N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

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’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation.

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Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. They run business units and geographic regions.

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Self-aware Leadership COO Influence 83

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  As a service to you I have narrowed down this collection of reading material to highlight five blog posts from the week of August 2nd to August 8th, 2010 that I found to be especially noteworthy.  Enjoy!

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Blog Human Resources Human Capital Talent Management 124

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Lack of Interaction : Along the lines of number one above, if executives, management, and staff don’t proactively seek your advice and input then you have a respect problem. Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics.

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Loyalty Blog Leadership Brand 417

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

A leader’s view on competition will not only reveal a lot about their beliefs on current and future market trends, but also on innovation, branding, talent management, supply chain issues, constituency management, capital markets, and customer facing. Current or former employees who could become competition.

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Leadership PR Disintermediation Supply Chain 353

N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 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 think not.

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Blog Loyalty Long-term Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Unless you are a very large enterprise it is unlikely that you have the time, money, staffing, or external professional relationships to execute a brand management strategy such as the one outlined above. The preceding description paints the perfect illustration of why branding is one of my favorite topics…It is complex.

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Brand Blog How To Public Relations 271

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

link] ATIG Dear Mike, "I've found that 90% of problems companies have on-line are created by management, not technology" David Segal Why not E-leader ( participative) for better decision making to do the right thing ? Can manager be leaders? Identifying leaders? Have we really degenerated to this point?

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Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 30, 2020

What sort of tactics and practices can help you in this situation? We have got to commit to a wide variety of tactics, so our teams know what is out there and what they can do to combat it. Many organizations invest in sophisticated equipment but don’t have the means to operate it. Your employees are prone to human error.

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Education Outsourcing How To Training 66

Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Numerous forecasting models are based off economic indicators like the Consumer Confidence Index and it is critical that you follow and understand how these leading indicators relate to your organization's operations.

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Conference Human Resources Human Capital White Paper 133

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2013

But we have come to tolerate the illusion that the essential matters of work can be invented, managed, and sustained through the creation, storage, retrieval, display, and publication of information. What was invented as a means to replace the post office has now become the most common management tool in organizations.

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Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 63

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Then we have to deconstruct our abilities in each area, map a tactical plan to get better and measure our progress. In whatever role we choose to excel, we first must 'know' the inter-connected elements that define competency. Short of this, saying we need to be more disciplined is like shooting at a target in the fog.

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Blog Leadership Brand Consultative 418

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2010

I call this ‘managing yourself smart,’ and here are some guidelines to help navigate social media. As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. To learn more about Barry, click here.

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Guidelines Management Media Newsletter 62

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Yet, despite the negative connotations, most companies still operate bureaucratically – insisting employees work inside of increasingly complex structures with processes and procedures designed to standardize or control everything. Lock in and Engage Top Talent. Silent Killer #3: Bureaucratic Styles.

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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.

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Servant Leader Long-term 419

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. To be blunt, the concept of equality in the workplace has only made team building more difficult as employees seem to have a sense of undeserved entitlement with regard to their roles and responsibilities.

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

She was the model for executive assistants and office managers everywhere. Back characters on TV shows included restaurant and bar operators, where the stars went top relax. Think as a manager, not as a worker. Learn and do the things it will take to assume management responsibility. Be mentored by others.

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Rogers Henderson Mentor Learning-by-Doing 62

HR Digest

MAY 6, 2024

An HRIS (Human Resources Information System) is a software solution that helps organizations manage and automate core HR processes like payroll, time tracking, and employee benefits administration. Consolidated HR Operations What is an HRIS? What is an HRIS?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Precision made it easy for managers to oversee their employees. Every spot on every line was visible to managers. But Bernstein and his team observed that when managers were not watching, employees secretly developed and shared better ways of doing the work. The first type is known as tactical performance.

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Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2014

According to “Spin Selling” author Neil Rackham, when Xerox first established a sales operations group in the 1970s to take on activities such as sales planning, compensation, forecasting, and territory design, group leader J. •Manage sales force automation and CRM systems and processes.

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Offshoring Outsourcing Analysis Incentives 9

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

That said, the way to minimize the impact of discrimination is not through bureaucratic mandates or by playing the diversity card – these tactics increase the diversity gap and heighten resentment. The essence of managing cognitive bias is to realize that it is unavoidable, it is an essential part of being human."

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2017

Management consulting is a challenging environment in which to cultivate apprenticeship, because staff regularly jump from project to project and manager to manager. As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. ” Using Strengths-Based Development.

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Diversity Consultative Attrition Survey 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Simple tactics can amplify social connection and shared purpose. Organizations can encourage managers to talk with their direct reports about what aspects of work they find meaningful, and get managers to share their perspectives with employees, too. increase in annual operating profits.

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Creativity Report Conference Mentor 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2014

Companies have long developed and managed their sales people differently from other employees, placing great emphasis on individual performance. We’ve also seen an increase in importance of network performance at the manager level. Its structure, skills, metrics, and rewards have mostly remained the same.

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Team Metrics Compliance Attrition 10

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business. All initiatives surrounding new ideas should include detailed risk management provisions.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 413

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Be willing to change your tactics, but not your core principles. Fear is dead as a management tool. 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. The Teacher’s Union has killed education in America.

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Blog Brand Media Influence 360

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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Blog Brand Reputation Crisis Management 415

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Gallup has studied thousands of work teams and millions of leaders, managers, and employees for more than five decades. Gallup recently completed a large study of companies that have implemented strengths-based management practices. Get managers on board. Be mindful of strengths when creating project teams.

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Development Brand Performance Review Self-aware 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The team was structured to operate like a startup, with a particular focus on user research, feedback, and a commitment to lean operations. One such example is Connected Home, a unit set up by British utility company Centrica to build “smart home” appliances. ” These new skills are delivering results.

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P&L Agility Fashion Media 12

N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Always operate from the belief that you can always grow and get better as a leader and as a person. John Maxwell : You never arrive. Leaders are learners. If you want to be a good leader, whether you’re just starting out or the CEO of an organization, do not have an arrival mindset. Mike Myatt : What’s next for John?

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Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing Brand 400

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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Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Once we release Gravity, we focus on finding our true value, mapping that to realistic market opportunities, create a flight plan (including waypoints to manage progress) and away we go! They didn’t want this book – they wanted a tactical book on sales and marketing. Once we challenge our beliefs and knowns –the sky is the limit.

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Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

when leaders move on – how do other leaders step up…or not) - Leadership tactics that Engage – How can we raise the level of employee engagement (during these dis-engaged times) Thanks for inviting us to weigh in. You could create a presentation that would benefit many.

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Influence Blog Leadership Video 359

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Covey “It’s not the will to win that matters…everyone has that.

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Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2018

Some are actual housework — getting the coffee for the morning stand-up, or cleaning up after a lunch meeting — and some are the unsung operational or administrative work that keeps the company rolling along. Prescriptive stereotypes also operate by race. ” How Team Managers Can Fix the Problem.

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Management Committee Diversity Survey 14

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2012

Critical topics include leadership development of executives, mindset changes in the evolution from manager to executive to leader, executive mentoring, insights into how top professionals evolve, plateaus of professional accomplishment, developing a winning work ethic, lifelong learning and the accrual of business wisdom. Mid-Manager.

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Business Development Development Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving by Hank Moore Any company or organization is like a tree. Organizations get people caught in activity traps… unless managers periodically pull back and reassess in terms of goals. Managers lose sight of their employees’ goals.

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