N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Understanding the Evolution of the IT Industry Over the past few decades, the IT industry has undergone several remarkable transformations. In this ever-evolving landscape, understanding the evolution of the IT industry becomes crucial for organizations and professionals alike.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Shift Toward Employee-Centric Business Models Amid rapid technological advances and economic uncertainty, forward-thinking organizations are recognizing that employees are vital to long-term stability.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Role of Executive Search Firms in the Technology Industry Executive search firms play a vital role in the technology industry by helping organizations navigate the complex talent acquisition landscape. Technology leaders must possess diverse skills and competencies in this ever-changing landscape.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Growing Demand for Executive Search in the Life Sciences Industry Executive search firms are experiencing a surge in demand within the life sciences industry. The life sciences industry is known for its unique challenges in recruiting and hiring.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Here are some of my best answers to great questions concerning people’s careers: What is more difficult in the long run, working for a company or running your own business? You also need to see how the company reacts to emergencies, slow-time, reactive decisions from management, and industry shifts.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Role of Executive Search Firms in the Finance Industry Executive search firms play a crucial role in the ever-evolving landscape of the finance industry. One of the key responsibilities of executive search firms is to thoroughly understand the specific needs and requirements of their finance industry clients as related to the role.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

One of the primary challenges is the competitive nature of the industry. Another challenge in finding and attracting top talent in the education sector is the evolving nature of the industry itself. Educational institutions are constantly adapting to changes in curriculum, technology, and student demographics, among other factors.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Today I will share my thoughts on our youth and their relationship with technology and its potential impact on the future C-Suite. Ubiquitous online access and dependence on digital platforms for real-time information, both professionally and recreationally, has accelerated innovation in leveraging and utilizing technology.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Early figures and forecasts show that the mining sector is in for one of the most robust years off the back of the soaring demand for commodities and the industry’s impressive rebound in the second half of 2021. ” In 2022, we will see this play out in the mining sector, with c-suite talent at the center stage.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

As far back as the Industrial Revolution, inventors have had to focus on more than that brilliant concept — they had to focus on seizing and seeing opportunities, persevering despite the odds, and having faith in their vision and themselves. In today's climate, truly anything is possible, and we need all the solutions we can create.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Indeed, executives often see themselves as industry or functional domain expertswhether in tech, health sciences, finance, or as an engineer, designer, or head of operations. During her tennis career, Serena Williams maintainedand still doesa healthy, largely plant-based diet as part of her philosophy of eating to live rather than vice-versa.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

One of the key benefits of executive search in the legal sector is the ability to tap into a vast network of industry contacts and passive candidates. Understanding the Unique Challenges of the Legal Industry in Recruiting Top Talent The legal industry faces unique challenges when it comes to recruiting top talent.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Both are high-volume capital intense process industries. . Direct Industry Experience: Running in a close second place to past portfolio company experience, which I addressed in part two, is the importance of direct industry sector knowledge and expertise. A search partner with industry knowledge is critical.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 3, 2014

I quickly gained a few years of management experience which helped me land my next job at Bortek Industries. Don’t write older employees off as outdated, incapable of change or technologically incompetent. Scott Huntington is a career specialist from Pennsylvania. I got a job right out of college at a small startup.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Nowadays, people change their careers frequently for personal and professional growth and to earn more money, but the last thing you want to do is sacrifice a good situation for more money or less flexibility. One of the primary motivations for hanging careers is personal development. Work Location .

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

External factors such as economic oscillations, market volatility, and industry disruptions drastically impact succession strategies. Embracing technological advancements for succession planning can also streamline the process, simplify the identification of potential successors, and augment the development of necessary employee competencies.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In the journey of your career, the phrase "Put on your big-boy pants" (or big-girl pants) is more than just a call to maturity; it's an invitation to step into the realm of personal growth and professional excellence. Let's break it down: Pushing Yourself Beyond Comfort Why It's Crucial : Comfort zones are career stagnation in disguise.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 30, 2014

By doing so, you can enable others and help them help you achieve your goal. As you go through your career, keep an [.] He has more than 21 years of experience in the Information Technology Industry. Author information Will Lukang, CLDC, PMP, CSM Will Lukang, MBA, PMP, MASCL, SCM, is an enabler.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A strategic-minded CPO deeply understands market trends, supplier dynamics, and emerging technologies. They take a proactive approach, anticipating future industry changes and identifying opportunities for growth and improvement. Technology can play a pivotal role in the initial stages of the CPO search process.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 20, 2018

No Longer Desperate for Work, Veterans Seek More Meaningful Careers. My industry, technology, is part of the problem. For too long, technology executives have looked past veteran talent because they were seeking “industry experience.” My industry, technology, is part of the problem. With the U.S.

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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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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2024

Ty Wiggins, an experienced leadership advisor specializing in CEO transitions, explains how to land well as a new CEO, accelerate your impact, and unlock the most affirming experience of your career. They know how to identify emerging trends, how to bring new industries into being, and when to hold them and when to fold.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 24, 2024

The growth of industrialization, globalization, and an increasingly complex business environment have made it necessary to use more sophisticated methods to attract and retain high-caliber executives. Over time, technological advancements have transformed the executive search process, combining digital and traditional methods.

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Career Advancement

AUGUST 17, 2020

Ascher, who worked in a medical technology firm, had been making an effort to enhance how others perceived him over the past six months. In every career path, there’s a level at which leadership skills and visibility play a much stronger role in promotions than job skills. Justine Musk.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

To stay relevant, we have to be able to excel cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally in ways that technology can't. In writing The Grit Factor , Polson made it her mission to connect with an elite pack of tough, impressive female iconoclasts who shared with her their candid stories of combat and career.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Rebooting Work by Silicon Valley legend Maynard Webb and Carlye Adler is a sensible look at the changing nature of the workplace and how you can use emerging technologies to take charge of your career. Webb believes that technology presents us with an opportunity. Technology is pushing flexibility in the workplace.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

These are the industry disruptors who have changed how business is conducted in distinctly powerful ways. Think how Uber transformed the transportation industry, how Airbnb took over the lodging industry — not to mention how Tesla is upending both the automobile and energy industries. It was truly a game-changer.

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HR Digest

JULY 12, 2024

As such, if HR industry trends suggest there is an overwhelming number of new workers in the role, prioritizing their training and on-the-job learning is essential for every organization. The more a company invests in the career of their employees, the more likely employees are to feel valued by their organization.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 27, 2018

But what about career management? There’s a well-publicized notion that professionals spend more time planning a vacation than planning for their careers. That’s an unfortunate truth for many of us, even though a successful career is much more important to our happiness—a research-backed fact. Subscribe to an industry blog.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As executive search consultants, we focus on understanding and optimizing businesses’ intended transformations and how they are shaping strategic responses to industry-level changes. All organizations must face major transformations while working to advance in their industry. This is where the CTO role gets into the spotlight.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2014

In the history of every industry – manufacturing, tech, entertainment, sports, all industries – there have been many examples of talent that was overlooked only to be discovered at a later moment. Lucille Ball – This failed actress was told to pursue another career.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

By incorporating aspects of automation into everyday operations, employers and employees can leverage robotic technology for a more streamlined and efficient workflow. Its rapid evolution and widespread adoption across various industries signify a new era of productivity and efficiency.

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2019

F OR YEARS I was taught that growing the business in an industry with strong competition was mostly a zero-sum game. 2: Create new technology enabled business models: GE’s Jeff Immelt and Dartmouth Professor Govindarajan are back, with lessons on digital transformation. You took away share from competition or they took it from you.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

It spans geographies, industries, and functions. Search firms and technologies help to disturb it, but executives have agency, too. Every day, job seeking executives (“hiders”) ask my teammates and I at N2Growth for career advice. Applied consistently and well, you can maximize the odds of winning the career game.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

With exponential technologies, multi-Generations at the workplace, new off-industry competitors challenging incumbents, the Covid-19 New Reality…. Or clogged, as most successor candidates do not perceive the significant opportunity for career progression at their companies.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 12, 2015

Although many companies caution workers about using social media, utilizing sites like Twitter and LinkedIn can go a long way in positioning you within your own company and as a leader in your industry. Although you can make connections online, you should also be attending events in your industry. Share Expertise.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

One of the defining features of the Industrial Revolution was the Luddite rebellion against the machines that people thought were taking their jobs and livelihoods. Whereas the Luddite rebellion was very much focused around the textile industry, the Swing Riots were more agricultural in origin.

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