N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success. Great CEOs lead by example…they set the tone for others in the organization by demonstrating proactive, rational, logical and balanced thinking as opposed reactionary emotional thinking.

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QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2019

But things that we build organically like health, finances, relationships, career etc. Patience, especially in the face of adversity and external resistance can be the source of our hope and strength of our soul. Patience is a silent virtue that seems difficult to practice in a world obsessed with speed, connection and noise.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 20, 2021

If you’ve been in the market for new business insight technology, such as a financial services analytics solution, the benefits of these are obvious. Promises made by your technology partner, such as increased analytics capabilities and improved compliance with regulators, are probably at the top of your mind. A Resistant Culture.

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 4, 2016

Believe it or not, many organizations resist holding generational training discussions in the first place. Finance doesn’t want to pay for “unproductive” time. Here are some ways to make the conversation a productive one. Have the Conversation. HR fears someone will be offended.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Commitment - While technology is a natural accelerant helping to catalyze new opportunities and extend relationships, creating trust and influence will still take time. I would also suggest resisting the temptation to have all your communications be self-serving. Do this and you’ll be viewed as just another sales broadcast.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2015

Teams have also played a central role in my life by ensuring that I received the support needed to achieve two cherished goals: leading sales organizations at several of the nation’s largest technology firms and climbing the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. Inside ROPE teams provide another important benefit.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2010

At first I sulked and resisted; that’s the drama queen in me. For me it was a first grade teacher who challenged me to take an art project some “annoying boy” in my class had scribbled on and find a way to make it work. Yet, my teacher persisted and encouraged me to find a way to make “lemonade out of lemons”.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Being questioned by people resistant to change is not out of the ordinary, and nothing to be concerned about. link] mikemyatt Hi Tom: Thanks for sharing your insights Tom. Doing things differently is likely one of the things that makes your church stand-out. In fact, it's probably a good sign you're on the right track.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Banks now insist on weekend offs, no excessive overtime, and greater use of technology for routine work. Headcount in the banking industry is likely to get reduced, aided by technology. Also, most banks and investment companies are not comfortable taking the leap into technology. Automating routine tasks is a good beginning.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

I'm so curious it's embarrassing, when I visit a house and I pass a bookcase in the hall I cannot resist scanning their shelves to the point of rudeness to see if there's a good book in there which I haven't read yet. Anthony Rose Thanks for the info, I didn't know that before.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 8, 2024

Generational gaps Looking at over 1,400 workers in finance, professional services, and IT, mainly from big companies, the researchers found that younger employees are less productive when working with older bosses.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

See if you identify with this example: A technology firm — with a number of different product areas, geographic units, and service functions — was figuring out how to integrate services for their largest global customers. In any case, if the culture of the company does not encourage dissent , the resistance will go underground.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

While it’s clear that CEOs need to consider AI’s business implications, the technology’s nascence in business settings makes it less clear how to profitably employ it. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2011

One epiphany from my immersion into the non-private sector is how strenuously social sector organizations resist the notion they have a "business model." Non-profit corporations may not be providing a financial return to investors or owners, but they still capture value to finance activities with contributions, grants, and service revenue.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

For highly regulated sectors like finance, social media can be a legal minefield. without any compliance process or technology in place.". The combination of the right policy and the right technology can render even the most delicate of communications compliant. 132 characters for Goldman; one giant leap for the Twitterverse.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

There is no way to simultaneously align the organization's structure with products, functions, geographies, market segments, customers, capabilities, personalities, and technologies (to name a few). Until they figured out what they had to stop doing, the marketing team was perceived to be resistant and ineffective.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Personal savings, insurance, credit, cash transfers from family and friends and other financing mechanisms offer promising opportunities to create security and steady employment but they require a nuanced understanding of product design and the local market conditions in order to be effective.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

During the past decade, business analytics platforms have evolved from supporting IT and finance functions to enabling business users across the enterprise. Alternatively, organizations that rely too heavily on gut instinct resist adjusting their assumptions even when the data clearly indicates that those assumptions are wrong.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2012

Baruch Lev teaches accounting and finance at NYU's Stern School of Business. And I couldn't resist following up with an email Q&A: Justin Fox: A lot of smart people have been saying for a while now that public-company executives should put less time and effort into dealing with Wall Street. Where is the avoidance of investments?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

All met resistance but persisted until they had a real result, such as million-dollar savings, a tenfold decrease in error rate, or a distinct advantage over competitors. Ask hard questions, separate solid answers from fluff, keep an open mind to all potential improvements, and persist in the face of resistance.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

If you''re a technological latecomer, you can grow fast by importing foreign technology, but once you''ve succeeded in that you have to start investing in and developing your own, which is a harder task. China Economy Finance' Remember, these difficulties are the fruits of success.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

banks are going to survive the coming wave in financial technology (fintech), they’ll need to finally take digital transformation seriously. Small businesses are starting to demand banking services that have engaging web and mobile user experiences, on par with the technologies they use in their personal lives.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

For a brief period, as they were being built into the infrastructure of commerce, all these technologies opened opportunities for forward-looking companies to gain real advantages. Nor do they understand the CIO''s role or, typically, the technologies that the company deploys. In fact, CEOs avoid IT like the plague. Accountability.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Finance , the Indian economy is operating with $45 billion less cash than it did prior to demonization. India’s digital infrastructure is coming to life, with a combination of policy and technological innovation having played an important role.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

As Wasserman wrote for HBR: A technology-oriented founder-CEO, for instance, may be the best person to lead a start-up during its early days, but as the company grows, it will need someone with different skills. The venture’s finances become more complex, and the CEO needs to depend on finance executives and accountants.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Hailed in the 1960s as bastions of sophisticated management, they used cheap financing to acquire, then rationalize, many family-owned firms. With GE’s recent announcement to split off its remaining finance operations , and Honeywell also considering divestment, the pressure on these groups remains in force.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

But they don’t think nearly enough about operational meltdowns – technological glitches and other problems that can put them out of business. Unlike much larger companies, midsized firms usually lack deep operational and technological talent who can quickly recognize, understand, and resolve huge systems glitches.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

And cellular technology is leading the way. Adoption of these services is still unevenly distributed, as people resist switching from the familiar and flexible interpersonal transactions to electronic ones. Finance Global business Technology' But the possibilities for ecommerce and consumer marketing are enormous.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

If, by contrast, Tesla’s target was merely a $100 billion market capitalization — frankly, a great target for most companies, as it projects a 7% return annually for the next 10 years — then investors might quickly lose their appetite to continue financing the company. They signed up for transformation, not steady returns.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

Resistant forms continue to thrive, and increased travel makes the global threat very real. Without adequate financing, ministries of health and even private hospitals in developing countries often don''t have the resources needed to purchase diagnostic equipment, train workers, and ensure access to appropriate treatment. Redefine ROI.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The first is breakdown , where early experiments fade in the face of resistance. We're moving towards innovation in technology, pricing, business models and partnerships," explains head of corporate responsibility management, Dorje Mundle, of the company's base-of-the-pyramid operations. Breakthrough Finance.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The shift in patenting policy was not to protect innovations, but rather to license them and/or to use them as chips to gain access to other firms’ technology. The shift in patenting policy was not to protect innovations, but rather to license them and/or to use them as chips to gain access to other firms’ technology.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

When people sign up for Omada’s offering, they receive a wireless, digital bathroom scale, pedometer, resistance band, and tape measure. Mint aggregates financial information from disparate sources including banks, brokerages, and credit card companies to provide users with a comprehensive view of their finances.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

Top management told store managers and staff to honor requests and obey directives from their new “colleagues”; the resentment and resistance were palpable. They frequently find the technologies are less of a hassle than the people. Audit software and human monitors were soon installed to assure compliance. All-In Autonomy.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 19, 2014

Car Sales - If you get into the game, you can quickly become a finance or desk manager making $120+ a year. New technology all the time. It’s a recession-resistant career, and you can find work anywhere in the world. If you keep moving up you can triple that as a General Manager. See different sites every day.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. That doesn’t work for a host of practical reasons.

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