N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While some see it as a job disruptor, others recognize its potential as a catalyst for innovation. But beyond its functional capacities — from streamlining operations to nurturing customer relationships — lies an untapped reservoir of possibilities. And at the heart of this innovation lie our brilliantly creative executives.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In countless cases, leaders have missed opportunities to tap into the enormous potential associated with the development of character to create innovation and excellence. The conditions that we thought of as a strength are actually operating like a vice. Now consider what enables high performance in organizations.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 1, 2025

Even amidst the Covid pandemic, when remote work became the norm for so many of us, concerns remained about the ability to be innovative when working apart from our peers. For instance, research from Cornell found that we’re generally much more likely to be innovative when we’re sat face-to-face with someone.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

These changes necessitate a keen understanding of the current landscape to successfully navigate the complexities and ensure organizations’ continued operations and survival. Mitigate these risks by creating a succession plan that evolves with the organization and operating environment.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

This innovative resource features real-life examples of how today’s most successful companies are building upstanding character while increasing employee engagement, happiness, and performance. Collision Course : Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire by Hans Greimel and William Sposato.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

As a leader of a large team, you’ve got to scale your leadership by creating a solid operating infrastructure and processes that work without a charismatic cheerleader pushing them along. Of course, as the leader, you want to be a highly visible communicator. Build an infrastructure for courage and innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In our research on innovation and psychological safety, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” Of course, sometimes an abundance of resources can actually sabotage your ability to grow resourceful leaders. “Who is doing this well?

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

If youre still operating like its 2010, thats a problem. The minute you embrace change and start innovating is the minute you outpace the competition. Take a course, attend a conference, and stay on top of trends in your industry. Remember, your company is evolving rapidly. But it's also an opportunity.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 17, 2012

The best ones influenced my mode of operation as an executive of Jacobs Suchard , the maker of coffee and chocolate brands, Jacobs , Nabob , Toblerone , Suchard and Côte d’Or. In today’s world, Apple , Google and Facebook are the poster boys of transformational innovation. The innovations are incremental, and often easily copied.

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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. A successful executive understands the intricacies of the supply chain and leverages their expertise to drive innovation, reduce costs, and enhance organizational efficiency.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Some fail for a host of strategic or operational shortcomings addressed in any decent business school course. Over the course of five years, these events will occur frequently enough that your ability to address them will likely determine whether your business succeeds or fails. Any wrong move can take you down.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Of course, the further you take it, the more impactful the exercise becomes. Balances day-to-day operations with a longer term view. Is c onstantly encouraging innovation and new ways to make the work more effective and efficient. Such an exercise gets people really thinking about what it takes to be successful in their role.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Beyond Disruption : Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne offer up a bold, new idea that will transform how we all think about innovation and growth. Disruption dominates innovation theory and practice. Disruption dominates innovation theory and practice.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market. Innovation, improvements, or these 'Next' Practices should be looked at in all facets of your business value proposition, your core. As an example, Look at Apple!

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s the board’s prerogative to chart a strategic course, oversee the operational ambit, and instill a culture of accountability—morphing it into a cornerstone of organizational governance. It orchestrates the operational rhythm, supervises decision-making, and enforces accountability across the hierarchy.

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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. So much so, that if you don’t think timing is everything - think again. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Of course, as the leader, you want to be a highly visible communicator. Build an infrastructure for courage and innovation. I’ve learned that to scale your leadership, one of the best approaches is to ensure that every manager on the team has a closely aligned and integrated 5×5 communication plan.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

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.” As founding dean and professor at the Yale school of management, he taught a course on entrepreneurial leadership. He focused on the personal characteristics of the leader.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Of course, it’s easy to argue for a take-charge bravado when you’re not leading an organization still suffering from risk aversion thanks to the difficulties faced over the last few years. Of course, the corollary to this statement is that not all limitations are created equal.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Unlocking the full potential of your marketing operations requires a precise blend of strategy, technology, and insight. Assessing Your Current Marketing Ecosystem In the pursuit of peak efficiency, the first step is a thorough assessment of your marketing operations. It’s about more than just hard work; it’s about working smarter.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 6, 2020

In a true crisis, you are faced with rapid, real-time innovation under stress “embedded in fear.” In some ways, we are operating blind in a crisis, and this often generates a great deal of uncertainty and fear. He says as there is no precedent for it, there is no playbook for handling it. There is no script for managing it.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 29, 2014

Of course, it’s not just the art of writing that benefits from taking time off for rest and relaxation to keep improving your craft. The work routines employed by many of these leaders leave them operating more in a reactive, instead of reflective mode, so spending any time on pondering the long-view can seem almost like a luxury.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In the words of Robert Anderson and William Adams, authors of Scaling Leadership , “We are running an Internal Operating System that is not complex enough for the complexity we face. But of course, simply following a list is a bit simplistic. This is our Development Gap.” We are often pushed to our limits.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Value-driven organizations thrive in this new economy because they promote trust, open communication, diversity and inclusion, thus making fertile ground for innovation. We can see many of these examples on the market; some even developed with Chief Innovation, Chief Impact, and Chief Sustainability Officer roles on their executive boards.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

They bridge the gap between strategic plans and daily operations, optimizing resource use to stay aligned with long-term goals. Additionally, CSOs promote diversity, equity, and inclusion , fostering a positive culture and driving innovation. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Knowledge of DE&I principles is increasingly essential.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing. They find ways to consistently engage them and incorporate them into their innovation and planning initiatives. Others include a lack of focus on culture, failure to question assumptions, and poor innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2014

Experience enables great leaders to determine when the best course of action is counterintuitive. These individuals probably have some history of working together but they also operate with the same obstructed viewpoint. Failure is an essential part of the innovation process. I could not agree more.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This proactive approach helps organizations stay nimble and ready to pivot and innovate when faced with new challenges. By preparing for potential leadership transitions, succession planning helps avoid disruptions and keeps the organization on course toward its strategic goals.

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Leading Blog

JULY 24, 2014

He discusses these ideas in Startup Leadership and is based on his popular course at Princeton University. Given the proper skills and insights, most entrepreneurs can become successful or what Derek Lidow calls entrepreneurial leaders. Stage four should not require the founder.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Many good people in the organization choose the latter course, and both morale and productivity tend to spiral downward. The only alternatives are to "grin and bear it"–doing one's best to make sure her/his part of the organization acts on right principles–or leaving as soon as possible. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Of course his well-honed empathic sense also enabled him to read the situation and determine was was called for. Lincoln suffered so many setbacks and defeats over the course of his life that humility, empathy and forgiveness became instinctual to him. Of course not everyone who appears quietly confident has humility.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2017

For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate. Business leaders need to know how to handle conflict in the workplace to keep operations running smoothly. Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership says if you’re the boss, you have to confront team members about poor performance.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 14, 2020

The tremendous importance of the work that is undertaken in hospital operating rooms would perhaps lend one to think the work is optimized to within an inch of its life. The researchers observed hospital operating rooms for several hundred hours to examine how they function. Unplanned costs.

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