N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Those team members who share a commonality of core values will automatically assume “best intentions” in one another vs. assuming “worst intentions” or “motives/agendas.” Those team members who share the same core values will be predisposed to trusting one another at high levels. From my perspective there is no such thing as a toxic asset.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Most organizations don’t have a playbook to pull through the ongoing public health crisis. According to a recent survey in USA Today, Americans are far more worried about their finances than their health amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Household income and savings are ultra-low in most global markets. Spanish flu).

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

There is a tremendous amount of conflicting data as to whether or not incentive compensation in any form is an effective motivation tool. I have witnessed bonuses motivate the correct behaviors and I’ve watched them motivate abhorrent behavior. While many tend to favor this structure, it is far from perfect as well.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Banks have developed fortress balance sheets, improving credit quality by 54 percent, increasing net income and, restoring aggregate lending to pre-crisis levels of nearly $7 trillion. If it had been, there wouldn't have been a financial crisis.). The profit motive is generally a good thing. But the industry as a whole was not.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

I have spent my life studying people and have conducted exhaustive amounts of research which supports my belief that anyone is capable of changing if they have the intrinsic motivation to do so. Among the many things that make leadership more challenging today is the global market in which leaders must compete.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

A leader’s purpose and job is to give direction and purpose and motivate his people. Whether your focus is on customer service, profits, investing, marketing, or company growth a constant awareness of your current position in relation to where you want to be is essential. Finance charges are negotiated. Provide leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The politician makes promises and is motivated by pride, ego, notoriety and personal success. The statesman keeps commitments, is motivated by service above and beyond self, and by making a lasting difference. The typical politician spews tired rhetoric while lining their pockets, and has little hope for becoming significant.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Bottom line…check your motivations. When you ever so efficiently cross something off your to-do list has it moved you farther away from, or closer to, putting points on the board? Better yet, are the items on your to-do list even the right items to begin with?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Moreover, personally motivated decisions that speak of self-dealing will eventually come out into public view, and will be dealt with harshly. Set the Chinning Bar High : While rogue CEOs have received most of the media attention in recent history, don’t fool yourself into thinking that rogue board members don’t exist as well.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Read on and find out… People who attempt to lead out of self-serving motivations or misplaced intentions are not really leading – they are pursuing power, glory and status. It is love for those you lead that allows for right thinking, proper perspective, and pure motivations. This is the antithesis of true leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base. What's funny is that it really doesn't matter what the motivations are for doing so, the outcomes are rarely good. Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

The truth of the matter is that few things have inspired and motivated me over the years like the quiet confidence and humility of great leaders. I would much rather listen to the self-deprecating humor of a confident person making fun of themselves than the mean spirited attacks of an arrogant person waged at someone else’s expense.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in. Understanding the WIIFM Factor : Understanding the other person’s WIIFM (What’s In It For Me) position is critical.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Sure it is…but it is much, much more difficult, rarely sustainable, and leaders who lack humility are always called into question with regard to motives and agendas. When you think of a true leader do you envision someone who displays a quiet confidence or a blatant arrogance? Is it possible to be a leader without being humble?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in. Understanding the WIIFM Factor : Understanding the other professionals WIIFM (What’s In It For Me) position is critical. The way to avoid conflict is to help those around you achieve their objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Most companies can claim an element of success in some aspect of CRM proficiency such as sales force automation, database marketing, development of a knowledgebase, etc., A while back I had posted my view on what companies really compete for today and I feel that it is motivation and information.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

They are the ones that inspire, motivate and challenge others. They are the ones who have earned the trust, loyalty and respect of their co-workers. They are the ones people turn to when things get tough. They are the ones that put the needs of others, as well as the needs of the organization, ahead of their own.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

If you incorporate the following metrics into your decisioning framework you will minimize the chances of making a bad decision: Perform a Situation Analysis : What is motivating the need for a decision? What would happen if no decision is made? Who will the decision impact (both directly and indirectly)?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

Watching the EOD graduates stand at attention in front of the Memorial Wall there was no doubt that these were motivated, committed, passionate, honorable individuals with a clear sense of duty, and who hold in high regard the principle of service above self.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Moreover, building rapport is easily achieved assuming your motivations for doing so are sincere. It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in. I have always found that rapport is quickly developed when you listen, care, and attempt to help people succeed.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. It’s one thing for employees to have a healthy respect for you, but quite another to be in fear of you. Remember that respect is earned, and fear is imposed.

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Roundtable Talk

MARCH 17, 2010

It doesn’t matter if you’re in HR, finance, IT, marketing… these new buddies will be everywhere. Share this: This entry was posted in Authenticity , Motivation , Power , results and tagged Corey Haim , Influence , Power , rejection. And, if you’re running an organization that has multiple interests, watch out. Happy leading!

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. Plus, if you missed last month’s instalment with Sunday Times economics editor David Smith , it was a cracker! Catch up here.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I have found that highly productive executives and companies clearly understand the value, leverage, efficiency, and economies of scale that are generated by assembling highly focused, motivated, and productive teams. They are simply meant to foster a spirit of cooperation.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Since the 2008 financial crisis, policy makers, professors, politicians, and others have expressed concern over America’s best and brightest minds electing to work in finance instead of pursuing potentially more socially valuable careers in science, medicine, and engineering. more likely to enter finance.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

When you find an organization in crisis, you can most times peel back the layers on poor decision, after poor decision, after poor decision. link] mikemyatt Leave it to Michael McKinney to get right at the heart of the issue by addressing root-level motivation – "it benefits the labeler more than the label-ee."

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Few things in life are as motivating as being told you're not good enough. In the end, what came from anger and disappointment resulted in something very positive for me certainly and I think for those with whom I worked as well. link] mikemyatt Thanks for sharing your story Gwyn.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

Finance Minister Domingo Cavallo (himself a Harvard economics Ph.D.) Each ended in crisis. Salinas instituted market reforms lauded by Washington, including the North American Free Trade Agreement. Euphoric foreign financiers, chasing high returns in "emerging markets" and enamored of Salinas, gladly complied.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

"By almost any market test, economics is the premier social science," Stanford University economist Edward Lazear wrote just over a decade ago. The issue isn't that economists have nothing interesting to say about the crisis. nancial crisis suggest that this conceit may be more wishful thinking than reality.".

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Then again, that’s sort of what Bogle’s been doing since 1974, when he took a crisis that was all about him — he’d been fired by his business partners — and somewhat inadvertently turned it into something that was about defending the interests of retail investors everywhere. In finance, that’s a pretty hard case to make.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

His primary motivation, he says, is love. but you’ll not find that here. Started the school a few years ago to teach students who were too poor to attend regular school. First year, he had 8 children. Today his school has an enrollment of 922 students. He did this whole thing himself. link] [link]. I can think of two in particular.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. Market Failures and Misconduct Risk. In the case of pollution, externalities motivate government intervention.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Impact investors over the past decade largely focused on proving that impact investments could achieve a “market rate” or above return profile. Making something wildly profitable will of course attract the attention of financial markets, and thus increase the chances it will scale effectively. By 2010, they had succeeded.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

While female CEOs were comparably motivated by collaborating with other people, taking on more responsibility, power, and scope, the interviews strongly suggest that status, power, and reward were not enough to attract women to the role. ” Backgrounds in STEM, business, finance, or economics are a launchpad for female CEOs.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I’ve been a consultant for over 20 years now, focused on helping international clients in areas of business and market strategy, positioning and market launches. Mike Myatt: Today is the launch day of your new book Defying Gravity, what motivated you to write the book and what do you hope to accomplish with it?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

And after withering down to 40 employees during the 2008 housing crisis, the company now has 175 employees. Just a couple of weeks ago, BuildDirect received $30 million in additional financing led by Venture Capital firm Mohr Davidow. Sales doubled in 2013. It intends to open two more warehouses and add 300 more employees in 2014.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Unfavorable demographics, with the aging of the baby boomers and low birth rates, also represents an economic time bomb for countries whose public retirement systems rely on current contributions to finance current pension obligations. They may have no social networks to build upon and will be unfamiliar with local labor market norms.

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