N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I don’t mean to downplay culture, as a diverse corporate culture is something to be strived for, but only if quality is not sacrificed. Just to be clear – You made my Top Bloggers List because of the quality of your content – not your ethnicity. Thanks for having this discussion Tanveer.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Most modern health care improvements seem to involve expensive technology and an uncomfortable amount of change management. But clinical and nonclinical staff at the Rotterdam Eye Hospital have improved patient care and raised staff morale at a very modest cost: 10 minutes a day and a special deck of cards. Kelly Sillaste/Getty Images.

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Health Care Stress Morale Airlines 8

HR Digest

JULY 29, 2020

If you analyze functions like finance, IT, and marketing you will find common drivers of success. According to Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2016 , “As technology makes data-driven HR decision-making a possibility, 77 percent of executives now rate people analytics as a key priority, up slightly from last year. Quality Hires.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2013

Insurance companies increasingly use clever technologies to segment their customers. Of course, as anyone who''s applied for a loan or credit card well knows, rating customers is an integral part of global finance. They cost more money, time, morale, talent, and opportunity that they''re ultimately worth.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2011

My contention, though, is that in looking at some of the beguilements — moral, even existential — beckoning to consultants over the last two decades, and at what we know about how Gupta responded to them, we might possibly begin to better understand how he could have gotten himself into the current mess.

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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. Take, for example, the impact of online technology.

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Education Levitt Retail Training 8

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

There is in fact a point where “bad customers&# can erode margins, negatively affect morale, or even tarnish a brand. I am constantly looking to upgrade the bottom tier of my clientele either by improving account performance or by releasing the client and replacing that business with a better quality account.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

The moral of my story continues to be that in order to be a great leader, you absolutely must be a great reader. link] mikemyatt Hi Jim: Shameless plugs are allowed when they direct people to quality information as does yours. Teddy Roosevelt was rumored to actually read two books a day. Thanks for sharing Anthony. All my best Jim.

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. In Benjamin Franklin's own words, "I conceived the bold and arduous Project of arriving at moral perfection. They tend to have a very good perspective on the need to blend quality with speed.

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