N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A COO’s role is integral to any enterprise’s success, serving as the right hand to the CEO and ensuring the seamless functioning of business operations. The COO is often tasked with translating strategy into action, leading critical functions ranging from operations and finance to sales and marketing.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2021

Darrin Williams , CEO of Southern Bancorp, may have been a little surprised when a world-class business school professor came knocking at his door. Indeed Brian Moynihan, Bank of America’s CEO, and Darrin appeared side by side on “ Mad Money ” on CNBC touting their new partnership. Yet, he could no longer fly under the radar.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The executive search process goes beyond filling a role; it ensures the new CEO is aligned with the organization’s purpose and vision. A CEO with strategic foresight can guide the organization toward future growth and sustainability. A critical part of this process is crafting an innovative, forward-thinking search strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Shift in Leadership Dynamics Two decades ago, leadership transitions were more straightforward, with boards typically orchestrating CEO succession in close collaboration with the company’s founders. This approach often fortified organizational resilience, allowing companies to adapt and thrive amid changing market conditions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Join Simpler Trading’s CEO Brittany Burns and me for a practical look at how you can lead with conviction, build a culture of integrity, and focus on the bottom line. How does that play out with regulations, decisions about marketing, products, and convenience or revenue. A Culture of Integrity. Connect with Brittany.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Let’s be brutally honest: if you’re a CMO still clinging to outdated hiring practices and marketing strategies, it’s time to wake up or step aside. The marketing world is moving at warp speed, and those who don’t know how to actually harness AI are getting left in the dust. The real players aren’t where you think they are.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

In The Edge: How 10 CEOs Learned to Lead—and the Lessons for Us All , Michael Useem asks what gave ten CEOs the edge. Reconfigure for evolving markets. He chose ten CEOs that became what they needed to be when the situation called for it and incorporated at least one of these ten new capacities. Partner to lead change.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Such a proactive mindset is critical in a business environment where market conditions and technologies can evolve in a matter of weeks. A misaligned hire may stall progress, undermine workplace morale, and impede market opportunities. Data-Driven Context: Arm leaders with up-to-date market insights, along with timely internal metrics.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2025

Social psychologist and leadership expert Adam Galinsky has spent three decades building a method for determining when we are inspiring versus infuriating, and where various leaderspresidents, CEOs, coaches, teachers, parents, and a wealth of otherscurrently land on that spectrum.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

Olivier Prestel CEO and Change Management Specialist Olivier Prestel is a seasoned CEO and transformation expert with a strong international background, having lived and worked across Europe, Asia, and the US. He has led multicultural, cross-border teams and managed international companies navigating complex market transitions.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

When similar journeys are decided on by leaders in the driver’s seat of their organizations, the challenge to accomplish such a task means that CEOs must be able to navigate their way around the VUCA minefields (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) and instruct their senior teams how to do the same. shifting results.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

It is an important and comprehensive book for marketers, but there are some principles they share that have a much wider application, that I wanted to share. In the book, they list the five foundational truths of youth marketing (and leadership). Adam Wilson, 2018, Former director of brand marketing for Carhartt, North America.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Organizations frequently face unexpected leadership departures, mergers, market disruptions, or strategic shifts that demand immediate, expert intervention. Organizations may also miss growth opportunities due to leadership deficiencies, failing to capitalize on market potentials, or innovating effectively.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Successful digital chiefs combine a nuanced understanding of emerging technologies with strong commercial instincts, aligning sophisticated digital strategies with core enterprise objectives to outpace market shifts and capture new opportunities.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

While CEOs often focus on overarching goals and external relationships, the COO bridges the gap between strategic intent and execution. The ability to withstand disruptions, recover swiftly, and adapt to uncertainties is paramount in today’s volatile market. Selecting the right COO can be transformative.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 13, 2025

But when it comes to groundbreaking technological innovation, a recent study from the WHUOtto Beisheim School of Management shows that overconfident CEOs need to be balanced by a strong, knowledgeable board of directors. Power, on the other hand, is about the boards ability to act independently from the CEO. ” .

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2013, the average CEO tenure stood at 7.6 Real-life examples of declining tenure among C-suite executives in Forbes Global 2000 or S&P 500 companies include General Electric (GE) and McDonald’s Corporation, which have witnessed shorter CEO tenures in the last decade. years in 2022. years, dropping slightly to 7.2

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 18, 2024

But if you ask Alan Mulally about the secret to his success as a leader, hell modestly tell you its all […] The post Lessons in Leadership from Alan Mulally, Former CEO of Boeing and Ford appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Copyright CEOWORLD magazine 2023.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the dynamic realm of leadership, the journey to becoming an exemplary CEO is an ongoing process. CEOs are known for their exceptional skills, but there are often overlooked areas that, when honed, can lead to even greater success. Here are ten crucial leadership development areas that CEOs sometimes neglect.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 6, 2021

In this episode, you’ll discover a system used by world-class athletes, performers, and CEOs to build their confidence, achieve transformational results, and overcome their limiting mindsets. 1:21 – Meet Tina Greenbaum, high-performance coach to CEOs, athletes, and politicians. Mastery Under Pressure.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 4, 2020

Being fired changed the trajectory of a former CEO of Campbell Soup Co. Doug Conant walked in and got unexpectedly fired from his job as the Director of Marketing for Parker Brothers. Doug… Continue reading →

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Over the last 20 years, I have had the opportunity to recruit, develop, and hire hundreds of leaders, from first-line managers to CEOs, across all major business functions and industries around the globe. How would a bit more authenticity and vulnerability shake things up in your life? Whether in the office or with the family.

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CEO Insider

JANUARY 11, 2025

Ilia Rozmans rise from humble beginnings to leading an AI-focused marketing agency offers a case study in the evolving role of artificial intelligence in business. The broader implications of his approach provide a more […] The post From the Streets to Silicon Valley in AI Marketing appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this episode, former Silicon Valley communications CEO Sabrina Horn gives you the tools to lead with integrity, navigate the challenges that compromise authenticity, and transform your influence by leading from the truth. 33:57 – Why honesty is a great marketing strategy. Make It, Don’t Fake It. What is uniquely yours?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

W HEN A CEO first assumes their position or joins a new company, they’re often quick to make changes to the executive team, creating a group of trusted advisors who will drive their strategic agenda. But once the CEO has been in place for a few years, this dynamic changes. As one anonymous Fortune 500 CEO shared: My CFO started well.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Many brands focus their marketing strategies on out-of-home consumption, socializing with friends and family, and humor to generate engagement. The CEO of the future is going to have a broader experience than the current CEO. The role of a CPG CEO has always required a deep curiosity about consumers. Agility is key.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

That punch is what gives brands what they most want from their branding, marketing, and advertising — a response. Years ago, we engaged with a CEO in the mattress industry who wanted to know how he could create real brand distinction and drive more retail traffic in such a highly commoditized category. A challenger strategy.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Source: The Edge: How Ten CEOs Learned to Lead--And the Lessons for Us All. The best capacities of an earlier time thus remain informative but also incomplete for the challenges we face ahead.”.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

In 2006, one of my CEO clients in Sarasota, FL shared with me his annual employee engagement survey. At this juncture of Walton, I had been focused on delivering consulting services to CEOs and business owners to help them grow healthy organizations. No surprise that all six values rise and fall on leadership. Leadership Alignment.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi wrote, “the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

I had just come off my first CEO assignment with Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. a fairly notorious email encryption company both provoking concerns from the NSA but also putting privacy on the map as “the marketing gorilla of the Internet.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2022

We asked Joe Liberatore, Kforce’s CEO why compassion was so critical in the recent refresh of their company values. For example: “It sounds like you’re really frustrated with the lack of response from marketing and that’s sapping your motivation. My challenges are your challenges, and we’re all here to help.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

In Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World , former Chairman and CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty redefines power as a way to “drive meaningful change in positive ways for ourselves, our organizations, and for the many, not just the few.” Even with major changes, some things don’t change.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

T REND HUNTER CEO Jeremy Gutsche says the most important trait we need for our fast-moving future is the ability to change. Market leaders consistently miss out on great new ideas because they overestimate their market dominance.” We are more dependent on our past decisions than we like to admit. What to do? Change is a given.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2024

Money perks for CEOs are supposed to push them to lead their company to hit important business goals. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University looked at all the studies on CEO incentives for the first time. The companies studied were from all over the world, with most in the United States, Europe, and Australia.

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