Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

W HENEVER we work with leaders, we have our own important worries—things like fairness, the amount of change we’re being asked to embrace, and our own personal goals. There are news reports of leadership misdeeds almost daily; leaders who pursue unethical approaches display a significant lack of regard for the dignity of others.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 15, 2021

For example, changes in customer satisfaction trends or engagement measurements, increase in complaints, unfavorable online and social media traffic, or pricing deterioration are leading indicators relevance may be in jeopardy. Pricing deterioration. Shrinking share of market. Margin deterioration. Service delivery issues.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

Mandy Price, co-founder and CEO of Kanarys Navigating Financial Headwinds with Confidence Financial wellness will no longer be a mere suggestion, but a cornerstone of employee well-being, prioritized alongside physical and mental health. To achieve strategic impact, HR must be a partner in driving business goals.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Regular, consistent one-on-ones with each staff member are the best way to get to know your people, understand their frustrations, grasp any interpersonal issues on the team, and help them achieve their goals. If people aren’t willing to pay full price for your stuff, then something is wrong with your offerings.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 28, 2020

My goal is to gain a fresh perspective on the environment. First, I list out all the significant assumptions I am making that underpin how businesses operate. 5) Pricing – Should you position your brand as a premium or everyday product? Is the price per use aligned to the average income level?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 8, 2020

Step 1: Set up for Success The most resilient businesses have a forever promise they make to their customers—it’s like a mission, but completely focused on the customer’s goals and challenges. You need people on your team with both strategic and operational skills—two very different kinds of people.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This time each year, I select from all the leadership books I read during the year my pick for the best new leadership book of the year. When it comes to leadership, why is empathy even more crucial today than it was five or even two years ago? A word that comes up a lot in the book is “empathy.” Start leading with heart.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

An Interview with Bob Lisser Achieving sustained and profitable growth is a goal for commercial entities worldwide. By combining these elements, businesses can align their operations with their long-term goals and set themselves up for enduring success. Why is it that most people don’t know their company’s main goals?

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 12, 2016

There is a change happening at the very top of the organizational hierarchy that, like a weather vane, reflects some of the fundamental changes happening across every organization and the marketplace they operate in. It also has had an impact on the way leadership works. This is where trust and leadership suddenly become synonymous.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2013

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC launches StrategyDriven Advisory Services, a management consulting firm dedicated to helping executives and managers define organizational needs and develop and manage the complex, mission critical projects needed to improve operational effectiveness and lower costs in response to today’s most pressing challenges.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 4, 2022

Changing your pricing strategy. When everyone is focused on clear goals, even if they’re difficult, a lot of conflicts end up feeling more like “striving together” than “fighting with each other,” which is a good way to think about the difference. You end up playing the corporate version of the kid’s game, “Operator.”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. If relationships are the currency of leadership, it is important for leaders to note that loyalty serves as the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

You should also know that this year brings with it new taxation and new regulations that may add expenses and affect the way you operate your business. Evaluate your leadership If you don’t improve your leadership skills, there is little chance your business can improve.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 11, 2012

(Terry’s Note: This is the latest in a series of posts written by guest writer Adam Tenenbaum , called Front Line Leadership. Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation. The journey up a mountain begins on familiar, comfortable terrain.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 1, 2020

Decipher the Leadership Code. Many people are overwhelmed when they are studying leadership. Alain Hunkins has released Cracking the Leadership Code that helps you demystify leadership. Alain Hunkins has released Cracking the Leadership Code that helps you demystify leadership. Daniel Kahneman. Connection.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. Digital transformation starts at a strategic level with leadership being committed to change. Advisory Services Focused on Leadership Training & Organization.

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The Empowered Buisness

JULY 7, 2014

Thousands of leadership books are published yearly to feed that thirst. Leadership is NOT about having the right answers. have you spent great effort and resources on goals and strategies that were never worth your time to begin with? Know which strategies and plans will lead you to your goals and which will not.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 27, 2021

You can consider opening a franchise for any established company where you will only require to find a proper location and arrange funds for your operations. The price fixation of your products. An effective plan is chalking down the purpose and goals of your business. It also helps in determining the production goals.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I was struck not only by their disciplined approach but also by their freedom to discover, develop and design within broad operating parameters—conditions I did not typically associate with large, for-profit corporations. Profit is necessary, but it shouldn’t be the paramount goal. And that would be a good thing. * * *. Eich , Ph.D.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 30, 2014

To be the organization of choice, for example, suggests that we offer the right products, at the right price, through the right distribution channels while providing the right customer experience. It does not automatically imply that we offer the lowest price or the best product in order to be "of choice".

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 7, 2017

Whether you’re facing price pressure from domestic competitors, startups, powerful customers, or low-cost overseas providers, you’ve heard the mantra of “productivity” preached again and again. And to boot, it will help you meet your goals with a lot less effort. Asking employees to find a way to do more with less.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

James Heskett and John Kotter found that organizations with strong corporate cultures realized over eleven years revenue growth of 682 percent, employment growth of 282 percent and stock price growth of 901 percent. Reputation drives your ability to attract new customers, retain those you have, and even to increase your prices.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2013

Bob is a 17 year employee, hard worker, never calls in sick, and over the last year has consistently gone above and beyond to help Marty meet his goals and take care of the customers. That’s a small price to pay for that kind of loyalty and commitment. I’ll talk to the operations manager.”. What should I do?”.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

When employees are informed of potential changes, they learn to trust the leadership and often they will give you new ideas you hadn’t thought of. The risk of letting them know what is really going on is worth the price you will have to pay for the gossip, backstabbing and drama due to uncertainty.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 3, 2014

Should she take up the role of ultimate A for the USA, not only could we assess her complete leadership – all leaders should be experience leadership as both an A and a C – but we could also study Bill Clinton’s ability to stay out of shot. Hoovering up the credit is best left for the A.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars. Clearly define your goals. But don’t be so obsessed with them that you allow yourself to be drawn into an emotional price war. In business, your competitor is the enemy. Know the enemy.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In the public arena, we vote for our leaders (this may provide the most obvious connection to our responsibility for bad leadership): In this case, we might ignore bad past behavior before we cast our vote. Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 10, 2012

A couple summers ago I had the incredible opportunity to attend a one week Dynamics of International Terrorism course with the Air Force Special Operations. As enthralled as I was with the presentations, one poignant leadership lesson stood out which I knew I’d have to eventually share. If so, ppl will follow your leadership advice!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

This includes sales , marketing, customer support, pricing, and revenue management, distinctly mapping out the path to sustainable, profitable growth. Under their stewardship, the CRO implements innovative revenue generation techniques and ensures effective business model operations.

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LDRLB

JULY 1, 2013

Strategy is not the result of an annual retreat, summarized in one sheet and discussed once in a while in leadership meetings. The goal is to cultivate a constant consciousness of the strategy, or purpose, of the company in every member of the organization. Maybe there’s a greater benefit for companies to have a purposeful strategy.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

We cannot assume that because someone implemented what was the best practice in the 1940s or 1960s, but it’s still the way we should be operating today. His firm was competing mainly on price – paying high salaries to attract candidates other companies also wanted to hire. That’s a mission that inspires people.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance?

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Coaching Tip

JULY 20, 2015

This can be deadly to their goals and aspirations. And in the process, you just may discover that the new ways you find — albeit through necessity — result in better value — including quality, service and/or price — to your customers. . Can't Get Enough Leadership. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. .

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 22, 2014

Only 52 percent of companies spend their time in a way that aligns with their strategic goals, according to a McKinsey survey of 1,500 executives from businesses of all sizes around the world. Some executives lost time by wasting too many hours online. Others got distracted by meetings, motivating their staff, or handling chronic emergencies.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The following tips will ensure you are ready to pay the price of success. Just because you have hired the best possible people for every leadership role in your company doesn’t mean they are all going to get along all the time. Expect conflict. Add by subtracting.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

Leadership. by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. Strategy is a plan of action designed to achieve a defined goal. So are goals. Regulators now worry that declining seed competition may lead to price increases on foods that every American family consumes.

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