Lead from Within

JUNE 5, 2024

With my years of experience as an executive leadership coach, I’ve come to recognize patterns in leadership behavior that can signal danger for even the most promising careers. This behavior can overshadow the preventative measures that maintain a smooth operation. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Chief Operating Officer is an organization’s powerhouse, ensuring every process and experience in your business runs like a well-oiled machine. This key executive monitors daily operations, ensuring efficient and effective methods. Tech Savviness: Leveraging technology to boost operational efficiency.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Operations Efficiency 365

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

This process helps organizations align their current and future business goals, promotes employee career development, and ensures smooth leadership transitions. It not only addresses the immediate need to replace key positions but also considers the company’s long-term vision for growth and sustainability.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies. The author will inspire readers to examine the effectiveness of their current strategies, using the model that has served him in his distinguished career. Dig deeper. Dave Cote is intimately familiar with this problem.

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General Leadership

MAY 7, 2014

Consider the following: If EQ is to us, what an engine is to a car – then self-regulation is the drive train that powers how we operate. “…self-regulation is the drive train that powers how we operate…” Our capacity for self-regulation acts in the same way. Lose situational awareness. Lose opportunity.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Armed with this knowledge, they meticulously search for candidates with the necessary technical skills and experience that align with the company’s culture and long-term vision. They remain current with industry regulations and compliance requirements, ensuring their organizations operate within legal boundaries.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

He highlighted the need for change as the main prerequisite of a successful transformation; being ex-McKinsey and a public official before this current role, Boris’s whole career revolved around extensive transformation processes. Thus organizations need to become more agile and adaptable to fast pace changes over a long period.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

People over 45 basically die in terms of new ideas.” While there are arguments to both sides of the early career versus experienced CEOs, when considering the less fully developed prefrontal cortexes of younger CEOs, we assert the following trait comparison. ” said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla in 2011.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. She doesn’t exist, and career rewards for your great work don’t just appear.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 27, 2014

There are some moments in your career that leave an indelible imprint – moments that end up defining WHO you are. There, at an annual budget meeting with the entire operations management group in attendance, an important decision was made. They are moments where you literally plant a flag and say “This is it!

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

With extensive networks and deep industry insights, they provide organizations with access to top talent capable of leading digital transformation initiatives and steering companies toward differentiated long-term success. Engaging with such individuals presents compelling career prospects that align with their aspirations.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

They know how to make the most of available resources, build strategic partnerships, and optimize operational procedures to enhance the overall functioning of the institution. Academic leaders must have a long-term vision and the ability to align resources and initiatives to achieve institutional goals strategically.

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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. Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Businesses now have powerful tools and technologies to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and deliver customer value. Exceptional tech leaders differentiate themselves by approaching problems strategically to drive long-term impact.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

That meeting went way too long.”. What does too long mean? For example, instead of saying, “That meeting went way too long,” you can say “The meeting ended 20 minutes past schedule. In terms of concerns, you may be concerned that the team is throwing good money after bad. This is harder than it sounds. Is that accurate?”

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

While confidence can be mistaken for arrogance, and vice-versa, they are clearly not interchangeable terms. I think not. When you think of yourself as a leader do you view yourself as having the quiet confidence of David or the boastful arrogance of Goliath?

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Military and many, many more don’t operate in the “real world” As I exclaim the benefits of Servant Leadership, I see that look in your eye. The alternative of selfish focus on individual careers is all-too-well documented in failures. Cellular, Starbucks, Zappos, the U.S. No, I’m not naive.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We’re changing jobs more than ever and pursuing multiple careers and projects simultaneously. Take a moment to consider how many jobs you’ve had and how many careers you’re yet to embark upon? Many workers now function like Apps on a smartphone, sitting pretty on top of a company’s operating system (OS). Vital Ingredients.

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Altman Self-aware Short-term Learning-by-Doing 417

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The thread that runs through his career is the entrepreneurial mindset. 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.” Donaldson and Karl Weber extract relevant lessons for leaders in Entrepreneurial Leader.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Effective leaders in this space have the ability to optimize supply chain operations, streamline processes, and identify cost-saving opportunities. It helps build strong relationships with suppliers, enabling organizations to negotiate favorable terms and establish strategic partnerships for long-term success.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In today’ post I’ll share my thoughts on the value of learning to become a humble leader… It’s been said that life is a long lesson in humility. At the same time I personally feel its a long way to go to see the environment what has been discussed in the article.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Ask yourself this question…Who is more loyal; an employee who has been with the company a long time but is an under-performer, or a less tenured employee who always goes the extra mile and consistently exceeds expectations? or implying that it is unlikely to have high performance if most people stick around for a long time?

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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? Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Many corporate HR teams are operating in a legacy model, bogged down with hiring downstream talent and struggling to quickly and efficiently source top-shelf talent. With an abundance of talent and opportunities available in the marketplace, workers have more control of their careers than ever before, and it’s making news.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 23, 2022

ultimately improving the public image for investors who want long-term success. By understanding the complexities involved in automotive logistics and utilizing the latest technologies and methods, companies can improve operations across all stakeholders, including customers, employees, and shareholders. .

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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. In fact, more likely is the case that the opportunity will completely evaporate if you wait too long to seize it.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Once upon a time the portfolio career was seen as pretty sexy and came to typify the “free agent nation” spoken about by Dan Pink way back in 2001. But this status offers no protection and – in the long term – it is disastrous, both for workers and for society as a whole.”.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Sidebar : This post was inspired by a conversation I had last month Mark Oakes ( @MarkOOakes ) about the historical origin of the term&# Plan B.&# Great planning (so long as it's not overdone) actually catalyzes velocity. Thanks for shedding light on a topic that has far too long remained in the dark!

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 10, 2019

A moment that was a long time in the making. That learning process was triggered when a long-ago boss had a temper tantrum during a staff meeting. Department heads had to assure our operating areas weren’t a drag on profits. A big one, probably a career-ending one. Tangible vs. Intangible.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Operational Excellence is a systematic approach to improving business processes and performance. Employee Empowerment: A core aspect of operational excellence is empowering employees to contribute to continuous improvement. Innovation Opportunities: Operational excellence involves embracing innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? The sad fact is that many business people are absolutists in that they only see things in terms of rights and wrongs. The strongest teams don’t weed out or neutralize individual tendencies, they capitalize on them.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

We leverage our global network to access high-caliber professionals across research and development, clinical operations, regulatory affairs, and commercialization disciplines. Cultural fit assessments ensure alignment with organizational values, which is vital for long-term success and employee engagement.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

I’ve been in that situation a few times in my career, where we had acquired existing operations that were, for the most part, been ignored or marginalized by their previous corporate bosses. That coffee and donuts were one of the best long term investments we ever made. We’re going to mess up.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

As long-time readers of my writings on leadership know, this is something that’s been an underlying theme in many of my insights into how we can be a better leader to those we serve – where we ensure that we’re creating an environment where our employees understand the value of their contributions and why we collectively do what we do.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Growth expert Alison Eyring, who is also a long-distance runner and triathlete, found the answer in endurance training and shared those findings in her book, Pacing for Growth. He began his Chick-fil-A career over forty years ago as an hourly team member behind the counter of a local restaurant.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

However, we seem to be hard wired to think in terms of showering money at our employees to show them that we value them (and to keep them from leaving). Many or most consider it an honor, and a way to learn more about how these operations work. Are any of them ready for a promotion on the career ladder?

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