N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

My challenge to you is this…set the chinning bar very high for yourself by reevaluating your goals and objectives to insure that you are on a path towards significance. I concur that it is of no use to sit in judgment of others, and applaud you for the maturity that position displays.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

The business absolutely needs energetic and emotionally mature leaders for it to prosper. The sharp focus and direction on your objectives and goals can only be maintained with constant monitoring of your procedures and processes. Objective analysis of how the organization has operated to date. Finance charges are negotiated.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

This is something where a lot of small businesses fall into murky waters because they either don’t invest the time or finances into their imagery. You can smell a primitive company from a mile off because their images are not mature and, more importantly, do not sync well into their business brand.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

While I’m not going to deny that social media brings with it new tools, platforms and communication channels, I vehemently object to the premise that you need to morph into an uber geek or communications savant to learn to use them and to reap their many benefits. link] Allan W. link] Allan W.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

All the best, Dan [link] Dan Rockwell Mike, When I read this part of the conversation it made me think about the importance of someone who holds out the grand objective with tenacity and won't let others quit until they figured out a way to make it happen. But I will listen. silence) … great then lets move forward.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

However, only 11% described themselves as being either “mature” or “advanced” on the learning curve. Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

A matrix structure is an example of hard-wiring, because the two bosses of a manager in a matrixed position have the joint responsibility to set his objectives, supervise his work, do his appraisal, and ensure his development. This can be achieved through hard-wiring or soft-wiring. Don’t pretend. Use full lines in different colors.)

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

One CFO I know managed finance for a spin-off firm when it went public and then returned to the parent company in a corporate position. Another CFO led finance for multiple units so he could gain a breadth of knowledge across the business before becoming the corporate CFO. State your ambition.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

Some seek stricter accounting of ROI based on objectively measurable goals and achievements. On a recent trip, he briefed me on his business plan and on the school's operations with the maturity and confidence of a seasoned entrepreneur. Many others simply want a more visceral sense that their dollars are being spent effectively.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

We often think we’re starting far ahead of where we objectively are and that we’ve arrived when we’re still hundreds of miles from our goal. The challenge for many of us is that we’re delusional about our actual origin and destination.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

So how do you know when your skills have matured to the point that you’ve become an excellent communicator? Again, you must keep in mind that for successful interactions to occur, your objective must be in alignment with those you are communicating with. It’s called being prepared and developing a contingency plan.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I began to realize that regardless of my client’s size or market focus, from early stage to small business to enterprise, I was constantly having to deal with the same challenges in thinking and planning, before we could focus on the project objectives. As humans we are Natural Born Gravity Machines. I don’t think they work.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

As IT steps up as mentor, it needs to mature as well. Historically, people got to the C-suite by progressing up the career ladder in one discipline, moving among multiple companies until they made it to an executive role in finance, sales, etc. IT needs to step up, but collaboratively — not as the smartest guys in the room.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

As Pete Ramstad and I note in Beyond HR , leaders often have far better developed frameworks for the value proposition of the finance function than for HR. Uber apparently lacked oversight about sexual harassment behavior; it seems far less likely that such oversight would be lacking when it comes to finance.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Certain kinds of objective information cannot come from within your own camp. For project purchases, such as printing, graphic production, video production and materials creation, consultants customarily mark up slightly, to cover bank financing and handling costs. What is their maturity level? It’s lonely at the top.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As I have matured and learned more about both business and life, I have become less economically fearful and defensive. Be objective as to the client’s welfare. This has made compliance with my no-jerk rule quite a bit easier. Fools, I’ve come to realize, thrive on our defensiveness, fears, and insecurities. Be efficient.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Market maturity: Salespeople in mature markets focus on protecting business with existing customers, while salespeople in growing markets tend to focus on new customer acquisition. Unfortunately, that sort of consistency doesn’t happen. for competencies or activities), with a maximum allowable payment of 20% of incentives.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Even then, organizations differ from one to another according to their purposes and objectives. And while I might understand that and actively try to implement those techniques – experience still rules. It's the old example; you can hear 100 times that when you open the door, a dog on a chain will try to attack you.

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