Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Setting the right targets and goals over the short and long terms is a fine art that requires a delicate blend of unbridled optimism and cold-eyed realism, sometimes bordering on schizophrenia. (I’ve 2) Dream aggressively quantitatively over a long-term horizon, tempered by economic factors at the “macro” level.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Most organizations have created always-on work contexts that are burning people out and hurting performance rather than delivering productivity, innovation and engagement. The Long Game : How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World by Dorie Clark. Your personal goals need a long-term strategy.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

When there is a good match, the worker is likely to be engaged with the job and happy, energetic, confident, and ready to commit to a productive long-term relationship. In short, a worker experiencing a major mismatch is likely to experience burnout.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 2, 2022

They make work smoother, improve team dynamics, and increase productivity. We love to incorporate leaders as coaches in our long-term leadership programs through what we call challenger groups. And, your teams learn practical skills to become more productive team members and prepare them for continued responsibility and leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

With many of us now adapting to remote working as no longer a short-term response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but as the ‘new normal’ for how our organization will function for the next few years, there’s been more focus lately on how leaders and their employees are adapting to this. Click to continue reading.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Here is a selection of Posts from January 2024 that you will want to check out: 10 Ideas That Changed Our Lives by @SahilBloom Make like a chameleon – why situational leadership is key in 2024 by @suzimcalpine Seven Indications Your Team is Dysfunctional by @RonEdmondson Surviving and Thriving In The Age of AI : Useful Ideas for Founders Why America’s (..)

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Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

A well-written contract defines or explains each term or condition only once. Lesson: A profitable company may be chronically short of cash. Consequently, a business may be short of cash until payment is received. Those who are adverse to theory may thrive in business as long as the parameters familiar to them remain in place.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Nurturing investments leads to lasting growth and stability, surpassing the fleeting advantages of short-term thinking. Prioritize health such as regular exercise, mindfulness and meditation, and nutritious eating habits, to pave the way for a better quality of life in the long term. Financial investments? It’s FREE.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

How does the data relate to what you’re doing or to an emerging trend or a competitor’s product launch? Making these types of connections helps you take the data one step further, determining if it’s going to have a short-term or long-term impact, if it’s suggesting the end of a trend or the beginning of a new one.”

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

After that, panics were renamed — first to depression and then to the milder sounding term, recession. Congress expanded the Federal Reserve’s responsibilities in 1946, directing it to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power. Yet, as history proves, the business cycle hasn’t been “smoothed out.”

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HR Digest

APRIL 3, 2025

GM job cuts will primarily affect hourly production workers, although some salaried staff may also face adjustments. Image credit: Paper and Lens Co / Shutterstock) Production of Malibu stopped in January 2025, with the plants transition requiring a shutdown. This isnt a sudden decision. Who will be affected by the GM layoffs in 2025?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

A well-executed commercial plan fosters robust alignment between day-to-day operations and long-term corporate objectives. With a firm grasp of market indicators and a willingness to challenge the status quo, they design revenue models that blend short-term wins with longer-term objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

The term is often thrown around to depict all-encompassing fairness, and yet, many fail to understand its rich and intricate layers. Businesses must understand that unaddressed subconscious bias has the potential to create fissures in corporate harmony, disrupt teamwork, and impact overall productivity.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 10, 2020

Leaders who are more people centric and who recognize that business is a long term game that can only be “won” if we have the right team in place to serve all our stakeholders. They acknowledge that if business is to thrive, decisions need to be made that consider the longer term aspects, rather than short term profits.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 3, 2013

I’ve written several times about one of my favorite leadership lessons, “A Short Course in Human Relations” (click on image at left for a PDF of the slide). And the sooner every leader can come to terms with those words, and not fear the vulnerability that comes with them, the better leaders they will be.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

L ONG-TERM THINKING is the key to what goes on at Amazon. Jeff Bezos has said, “ What we’re really focused on is thinking long-term, putting the customer at the center of our universe and inventing. Those are the three big ideas to think long-term because a lot of invention doesn’t work. Reset Your Clocks. Remove Friction.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 9, 2017

Importance of HR for Business Productivity and Leadership Development As HR professionals, you’re uniquely qualified to help leaders develop the skills, systems and processes required for achieving their own objectives as well as organizational goals.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

Fear-inducing leaders must ramp up threats to increase productivity, but there are only so may threats one can make. Fear is a fine short-term motivator but a poor long-term one.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

The authors believe that companies and investors in every part of the world should take a look at Africa and its place in their long-term growth strategy because Africa is a 1.2-billion-person Building Resilience for the Long Term: A long-term view will be necessary to ride out short-term volatility.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

For example, if you need help with productivity, one exercise is prioritizing daily achievable goals along with stretch goals.” “The Authenticity can do a lot of the heaving lifting for you in terms of building trust and confidence. Vanderbloemen : The short answer is “all of them.” You don’t have to be perfect, just authentic.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

I am frequently asked what it takes to become more productive. Relentless focus results in aligned priorities, order, discipline, and productivity. That combination of personality traits, combined with the pace at which business operates today, can cause even the best and brightest to lose focus and in turn lose productivity, AND.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 13, 2019

Avoidance is the best short-term strategy to escape conflict, and the best long-term strategy to ensure suffering.” — Brendon Burchard . It can also be productive. Conflict Avoiders. Conflict need not always be unhealthy and destructive. Common Causes of Workplace Conflict.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 11, 2024

There are other simple distinctions between intelligence and wisdom that you can use as a guide to determine in which direction you lean or, better yet, what it looks like to strike a productive balance between the two. Wise leaders engage in and encourage long-term thinking as a guide for short-term action.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

At a Stanford Director’s College in 2016, Roger Dunbar, chair of the Silicon Valley Bank, told Venkataraman that “when he hears company executives or board members responding to short-term noise with outsize reactions, he likes to pretend he is lost. He’ll ask CEOs at board meetings, ‘ What was our long-term strategy again? ’

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 14, 2017

But the catch is that its ability to motivate us only works over the short term. When it comes to running the long game, passion sadly comes up short. While we might gain an uptick in productivity, the truth is that passion alone is not enough to keep that internal drive going over the long run.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 1, 2023

Traditionally, those opposed to the minimum wage would argue that its introduction would stop employers from creating low-productivity jobs as certain workers simply don’t provide sufficient value to justify the new wage floor. The researchers overcame this by analyzing productivity data from a U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2019

Organizations reorganize too quickly when an initiative falls short instead of regrouping, adjusting their approach and re-executing well. Marketing defines an organization’s ideal customer and then establishes a multi-pronged strategy for connecting them to their products and services. Good communication. Develop executors.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 23, 2024

Employee productivity is on the rise but so is the risk of burnout and low morale. A new survey by Robert Half found that 68% of managers reported an increase in employee productivity compared to the numbers seen a year ago. Nearly 7 in 10 hiring managers believe their employee productivity is on the rise.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The CEO also balances immediate needs with long-term goals, transforming strategic ideas into actions everyone can support. Executive Influence on Employee Morale and Productivity In any organization, the CEO shapes the team’s cohesion, shared goals, and overall morale.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Depending on a company’s structure, a COO’s tasks can vary, but their core mission remains the same: to constantly fine-tune business operations, boost productivity, cut costs, and fuel growth. Operational Excellence: Proven track record in implementing strategies that enhance productivity.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Slow Productivity : The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. Slow productivity is exactly what we need. H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2024 curated just for you. The world of work is due for a new revolution.

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 10, 2024

In business, the adage "penny wise and pound foolish" often describes a short-sighted approach to cost management that undermines long-term success. However, this short-term focus can lead to long-term losses. Investing in Employee Development Investing in employee development yields substantial returns.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

It means creating a dynamic team excited to drive the organization forward, energized by new challenges, and aligned with the company’s long-term vision. Conversely, organizational strategy provides the roadmap for achieving business objectives and long-term aspirations. The magic happens where succession planning meets this roadmap.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 12, 2024

Their efforts represent a transformative approach to business that acknowledges the importance of balancing short-term financial gains with long-term ecological responsibility. This involves integrating sustainable practices into daily operations, decision-making, and long-term planning.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Creating world-class products and services is a discipline that some organizations seem to master, and others struggle to achieve. Radhika Dutt presents a different approach in her book Radical Product Thinking. Radhika’s experience building products in numerous industries is evident in every chapter.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Identifying and addressing these toxic traits is crucial for fostering a healthy, productive work environment where everyone can thrive. Here are seven toxic behaviors that have no place in effective leadership and why eliminating them is essential for long-term success.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A study of the effects of the ChatGPT ban in Italy, by researchers from Monash University, sheds light on its impact on individual productivity. While the ban was enacted with the presumed objective of safeguarding users, it resulted in a significant reduction in productivity among Italian GitHub users.

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