N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

Think of any top performing CEO and you’ll find that to the one, they possess an uncanny ability to focus on highest and best use activities. While most executives that have reached the C-suite level understand the importance of scaling via delegation, far too many CEOs struggle with the effective implementation of the concept.

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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. The new CxO will be tasked to define and craft strategy, make investment proposals, and defend them, so they have depth in the related sector and a brain the size of an elephant.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

1) Focus on Learning and Listening Prior to starting a new role, read as much as you can, for as far back as you can about the business, strategy, plans, performance, people, opportunities, and challenges. Monthly all-team meetings help build camaraderie, and provide a forum for recognition, to discuss business performance and key projects.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

is the Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Hyperoptic, a fiber-to-the-building Internet service provider based in London. One of the biggest misconceptions around transformation is that you are done with it once the project is over; transformation is an ongoing requirement for any growing or adaptive business. Boris Dragovi?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. In contrast, other leaders focus so much on long-term strategies that they miss the opportunity to create competitive advantage by pulling the future forward.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Developing The CEO Within You. Operational - Know how the organization works inside and out. Sit at home and map out your operational chain from start to finish.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

This is particularly true in today’s complex and uncertain operating environments in which a culture of solidarity and knowledge sharing become critical drivers of staying relevant. A highly successful Irish CEO is known for whistling tunes as he walks around the office, projecting an energetic, fun and relaxed demeanor.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 4, 2012

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. If you think CEO means chief everything officer, your tenure in the C-suite won’t be long. Attempting to do everything yourself is nothing short of a recipe for disaster as a CEO, and in fact, is exactly the opposite of how top performing CEOs think.

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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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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

It’s a journey where coaches, with their expertise and experience, help you navigate the complexities of business decisions, strategy formulation, and personal leadership development. It’s a partnership where the coach doesn’t just provide answers but facilitates the client in finding their own solutions and strategies.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 18, 2022

The researchers found that there isn’t really a uniform approach to corporate venturing, with many programs operated in an incredibly inefficient way. This bureaucracy is compounded by the lack of uniform reporting structure, with some reporting to the CEO, others to the CFO, and others again the chief strategy officer.

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HR Digest

MAY 25, 2023

HR digital transformation is the process of changing operational HR processes to become automated and data driven. According to Deloitte’s 2017 Human Capital Trends report: ‘ It’s about HR teams taking up the dual challenge of transforming HR operations on the one hand, and transforming the workforce and the way work is done on the other. ’

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But more CEOs rarely understand the true position of their CHROs, let alone giving them the necessary backup to operate in the required capacity. Most CEOs rank HRs as the eighth most important function in their organization, according to a research by McKinsey. Here are the essential CHRO roles every CEO must support -.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In business, leadership infrastructure is the sum total of all the management systems, processes, leadership teams, skill sets, and disciplines that enable companies to grow from small operations into midsized or large firms. Planning and governance processes that ensure leaders of the company stay on track, executing a thoughtful strategy.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

A lot of people think that consulting is all strategy-driven, where companies hand a few slips of paper to the CEO and then leave. Strategy consultants. Strategy consultants are the most obvious type of consultant. Operations consultants. There are many types of consultants to choose from. Technology consultants.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 27, 2017

Achieving meaningful change takes significant strategy and effort, and an investment in time. And what we’ve learned over the last twenty-five years of implementing change projects is that the work doesn’t end when you’ve reached your goal. We like to use our Baker’s Dozen of Project Readiness questions.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 20, 2014

The intent of the query is not to unleash your frustrations about insufficient budgets, unreasonable customers, cantankerous bosses, or endless project lists – not that these matters are unimportant or should be overlooked. The operative word in the question is “YOU.” You’ve likely got something in mind already. you get my drift.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 27, 2014

The intent of the query is not to unleash your frustrations about insufficient budgets, unreasonable customers, cantankerous bosses, or endless project lists – not that these matters are unimportant or should be overlooked. The operative word in the question is “YOU.” You’ve likely got something in mind already. you get my drift.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 1, 2018

This is particularly true in today’s complex and uncertain operating environments in which a culture of solidarity and knowledge sharing become critical drivers of staying relevant. A highly successful Irish CEO is known for whistling tunes as he walks around the office, projecting an energetic, fun and relaxed demeanour.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. It is our higher purpose which, when coupled with Values, very much informs both the Vision and the Objectives/Strategies, and Tactics that form the road to achieving the Vision (in service of the Mission).

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

Do Less Better is also a culture and a strategy of organizations and their leaders. What’s left in apparel and sporting goods is a good strategic fit with Nike’s operations. Strategy tells you what not to do. The glue that binds leadership, strategy, and execution is people—at every level of the organization. 1 Big Idea

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Leading Blog

JUNE 6, 2018

So for instance, let’s assume that one of your team members promised you an update about an important project by Tuesday afternoon. For instance: “I know you’ve been really busy with a lot of different projects lately, but is there any way you could get me that report we talked about by one o’clock today? It’s Wednesday morning.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 17, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. by John • July 17, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. I am delighted that so many readers of the CEO Afterlife blog have asked for details of the content that goes into the 1-Page Strategic Plan. This is the break from day-to-day operations; it is the organization’s future.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

The CEO sent me their draft agenda for the session. Hmm…oh, oh… Looking at the typical approach they’ve used before, four common strategic planning problems immediately popped out: The agenda was loaded with about 17 project/operational presentations/reviews and updates. Nap by PowerPoint. Nap by PowerPoint.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

This article offers two high-impact strategies to ensure that despite virtual or hybrid configurations, important connections don’t coast to a stop. Jon Mertz of Thin Difference shared CEO activism needs a modern-day blueprint. Christina Felty of Voice of HR explains The Not-So-Magical Triangle of Project Management.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Businesses simply have run out of time to embark on multi-year transformation projects – that window has closed. Your business now operates as part of a global digital eco-system where leveling the playing field has become a digital impossibility. It’s not enough to digitally iterate, you must digitally reinvent.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 5, 2024

A Fortune poll found that “a team player and team leader” was the most important skill CEOs felt an MBA should have. The senior management team turned things around by reforming all the teams into operational and project management teams with clear mandates and measurements. Strong team leadership skills.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

What are CEOs looking for in the next generation of C-Suite leaders? Growth Leaders – The CEO of a multi-billion dollar industrial products company boldly sets an ambitious growth goal of growing revenue by 40% over a three-year period. The following is a guest piece by Peter Thies, Ph.D. Let’s look at three real-world examples: 1.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

As much as you may wish it wasn’t so, as a CEO you’re really only as good as your last decision. As a person that works with CEOs and entrepreneurs on a daily basis I can tell you with great certainty that all leaders are not created equal when it comes to the competency of their decisioning skills. They make bad decisions.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

I N AN IBM global survey of CEOs, the overwhelming consensus was that more than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision, successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity. Strategy formulation and implementation remain largely disconnected from one another. We must learn by doing.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2011

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Treat promises like projects : Build a culture that breaks down all commitments into deliverables, benchmarks and deadlines. Treating all commitments and promises as formal projects will help manage performance risk and will also create continuity of process and delivery.

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Six Disciplines

JULY 23, 2015

Although surveying is a readily available service from other providers the Six Disciplines offering provides advanced functionality by integrating trended results tracking into the strategic and operating goals of the organization. It is now an integral part of Six Disciplines strategy execution program.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 5, 2019

Some workplaces are more complex than others and without a strategy to shape their cultures the conditions within can be continuously affected by interacting internal and external dynamics. At times decision-makers may consider the projected outcomes of change as ambiguous, and this is okay.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2020

Put it this way: just because an agency placed a technical Project Manager at a software company doesn’t mean they can find the right Chief Financial Officer or Director of Marketing in the same industry. Of course, you can still get lucky and find a great candidate by following a less viable strategy.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 20, 2016

Former top-tier political consultants, Scott Miller and David Morey, who could boast dozens of presidential wins around the world, have tooled their strategies to the business world and built the “Campaign Model” for Apple’s Steven Jobs. Ninety percent of CEOs in the U.S. Challenge and opportunity are flung at us constantly.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

I am very excited to announce the selection of the 100 Coaches in our pay-it-forward project! For those of you who haven’t heard of the project, here is a little back story. I made a 30-second video about the project for LinkedIn. Three iconic leaders inspired the 100 Coaches project. Author or editor of 29 books.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

It also drives teams to explore new ideas through our “15% culture” philosophy, which empowers 3Mers to work on projects of their own choosing, outside of their regular scope of work. ‘Listening strategy’ is one of 3M’s core strengths. ‘Listening strategy’ is one of 3M’s core strengths.

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