Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. Over time, many fear-based leaders unknowingly train their team to think: “Why even try if there is no upside? Remember that respect is earned, and fear is imposed.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

By the way, employee performance and morale at Wal-Mart is near all time lows… Diversity mandates just don’t work… Talent begets talent and blending occurs naturally when good decisions are made for the right reasons. This is perhaps the greatest gift of immersing oneself in diversity training and education.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's not – Unless the request infringes upon our values, moral or ethical standards using no as a response is just intellectually lazy, avoidance or ego centric – imho [link] mikemyatt So Dan, tell me how you really feel All kidding aside, you and I are definitely on the same page here.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times. How sad is this?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. Sales was traditionally seen as a form of service work, with an emphasis primarily on developing moral character. And companies performed the training, not schools.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Many managers proudly describe the team-building initiatives they've pursued to create a sense of staff cohesion and morale. Others talk about scheduling team meetings to clarify roles and responsibilities within the group or the staff members they've sent to training programs. Don't get me wrong.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Through a well-structured operating process, partners expand and align their efforts and draw on comparative strengths.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Poor customer service dramatically causes loss of sales, decline of company reputation, lack of new customers and referrals, increased discounting, lower morale, higher turnover — all further perpetuating a poor customer experience. Intentionally train employees. Customer service and soft skills aren’t common sense.

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Company P&L Bottom-up Advertising 72

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Workers were carefully trained to follow processes exactly as they were laid out. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. Precision made it easy for managers to oversee their employees. This is also true of executives.

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Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Back-testing against simpler models can help banks limit the impact of potentially inexplicable conclusions drawn by artificial intelligence, especially if there is an unknown event for which the model has not been trained. Insight Center. Adopting AI.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 12, 2021

Music is my first language, the machine code of my operating system. This came in the first book we wrote together, The Red Circle , which traced Brandon’s story from childhood through SEAL training, deployment in Afghanistan, leading and revamping the SEAL sniper course, and exiting to the private sector. We share a passion for music.

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Open-book Books Short-term Advice 133

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

” Elizabeth Grace Saunders, author of How to Invest Your Time Like Money and the founder of Real Life E Time Coaching & Training , agrees. Research shows that predictable time off improves productivity and morale. Then, one day, in an operations meeting, he had an epiphany.

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Productivity Products How To Micromanagement 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job. Operational Statistics. Every day in the U.S.,

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

My leadership training is from the Marine Corps. In Benjamin Franklin's own words, "I conceived the bold and arduous Project of arriving at moral perfection. Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. I completely agree with General Patton.

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