N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He has recently aquired ownership of The Whiteboard Sessions (a conference designed for leaders & strategy). I spent some time talking with Peter Anderson, the manager of the Mologne House. Peter has been the manager at Mologne since it opened 14 years ago. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Financial management. Change management. The following functional areas exist within XYZ Widget: Finance, HR/Admin, Sales, Customer Service, Planning & Procurement, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Control. •Communication. Strategic planning. Strategic thinking. Creative thinking. Risk taking.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., Is it likely that you would learn something "game-changing" at the conference last week? What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Time Management: As a solo entrepreneur, I find myself toggling between prospecting for new business, meeting with clients, administrative responsibilities, networking, planning, strategizing, and, oh, I almost forgot…actually doing the work! Governor’s Conference for Women. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

While M&A may improve the efficiency of shared services such as human resources and finance, it may actually make it more difficult to improve the coordination of care. A high-quality clinical affiliation where providers share best practices and easily consult with each other about patients even if they are independent.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Day one of the conference was headlined by a highly esteemed group of speakers who didn’t give me nearly what I had hoped for – While there were a few shining stars, and some great sound bites, I wasn’t challenged nearly as much as I hoped to be. Fear is dead as a management tool. The best idea should win.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2010

I've seen John in person at few of our conferences teaching leadership to us and I am really do admired the knowledge and wisdom he gained. Hope I can attend one of his conferences on leadership. Thanks for the great observation. John Maxwell is probably the most influential person and as a leader I ever known.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. Exhaust resources that don’t cost first and at least come up to “Dummy&# level on each initiative that you manage. It is like hiring the most expensive consultant while ignoring more accessible talent.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

For example, I once helped survey US global money managers. Spending time early in your career in a frontier market has a lasting impact on all your subsequent management decisions. It’s no accident that ABF is being launched at the Milken Institute Global Conference this week in Los Angeles.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Great communicators can tailor a message such that they can speak to 10 people in a conference room or 1,000 people in an auditorium and have them feel as if you were speaking directly to each one of them as an individual. Speak to groups as individuals : Leaders don’t always have the luxury of speaking to individuals in an intimate setting.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2011

On January 25, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants held a press conference to call attention to a new framework for integrated reporting (reporting sustainability information alongside financial information in companies' filings). His friend, Dr. Shiping Liu, founder and CEO of Global Business Intelligence Consulting Co.,

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

I made a career switch seven years ago, when I went from working as a reporter at the Financial Times , where I covered health care in the United States, to consulting — advising CEOs in the pharmaceutical industry on thought leadership and articulating their corporate strategies. Confer with outsiders. Consider the legal field.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Carla was literally bred for success as a business manager. The daughter of a senior corporate executive, she had all the right tickets including an MBA from a top school and several years of experience with a prestigious management consulting firm. (Carla's an actual executive whose name has been changed.).

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

As the officers and men are not permitted to visit their wives and families, I ought not to see my esposita — as it might make the men feel that I consult my own comfort regardless of theirs.&# practical-support/management-community/blogs/why-are-ceos-rarely-fired Kerri Nowak I greatly appreciated this post!

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Sumeet Goel, who founded HighPoint Associates , a professional advisory firm that staffs independent consultants at companies ranging from midsize ones to the Fortune 500, agrees that many freelancers often happen into it: “I’d say 90% go down this path because of circumstance. Make sure your network includes fellow freelancers.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

These are typically specific, functional abilities like project management, web development, financial analysis — or advisory skills that come from years of experience. Some people do best when they have a manager to answer to or structure to their days. Do you have a marketable skill? Are you disciplined about work?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

I have worked for Visionary leaders (or were they just managers?) Covey “It’s not the will to win that matters…everyone has that. Communicating the reasons for the direction. Then leading down that road and following up to make sure everyone is present. The company pays dearly when this happens.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Design Conferences. No longer were technology companies main customers old, white executive managers who got their jollies off on the largest feature set at the cheapest price. I see people building productivity apps who have never heard of GTD, or more importantly Energy Management. Design is everywhere. Design thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Design Conferences. No longer were technology companies main customers old, white executive managers who got their jollies off on the largest feature set at the cheapest price. I see people building productivity apps who have never heard of GTD, or more importantly Energy Management. Design is everywhere. Design thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2017

After managing a sleeve of a successful hedge fund in London for five years, and building ample savings, Colin was ready for his own shop. She hired a consultant and a contractor, who found structural obstacles that were expensive to address. Let’s examine two cases, one a former colleague and the other a close friend.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

. “It’s probably a frustration you haven’t had for a while — and if you’re a relatively new manager, you might not have ever experienced this before,” says Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 18, 2019

Business travel is commonly a vital aspect of creating leads, meeting with investors, attending conferences, generating interest, and so on. You might work with lawyers and consultants as well. Travel Expenses. Business travel isn’t cheap. It’s also essential for many companies. Nicely, almost all of it can be claimed for.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

How can today’s leaders manage this new normal? The second World War had left business slow and finances strained. We continued to hire outstanding consultants and elected every single candidate who came up for partner during that period. But, with legions of great engineers streaming out of closing or soon-to-close U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2017

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. But so did my peers, whether or not they had children, partners, or aging parents. It was just the industry and firm norm.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2018

For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. A well-respected HR manager in the public sector, leading his own recruitment team and earning a decent salary. Manage Expectations. Leadership and Managing People Book. anniepaddington/Getty Images. Dependable. Take Steve. Add to Cart.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As a full-time consultant on working-parent issues, I’ve seen this dynamic play out time and time again. But now our meetings consist of working moms and dads sitting awkwardly in a conference room, talking about how hard it all is. 2) There’s no template for it. No playbook, no best practices, no roadmap to success.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Most leaders practice some aspects of the following representative leadership styles: authoritative, analytical, charismatic, emotional, intuitive, opportunistic, servant, benevolent, instructional, collaborative, delegatory, inspirational, consultative, visionary, coaching, and democratic. Which type of leader are you?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Nando Parrado - Nando was the only speaker at the conference to receive a standing ovation, but this is not why I ranked him #1. PS In case your wondering, yes, both of the recap videos contain our original footage which was shot, produced and uploaded on the fly while attending the conference. Love to receive your thoughts.

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