N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Related Post: Keeping it Simple Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Collins Excellent – Simple, Scalable and Succinct Advice. Focus on driving-down the most complex tasks to the lowest levels of the organization, and then leverage with talent, capital and technology while avoiding the creation of margin eroding dependencies.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, This is a very, very important post. In some circles a lack of empathy is defined as having sociopathic tendencies Thanks for sharing Lori… [link] mikemyatt Hi Deb: Agreed…true strength is born out of love. It addresses one of the most prevalent misconceptions of leadership extremely well.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge? N2Growth Blog By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Who the * is in charge around here?

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

I have live video above, and in the text that follows I’ll share my opinions on the best and the worst of WBF Day 1… Jim Collins kicked-off the day with everything you would expect from him. There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking. Jim was animated, passionate, informative and lucid.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

link] Dan Collins Mike, If there is one characteristic I admire in leaders and respect in you it is the willingness to state in no uncertain terms (sorry for the play on words) their stance. No seldom takes you where you want to go. Best, Dan [link] mikemyatt Hi Dan: Thanks for stopping by and sharing your insights.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

Joe Mascia [link] Dan Collins Mike How do I offer a dissenting opinion to this piece? You said, “Understanding and respecting others perceptions is such a critical part of being an effective leader that absent this ability I truly believe you cannot be effective in a leadership role.” Great stuff Mike! Ego drives and Ego destroys.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 12, 2014

While a business would not trust its finances to an intern, it should only trust its social media to a full-time member of its marketing team. Jim Collins,'' Built To Last , addresses the question, "Why are some companies able to achieve and sustain success through multiple generations of leaders, across decades, and even centuries?"

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

in the comments below… [link] Dan Collins Mike, I believe leadership is pretty simple – not easy, not common, but simple. If your blog didn't make the list, please leave a link, description, etc. "Be the change you want to see in the world" My case is stated regularly at [link] for your consideration.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. The game changer for me was the importance of setting an environment that people enjoyed and enhanced their spiritual experience. It took my personal church from a 100 to hundreds and headed to thousands. It was a game changer! Your smart acronym is very focused.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Best wishes Scott… [link] Dan Collins Mike, Excellent post. I haven't read the book yet, but when I do I'll share my feedback with readers. Reading transports us to a place beyond ourselves. It can inspire, and illicit both emotional and intellectual response. Those responses may stimulate action or simply reassure us.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. but you’ll not find that here. Ted is one of dozens of other soldiers I could have mentioned here, but he's due to come home for his R&R (rest and relaxation) this week, so I thought of him first.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2011

I've just finished reading Jim Collins' latest book, Great By Choice (which he co-authored with Morten Hansen). Collins is a smart observer and a gifted writer. It's hard to put down a Collins book feeling anything but.well, inspired. Collins has a knack for asking good questions. Jim Collins, meet Mike Porter.

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 18, 2011

Therefore, as author and researcher Jim Collins put it, the best leaders will make sure their people are "in the correct seats on the bus." When we are doing what we are built to do, called to do, and deeply motivated to do, we will enjoy it. We will have fun.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap.and Others Don't. Jim Collins introduced new rigor to the evaluation of business leadership in his instant classic Good to Great , with a research team reviewing "6,000 articles and generating 2,000 pages of interview transcripts."

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap.and Others Don't. Jim Collins introduced new rigor to the evaluation of business leadership in his instant classic Good to Great , with a research team reviewing "6,000 articles and generating 2,000 pages of interview transcripts."

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

Every month, I have dinner with two of the top people in any field — finance, marketing, I.T., In the end, getting the right people on the bus, as Jim Collins puts it , is probably the most important thing a top manager can do. So I began a practice I've kept up to this day. Over dinner, I ask them to tell me about their work.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2012

People who study successful corporations — I'm thinking of Jim Collins , Rosabeth Moss Kanter , Michael Beer , and many others — keep reporting that one important trait that most of them share is that they don't emphasize the maximization of shareholder value.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

Maine Senator Susan Collins countered by pointing out that (1.) In his congressional testimony regarding the Colombia prostitution scandal , Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan denied that the Agency had long condoned a culture of misconduct. two of the agents were leaders, each with more than 20 years of service; and (4.)

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

I just tell them, 'Please make something great,'" says Liam Collins, who oversees the Los Angeles facility, told the paper. "We These investments are more about the development of human capital than finance. We provide the space, equipment and expertise. They provide the talent.".

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2016

Management guru Jim Collins puts it this way: “The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change. Gardner himself, in his case for the power of optimism, liked to cite another old quip: “Pessimists got that way by financing optimists.” The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, As someone who gets pitched quite a bit by coaches, solution providers and would be sages on everything from sales tactics, process improvement, to business strategy I echo your sentiments. As you say, it is not about the coach. It is about getting the result the client wants.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

More than 190 member countries committed to “eliminate poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030, together with 16 other “big, hairy, audacious goals” — to use Jim Collins’ memorable phrase. billion impressions on Twitter and Instagram and was the top trending topic in the U.S. during the assembly.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

DEBBIE LASKEY : When I started graduate school, I thought I would travel the typical MBA journey by studying finance, management, and organizational behavior. However, from the first moment in my first marketing course, I found my calling. My assignment was to choose a product or service in order to write a classic 30-page marketing plan.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

By contrast, nearly every program at Parkland “loses” money (if you think in typical hospital-finance terms). Other systems typically structure services according to a predicted number of insured patients and the rates they can secure from insurers. Public health systems will always face obstacles like these.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Jim Collins has written of Hewlett and Packard that “their greatest product was the Hewlett-Packard Company and their greatest idea was The HP Way.” As they outgrew the garage, Hewlett and Packard sought to maintain that entrepreneurial spirit on a larger scale. How do you discover your own company’s DNA?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

link] Dan Collins Thanks Mike. link] mikemyatt Hi Tom: Thanks for your comment as well as the editorial perspective. I've taken your counsel and added your thoughts to the writing calendar. Thanks for stopping by Tom. – What are the traits of a leader – what is leadership?

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AUGUST 20, 2010

M [link] Dan Collins Mike, I have really enjoyed your posts for some time but I must say this has got to be one of the best. Irrespective the approach 'Intention' breeds 'Transparency' Have a great day!

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Jim Collins, Al Gore, Joseph Stiglitz, Charlene Li, Bill McDermott, Mavin Odum and Luca Majocchi didn’t make my cut – do you think they should have, and/or do you think my list should be reordered? I have to admit that I am surprised you didn't include Jim Collins or Charlene Li.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

If the auguries of "strategic due diligence" suggest a favorable outcome and bankers are willing to lend lots to help finance the deal, the PE masters of the universe acquire the property and put in place a "performance improvement plan" to make their new asset more profitable.

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