you’re going to put Cam back on the phones, and that he won’t be in management anymore, or something to that effect.”. Rich sighed. Which is?” “If

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Steve Farber

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Rich turned to face the six sales managers who comprised the entire team of Cam’s direct reports. There’s a rumor going around the floor,” she said, getting right down to business, “that you’re going to put Cam back on the phones, and that he won’t be in management anymore, or something to that effect.”. Rich sighed. Which is?” “If

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Steve Farber

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Rich turned to face the six sales managers who comprised the entire team of Cam’s direct reports. There’s a rumor going around the floor,” she said, getting right down to business, “that you’re going to put Cam back on the phones, and that he won’t be in management anymore, or something to that effect.”. Rich sighed. Which is?”. “If

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

From our view and experience, what underpins the success of these new ideas and approaches is the abilities, skills, and mindset of the company’s workforce. Plug-and-play e-commerce technology, search engine optimization, and other distribution solutions are making it ever easier for products to directly reach consumers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Most executives I talk to understand very well that digital technologies are permeating nearly every function of nearly every business. But digital technologies are no more strategies than electric power, telephone communications, or any other advanced technology. And yet many fall prey to two harmful myths. So forget the myth.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Instead, many organizations work to ramp up their existing staff’s analytics skills, including predictive analytics. As fashionable as it is, “data science” is not a business objective or a learning objective in and of itself. Scaling Your Team’s Data Skills. Turn it on and let it be your mantra.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

The technology most likely to change the next decade of business is not the social web, big data, the cloud, robotics, or even artificial intelligence. It’s the blockchain, the technology behind digital currencies like Bitcoin. Blockchain technology is complex, but the idea is simple. They make it difficult to cheat.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2015

Millennials are often maligned for their constant technology use and obsession with the social approval signaled by likes, shares, and retweets. And, according to a recent Deloitte survey of 7,800 people from 29 countries, only 28% of currently employed Millennials feel their companies are fully using their skills.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2011

Even though time is a key success metric, I am always amazed at how many leaders don’t manage it as such. Initiative Overload - Biting-off more than you can chew is a sure way to over-complicate things in a completely unproductive fashion. There is no excuse in today’s world that any leader should have a lack of organizational skills.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Amazon has only a handful of brick-and-mortar stores, Uber doesn’t manage a fleet of cars, and Ebay doesn’t manage a supply chain. And equipment must be maintained in a world that is becoming virtual and augmented by technology (VR and AR). For example, Health Technology had an average multiple of 5.1,

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

In fact, the relentless drive to embrace digital technologies has been ongoing for many decades. What also seems to have been forgotten are the lessons from these earlier attempts to leverage IT (remember that IT is a digital technology). The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

I also think my article gave Tronc’s management short shrift. As a former publishing CEO who managed a number of digital and print brands, I know how difficult that can be. But it’s really reporting that sets a publication apart, even in seemingly trivial areas like fashion and entertainment. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2018

This kind of unfortunate decision has happened over and over again, in wave after wave of transformative business technology. Therefore, no managers should view digital — or any other major technological innovation — as their sure salvation. It is multi-faceted and diffuse, and doesn’t just involve technology.

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