Women on Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

There’s no question that the big banks & Wall Street are under Congressional and regulatory siege (or is it the other way around?). Oh yeah, it will get the banks lending to businesses again too. While bank earnings have gone over the cliff, the P2P lending industry has continued to grow. Guest post by Dan Azeroual.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Instead, it has evolved into an indispensable leadership position encompassing digital innovation, organizational change, and business model reinvention. Today, the digital chiefs portfolio extends to orchestrating data-driven strategies, leveraging cloud computing to scale innovation, and architecting robust cybersecurity protocols.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The financial landscape post-recession was bleak, with banks hesitant to lend and investors wary of risk. But starting a business in such a volatile environment was no easy feat. The early days of Alkemy Partners were a whirlwind of activity. Each day felt like a battle against overwhelming odds.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 15, 2014

is the retired chairman and CEO of Bank of America. Wall Street analysts characterized him as a no-holds barred tactical genius that lead the bank as its thirty-nine year old president with [.] His newest book is The 9 1/2 Principles of Innovative Service. McColl, Jr. Author information Chip Bell Chip R.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Value-driven organizations thrive in this new economy because they promote trust, open communication, diversity and inclusion, thus making fertile ground for innovation. We can see many of these examples on the market; some even developed with Chief Innovation, Chief Impact, and Chief Sustainability Officer roles on their executive boards.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 3, 2021

According to a World Bank analysis, innovation is on the decline. Given innovation’s role in moving organizations and society forward, what can we do to encourage it? One way to foster innovation is to encourage connection in our work cultures. Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2021

Virtual reality in a banking version. However, this is only one aspect of the revolution that virtual reality can bring in banking. The latest research shows that virtual reality is a great tool that helps us understand the meaning and meaning of various banking products. When and if we visit the bank wearing VR goggles?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 8, 2012

I don't remember seeing innovation highlighted in previous results - were those new questions? Susan : Yes, there was a new set of questions added this year around the theme of innovation, based on what we're hearing and seeing about it's importance. Note: I've paraphrased Susan's responses. Dan : What's new in this year's findings?

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 8, 2014

A river without banks drifts calmly into oblivion. This applies to… Continue reading → Courage Innovation Taking others higher Teams Communication courageous leaders Leadership' Constraint makes the river powerful. Tell teams what they can’t do and where they can’t go and they’ll get further, faster.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A recent study conducted by the University of East Anglia highlights a potential solution for alleviating poverty by incorporating comprehensive support services within food banks. This innovative program involved placing representatives from Citizens Advice and Shelter within the food bank facilities. ”

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Ray Davis, CEO of Umpqua Bank, writes in Leading Through Uncertainty , that following your intuition is important at any time, but especially so in uncertain conditions. Creativity & Innovation' Intuition shouldn’t be thought of as being irrational but rather a “powerful, heightened state of awareness.”

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have published the first peer-reviewed study on workers using foodbanks in the UK. The study found that the main reason employed people are turning to foodbanks is the poor quality of available jobs. The research involved speaking directly with foodbank users in Liverpool.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 1, 2022

Most supermarkets today promote the charitable work they do in terms of donations to community food banks. The authors explain that supermarkets will often send edible, yet otherwise unsaleable products, to the food bank. Food banks are therefore a crucial part of the food supply chain, albeit a part that is often overlooked.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the banking world, how a CEO looks can significantly impact how much they earn. In American banks, CEOs who are considered more attractive make, on average, a million dollars more each year compared to their less good-looking peers. To study this, they gathered data from 167 American banks and 272 CEOs (the top bosses of the banks).

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 11, 2023

The decision to bail out banks en masse in 2009 was widely adopted yet far from uncontroversial. Research from UCL explores whether AI can help governments to decide whether to bail out a bank in crisis or not. This short-term cost is justified to the taxpayer because the long-term costs of bank defaults would be more harmful.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 27, 2023

Why It’s Bad News and Good News for Corporate Innovation GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Last week, as news of Silicon Valley Bank’s losses and eventual collapse, took over the news cycle, attention understandably turned to the devastating impact on the startup ecosystem.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Balance is the key to success; N2Growth , believes that innovation and strategy must come together for businesses to enjoy sustainable growth and maintain customer satisfaction. Digital technology continues to transform both the retail and consumer experience.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Guest post by Kris Oestergaard: Today, every business is looking to find ways to streamline its innovative abilities. Those successful in establishing a culture of innovation have addressed their organization’s “immune systems.” Organizational leaders need to address all three in order to transform into innovation champions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 29, 2024

Resisting Natural Change Off the east coast of North Carolina and Virginia, a set of barrier islands known as the Outer Banks stretches over a couple hundred miles, guarding the inner sound from the worst of Atlantic storms. The Outer Banks are a land of change. Someone somewhere is innovating. Technology changes. Trends shift.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 25, 2012

For example, if a company claims it welcomes innovation and risk taking, but then only rewards employees who toe the company line and reinforce the status quo, sooner or later people will simply stop asking questions, innovating, and stretching themselves. Instead, they will conform in order to please their bosses.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

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. often evoke feelings of hatred at the mere mention of their name. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

“The modern CFO is not just a finance expert—they’re a strategic partner, playing a critical role in driving innovation, digital transformation, and growth. This revolution moves us from traditional banking to digitized financial services, driven by advanced analytics, blockchain, AI, and machine learning.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 7, 2021

Innovation is an inherently risky endeavor and failure is an inevitable bedfellow. New research from City’s Business School explores a number of approaches digital innovators can take to reduce their risk of failure. ” The post Reducing The Risk Of Failure With Digital Innovation first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 21, 2021

For example, a major ceiling on the economic potential of undocumented immigrants is their lack of access to the banking system to obtain credit and mortgages,” the authors continue. The post Countries Hurt Themselves When They Deny Immigrants Access To Banking first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

Often leaders are described by action words such as “results-oriented, innovative, driven and visionary”. Curiosity will play a critical role in steering an organizational transformation, creating a new product, innovation or better understanding the competition. The Big 4 Leadership Attributes.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. Obstacles to overcome As with any innovator, those that were identified as innovative nonetheless had various obstacles to overcome.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 9, 2023

While Winston Churchill was famously supposed to have remarked that we should never waste a crisis, the reality is that during recessions, firms often tighten their belts and reduce the amount they invest in innovation. “We examine innovation following the Great Depression using data on a century’s worth of U.S.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

If you want to be a leader in your industry you need to be on the cutting edge of innovation. business communication culture Guest Posts leadership Recent Posts dream failure innovation integrity relationships thinking trust' If all you want is to be another company or another non-profit, follow the crowd.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2023

“It’s what we call non disruptive creation that allows us to innovate and grow without disruption and social pain,” share the authors W. Nondisruptive creation has three distinctive characteristics : First : It can be generated by a scientific invention or a technology-driven innovation. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

That mindset is “about the application of creative thinking and prudent risk-taking to build innovative, long-lasting organizations in any sector of the economy.” W ILLIAM DONALDSON has led a full life. Donaldson and Karl Weber extract relevant lessons for leaders in Entrepreneurial Leader.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 30, 2023

shutterstock I want to share the amazing work of Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio*. They are the epitome of how to create an amazing strategic plan that achieves their mission and vision in innovative ways will (hopefully) make them no longer needed.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms. The financial services industry demands leaders who can strategically manage risks, drive innovation, and stay ahead of the curve.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Talk with debtors, creditors, suppliers, and the bank. Have the confidence to innovate, think, and experiment. During a crisis, people have a heightened need for good, honest communication that gives them information, guidance, helps them adjust and cope emotionally.” Be honest and transparent. That doesn’t mean spilling your guts.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2020

New research from Cornell University attempts to perform a similar trick with food banks to improve the distribution and allocation of food among the facility’s patrons. The researchers gathered data from the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, which serves six counties in upstate New York.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 4, 2024

Innovation tends to follow the agglomeration effect, whereby scale plays a crucial role in how innovative an area is. This transformation serves as a testament to the capacity of innovation to flourish even in geographically isolated and underdeveloped areas, provided three crucial factors are present, as identified in our analysis.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

or informal efforts produced via someone else’s R&D or innovation efforts, companies often start projects that they don’t finish. Likewise, the special assets and real estate owned groups within banks and financial institutions have a dearth of property that they are trying to liquidate.

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