Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Development. Development. Anne Perschel of Germane Coaching and Consulting provided Developing Team Norms, Why it Doesn’t Work and what to Do Instead. Art Petty of Art Petty submitted The Good Hard Work of Developing Managers Who Lead.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Importance of a Strong Chief Commercial Officer in Business A robust Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) plays an instrumental role in businesses, providing strategic supervision, guidance, and management of all aspects of commercial operations. The CCO becomes paramount as enterprises navigate competitive landscapes and complex markets.

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Trends Business Model Execution Marketing 374

Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2024

High-quality data is indispensable for informed decision-making, operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and innovation. Decision-makers use data to analyze trends, understand market dynamics, and forecast future developments.

Quality 95

Quality Supply Chain Compliance Strategic Planning 95

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2019

It’s created a world in which the speed of learning is a competitive advantage, both for individuals and organizations. Learning as a competitive advantage. The nature of technology development might also provide some pointers as to how learning at work should change.

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Competitive Advantage Kaizen Technology Learning-by-Doing 58

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

Recognizing diversity as a competitive advantage for innovation and customer service underscores the CDO’s critical role in creating a more inclusive environment that values individual differences and unique perspectives. The CDO’s influence extends beyond internal operations.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. As opposed to: Until recently, the greatest competitive advantage went to companies that controlled distribution channels, had hard assets on the largest scale, or had established brands or patents.

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Charan Competitive Advantage Core Competence Learning-by-Doing 293

N2Growth Blog

MAY 13, 2024

The Intersection of Creativity and Regulatory Compliance In the 21st century, businesses are primarily driven by data-centric operations. These specialized operations require a unique combination of creative innovation and strict regulatory compliance. This blend creates an exciting yet challenging enterprise environment.

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Innovation Compliance Creativity Agility 243

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 2, 2024

Mixed results The U-shaped phenomenon is attributed to the interplay between cost reduction, process development, and product innovation. However, this approach can be easily replicated by competitors, leading to a focus on competitive positioning rather than product development during the early stages of robot adoption.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 12, 2024

As the executive in charge of client and customer relationships, the CCO ensures that all customer-facing operations consider the customer perspective. With their leadership, an organization can develop strategies to enhance the customer experience and cultivate long-term customer loyalty.

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Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Efficiency Quality 195

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

With a clear strategy, inspiring leadership, and aligned sales, powerful leaders understand that true competitive advantage doesn't come from innovation alone but belongs to companies that use their sales organization to add and create value. No product or service can sustain a competitive advantage on its own.

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Competitive Advantage Leadership Energy Micromanagement 129

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

They develop and execute initiatives that align with the company’s goals, focusing on market trends , competitive threats, and emerging opportunities. They bridge the gap between strategic plans and daily operations, optimizing resource use to stay aligned with long-term goals.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 10, 2021

It’s one thing to know something intellectually—to learn interesting new data, to gain an understanding of why something works the way it does, to be inspired by a message—but if it stops there and you don’t develop heart knowledge, then you’re less likely to see meaningful or lasting change as a result.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Welcome to the September edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2024

For seasoned business owners, leveraging cloud technology can significantly enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Evaluate the scale and type of data storage required, identify the critical applications that are integral to your operations, and determine the number of users needing access to cloud services.

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Compliance Software Competitive Advantage Budgeting 93

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. The primary step involves an objective assessment to determine operational efficiency and effectiveness.

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Compliance Ethics Efficiency Metrics 243

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2013

By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. Leadership Operations & Strategy Personal Branding Talent Management Brian Layer competitive advantage General Brian Layer Leadership and influence leading a large organization leading a team' If not, be prepared to have a few dead birds on your doorstep.

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Competitive Advantage Talent Management Brand Operations 353

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Although business leaders are rightfully concerned with competitive advantage and profitability, employees and customers typically have other concerns or priorities. Instead, people want to know that the way their organizations operate is ethical. Dr. Marilyn Gist is an expert on leader development. Do you see me? “Do

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Ethics Self-aware Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing 324

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

Trust needs to become baked into the DNA, strategy, and day-to-day operations of all aspects of business because it impacts relationships with all the business stakeholders. A joint report developed with the United Nations Global Compact found that 88 percent of investors see sustainability as a route to competitive advantage.

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Supply Chain Reputation Leadership Bottom-up 345

Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Improving Customer Understanding: In the age of AI, understanding your customers on a deeper level is a competitive advantage. Whether it’s financial risks, cybersecurity threats, or operational challenges, AI-powered risk management systems can provide early warnings and suggest mitigation strategies.

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Strategic Planning How To Ethics Competitive Advantage 190

Strategy Driven

JUNE 10, 2024

For small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that might be used to holding their operations from a brick-and-mortar store, adopting an omnichannel strategy may be particularly effective at propelling the business into the future by aligning with modern consumer expectations and using technology to strengthen competitive advantage.

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Bottom-up Operations Loyalty Retail 89

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. But not every business knows how to convert that data into actionable insights. Transformation is the new normal.

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Innovation Strategy Competitive Advantage Incubator 210

Lead from Within

JULY 31, 2023

While some people live by the mantra “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it,” leaders can’t afford to have this mindset if they want to stay viable and competitive. Innovation is key, especially when operating environments are changing quickly. Do you want to retain your competitive advantage?

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These solutions consider the leader’s strengths and areas for development, creating a personalized approach that fosters continuous improvement and drives professional growth. This approach ensures that every aspect of your personal development journey is aligned with your aspirations and ambitions.

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Consultative Self-aware Executive Coaching Objective 221

CO2

JUNE 12, 2020

As a multi-disciplinary partnership, we at CO2 Partners have found Dave Snowden’s Cynefin framework to be helpful in better understanding the operating environment of an organization. He developed Cynefin while at IBM to help decision-makers better understand how to behave based on their assessment of the organization’s environment.

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Uncertainty How To Competitive Advantage Disintermediation 151

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

To become a successful customer focused business, your leadership must develop a holistic strategy that impacts every department, and revolutionizes the way you do business. It’s generals that craft military tactics, so it must be your executives that develop a business strategy. Only they have the bird’s eye view of the operations.

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Strategy CRM Development Document 267

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

To become a successful customer focused business, your leadership must develop a holistic strategy that impacts every department, and revolutionizes the way you do business. It’s generals that craft military tactics, so it must be your executives that develop a business strategy. Only they have the bird’s eye view of the operations.

Strategy 267

Strategy CRM Development Document 267

Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2014

Don’t freak out, with a few careful moves you can leverage apanel interview to your competitive advantage. Develop targeted questions that you could ask each panel member based on their area of expertise. One of the reasons for a panel interview is to see how you operate in a group setting. First, relax.

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Career Tips Succession Active Listening 487

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 9, 2019

The best leaders have a propensity for looking for ways to leverage digital technology for competitive gain.If you want to be a great leader , you absolutely have to develop a digital mindset. It’s the only way you can help your business leverage data and information technologies in the pursuit of growth and profitability.

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Technology Early Adopters Competitive Advantage Information Technology 331

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 14, 2024

Poorly managed data can slow down your decision-making, increase operational costs, and even damage your company’s reputation. This shift allows for greater innovation and productivity, driving growth and competitive advantage. So, no matter if you are experiencing rapid growth or facing seasonal fluctuations.

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Management Compliance Core Competence Efficiency 81

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2022

They’re generally less keen, however, on knowledge flowing outside of the organization, for fear that it will benefit rivals and erode competitive advantages. The idea for the research came after looking at how the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) laboratory operated. Knowledge flows.

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Influence Competitive Advantage Incentives Operations 131

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

It presents a fine line where, on the one hand, the CMO must unleash the power of creative minds to develop innovative strategies that can distinguish the brand. It serves as the springboard to innovative solutions, breaks operational monotony, and imbues organizational practices with agility and resilience.

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Creativity Business Objectives Marketing Brand 243

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 12, 2012

IndustryWeek recently reported on a survey it conducted with TBM Consulting about the impact of continuous-improvement programs on three financial metrics: anticipated revenue growth, operating income growth, and cash flow over the past year.

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Competitive Advantage Metrics Maturity Strategic Planning 82

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By partnering with a qualified executive search firm, organizations can gain a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining top talent that aligns with their mission and strategic objectives. This consultation is the foundation for developing a customized search strategy tailored to the nonprofit’s requirements.

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Execution Case Study Process Objective 433

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

If we can harness the untapped potential buried deep within the hearts of our people, we can turn engagement from a liability into real, sustainable competitive advantage and usher in gains in productivity unseen since the industrial revolution! Leaders should also care deeply about engagement because of the opportunity it presents.

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Blanchard Competitive Advantage Open-book Travel 226

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Leaders who don’t understand the value of distributable and actionable knowledge not only limit opportunities, but they’re also building huge contingent operating liabilities. By requiring everyone to work on the same platform and environment, and within the same toolsets a certain sense of continuity and community is developed.

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Knowledge Management Management Document Leadership 388

Strategy Driven

APRIL 13, 2023

Investing in renewable energy procurement can also help businesses gain a competitive advantage. Developing Long-Term Relationships Long-term relationships between a business and a renewable energy supplier can provide numerous advantages. They can take advantage of greater incentives and discounts.

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Energy Long-term Short-term Cost 103

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

Ever since, artificial intelligence or cognitive technologies as it is often referred to, have been slowly developing in capability and application. Acquaintance with how systems think can be helpful in troubleshooting, understanding limitations, and explaining the operation of cognitive technologies.”.

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Emotional Intelligence Short-term Technology Banking 277