N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth . Today’s post is a short rant, but one every leader should take to heart – STOP CHECKING BOXES. To believe leadership can be reduced to task management is simply flawed thinking. Here’s the thing – you can manage to a list, but you certainly cannot lead to a list. A check the box approach to leadership accomplishes only one thing – it limits your ability to lead.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Today, Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Although I am not Jewish, I am intrigued by the concepts surrounding this holiday, particularly the ritual of teshuva– a time to forgive and seek forgiveness. When making teshuva, people reflect on the year and consider the people from whom they need forgiveness… and [.] The post Forgive and Refresh: Returning to The Leader You “Meant to Be” appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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Terry Starbucker
SEPTEMBER 16, 2012
I recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of my entry into the business world – I still remember that day in 1982, when, fresh out of college, I walked through the door of Ernst & Whinney in San Antonio, Texas, and started my journey to the place where I now sit and write this post, in Portland, Oregon. It’s been a great ride, full of twists, turns, surprises, thrills, chills, great success, gut-checking failures, and yep, fun.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: According to a recent survey of 300 women entrepreneurs, 23% of women entrepreneurs left their secure, well-paying corporate jobs and struck out on their own to escape what they believed to be a toxic culture in the corporate world. Furthermore, 68% of those women entrepreneurs who left corporate jobs claim they [.
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Change Starts Here
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
The Change Agent’s Dilemma show is back after a summer hiatus! This month, my guest is Todd VanNest, founder and principal at Last Word on Change®, who shares simple ways to lead complex change. Listen in to hear what makes change complex, and learn the four choices you can make that will keep change simple. Listen to the show here (30 minutes): Be sure to visit the radio show page to listen to past episodes and subscribe to the show.
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Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
One way to go is to hire an experienced leadership coach that can help you take an objective look at your performance and guide you in the process of making adjustments that will make a positive difference to you, your team and your organization. Don’t have the budget for a leadership coach? Lots of organizations have a cadre of trained internal coaches you can call on.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Being a small business owner myself, I understand the utter terror that grips you when you have to make a purchase for your business. Everything costs you a fortune and your cash flow is never where you want it to be. There seems to be a never ending mantra “I know I need it, but I just can’t afford it right now”. Well ladies the wait is over. We all know that to be successful in today’s global market we need a web presence and I have uncovered the best kept secret in web design.
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 15, 2012
Five Ways to Be Influential and Succeed with Your Team. Guest post by Tess Pajaron. At my former job, I had a boss who would consistently tell people how important it was to leave the office on time and balance work and life. Then, he would text in the evenings, brag about how late he stayed after everyone had left and go into the office each weekend.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 15, 2012
Who most serves as your leadership pit crew? How have they made a difference in your leadership? When is the last time you really thanked them? Support Makes a Difference Last weekend, my friend Julie and I (along with our three, 6 year olds) had an opportunity to serve as cheering squad and pit crew [.] The post Who’s Your Leadership Pit Crew?
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As a SaaS leader, you know that the more metrics, insights, and analytics you add to your products, the more engagement you’ll have – and the stickier your product will become with customers. At what point do you decide to keep building your analytics in-house or invest in an embedded analytics solution? Read our Build vs. Buy Analytics guide to learn: Top 4 benefits of embedded analytics A quick cost comparison of in-house analytics development vs embedded analytics 10 considerations to help yo
Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
So, here’s an out-there prediction for you. The current labor dispute between the NFL and its officials is going to end soon after a melee breaks out during a game that the replacement refs failed to control. Of course, I hope things don’t actually go that way, but I wouldn’t be surprised. As anyone who has watched a game in the last week knows (Broncos at Falcons on Monday night would be an excellent example), the replacement refs are out of their depth on many fronts.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Conquering the world isn’t an easy job. In the world of entrepreneurship there are endless possibilities in the type of work or business you may be running. Many are home based and may even be internet based. This allows us to be home, run our own schedule and take charge of our lives. It also leaves the general public room to wonder what you do for work and in my own experience, if you really even work.
Steve Farber
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
JW Najarian was on hand at The Extreme Leadership Summit to interview our speakers. His interview style is very authentic, in-depth, and off-the-cuff. Here’s his conversation with our friend John “Jay Jay” French , founder, manager, and guitarist of Twisted Sister. I’m confident you’ll enjoy watching this wonderful exchange with one of the music business’ smartest (and funniest) treasures.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Most great project managers know that it’s important to do a post-mortem after any major undertaking. In my experience, a post-mortem is much more likely to occur when something went terribly wrong. I have heard (and said) in the heat of frustration, “we just need to get through this now, but afterwards we need [.] The post Post-Mortem of Success: Questions that Drive Sustained Results appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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QAspire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
(Guest post by Julie Winkle Giulioni ). - – - – -. “Learn from your mistakes.”. How frequently do we hear that – or something similar? Failure is touted as one of the most powerful teachers we’ll ever meet. It’s been elevated in some cases to a magical status that can produce outcomes of legendary proportions. (Think 3M and the less- sticky glue that ultimately birthed adhesive notes.).
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Journalism is part of the larger media business, so it’s not surprising that women still lag significantly behind men in that industry just as they do in other industries. Susan Antilla whose journalistic credits span a 30-year career and include Bloomberg View, TheStreet.com, and more, shares some insights into this inequality on CNN.com: “Men make up 60% of newspaper employees, write 80% of newspaper op-eds and author most articles in ‘thought leader
Steve Farber
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
JW Najarian was on hand at The Extreme Leadership Summit to interview our speakers. His interview style is very authentic, in-depth, and off-the-cuff. Here’s his conversation with our friend John “Jay Jay” French , founder, manager, and guitarist of Twisted Sister. I’m confident you’ll enjoy watching this wonderful exchange with one of the music business’ smartest (and funniest) treasures.
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Decision-making always possesses an element of uncertainty. And as the complexity of a decision increases, so does the risk of miscommunication, execution error, unanticipated conditions, and unintended consequences. StrategyDriven encourages the employment of a devil’s advocate to help mitigate such risks. (See StrategyDriven ‘s best practice article – advocatus diaboli , The Devil’s Advocate and listen to the StrategyDriven Podcast – The Devil’s Advocate.
Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera
Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
QAspire
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
You are moving too fast. Overwhelmed with everything, good or bad, happening around. Trying to figure out what’s really going on. Addressing the issues and responding to constantly changing (and often conflicting) demands of business. You are also overwhelmed by the whole notion of survival – that the best wins. This notion puts you on a treadmill where you keep worrying without really going anywhere.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Want to know how big the wage gap is in your state? Thanks to a comprehensive analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today (and a handy interactive online tool ), you can find out just how big the wage gap is between men and women in each of the 435 Congressional District in all 50 states of the country. The analysis was conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
There is plenty of buzz and excitement here at Dreamforce 12 right now, with an estimated double the number of attendees as last year (90,000 by last count), which is saying something. Peter Coffee is doing the pre-keynote hosting and showing off various aspects of Salesforce product. ZDNet’s Larry Dignan has already covered some of the new announcements this morning.
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Act Like a Sales Pro : How to Command the Business Stage and Dramatically Increase Your Sales with Proven Acting Techniques. written by Julie Hansen. and published by Career Press. About the Reference. Act Like a Sales Pro by Julie Hansen reveals the behaviors exhibited by effective salespersons that create a memorable buying experience. Julie teaches readers the art of selling through easy-to-follow exercises then enable them to more effectively prepare and execute on all types of sales engagem
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The Accidental Successful CIO
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
'Image Credit CIO's need to keep an eye on their older IT systems…. What kind of CIO would you like to be: reactive or proactive? The definition of information technology tells us that we’d like to the proactive type of CIO. We’d like to sit around thinking about strategic next steps. However, often times life doesn’t work that way: we suddenly get issues thrown our way all the time.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Guest Post by Michelle Patterson, CEO of EventComplete (Learn more about Michelle at the end of this post). The balance of power is tipping toward the feminine with more women taking on the workforce by graduating en masse from higher education well and above their male counterparts as well as starting businesses and taking a leading role in how major companies around the world are run.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 15, 2012
In both the United States and United Kingdom, few women hold leadership positions in trade unions despite the fact that female membership in trade unions has been continually growing. A study from Queen Mary, University of London reveals some of the details about the trade union leadership gender gap. “Among the UK’s 10 larger unions, there are now four women general secretaries; however only two unions have achieved proportionality on the National Executive. “In the US, women&
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Forbes has released its annual list of the 400 richest Americans, and this year, 45 women are on the list (that’s just 11% of the entire list). Jenna Goudreau of Forbes explains that most of these women hold the majority of their wealth in companies they built or inherited. At the top of the list of richest women (but ranked 6th in the overall list of richest Americans) is Christy Walton, daughter-in-law of Sam Walton (the founder of WalMart).
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Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 16, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Happy employees not only mean higher retention rates for companies but also lead to higher productivity and results. David Mielach of BusinessNewsDaily shared 11 things that keep employees happy to help improve morale in your company: Offer growth opportunities. Offer great training programs. Offer small bonuses. Offer autonomy to employees.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Are you destroying your career by hanging onto fears that limit your chances for success? Alexis Wolfer writes for Levo League and warns women in business that three common fears could stop you from reaching your career goals: 1. Fear of failure. Alexis warns, “Failure is a necessary step on the path to success. It allows you to push past your comfort zone and find the true limits of your success without regard to what you think those limits may be.” 2.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Guest Post by Elle Perkins, contractor with Platinum Equity (Learn more about Elle at the end of this post). When starting or running a business, there are many ways in which to invest in the business. There are a number of business loans that can be taken out for start-up expenses or established business to expand. If it is a non-profit company, there are thousands of grants that can be secured to fund the costs of the business.
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