N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Even worse is when those sound-bites are used in an attempt to make statements which embolden a corporate position that doesn’t really even exist to begin with. It has been my consistent experience that talent is one of the most often discussed, and least effectively actioned issues at executive leadership meetings.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

Yet I’ve seen so many companies with lofty-sounding “mission statements” and “core values” that have the most toxic workplaces imaginable. Leadership scholar John Gardner calls this outlook “tough-minded optimism,” and it’s a hallmark of cultures that can move and morph with the times.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

That means innovating products to reduce their impact and changing consumer behavior about how to use products. He had a mission statement back then – making cleanliness commonplace. How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together. Communication Leadership Marketing Sustainability' An HBR Insight Center.

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