N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

This isn’t rocket science, rather it’s just plain-old, good leadership. Thanks, Sami [link] mikemyatt Thanks Sami – Good luck with the new business and thanks again for stopping by Sir.

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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. So what is it?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics. Leaders who attempt to use command and control tactics without the necessary underpinnings of real leadership principles will simply not do well. Loyalty matters… What say you? [.]

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. .” Professor Huggy Rao, Stanford Graduate School of Business . Leaders25 2020 Top CHRO Awards. The CHRO job just got more interesting, and so did this year’s awards. Affiliates.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Remember that most people who fail just quit a bit too early in the process.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Continuity should flow from values to vision, mission to strategy, and objectives to tactics to process. Put simply, if you’re going to spend your time and money do it where you get the biggest bang for the buck. Be consistent: Consistency in all things throughout the value chain is critical.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Sandberg said, adding, and “News, health, finance, shopping and commerce— we think similarly, all of these things will be rebuilt by companies that work with us to put social at the core.". Email and search are two of the most used and most effective marketing tactics. Seth Godin: Poke the Box.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

link] ATIG We must rethink the leadership tactic !!!! " I think if he was a leader he would have stepped up and stopped begging for it. He proved he was a follower by asking others to put him into a higher position. Leaders lead and inspire, they don't beg. link] Looking For Leadership | WORDPRESS! [.] Original post by achira32 [.]

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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 appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.

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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. It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Anything other than this fosters unhealthy dependencies that bring out the worst in people and not the best they have to offer. “Diversity&# has never been an issue for me simply because I don’t make business decisions based upon social mandates or politically correct thinking. of virtually every diversity segment.

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

It’s easy to think expertise can solve this problem through more accurate predictions, but Philip Tetlock’s book, “Expert Political Judgment” reports results from over 20 years of evidence spanning over 80,000 expert predictions. It may be key to effective predictive analytics, especially for your talent.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

The new assignment meant managing people who had been her superiors and overseeing functions, like finance, in which she had no expertise. When she met with the finance manager, one of her new direct reports, Clara greeted her warmly, putting an arm around her shoulders as she’d seen her own boss do in the past. Further Reading.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

Shipment volumes through North American ports, which fell 20% in 2009 from a record peak in 2007, are now higher than they were in 2007, and port-expansion plans from Vancouver to Los Angeles/Long Beach are bogged down by political wrangling. One tactical approach is to make more use of air freight. Railway systems are near capacity.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

While I might spend a bit of time evaluating the most efficient strategy for getting to the other side of said wall, it will ultimately be my focus on the tactical execution of conquering the challenge that will determine my success. A bias toward action is always a better path than falling prey to analysis paralysis.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

They should be incorporated into integrated solutions that eliminate redundancies, and build in tactical leverage points. It must be actionable through tactical implementation. Evolving : Ideas should contain a road-map for versioning and evolution that is in alignment with other strategic initiatives and the overall corporate mission.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In spite of these realities, clarity can be achieved and cultural, socio-economic, and political differences mitigated by analyzing needs and aspirations of both individuals and groups. In hockey if you know generally where the puck will be heading and how fast it will travel you're well on your way to victory through tactics.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

In many organisations influence is a function of previously proven experience (earned stripes so to speak) and people who are fresh to the organisation, with different ideals and approaches and who are less politically connected may find their ideas sqeezed out by institutional knowledge and cultural dominance. Let me expand.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Be willing to change your tactics, but not your core principles. Spare me the sanitized, politically correct rhetoric and just tell me what’s on your mind. Most overnight successes are 20 years in the making. Double your ratio of questions to statements. Don’t waste time trying to be successful, spend time being useful.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2010

" It is amazing to me just how simple a concept that is and how in spite of having a dearth of "institutions of higher learning" how foreign this concept seems in our culture not just in business or politics, but across the discipline spectrum.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

While it is sometimes necessary to “Shock and Awe” this tactic should be reserved as a last resort. Use great questions, humor, stories, analogies, relevant data, and where needed, bold statements to help connect and engender the confidence and trust that it takes for people to want to engage.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

They didn’t want this book – they wanted a tactical book on sales and marketing. So I listened to their advice and secured both – only to find that they wanted to change a lot of things about Defy Gravity that I didn’t like. I could write that but, it wasn’t my passion. So I drew the line – and they fired me. Wow, that was a shock.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We have written extensively on shareholder activism , and one of us coauthored a study in the Journal of Finance showing that, on average, activists produce value for targeted companies. The team was polite and respectful. As we recounted in the Atlantic article, Tejon Ranch management was polite and respectful.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

HBR Guide to Office Politics. ” Weeks also recommends observing how others successfully cope with these situations and emulating their tactics. .” Your strategy for the conversation should be “flexible” and contain “a repertoire of possible responses,” says Weeks. Further Reading. Communication Book.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, As someone who gets pitched quite a bit by coaches, solution providers and would be sages on everything from sales tactics, process improvement, to business strategy I echo your sentiments. It is about getting the result the client wants. Here is my bottom line take. Thanks for stopping by John.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Maybe it’s just a nice politically correct soundbite that gets some good play, or is it simply flawed logic? All the perks and benefits in the world won’t cause a company to thrive if not governed by sound core values, which have been wrapped into a vision that can be strategically and tactically implemented.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Almost without fail, this tactic is a trite and clichéd attempt to somehow insinuate that speed in decisioning is a weakness, and that quick decisions are somehow synonymous with reckless decisions. “Analysis Paralysis&# leads to missed opportunities and failed initiatives. In it, he describes why action is more important than [.]

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

It’s easy to think expertise can solve this problem through more accurate predictions, but Philip Tetlock’s book, “Expert Political Judgment” reports results from over 20 years of evidence spanning over 80,000 expert predictions. It may be key to effective predictive analytics, especially for your talent.

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