Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2023 curated just for you. How to confront your fears and escape those traps by operating a mindshift. a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” — George R.R. Change is not the exception, it’s the rule.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

T HE vast majority of today’s business leaders are either embarking on AI deployment to improve their operations or are considering it. Some 54 percent of organizations say AI has been cost-effective for their business operations. I learned this principle when helping clients brainstorm how best to leverage AI within their operations.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models. To illustrate the potential impacts, in 2007, Nokia had a little over half the mobile phone market with an operating profit of about $7.8

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 6, 2025

Stumped for what business books to add to your spring (or spring break) reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

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. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?. Selection Methodology. million employees worldwide.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 5, 2024

Determine whether behavior that leads to sub-optimal operation has become part of the culture. He founded Behavioral Science Technology, Inc., He has authored five books on leadership, safety, and culture change, and his articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , Forbes , USA TODAY , and more.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

After conducting a few million DILOs (Day in the Life of) across 30,000 organizational operations assessments, we found one thing in common. Great things happen at the intersection of people and technology. Prioritize people over your technology. Lift your nose from your device. Develop a people rhythm.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

T HE BIGGEST CHANGE being brought about by AI is not human replicas, but the emergence of digital operating models. The operating model is how that is accomplished. The goal of the operating model is to deliver value at scale, to achieve sufficient scope, and to respond to changes by engaging in sufficient learning.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Posted in Character Based Leader Book Check out this great interview with Author Mike Henry, Sr.: He's also VP of Operations for a Tulsa-based technology service provider. Chapter Titles: ”Instigating a Leadership Revolution” and ”Respect” Mike Henry, Sr.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 23, 2020

Young professionals today are the leaders of tomorrow, as I share in my book Stand Out! One study by Cigna even went so far as to call loneliness an epidemic—despite young professionals being the most technologically connected generation in history. In addition to corporate work, Nathan is the author of the books Stand Out!

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. Well actually, no it’s not. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I N THE PAST DECADE, the corporate world has seen a seismic shift in how it operates. The advent of technology that enables remote work combined with the ever-increasing rate of employee turnover in many industries has led to a transformation in the very fabric of organizational culture. This is crucial.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

Of course, people have always worried that technology would take over their job. Gutenberg’s press probably created more social upheaval than any technological advancement has yet to do today. Third, massive automation will not take place based on our experience from previous generations of technology. So always be learning.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

In recent years, many industries have been disrupted by technological change. Stakeholders and shareholders alike expect businesses to make a positive impact on the big challenges our planet faces, such as climate change, redistribution of wealth, and more equitable ways of operating and performing.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rarely will you come across a static opportunity in the sense that it will stand idle and wait for you to act…Significant opportunities are not only scarce, but they typically operate on the principal of diminishing returns. So much so, that if you don’t think timing is everything - think again.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These companies have placed themselves far behind the technology curve because tenured managers hire employees with obsolete skill sets and together they create mediocre solutions. Walking into these organizations is often like traveling back in time 20 years.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2021

A few years ago a printing plant client installed a new $20M high-technology press which could deliver speeds of 50,000 impressions an hour. Strategic Clarity – leaders must constantly assess how well their organization’s strategy is understood across operations staff. Here’s an example. Here’s What Leaders Must Pay Attention To 1.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The Pixar 2018 documentary on the company tells the tale of a group of passionate, driven people who worked around the clock, sleeping under their desks to bring to market revolutionary technology tools. ” Great partnering needs broad guidelines that provide “solution spaces” in which to operate.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

In my new book, Influence and Impact: Discover and Excel at What Your Organization Needs From You The Most , written with George Bradt, we provide the tools every leader needs to grow and develop into the leader that others want to follow. If you approach this situation with a growth mindset, you can build or rebuild that influence.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For small business owners, reducing operational costs is essential for the success of the company. Fortunately, there are several strategies to use for reducing operational costs and ensuring that a small business remains profitable. Below are eight effective ways to reduce operational costs in your small business.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They are voracious learners always looking for better methods, different approaches, enhanced efficiencies, better technology and increased velocity. These tenets are discussed at length by Vineet Nayar of HCL Technologies, in his book ‘employees first, customers second’ [link] mikemyatt Hi Kavita: Thanks for your comment.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Some fail for a host of strategic or operational shortcomings addressed in any decent business school course. Some of the same technologies he had helped bring to the clinic became critical to his own survival. His new book is Can't Tame a Mongoose: Memoir of a Genomics Entrepreneur. His firm, Rose Ventures, Inc.,

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Your business now operates as part of a global digital eco-system where leveling the playing field has become a digital impossibility. Stop thinking about managing the risk of technology, tools, and process improvement. Think next chapter vs last book. Focus Point #4 : Reset the activity.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

How did the brick and mortar book stores let Amazon get the jump on them? With the continued rapid development of technology taking the concept of globalization and turning it into hard reality facing businesses of all sizes, it is time for executives and entrepreneurs to examine their current business models from a disruptive perspective.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Along with two other co-founders, Oliver Kharraz left the posh world of strategy consulting (McKinsey) and set out to solve a problem that had been nagging him—and millions of other patients for decades—the dread and hassle of booking a new doctor appointment. And so Oliver’s leadership journey began. It seemed obvious to Oliver.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

E VERY NOW AND THEN, a book comes along to give you the insights you need to see and understand the world you live in and how to thrive in it. Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. Most of these digital giants operate with only three or four layers below the CEO.

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Leading Blog

MAY 27, 2019

There are four zones of productivity that we typically operate in: the Drudgery Zone , Disinterest Zone , Distraction Zone , and the Desire Zone. Automate : This step is not just about using technology more effectively; it’s about creating routines that you don’t need to think about, creating templates and processes. “If

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 2, 2019

To operate effectively in this climate, planning and investment is essential. Use a single technology platform for all your IP so it’s easier to manage and update, and so you can eliminate redundancies. Digital Transformation and Disruption Technology’s impact on the workplace has been discussed ad nauseum.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2025

Edinger , author of the book, The Growth Leader. His book explains why that is true. By reading the book, you'll learn how to ensure growth strategy is aligned at every level of your company, from boardroom initiatives to daily customer interaction. Thank you to the books publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

The second trend is technology’s recognition of the first trend. Most people can cite several of Mark Twain’s quotes, but only a few of his books. First is the time pressure for our attention. People simply don’t have the time to listen to, or read, unnecessarily long forms of communication.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. Posner have written a new book that examines a fundamental question: How do people learn leadership? Kouzes and Barry Z. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The moral of the story is this…A lack of delegation creates operational bottlenecks, delegation confused with abdication creates organization chaos, and effective delegation of authority vs. tasks creates personal and operational excellence. Share and Enjoy: View Comments bfpower Well said, Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success.

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