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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming? How did Microsoft not keep Google at bay?

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Business Model Architecture | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While most C-level execs have a general idea of what I’m referring to, it is also quite clear that most can’t even begin to define it, much less articulate the specific constructs of a sound business model. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc.,

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Protecting Yourself Against Fraudulent Recruiters & Hiring Scams

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Financial Considerations: Understanding the Revenue Model Legitimate executive search firms derive revenue from corporate clients, not job candidates. Be cautious of firms requesting upfront payments for job applications or selling additional services such as resume writing or career coaching.

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How a cow describes your business model

Lead on Purpose

Long-time readers probably know that I grew up on a cattle ranch, and despite my 20+ year career in products and leadership, I still love cows, horses and the rural … Continue reading → Today I wanted to have a little bit of fun.

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Executive Hiring For a P.E. Portfolio Company – Tangential Opportunity

N2Growth Blog

From experience keeping an eye on a candidate’s knowledge of how a specific business model works are essential and non-negotiable. It is imperative to probe candidates into the delicate subtleties of your business, for instance, how return on capital is impacted by elements deep down in the production stage.

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Improving Leadership Bench Strength

N2Growth Blog

Or clogged, as most successor candidates do not perceive the significant opportunity for career progression at their companies. Design leadership career paths around a few diversified, not targeted, experience requirements. Other pipelines are too narrow, as most organizations identify less than 10% of their workforce as HIPOs.

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

While a business cannot scale without growth, a business can grow without being scalable. If your business model requires implicit customer growth your business might grow for a time period certain, but it isn’t scalable. Even their advertising model is simplistically brilliant.