N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

link] Gordon R. link] mikemyatt Hi Gordon: Thanks for your well wishes Gordon. Thanks Mark. Clogston As a former Marine with 9 years of active duty I read your post and felt more than just a little of the pride and respect that I know you have for your son. They are greatly appreciated. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Thinking in terms of “ my way &# is right and therefore “ other ways &# are wrong is the basis for polarizing any relationship, which quickly results in converting discussions into power struggles. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. Dov Gordon [link] mikemyatt Hi Dov: As with other endeavors, poorly conceived or unneeded restructuring efforts will not end well.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2015

Innovation Advocate. 11 2,410 220 2,346 Brian Tracy Personal Development Professional Speaker, Author, Success Expert, CEO of Brian Tracy International¬ô 12 254,000 20,600 1,064,000 Charles Duhigg Personal Development New York Times reporter ([link] ) and author of The Power of Habit ([link] ). Author of @MeasureYourLife.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2012

But he's not alone in the judgment that we're not actually living in an era of great innovation. Gordon's productivity research.) But the innovations Brynjolffson has been looking at are mostly organizational. Then the Internet happened and everything got put on hold for a generation.".

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Gordon, an economist at Northwestern University, has recently published an important new book, The Rise and Fall of American Growth , which argues that the U.S. However, I think it’s clear that innovation since then has continued (and even accelerated) but has focused largely on information and communication technology.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

We all have the capacity for imagination and applied it has the power to unlock or fullest potential. This is a powerful book. He cites a passage from General Gordon Sullivan’s book, Hope Is Not a Method , that is particularly instructive. Love is both power and powerful. Honest, straightforward, and insightful.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

link] Gordon R. link] mikemyatt Wow…thanks for the thoughtful comment Gordon. Thanks for sharing Gordon. link] Gordon R. Gordon [link] mikemyatt No worries…I thought that's what you meant. Thanks for the clarification Gordon. susanmazza Gordon, I loved the key points you distilled here!

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

It’s an argument that economists such as Robert Gordon believe carries little weight, and the problem is not so much that the various benefits provided by the technologies of the 4th industrial revolution cannot be captured, but that the technologies themselves are not utilized enough. The new products, new technology, new startups.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In research for our book, Time, Talent and Energy, my co-author Michael Mankins and I found that such investments do indeed pay off: The top-quartile companies in our study unlocked 40% more productive power in their workforce through better practices in time, talent and energy management.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

Innovation takes courage and the willingness to be out in front rather than following the herd. The creativity to produce innovation can involve a great deal of improvisation rather than sticking to a fixed script. Power goes to the connectors , a 2009 lesson. It also takes dedication. Leaders are always on.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2013

When it comes to microchips — the miniature machines that run so much of our lives — innovation has driven us farther than we ever thought possible. The rate of semiconductor innovation is slowing, however, the way traffic on a freeway bottlenecks as lanes diminish. Two other players to watch closely are Samsung and TSMC.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

Greenery isn’t just an air-freshener that’s pleasant to look at, it can actually significantly boost employee well-being, reduce stress, enhance innovative potential, and boost a sense of connection. Yet most of us don’t spend much time in nature.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

I’ve always loved the contrast between Moore’s Law – Gordon Moore’s pronouncement that silicon chips’ power would double every 18 months – and Peter Drucker’s much more sober statement about the art of managing people: “We are not going to breed a new race of supermen.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Avis has taken an interesting (and bold) step by acquiring Zipcar, absorbing an innovative but struggling competitor at what is likely to be seen as a bargain price while acquiring a small but desirable customer base and gaining a foothold in the rapidly growing world of collaborative consumption.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

At Johns Hopkins, we experienced how powerful systems engineering can be when we set out to improve patient safety and quality of care in intensive care units. But we had to focus because the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which funded the project, wanted to ensure that we demonstrated results. Generally speaking, they don’t.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

Harry Gordon Selfridge, who founded the eponymous London-based retailer, did the unthinkable when he opened his first store in 1909, taking merchandise out from behind the counters so that customers could actually touch it. Innovation Leadership Retail' Hubris, right? That''s just negligent.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2013

He''s also just written a book, Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, and Change. I wrote the book on the conviction that innovation is important for having a healthy economy, for having an economy that will deliver prosperity. Or, an even more rare thing, dreaming up a new product to produce.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

This blog, and all of my work over the last 15 years, has celebrated the spirit of innovation, disruption, and changing the game. I know, I know. But last week, when the New York Times published one of those bound-for-the-time-capsule reports on the culture of Silicon Valley, I for one had had enough.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We hope this will serve as a powerful motivator to improve leaders’ decision making and bring sustainable business practices further into the mainstream. The Betty and Gordon Moore Foundation provided partial funding for the research. Brazil’s Beef Industry. Brazil is the world’s biggest beef exporter, with 19.6%

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The economics principle “The more you concentrate your buying power, the better your pricing” applies in health care, too. In one analysis , Gordon D. Health Innovation' That’s why health insurance companies can offer customers lower premiums by restricting the size of provider networks.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The economics principle “The more you concentrate your buying power, the better your pricing” applies in health care, too. In one analysis , Gordon D. Health Innovation' That’s why health insurance companies can offer customers lower premiums by restricting the size of provider networks.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I went into the tech industry, where I saw firsthand that male executives preferred to promote the ideas and innovations proposed by the female colleagues they happened to be having sex with. Obviously, each individual diminishes her earning power as she starts over. Power can either liberate or limit ideas.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2012

As Andy Grove said to Gordon Moore, after a year of aimless wandering, “If we got kicked out and the board brought in a new CEO, what do you think he would do? … What Matters Now : How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation by Gary Hamel. Moving ahead we need more clarity.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Gordon Brown said during the campaign that Scotland’s fight should not be with London but with globalization. For the UK, regional integration is a vital part of its ability to project economic and political power. Regions and cities will continue to get additional powers (as in the U.S.) Scotland’s economic future is bright.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Wherever government extends its tentacles, innovation follows. The authors offer a couple of reasons why a post office could itself increase an area’s innovation. More than that, though, the researchers see post offices as “as a proxy for the general presence and infrastructural power of the state.” ”

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