N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. The Importance Factor : Not every difference needs to be resolved. Pick your battles and avoid conflict for the sake of conflict.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

It is a tremendous honor to be named to this list with other great blogs such as Seth’s Blog , Management Excellence , The Best Horse Sense (a personal favorite since I grew up on a ranch), Great Leadership , the Tom Peters Weblog and many other great leadership blogs.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. In today’s blog post I’ll examine why design matters. Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters. While this position may seem a bit harsh, it is nonetheless true.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Be innovative. You’ll be seen as an innovator and not just someone who goes along with the group. This will help create a customer-driven organization and will help build longevity between your company and your client’s business. Maria Rainier is a freelance writer and blog junkie. Build relationships of trust.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

These questions serve as a guide to live by design and not just react to things as they come. Reply Donald Andrechek , on July 15, 2010 at 12:19 pm said: Great bussiness and personal growth questions, our individual answers will promote daily growth and add design to our business and personal lives. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 18, 2010

Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Team Building Tagged: | attitude , behavior , Dr. Paul , effort , Forever Strong , Larry Gelwix , loyalty , success , win « Social media summit Five questions to ask each week » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2010

Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Trust and credibility Book Review: Trust Agents Trust – the key to success The 5 Character Traits to Accelerate Trust Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Trust Tagged: | behavior , character , competence , honesty , loyalty , respect , results , Speed of Trust , Stephen M.R.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

3 Responses Chris Fillebrown , on January 1, 2010 at 8:07 pm said: In October of 2009 I started the Frame of Reference blog to focus on the innovation space. In particular, the blog is set up to collect and describe various practical solution-strategies that are available in the marketplace. Thank you for your insight.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Many bloggers have featured the Lead on Purpose blog on their sites over the past three years; for this I am truly grateful. They featured Lead on Purpose among 20 blogs business management students will love. They recently featured Lead on Purpose in their 2010 Top Management Blogs awards. Another benefit is people find you.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 10, 2010

Filed under: Leadership , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | success , value , expectations , April Dunford « Leadership and persistence Creating value » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 8, 2010

You read blogs and follow thought-leaders on Twitter; you watch what they are talking about learn as much as you can. How can you — the product manager — keep up? You have to be a learner. You read books, magazines and other resources that provide relevant information. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on November 8, 2010 at 9:29 pm said: David, thanks for your comment. Binary works…the beauty is in the simplicity. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. The best way to start to learn about product management is to read books, magazines and blogs. Continue to read this and other blogs, ask questions and you’ll learn in the process. CEOs are praised for their vision.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2010

This flows naturally from creating value for ourselves and our customers. Confidence and happiness are excellent byproducts. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2010

Learn Success Luck o’the Irish & our Lucky Break 15 years ago Filed under: Learning Tagged: | choice , Robin Sharma , success « Flexibility and letting go Speak the language » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I have a long way to go in perfecting the art; however, I’ve found that spending time with the different teams pays dividends in those difficult times where communication is key.? Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Whether you like it or not, your success as a CEO will be largely tied to your team building ability. Not only do great CEOs understand how to recruit a top executive team, but they also understand how to build cohesion among team members through collaboration while addressing specific situational and contextual needs.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 19, 2010

One Response | The Productologist: Exploring the Depths of Product Management , on August 24, 2010 at 9:15 am said: [.] Flexibility and letting go [Lead on Purpose] [.] Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 1, 2010

They (the PMs) also need to trust that the team members will do what they have committed to do. Thank you for blogging about this. Covey « Seeds of success Credit comes later » Like Be the first to like this post. Covey « Seeds of success Credit comes later » Like Be the first to like this post.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Integrity is a “steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.&# It means you are true to your word in all you do and people can trust you because you do what you say. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 15, 2010

Filed under: Techology , Market-driven , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | social media , Chris Brogan , Julien Smith , Mitch Joel , community , tribe « Leadership and learning Five championship strategies » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 4, 2010

This first Leadership Development Carnival in 2010 provides links to 50 posts — what Dan calls “the Best of 2009.&# The links include posts on topics such as building better leaders, measuring employee engagement and building corporate trust. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

In Michael Hopkin’s recent post on Leadership and Product Management, Mike shared, “The key to successful product management is working well with other teams. [.] Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The latest Leadership Carnival brings together links to more than 30 fresh posts on topics such as mentors and role models, leading teams and maximizing your performance. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management. I will continue to learn and share and identify blogs, books and people who are doing great things in leadership and product management. I’m blogging to learn, not to make money. I’ve hopefully added at least a drop to the bucket.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

Product managers have a huge opportunity to work effectively with their development teams to bring products through to market. Thanks for comment. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Filed under: Leadership Tagged: | Tom Peters « Lead with integrity Do hard things » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

Filed under: Leadership , Purpose Tagged: | beliefs , Bob Buford , career , Halftime , significance , success « Building your position Real-world examples of customer service » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Filed under: Knowledge , Leadership , Market-driven , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | Earl Nightingale , goals , market research , progress , success « Clear leadership Trust and credibility » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2009

One Response Igor , on August 30, 2009 at 12:29 am said: Often times, opportunity disguises as failure or crysis. Wayne Dyer , Nike , opportunity « Value comes from work Interview with the Cranky Product Manager » Like Be the first to like this post. Take Advantage! Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 26, 2010

Filed under: Integrity , Knowledge , Leadership , Team Building , Trust Tagged: | courage , humility , Integrity , Knowledge , Nat Stoddard , respect , responsibility , success « A new Leadership Development Carnival Hire your replacement » Like Be the first to like this post. I’ll have to check it out.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

6 Responses The Vision Quest « Where the Product Management Tribe Gathers , on December 22, 2009 at 8:51 am said: [.] Reply Brain Abed , on October 17, 2010 at 8:34 pm said: have been reading ur blog around three days. In their recent Wall Street Journal article Do You Really Want to be a Leader? really love what you posted.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Filed under: Purpose Tagged: | career advancement , services , training , value « Manager vs. ? Leadership — what you leave » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

This powerful statement comes from Tommy Spaulding in his new book It’s Not Just Who You Know: Transform Your Life (and Your Organization) by Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

When we research or try to innovate, we essentially do that with the objective of learning. On a second thought, you can only innovate when you don’t have to worry about doing the routine stuff right. Unless you are in research and innovation where experimentation/exploration is the name of the game.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I won’t go into the details of the jobs by title; there are books and blogs that cover those nicely. « BirNunez Blog , on October 30, 2010 at 9:18 am said: [.] I recently attended a two-day training for product owners and I have to admit my view of the titles is changing. The owner makes sure his product meets market needs.

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