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Competency Lost

The Agile Manager

Product Owners were recruited from the ranks of the existing Business Analysts and Project Managers. Less senior BAs became Product Managers, while those Project Managers who did not become part of the Product organization were either staffed outside of IT or coached out of the accompany. Costly capital has tech in recession today.

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Business coaching for women (…and why you should use gender stereotypes to your advantage)

Women on Business

Guest post by serial entrepreneur and business coach Bev James (learn more about Bev at the end of this post). The need for business coaches is on the rise. Generally, a business coach will fit well with a certain client because they will have some form of experience or prior knowledge in their specific area. Here’s why.

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Drinking the Talent Kool-Aid | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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

N2Growth Blog

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

N2Growth Blog

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. I believe great leaders will mentor and coach subordinates for the purpose of identifying and developing other great leaders. Thanks for the continued wisdom and over the top thinking.

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I believe this goes for recruiting too. Putting "needs at least years of experience" isn't as necessary nowadays for a job posting. Just because someone has been around longer doesn't make them better.

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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The inability to recruit or retain tier-one talent. Following are five representative tips that will help you recognize the need for a reengineering initiative: Unusual declines in revenue, margin, market-share, customer loyalty, or brand equity.