N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

A leader’s message has a direct impact on their personal and corporate brand equity, how they manage a crisis, marketing initiatives, investor relations, press and public relations, team building and employee engagement, and virtually any other mission critical area of chief executive responsibility.

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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

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 avoid conflicts. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2009

What matters in 2010? Filed under: Leadership , Techology Tagged: | 2010 , attention , commitment , energy , focus , Gov2.0 , influence , Seth Godin « The price of leadership Five myths about leadership » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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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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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Back in 2010, I interviewed John Spence on this blog when he released his new book titled Awesomely Simple – Essential Business Strategies For Turning Ideas Into Action. The book offers great ideas to simplify work life which I often refer.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

In today’s blog post I’ll examine why design matters. Design will impact your messaging, positioning, business modeling, team building, resourcing, branding, and virtually every functional aspect of what you do. Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

6 Responses Roger Crum , on June 4, 2010 at 7:22 pm said: Excellent question that each move us to add positive value and change in our lives.Thank you. Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on June 19, 2010 at 10:17 pm said: Roger, glad to hear your enjoyed this post. Thank you for commenting.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What’s more, with so many different personality styles on your team, finding leadership tactics that work across the board can be a challenge. 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.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 18, 2010

This is the career record of Larry Gelwix, coach of the Highland High rugby team (Salt Lake City) for more than three decades. 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

MARCH 30, 2010

He discusses the concept of building a trust account, which is similar to a bank account. This focus has come primarily from reading The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey « Credit comes later Leadership and persistence » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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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.

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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

OCTOBER 20, 2010

2 Responses davidburkus , on October 20, 2010 at 12:50 pm said: I’ve always thought we ought measure leaders by this: did they get to the goal or not? Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on November 8, 2010 at 9:29 pm said: David, thanks for your comment. A bit binary I know, but I like its simplicity.

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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. Great leaders are learners. They read voraciously. They write and teach what they learn. Learning is as much a part of their life as eating. How can you — the product manager — keep up? You have to be a learner.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 10, 2010

They expect marketers to stop pitching things and start helping them understand how they can get what they need. 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.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Filed under: Leadership Tagged: | influence , position , principles , success , vision « What matters in 2010? 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. Thank you for your insight.

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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.? Prior to heading to South America I spent two months in intensive language training. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2010

2 Responses Hauke Borow , on April 26, 2010 at 3:45 am said: Hi Michael, nice post! Yours, Hauke Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on May 1, 2010 at 10:07 pm said: Hauke, good point about extending our efforts to creating value for our society. What significance do you bring to the table? You’re approach is absolutely right.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2010

They don’t seem to work any harder than you, they don’t appear to be more intelligent, and they certainly are not more handsome. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 1, 2010

3 Responses The 7 Lesson Series of Attraction Marketing That You Should Not Ignore | Network Marketer Professional , on March 5, 2010 at 11:40 am said: [.] Reply Geoff Snyder , on March 27, 2010 at 12:53 am said: Hi Michael! Thank you for blogging about this. Trust and credibility « Lead on Purpose [.]

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

2 Responses Product Management Tribe , on December 6, 2010 at 8:53 am said: Mike, I really like your concise and straight-up interactions between product management and other collaborative groups. Leadership – the personal side is next on my list.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

All week, I have been sharing my thoughts and insights on communication skills, motivation theory, leadership, team-building, and persuasion. All week, I have been sharing my thoughts and insights on communication skills, motivation theory, leadership, team-building, and persuasion. My short answer: you don’t.

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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: [.] Filed under: Trust , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | requirements , change , flexibility « Book Review: Trust Agents Lucky breaks » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

4 Responses Travis Jensen , on April 9, 2010 at 3:00 pm said: It is easy to let the many issues that come up as a regular part of product management overwhelm you. Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on April 13, 2010 at 3:31 pm said: Travis, great point. Michael Reply Kermit , on May 4, 2010 at 9:49 am said: Nice post.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Michael Ray Hopkin Titles are an interesting concept. I won’t go into the details of the jobs by title; there are books and blogs that cover those nicely. 5 Responses Jim Holland , on September 27, 2010 at 9:04 am said: Mike – great post. What do you think?

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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

MAY 15, 2010

This half-day event included three speakers: Mitch Joel , author of Six Pixels of Separation and Julien Smith and Chris Brogan , co-authors of Trust Agents.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

A company’s success is ultimately a roll-up of all products and services selling for a profit. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Filed under: Leadership , Purpose , Trust Tagged: | investments , relationships , responsibility , success « Capturing ideas What matters in 2010? Reply MAPping Company Success , on January 3, 2010 at 11:34 pm said: [.] Reply Brain Abed , on October 17, 2010 at 8:34 pm said: have been reading ur blog around three days.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Trust Tagged: | character , honesty , Integrity , John Wooden , truthfulness « The power of influence Creating leaders » Like Be the first to like this post. 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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PowerSchool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In this blog post, we dive into how each “C” has evolved with digital learning and introduce our own C that we believe will strengthen the original four in a way that will push this framework into the future. It is vital to introduce exercises and assessments to develop this skill in K-12 for college, career, and life readiness.

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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

MARCH 8, 2010

2 Responses Khoo Chen Hui Andrew , on March 16, 2010 at 6:33 am said: I study IT cousrse, now. Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on March 16, 2010 at 8:29 pm said: Khoo, good questions. The best way to start to learn about product management is to read books, magazines and blogs. CEOs are praised for their vision.

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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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