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. Poor Communication Skills : Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium.

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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

JANUARY 16, 2011

While you might not detect brand taints associated with overexposure in the short-term, this principle holds true across most genres over time. Let me offer just a few examples to help connect the dots: Recording artists that release too many CDs over too short of a time period hurt their own appeal. will go into decline.

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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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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. I hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend as well.

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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. Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Long-term experience will either validate or invalidate first impressions.That said, it's the first impression that buys you the privilege of having the chance to be in the game to begin with. I believe that first impressions do matter but just in the short time. Thanks for highlighting that thought in your comment.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Business is fluid, dynamic and ever evolving, which means that static advice is at best short lived, but most times is simply incongruous with the very nature of business itself. Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. As an example, Look at Apple! But manufacturing?

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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. He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus. That's 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. Here's the short version: "A person can't be best friends with 2,000 people. link] Allan W. link] Allan W. Best wishes Sir.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2016

For those in the public sector, this includes being shielded from governmental politics. Some institutions, such as the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board , are stand-alone legal entities with an independent board and a requirement to operate at arm’s length from government. Strong governance. Deft, pre-emptive management.

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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. “We looked at their experiences and not just their demographic background—the more functional aspect of diversity.

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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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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

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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

AUGUST 3, 2012

Along with explaining in clear if caustic terms how financial markets work, the book prefigures almost every criticism of the financial system that's been levied since the crisis of 2008. I also started thinking that, with a little updating, Wall Street would make for a great introductory finance textbook. It's brilliant.

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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

He was constantly cautioning about short-term hires, and believed that you shouldn’t hire anyone whom you couldn’t keep and develop over the long haul. 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.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We still believe the executives at Tejon Ranch made some mistakes, as did we, but our biggest collective mistake was thinking in terms of threats rather than opportunities. One popular view of activists is that they are short-term, cut-and-run operators who are looking for a quick profit. They were also cautious.

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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. That exceeds its operating income of $52.5 And it’s not just short-term investors that like buybacks and dividends.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

All of these issues rushed back to mind recently when the political leadership at the current U.S. From a practical perspective, removing the guidance changed nothing in terms of employer responsibilities — the law is still the law. Sometimes, workers’ losses go far beyond wages.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2011

An executive in the company's finance operations adopted a Six Sigma belt-driven approach to reduce costs in the company's global shared service centers. They like the notion of using experienced improvement experts (internal or external) to drive projects with short ramp-ups and delivery times.

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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. But just rescheduling debt payments may not be enough.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

A few verbal tweaks (such as renaming the “Troika” — which consists of the EU, the IMF, and the ECB — the “Institutions”) were given as a political concession to the newly elected government, which had created high expectations with its electorate. So, clemency on loan terms might make procedural sense.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

The difference is that the United States has its own money , the dollar, while Spain operates on foreign money , the euro. Finance Minister Domingo Cavallo (himself a Harvard economics Ph.D.) The worst part is that southern European governments and banks operate on the euro. In 2011, U.S.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Although he came from a family of short-lived men, he had an iron constitution and weathered many illnesses that would have killed a less robust man. Washington ran his own spy network during the war and was often the only one privy to the full scope of secret operations against the British. He lived to the age of 67.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. Pitches MUST be short, which is more time-consuming than presenting long ones. Place ad in an unusual venue, attend a political events, support a new cultural organization, or even be friendly at the Health Club. Don’t be timid.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Our stakeholder-based strategy rests on the following key pillars: People: The human factor plays a central role in our operations, and thus our business growth must be tied to the growth of our people. Much of our corporate strategy is geared towards the long term, and this is where I believe lies the strength of private companies.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The cost of equipping a ship and maintaining a base of operations in what is now Indonesia, and the conservatism of the directors, meant no rewards for the shareholders. A payout finally came in 1610 — in mace (a spice), not cash — only after a short-selling campaign by a disgruntled former investor. Boards China Finance'

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 1, 2010

John Baldoni : You asked us to keep our answers short so I don’t have time to delineate all my faults, but let me say one thing I work on is patience. Get it done and get it done now is a real challenge that may not set up organizations for long term success. Mike Myatt : What do you see as your greatest weakness?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Carla's manager raised her peers' concerns with Carla, she but responded that she had no time for corporate politics and "handholding" those who couldn't keep up with her drive and intensity. Shortly thereafter, the pace of her career progress began to stall.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

We may be able to in the short run, but not when our final stories are written. All the rest of this stuff is just politics and money." One way I have thought about these issues is in terms of one's calling. Trying to re-engineer an entire life in a few short years down the home stretch is a tough row to hoe.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

Schlesinger warns that sometimes you're up against an impossible task — the job is too big, the politics are too tricky, there aren't enough resources, or you don't have the required skills and experience. Run short experiments to test whether your current situation is unfixable. Don't run out the door. Principles to Remember.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Most people fleeing conflict and political oppression don’t want handouts – they want to work in order to create some semblance of a normal life for their families. In short, Europe needs young, skilled workers who can pay taxes and contribute to social security today.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

The greatest leaders throughout history have been nothing short of relentless in their pursuit of knowledge. The Samsung Economic Research Institute ( [link] ) conducted a study and the results match up with yours in terms of the number of books CEOs read each month. link] James Strock Terrific post, as ever!

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

Even in this era of political gridlock there is agreement in Congress that entrepreneurs need support. If policymakers hope to be successful in their efforts to promote entrepreneurs and small businesses, they need to know what works – in short, they need a “Playbook” for small business job creation.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

companies don’t pay taxes on debt-financed investments, which amounts to a subsidy. In short, tax rates are lower for companies in practice than in theory, and the distinction between the U.S. In short, while it is hard to identify a competitiveness problem, the U.S. And in practice, the foreign income of U.S.

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