N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Understanding the Criticality of Leadership Transition in 2025 CEO succession represents one of the most consequential inflection points in an organizations lifecycle. The Governance Imperative in CEO Succession Corporate boards bear a profound responsibility in crafting effective succession strategies.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Increasing Demand for Technological Expertise in COO Roles The demand for technological expertise in Chief Operating Officer or COO roles is snowballing as organizations recognize that success increasingly hinges on the intelligent use of technology. This is where boutique firms like N2Growth make an immeasurable difference.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The CEO defines an organization’s direction and culture, shaping a vision that motivates employees, engages customers, and builds confidence with investors. The CEO also balances immediate needs with long-term goals, transforming strategic ideas into actions everyone can support.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Understanding the Evolving Role of a Chief Operating Officer In the ever-evolving world of business, the role of a Chief Operating Officer (COO) is undergoing numerous transformations. Their role expands beyond mere efficient operations, reaching into complex problem-solving, organizational design, and corporate transformation.

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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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Lead from Within

JANUARY 25, 2023

Navigating uncertainty as a CEO can be a challenging task. As a coach, I am busier now than ever before because leaders are searching for someone who has been through similar situations, someone who can look beyond the day-to-day operations, and help guide them through uncertain times. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Whether leading an emerging growth company or a large multi-national corporation, aside from the CEO , there is arguably no position that has impact and contribution like the CHRO. 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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General Leadership

OCTOBER 2, 2018

At the helm of these organizations is the individual hired to lead, whether they are the commander of a military unit, the CEO of a large corporation or the head of maintenance at an aviation operations company. … Read the rest.

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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. You have to put the company ahead of each business.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2014

Another common complaint about Business Review Meetings is that nearly always the time gets hijacked with discussions on day-to-day operating or tactical issues, especially when we have a room full of engineers turned managers; they quickly dive down into trying to fix the problem right then. “The same three guys take up all the air time.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 27, 2014

Communications Crisis Management Innovation Leadership Miscellaneous Operations & Strategy Success Brian Layer CEO N2Growth Final Four John Wooden Leadership Leadership and Basketball March Madness March Madness Leadership Lesson' Follow me on Twitter @brianlayer.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 30, 2013

One could say the same forMicrosoft when Bill Gates viewed himself as the visionary and Steve Ballmer was the operator. More recently Larry Page has shifted his role from co-creator at Google to CEO displacing Eric Schmidt in day-to-day operations. Those men serve as archetypes but reality demands more. Think Google.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

Experienced leaders changing roles, consider the outsider CEO trend. For example, IBM hired Lou Gerstner as CEO in 1990s rather than promoting from within. A few years ago, Ed Whitacre took over as CEO at General Motors even though he had limited experience in the automotive industry. Rookie leaders face a different challenge.

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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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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

After all, it’s ultimately the board’s most important job to make sure the ‘right’ CEO is appointed at the ‘right’ time. I’m so focused on CEO succession I even wrote a book called, “Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?” was a visionary and an operational savant, who worked tirelessly to gain momentum in the early years.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2020

LNT has become the gold standard for organizations who operate in America’s backcountry environments. This argument was introduced by New York Life CEO Ted Mathas , while speaking at an event hosted by Outward Bound USA that honored New York Life Foundation's work with grieving teens. But perhaps it should be.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Topping the list of experiences is a thorough understanding of your marketplace; most often, your candidate will have previously operated as a senior leader within a relevant sector. A prominent divisional CEO at a billion-dollar MNC may have sat in on corporate board meetings and presented their region or division updates.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

That’s right – aside from the CEO, there are zero managers. This experiment was recently chronicled in the Oregonian in a front-page story by Mike Rogoway , featuring an interview with Treehouse’s CEO Ryan Carson. It’s well worth a read, but first, let’s dig into this no-boss concept.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The BDO’s latest survey amplifies this concern further, where nearly half of the private equity fund managers and operating partners reported being understaffed across their organizations. Moreover, the shelf life of PE backed CEOs is two years for more than 50% of companies.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

A simple illustration perhaps is a CEO of a large injection molding firm, who might be well suited to a brewing and bottling company. Hiring, Think Tangentially: The ideal candidate may not materialize from a traditional CEO profile, meaning their resume might look different from expected.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Patrick Lencioni has penned another leadership fable that follows the discussion of two CEOs getting to the bottom of why they lead and the results they are getting from their two different mindsets. Most CEOs don’t hate the idea of communicating to employees. Y OU either lead for yourself or others. That’s right—a meeting.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 19, 2014

It reminds you that most of the organization was designed to support critical functions that existed long before anyone said, “I think we need a CEO.” Leadership Operations & Strategy How to Structure your Company How to Structure your Organization Leadership and Org Charts' Follow me on Twitter @brianlayer.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Leaders on the fast-track to CEO may come from varied backgrounds, but more and more, having both regional general manager tenures and experience in global category management leaves them better equipped to lead global CPG companies. The CEO of the future is going to have a broader experience than the current CEO.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

In Be Where Your Feet Are , this CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils offers his own story of grief and healing, and shares his most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded, and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. In his career as an executive at IBM, Cisco, and now as CEO of Anaplan, Frank A.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

” However, the landscapes by which leaders operate are anything but static as we enter 2024. Leaders must be agile, as demonstrated by the case of Peter Wennink, CEO of ASML, who navigated the intricate web of international trade relations. Facing a whirlwind of change in our era, the essence of leadership remains constant.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Most CEOs feel as if they’re in a race to change the future, and they would be correct. By nature, being a CEO is a forward-looking endeavor. But what if I told you most CEOs are looking in the wrong direction? However, most CEOs left to their own devices will often pursue the wrong path to the future.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 31, 2022

Hiring a CEO from outside is a common practice, with around a third of new hires coming from outside the hiring firm. The researchers analyzed 1,275 CEO appointments between 2001 and 2014, and found that neither the length nor breadth of the new CEOs’ experience had any bearing on the performance in their new firm.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

KUSI CEO Talia Fox with an observation regarding organizations: “Organizations have hierarchies, but rather than mere levels of power, they operate more as levels of understanding and observation.” Source: Intelligent Leadership: What You Need to Know to Unlock Your Full Potential II.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

As founder and CEO of Chobani, a top-selling yogurt company, he “operates on a simple fundamental principle, that we do well by doing good.” Principled leaders must operate in a transparent and consistent manner in accordance with the values and beliefs of the organization. Hamdi Ulukaya – Ulukaya immigrated to the U.S.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That’s a shame because the aviation industry as a whole still continues to be an industry model for how to operate with extremely high reliability despite having a highly fragmented set of organizational entities. There’s no single CEO-like entity and no hierarchy for single accountability. Recall how the U.S. logistics, and finance.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

The CEO needs to be leading the parade, setting the vision, and pointing the way. After conducting a few million DILOs (Day in the Life of) across 30,000 organizational operations assessments, we found one thing in common. When you routinely connect with your people, you earn the right to discuss operational performance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2021

Jane’s boss, the CEO. Back in my early HR days at Verizon, I (Karin) was really excited about a new mentoring program we had developed, but I had to convince the operations leadership that the time was right. “Jane” was frustrated that her voice wasn’t being heard. ” Was there some bias going on?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The conditions that we thought of as a strength are actually operating like a vice. Cultivate awareness: The paradigm shift starts with a clear understanding of what character is and how it operates. Extensive research and analysis concerning this can equip leaders with the necessary means to scale it in their own organizations.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Narrowly defining leadership restricts innovation by excluding countless points of view and modes of operating. When leaders are pressured into leadership styles that go against their natural way of operating, they are set up for failure. It’s like wearing a set of clothes that don’t fit.

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CEO Insider

MARCH 19, 2022

Extensive research has shown that the characteristics of CEOs can have a large impact on the life and performance of an organization. While all CEOs are very successful and experienced individuals, the way they reached […]. The post How CEO leadership style can change a company appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, aptly stated, “A diverse mix of voices leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone.” Succession planning is about more than filling future vacancies,” says Kelli Vukelic , CEO at N2Growth.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Kelli Vukelic, CEO of N2Growth examines the nuances that distinguish boutique search firms from their larger counterparts. I would caution that size is not always an indicator of success, and more importantly, not a risk mitigator,” said Kelli Vukelic, CEO of N2Growth, a Philadelphia-based management consulting and executive search firm. “A

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