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Extreme Makeover – Leadership Edition

N2Growth Blog

Turn Innovation Inward. Innovation continues to be a hot topic, and rightly so. Few things can change the course of a project, career, company, category, or industry like successful efforts in innovation. The Practice of Leadership is in need of a Makeover – an Extreme One. Don’t Wish for Change – Demand It.

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Building Your Brand “Buddy The Elf” Style – Part 2 :: Women on.

Women on Business

If they are feeling your brand understands them and their needs, is innovative, is a good value, and cares about them, they are now ready to jump in and interact with you. As for your brand, how are your customers feeling about your brand now that your prospective customers have some knowledge about you from steps one and two? Are you ready??

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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO.

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5 Keys For Developing An Employee Engagement Strategy

Tanveer Naseer

Rather than investing in the words that clearly articulate the foundational ideals and beliefs that make the company unique, they opt for popular, catch-all phrases to describe their core values – such as “Problem Solving,” “Innovation,” “Collaboration,” and “Client-Centric.” Frankly, those should be the givens in every organization.

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Time For Women to Compete

Women on Business

They tested leadership skills from development to problem solving to innovation etc. The truth is that while these things matter they discount the things we can control. If you want that promotion do not think about Jims career path at all. Out of sixteen competencies tested women scored higher in twelve. Strategize.

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Is Business a Combination of Sport and War?

In the CEO Afterlife

I’m going to admit at the outset that I was a strong proponent of Herzog’s concept for most of my career. The tactic that works best to defend or build share in the short term is price cuts or special discounts. But they cannot be permitted to lead; make them play catch-up by continuing to strategically innovate.

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The Best Things in Business are Free

In the CEO Afterlife

I’m not referring to a bunch of “buy one get one free” promotions or deep discount sales events. Some companies thrive on innovative cultures. I spent an entire career espousing the power of creativity, and the companies I touched did very well by it. Almost a century later, the best things in life continue to be free.