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A Cure for the Common Company

Leading Blog

The widespread presence of soda, along with visual cues, product placement, and financial incentive (at the time, a soda cost less than the same size bottle of water) were all contributing to a culture of unhealthy nutrition and making it easier for our workforce to accept that drinking soda was the norm. It was served at our meetings.

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How to Encourage Your Employees to Think and Act Like Owners

Great Leadership By Dan

Teach your employees the fundamentals of business and finance , how their company makes money, and how they add (or take away) value. Now you can look at creating a broad-based incentive plan tied to organizational performance, because it will be self-funded. Here are three steps that I recommend in order to accomplish this: 1.

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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

All firms must empower people with the knowledge and incentives to execute the task to benefit the organization. Finally, leaders must develop a culture that communicates the organization’s vision and strategy. Then these individuals’ performance must be measured and rewarded. Zimmerman , Ph.D.,

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Bonus or No Bonus? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

There is a tremendous amount of conflicting data as to whether or not incentive compensation in any form is an effective motivation tool. In today’s post I’ll take a look at the well intentioned but often misguided practice of year-end bonuses… Here’s a question – do bonuses work?

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Women in Business: Taking the Lead and Making a Difference

Women on Business

With financial strength in their pocketbooks and in their bank accounts, women can now even think about investing in other business ideas conceived by others women who are having trouble getting financed the conventional way. Start a Business. It might even be time to step outside of the norm and known of corporate life and start a business.

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Leadership Interview: Pete Wilson | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Whether paid work or a volunteer role within a church, placing people in positions where they can maximize their strengths, know that they are truly valued and that they play a significant role in fulfilling the vision will go a long way towards preventing burn out and loosing incentive. Great interview Mike!

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What’s Your Time Worth? Why Pricing Matters

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I share my thoughts on how to develop a sound pricing strategy… While the topic of pricing is certainly not rocket science, it has indeed been a thorn in the side of business people since the dawn of commerce.

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