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Drinking the Talent Kool-Aid | N2Growth Blog

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If recruiting, training and development is being charged to a mid-level manager whose real domain expertise lies in administration and compliance then talent will likely become your largest contingent liability as opposed to your biggest asset. .&# I would encourage you to read a previous post on “ Workforce Reduction.&#

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

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This is why a value based approach to recruiting is a key component when teaming-out the organization, and is especially important as you build a senior leadership group. Real leaders will quickly coach toxic team members to a healthy place, or show them the door - there is no third option.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. It has been my experience that it is much easier to recruit talent or acquire resources than it is to properly deploy talent and allocate resources.

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

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Tenure Inhibits Change and Cripples Innovation : Organizations that favor tenure also tend to be prone to majoring in the minors. All of these traits preclude the advancement of change initiatives and cripple innovation.

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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

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Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. Without a disruptive focus you are merely building your business model on a “me too&# platform of mediocrity.

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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

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If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. The fact is that business is not a static endeavor.

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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

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If you find that you lack skill sets and competencies in certain areas seek out mentors and coaches to shore-up your weaknesses, and more importantly, use your professional advisors to assist you in leveraging your strengths. On with the exam… Section I: Character. Section IX: Team Building.