Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 12, 2015

Then there are the business developers forever in pursuit of new products and new markets. Numerator thinkers operate with an abundance mentality; denominator thinkers use a scarcity mentality. They cultivate, grow, innovate and invest. Pretty good service is not your ticket to avoiding the blade, innovative service is.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

Astute investors mitigate risks and help to insure operational success by adding value to the business model, and by filling gaps that may exist in any of the areas I mentioned in the opening sentence of the preceding paragraph.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

N2Growth recognizes that this role operates at the nexus of product development, marketing innovation, sales optimization, and customer experience. A solid operational foundation enables them to balance high-level strategic planning with effective day-to-day execution.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Understanding the Duties of a Chief Commercial Officer In the past ten years, the role of the Chief Commercial Officer has evolved to include more than just sales operations. The CCO often serves as a crucial bridge between a company’s day-to-day operations and long-term goals, offering valuable insights that influence its direction.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2012

Sonnenberg discusses at length, nine critical success factors that need to be built into the organization: Passion that develops commitment to the organization’s mission, values, and goals. An innovative and creative environment and mindset that reinvents itself every day. Understands that trust is foundational.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Their unique vantage point allows them to analyze various business units and foster unified collaboration toward common objectives, ultimately sustaining growth and enhancing market presence. Many in this role hold advanced degrees in business administration, finance, or marketing. However, practical experience is equally vital.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

A high premium is placed on collaboration, with the understanding that pooling diverse perspectives encourages innovation and creativity. The best leaders can influence their team’s behavior and work ethics, promoting a positive atmosphere that encourages productivity and innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Forbes Councils combines an innovative, high-touch approach to community management perfected by the team behind Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) with the extensive resources and global reach of Forbes. Liz Pieters serves as Chief People Officer at N2Growth and is responsible for N2Growth’s people strategy and operations worldwide.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Some of the most creative job titles that have emerged in the recent years across the recruitment boards include the following: (the innovative, original title and their traditional versions included too). Creator of Opportunities (Business Development Lead). Culture operations manager (HR Officer). Stuff (Multi-tasker).

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Women on Business

AUGUST 26, 2011

This person should be in the operations leg of your organization where organization and efficiency are responded to. If you have a staff member in a customer service position who is incredibly efficient and organized but not a people person, you are not effectively managing their capabilities.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 24, 2011

Innovate –Think Outside the Box –Do not be a boring cookie cutter. For Harper, it was deciding to franchise her business as a practical way to expand, when she could not get working capital, plus be assured of an ownership base that would strictly follow her dictates.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 13, 2013

Brown continues, “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” Overcome the prideful need to measure your worth by how much more successful you are than others, by operating from a core belief grounded in abundance. [It’s] emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. It fuels our daily lives.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 22, 2010

Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The HP Board of Directors has to be focused on prevention and good business practices to build a long term strategy. that focuses on customers and innovation. When it works, it’s wonderful but the operative word is when it works. For a small business, this is a huge operational problem.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Coding, budgeting, and marketing operations are examples. Business development. Software and app developers. Business development is the only job description based on power skills. The learning landscape is ripe for innovation. They are often certified or obtained via special programs and degrees.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

What shared interests can you learn about that you can combine to catalyze innovation for your organization? Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Thanks for sharing this one. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

You create an environment for innovative solutions, employee growth and increased morale. Part of being at the helm of the organization is knowing when someone isn’t a fit; giving them a job in perpetuity hurts your business present and your business future. Eliminating positions tackles only one aspect of one problem.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Mozilla, for example, seeks to deepen its connections to customers, who have an open invitation to shape the company’s Internet browser and other product offerings, by publishing its financial results (something it does not need to do as a private company), opening its business meetings to the public and posting its strategic plans online.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The pace of innovation in business is rapid. Each year, new pieces of tech, applications, or software platforms help to improve how businesses operate and the services they can provide to consumers and clients. These are just two examples of how technology is driving the evolution of business.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Creativity and innovation depend on it! Developing yourself and others to create a continuous learning culture. Too often leaders and managers miss out on marking achievements and innovations… their own as well as those of others! Listen and understand what went wrong, and help your team to prevent it from happening again.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 27, 2010

Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

Guess I’d add CURIOSITY – if I were to add to this cool list:-) Curiosity’s the gift of staying alive mentally – looking for nuances that could hold innovation possibilities – the lifeline that prevents us from defaulting to ruts – the trigger that stirs up more brainpower when we could be bored.

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Rapid BI

MARCH 6, 2018

The post PRIMO-F Model for Business Development appeared first on RapidBI. While theSWOT is a wonderfully flexible tool, it is too easy to miss out key elements. We tend to use a SWOT based on our experiences, rather than the actual situational needs. As […].

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 18, 2010

We so need more innovative leaders like you to inspire these top talents! Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Stay blessed! Ellen Mary Jo Asmus : October 20, 2010 at 8:32 pm Ellen, thanks for your kind words.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2023

As a 2017 World Bank report noted: “the WMS initiated by Bloom and Van Reenen … has permitted a quantum leap in the comparative quantitative analysis of management practices and their implications for productivity and innovation.” Ill-equipped Research from Gallup highlights the importance of good management.

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CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Traditional hierarchical structures are becoming obsolete in today’s fast-paced work environment, with their limitations in fostering innovation, quick decision-making, and employee engagement.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Maybe we need to have the courage to live our truth regardless of what the outcome is, but when it comes to threatening one’s livelihood, the situation requires more innovative measures, as you did. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 26, 2021

In fact, real AI is mostly applied to business development and science projects where data-driven derivatives and goals are the primary focus of a given strategy. Dick would have us believe. In simple terms, AI applications are primarily focused on gathering, analyzing, and sorting data, much like any other computer program.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. Most successful businesses have planned responses to most scenarios because they took the time to think “What If”.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

As a result a lot of idea sharing and thus opportunity for innovations was potentially lost. Meeting regularly is especially important in these current economic times, where without being kept in the loop, rumors concerning whether or not the business is in trouble, layoffs etc… are more likely to develop.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. Change is innovative. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

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Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Professional innovation. Often, it withers and dies an early death.

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Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 68

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

So why, despite all the evidence to the contrary, do we see so many corporations dip their toes into the pool of innovation instead of diving in? Corporate innovation is already a difficult proposition; why doom it to failure by pursuing it half-heartedly? With the right approach, innovation at a big company is realistic.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Unlike a business, your personal brand doesn't have hours of operation, it simply is 24/7/365. John Purkiss ​"I help people to transform their businesses, their careers and their lives." I have a documented track record of business development, operational planning, and leadership.

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