The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

While the concept of thought leadership is well established among individuals, it is less so among organizations, which is a gap a recent study from INSEAD attempts to plug. The researchers first gathered data on follower counts and company revenue to evaluate the link between opinion leadership and business success.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 17, 2020

Whenever someone asks me to define marketing, I tell them that a marketer’s primary responsibility is to differentiate because when two competing products are perceived as being the same, consumers are forced to make their choice based on price. Tech-First Paradigm. A lack of focus equates to a lack of positioning.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

It refers to the ability of various systems and devices to exchange and interpret data, which is critical in ensuring that patient data can be shared across different healthcare providers and organizations. However, the complexity and fragmentation of the healthcare market made this a daunting task.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

Twelve years after launching culture change consulting services, I am finally sitting down to write about six defining values of a leadership culture. No surprise that all six values rise and fall on leadership. Surveys were built for mass production, not carefully and strategically customized for unique cultures.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It’s an honor when clients or friends refer me for a speaking engagement. And, while I speak about Leadership and Workplace Culture, I realize that other topics are timely and meaningful based on an organization’s specific situation. Heather Younger – helps organizations create safe spaces and a culture of listening.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2020

However, it was interesting to see The FT, an early mover in understanding the movement, noting that “the word ‘extinction’ in their title isn’t just referring to plants, insects and animals. And movements like Extinction Rebellion have clearly acted as the ‘canary in the coalmine’ in an array of critical contexts.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 10, 2018

It is the creation of commercial viable products and service. Markets are where the value of innovations are articulated. Innovation requires creating value that exceeds the cost of production. Business, and markets more broadly, are often the catalyst for innovation and are thus a critical players in our innovation challenge.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 8, 2020

And you need leadership that has a longer time horizon so you can invest in relationships. But there may be other attributes—they use your products regularly and well. For example, they might refer in new customers, or speak at your events, or provide feedback on product direction. So try to understand why.

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Business Model Long-term KPI Loyalty 282

Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Idea Generation: Struggling to come up with ideas for a team activity, product innovation, or rewards? <INSERT YOUR PRODUCT AND RESULTS DATA> 2.3. Sample Prompt: Two of my direct reports are struggling to find a compromise on new product features. <PRODUCT SHEETS> 3.3. Ask AI for a list of suggestions.

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CO2

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Executive coaching has become a pivotal strategy for businesses aiming to navigate the complexities of modern leadership. The “ROI of executive coaching” refers to the Return on Investment from engaging in executive coaching services. Deepening Self-Awareness: Understanding oneself is key to effective leadership.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The author believes, “The best marketing strategy is to be referable.” He writes, “Referability means that your very best clients and customers are continually cloning themselves – continually introducing you to those like themselves or better than themselves.”. Could being referable be that simple? He is correct.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Reflections on Charismatic Leadership. In marketing, this idea is used in “purpose branding”—how a brand can change the world for the better. Leadership author John Kotter identifies the creation of a vision for change and communication of the change vision as the third and fourth steps in his model for effective change management.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

A few common methods include: The number of people reporting up through the organization The quantity or amount of product or services produced The “bottom line&# or income produced by the company The number of links, references or accolades to the leader or the organization Other methods that focus on things and not people.

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Leadership Bottom-up Long-term Taylorism 170

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. I’ve never been a fan of what I refer to as “make-work” disciplines. Identifying leaders? Have we really degenerated to this point?

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Brian Tracy's Leadership Success

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Many leadership qualities have been observed throughout history. Identify Areas of Growth and Improve Your Leadership Skills. What is Leadership? Leadership is the act of guiding a group of people or organization to a desired goal, result, or higher level. Download My Personal Development Plan Template Today.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Making Decisions to Make You Most Productive by Kevin Eikenberry on December 20, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning Decisiveness is an important skill. Interested in those results? A clear why.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

AI need not be indistinguishable from human behavior, or capable of stimulating human reasoning—what is sometimes referred to as strong AI. We need only a computer system to perform tasks that were traditionally performed by human beings, in what is traditionally referred to as weak AI.

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Operations Industry Learning-by-Doing Automotive 288

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

If you really want to understand a leader’s perspective on the market, ask them about their competition. Where I’m not the best fit, I refer my peers or in some cases I partner with them, but I attempt to ensure the client receives the best solution whether or not said solution includes me or my firm.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

But a problem that’s becoming ever more visible is that some organisations have made authenticity their marketing strategy, rather than a business one. This isn’t a marketing issue, this is a business-wide issue, involving every facet of the organisation. And this genuinely has to go all the way.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a masterful job of explaining the leadership principle of influence through the five myths about leadership: The Management Myth: Management focuses on maintaining systems and processes.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. Research points out that while nearly half the population is introverted, extroverts hold the majority of leadership roles. The following is a guest piece by Kate Rodriguez. Here’s how: 1.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2021

The precise difference between managers and leaders has been a topic of discussion in the leadership community for many decades, and the conversations often reveal a clear preference for the seemingly sexier task of leadership over the bean-counting that so often encompasses managerial administration. Overvaluing leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

In fact, I hold Marshall in such high professional regard that he is one of only three other coaches that I’ll refer people to if I’m unable to meet their needs. On with the inteview… Mike Myatt : How would you describe your business and what do you do? My business has 3 primary aspects: I write, speak and coach.

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Blog Leadership Brand Media 289

Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Organizations are shaped as much by the personalities of their leaders as by product innovations, marketing prowess, or technical ingenuity, yet identifying personality attributes that promote or inhibit organizational effectiveness has been an elusive goal, despite the existence of assessment centers and executive coaching.

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Leadership Teamwork Executive Coaching Delegation 70

General Leadership

MARCH 5, 2014

This is our 10th installment of the “ 12 Virtues of Leadership ” series and tonight we feature the virtue of “ Self-Control.” Lori Mixson began her career in the political world as an aide to the infamous Congressman Charlie Wilson and is often referred to as “The Last Angel” of what was known as “Charlie’s Angels”.

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Film Education Politics Consultative 402

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. There has been no shortage of information published on the topic of Emotional IQ or what’s referred to as EQ in recent years.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

People who lead from this perspective bring completely different practices than those who have a more parental view of their leadership role. Innovative service leadership relies on the naturalness of valued relationships instead of “proper” dealings, artificial structures, and contrived pecking orders.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By turning to a skillful executive coaching company that knows exactly how to deliver results when it comes to leadership coaching and helping leaders do what they do best: optimize their performance, imagine further, and lead well. Still, it has taken many different forms, and today, not all executive or leadership coaching is created equal.

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Executive Coaching Execution Self-aware Company 318

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

They know the ins and outs of the business, and can help your organization traverse the landscape and develop new products or services that can help you increase your market share. These people are called subject matter experts (SME). Depending on the extent of the loss, the firm might lose its competitive advantage.

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Competitive Advantage Types of Knowledge Document Knowledge Management 212

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Workers who adapt and grow with the organization in a time of accelerated change will be able to launch products and services that meet market needs. Upskilling refers to advancing within your current function. Upskilling refers to advancing within your current function. These were code words for marketing automation.

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Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

Skip Prichard

MARCH 24, 2021

I’ve spoken with Scott McKain , my guest on this week’s episode of “Aim Higher,” many times—both because he’s a friend and because he says so many things that resonate with me and with my own philosophies of leadership and personal development. You can’t be iconic without first being distinctive.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Research conducted by McKinsey and Company found the customer experience, the more likely they will be to return and directly refer you to others. Is your product as cutting edge as Tesla? And, certainly not if you want to build a devoted customer base that will become avid extensions of your sales and marketing departments.

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Leading Blog

JULY 16, 2021

Of all the business and career memes to gain popularity, few have compromised integrity in business, leadership, and personal success more than the expression “Fake it till you make it.” Horn then takes us through her journey as the CEO of a public relations and marketing communications agency. No one is immune.

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Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The story is no different when it comes to developing a leadership strategy in times of change. Whether it be a global pandemic, a company restructuring or a merger, a leadership strategy is crucial if you want to manage shifts and times of uncertainty. A leadership development plan also acts as a compass for navigating change.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

including digital marketing success. The digital marketing promise has always included the ability to measure the impact of your online marketing dollars. Delivering on this promise has been a challenging activity that many leaders grapple with when measuring digital marketing benchmarks for success.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Regardless of the methods used, or whom you choose to do the work with, you’ll want to be sure to create these key work products: 1. This refers to a set of leadership principles for use in driving your cultural transformation. This refers to an assessment and characterization of your existing cultural landscape.

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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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