Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2019

Roberto Leaders do not have to conceive innovative ideas, but rather open the path for curious and creative employees within their organization. Unlocking Creativity aids organizations in removing obstacles to the creative process and helps to form an atmosphere of imagination and innovation. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Featuring commentary from the leaders themselves describing how they handled each situation, it helps managers better understand not just what emotional intelligence is, or how to measure it, or how it is linked to bottom-line results: it also shows how real leaders used their emotional intelligence to deal with real situations.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

A leader’s view on competition will not only reveal a lot about their beliefs on current and future market trends, but also on innovation, branding, talent management, supply chain issues, constituency management, capital markets, and customer facing. Many people view the topic of competition as almost sophomoric.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

I have watched many a well intentioned executive get sucked into gossip in an attempt to help, only to pay a big price down the road for their error in judgment. If that doesn’t work, and you must get involved, offer to accompany the person with the problem in addressing the individual they have an issue with. I Think Not.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more experience the better. Use this groundbreaking book to learn how to identify, attract, vet, employ, manage, and retain—or become—the game-changing talent that will make a difference in the work world of tomorrow. Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 16, 2012

And what ensued after each one of these examples (and I’m sure you can cite others), nothing less than turmoil and its subsequent consequence; i.e., plummeting stock prices. From my perspective, succession planning and its sister initiative, talent management, must both be ingrained in a corporate culture. Maybe not so much.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2022

The researchers used real-time data to assess the impact of social media activity on a firm’s stock price. The researchers noted that social media activity can induce both temporary price changes and also more enduring price changes, and argue that the more permanent changes are generally more desirable.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service. must all reflect high standards of quality.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Innovating Innovation : Leadership Tools For Moving Your Business Forward and Making Change Happen David Morey. Innovation is broken. Morey will guide you across 11 concrete and pragmatic steps that unlock and drive day-to-day innovation in your business and help you gain a long-term competitive advantage in your marketplace.

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Mills Scofield

MAY 29, 2013

But the more I studied for the GMAT and researched programs, the more I wondered if the options and price tags fit. All of this helped me to learn practical skills in marketing, business development, project and client management, and community building, among other things. Over time, the idea of an MBA surfaced. How would I do that?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2013

FT: Charles Handy: Management Writer. Economists know a lot about efficiency but almost nothing about innovation–yet innovation drives growth @mattyglesias. Ridicule is the price of ambition. Harvard Business Review: Find Your Moment of Obligation. Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew the Day I Became a Leader by @recoveringleadr.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up, or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter, and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. We need to make our interactions count. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Here are a selection of tweets from November 2014 that you might have missed: FT: Overworked and uninspired - the misery of the middle manager. From @WallyBock Learning about innovation from Mr. Edison and his phonograph. Price via @RichmondMag. NANO TOOL: Five Steps for Managing Culture Change from @Wharton.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 10, 2021

Airbnb has notably developed an AI-based smart-pricing tool that allows hosts to set the price of their property each day automatically. “Our results show that a smart-pricing algorithm can be effective in mitigating racial disparities, but that effectiveness is limited by the extent to which the tool is adopted.”

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Innovation involves trying out new things, making improvements, and seeing what works in the market. This can make it tough for company leaders to push for innovation. The study found that if that was the case, firms seem to be “more” innovative than normal. “Subordinate managers run the company day to day.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Is your article title really about anger management or appropriate emotional expression in business? link] mikemyatt While I agree with all your assertions, there is in fact quite a lot of overlap between emotions, conflict management, anger management, interpersonal communications, etc. I will be curating again, soon.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The new book The Innovator''s Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization, by Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer, is a leader’s guide to validating new ideas, refining them, and bringing them to market. Perhaps it was an idea for a new product or service, or a process change to solve a complex problem.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2020

How Innovation Works : And Why It Flourishes in Freedom by Matt Ridley. Innovation is crucially different from invention, because it is the turning of inventions into things of practical and affordable use to people. Far from there being too much innovation, we may be on the brink of an innovation famine.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The Innovator's Book : Rules for Rebels, Mavericks and Innovators (Concise Advice) by Dr Max Mckeown. Both enlightening and entertaining, Dr Max Mckeown delivers concise advice on how to move from original insights to new ideas, and from new ideas to valuable real-world innovation. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It’s well established that the majority of innovation today is what’s known as recombinative, which means that it takes what works well in one domain and applies it somewhere else. This can be highly effective, but it does lend towards more iterative than transformative innovations. Science-led innovation.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Using the coffee business as an example, a spike in coffee futures because of a frost in Brazil is going to raise the consumer price of coffee and reduce demand. When I was a CEO, I managed to squirrel away a “rainy day” fund for nasty business blips. At best, they are managers. Avoid Trashing Initiatives that Are Working.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 20, 2013

At the other end of the strategy conundrum are leaders and managers who don’t understand strategy. If the retailer’s unique position in the market is lowest prices for brand name items, then all pricing tactics must support that image. Selling Coke at a price above competition destroys the retailer’s strategic positioning.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 26, 2020

It’s perhaps natural to believe that competition spurs us to do better, and therefore to be more innovative. The question has perhaps not been conclusively answered, however, so recent research attempted to delve into the individual layer, and ask how managers respond when faced with import competition.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

They are risk managers who believe in protecting what was rather than embracing what is, and what will be. . They are opportunity managers who believe engagement to be more valuable than silence, they believe in dialog not monologue, they believe in change and innovation – not in status quo. .

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. The iPod pioneered innovative design in the mp3 player vertical with great technical design, outstanding functional design, and is in a class by itself with regard to aesthetic design. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Perhaps most importantly they have the ability to align interests and sell the vision unifying leadership, management, staff and external stakeholders as well. Great leaders understand how to manage conflict and close positional gaps. Section III: Strategy. Section VI: Persuasiveness. Section IX: Team Building.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

Many leaders see their roles as presiders/managers, with a primary focus on keeping results consistent with past performance and on budget. They need to learn to launch new initiatives, inspire others, and champion innovative approaches. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. Johnson and Josh Suskewicz.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 22, 2013

Progress may be represented by top-line sales, market share, productivity, innovation, new product launches, or expanding distribution. Over my 17-year career in the North American coffee business, I must have dealt with three or four Brazilian frosts that pushed the price of coffee futures through the roof.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Today, they provide strategic insights, drive innovation, and enhance organizational resilience, playing a crucial role in guiding companies toward sustainable success. Risk officers now utilize data analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms to predict and manage risks more effectively.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

If you are responsible for leading teams, how can you be sure that the work being done throughout the day will innovatively increase impact and productivity to make tomorrow a better place? Or, if you are responsible for managing Solopreneur projects, how can you be sure that the work will increase impact and productivity?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Linchao has created an on-demand business—but at mass production price points. Smart businesses like LIN and many others rely heavily on machine-learning technology to achieve scale and manage complexity. Organizations in the Creativity Age will focus on creativity and innovation. “An Think enabling not managing.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

But unlike finite measurements such as sales, market share, profit, stock price or market cap, momentum remains an intangible – a powerful one. Leaders who suffer the tough days of turnarounds and manage to resurrect a business are the ones who think about momentum in strategic terms. Business isn’t all that different. Let me tell you.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

He also emphasizes the importance of closing the "empathy gap" between management and staff in order to create a more connected team that operates to its fullest potential--and how developing each team member's unique dreams, goals, and abilities sets up the company for success. The Net Promoter System shines as their guiding star.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

An additional argument in support for CEO term limits is based upon the premise that the price of CEO terms that last too long goes deeper than the obvious performance metrics…that there is somehow the missed opportunity of a different vision, never heard and never realized. But hey, what do I know? If not why not? I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

While both require sacrifice, success comes at a great price and is often based upon the compromise of values. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Anyone can be collaborative leader—whether you are the CEO, a mid-level manager or a front-line supervisor. Diversity is the bedrock of innovation. . And often innovation and creative solutions emerge as a result of the informal interactions that occur between individuals with different perspectives. Networks are messy.

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