N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. If not, then this post is for you. will go into decline.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2020

Maya Hu-Chan is a management consultant, executive coach, author, and speaker, and founder of Global Leadership Associates. When the term ‘It’s not about the money’ is used, the real issue is often about face.” Linda is a manager at a software company. Maya Hu-Chan. Spilled water is hard to regain.” Maya Hu-Chan. Me neither.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Those professionals that have self respect, and demonstrate a true respect for others regardless of their station in life, are much more likely to be successful over the long-term than those that use the tactics of disrespect to humiliate and intimidate. I wanted to put this question out there: Can humility be learned? Greenleaf in 1970.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

There is a simple short-cut which allows you to quickly extrapolate an hourly rate from a total annual compensation figure that I find useful for quick comparative purposes. As an up-and-coming preparing for management, I'm working to grasp these core concepts. Share and Enjoy: View Comments bfpower Well said, Mike.

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Women on Business

MAY 10, 2012

Many businesses today that would have traditionally sought after bank financing are turning to other solutions. Can this money come from traditional financing? For example if you are expanding and need to purchase $300,000 in new equipment a bank would traditionally finance this type of purchase.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

While the following may not be politically correct, I believe it nonetheless represents the truth - it also takes guts to be a leader. There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success. You should manage appearances on creating a feeling of comfort and engendering confidence…not on trying to impress.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

Even Streiff ended up concluding that it was the political nature of Airbus that prevented it from becoming an integrated company. In short, he became the unintended victim trapped by what the Financial Times called “byzantine organizational politics.” However, the reality is that politics is normal.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

In the masculine model of success, power and prestige take precedence, compassion, and long term consequences are secondary. Related posts: The Positive Side of Workplace Politics Post by Jane K. He ” by Robert Johnson is about the myth of Perceval and the Holy Grail. Think about our world at this time. Governor’s Conference for Women.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 25, 2009

Employee Engagement & the Magic of Remembering → May 26, 2009 · 1:06 am ↓ Jump to Comments Office Politics – The Bad, The Ugly & The Good How often have you said something like, “ I hate office politics. Here goes: Bad Office politics = Self-promotion over the greater good Self promotion is not a bad thing.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It's also important to very clearly define our terms when working in an organization for the reason MPFriedman describes above.

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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. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2016

For those in the public sector, this includes being shielded from governmental politics. These individuals can provide valuable political capital that enables a fund to take and defend decisions that may be politically controversial. Deft, pre-emptive management. Strong governance.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

According to a study conducted by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, diversity in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity has proven to be beneficial for companies operating in the United States. Similarly, other companies may include board members who bring their expertise from areas like computer science and political science.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

Globalization need be seen not as an inexorable fact of life but rather as a challenge and an opportunity that must be carefully controlled politically. They're in well-appointed offices at business schools and management consulting firms. They have relatively little to say about the political side of the changes they seek.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

With political upheaval roiling the streets of Cairo, the first concern of top management in many multinationals is to get their employees and their families out of Egypt safely. In both places, we know the instability will worsen macroeconomic performance in the short term. Certainly the money at stake is substantial.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 19, 2011

Most fail far short of the owners’ ambitions. It’s every businessperson’s nightmare: his or her company is failing, dysfunctional, stuck in neutral, and/or is disappointing overall, from the finances to the customer feedback. This U-turn must begin with you, the owner or senior manager, declaring war on yourself.

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 20, 2011

All these and more speak to the fact that communication is almost always best when aligned with the natural human tendency to think and learn in terms of stories. In short, what I needed for him to do was paint me the picture, not give me the dimensions of the frame. We remember what we see much better than what we merely hear.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Multinational companies do have their work cut out for them, and should take a second look at their 2014 plans — but this requires separating the signal from the noise to focus on their most important management challenges. That said, 2014 disruptions are unlikely to diminish medium-term growth, presenting an opportunity to “buy low.”.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

But many don’t have one, instead adopting only defensive, short-term, or narrowly self-interested “government relations” tactics. Unfortunately, engaging in the necessary sophisticated work across varying political cultures is not a natural act for many companies. The stakes are very high. A needed a pproach.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2012

2, 2010 speech " Patience and Finance." In "Patience and Finance," Haldane examines the neurological roots of patience and impatience and looks at everyday cases where one or the other wins out. When long-term investors start in the ascendency, prices tend to correct towards fundamentals. The long is short," they write.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

While I’ve often addressed what it really takes to create a talent driven organization, few companies seem willing to make the requisite investments needed to successfully align their actions with their management speak. If your company doesn’t have a Chief Talent Officer, Chief People Officer etc.,

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Managers often think about their careers in terms of winning and losing. Or those who find themselves on the short end in the latest reorganization or merger selection? With a background in both strategy and finance, Sheila was an up-and-coming manager at a well-known consumer products company.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We wrote about our adventure nearly a year ago in The Atlantic, but as we thought more about our interaction with Tejon Ranch’s managers, we realized there were valuable lessons that we wanted to share with the corporate leaders who are likely to confront the risk of an activist campaign. The team was polite and respectful.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

A short-lived economic revival followed, helped by international assistance from European countries and multilateral institutions, and high prices for Zimbabwe’s commodity exports. Without its own currency, Zimbabwe relies on USD for over 90% of transactions , but the collapse in exports means money is in short supply.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

And while it’s true, as they write, that “large bonuses and stock options have been held responsible for overly risky behavior and short-term strategies,” I know of no peer-reviewed evidence that the crisis was actually due to poor incentives, and their article cites none. Thus, while poorly designed incentives (e.g.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

When an entrepreneur decides to start a business, there are typically several important tasks at the top of his or her To-Do list, such as writing a business plan, choosing a name, and obtaining financing. Doing so can set a pattern, diminish the long-term value of a product or service, or hurt cash flow (if the sale results in a loss).

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

When an entrepreneur decides to start a business, there are typically several important tasks at the top of his or her To-Do list, such as writing a business plan, choosing a name, and obtaining financing. Doing so can set a pattern, diminish the long-term value of a product or service, or hurt cash flow (if the sale results in a loss).

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

Not only has business investment in R&D been outpacing economic growth in recent years (2012 is the most recent year available), but it’s also outpacing longer term trends. We should also question the assumption that investor preference for quick returns limits managers’ ability to invest in the future.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2011

In a recent paper, Jonathan Morduch and Jonathan Conning explain the role of debt and equity financing in the microfinance industry. In microfinance, just as in corporate finance, one of the key ratios driving investors is the debt-to-equity ratio. At the prevailing ratios, management failed to act prudentially.

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Chris Brady

JULY 19, 2010

In short, from a world-view that disdains accomplishment and merit (whatone accomplishes and earns) and instead focuses upon position and power andprestige (who one is and who one knows), heroes are made out of those who seemto succeed despite the rules of effort, contribution, and earning it.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

Year-on-year price increases for existing therapies have allowed the industry to maintain profitability, but those short-term fixes have come at a heavy cost: decreased public satisfaction with the industry and increased political scrutiny. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the lowest number since 2007.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

So far the crisis has claimed a lot of political scalps in the severely indebted countries, most notably and recently that of Silvio Berlusconi. It's a sign of some of the (potentially dangerous) strain that the crisis is having on the political systems in these countries. But let's try and round up some of the various threads.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

Earlier this week, on April 16, the US nominee Jim Yong Kim was selected over Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo. This was just one round in a developing fight over the rules and norms that govern the international political economy.

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