Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In The Gen Z Frequency , authors Gregg Witt and Derek Baird tackle this demographic which is projected to be the largest consumer demographic in history. 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. Truth 2: Trust.

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Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2020

That’s how humans approach remarkable challenges… and how I’m unconsciously going about one of my projects. For two months now, I’ve been racking my brain to boost the performance of a marketing tool that: Predicts the popularity of a Reddit post in a subreddit. For my project, I began by asking myself, What’s going on here?

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Developing future visionary leaders is essential for sustaining organizational growth and maintaining a competitive edge in dynamic markets. Investing in their development is not merely prudent it is a strategic imperative. This roadmap will guide a holistic nurturing process.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Effective engineering leadership lies at the heart of a premier academic institutions ability to differentiate itself in a competitive market. These efforts enable students to develop problem-solving prowess, entrepreneurial thinking, and adaptability.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For example, “Yes, it sounds like this project would benefit our marketing strategy. And, at the moment, the team is cranking hard to meet our customer’s finish line for the new product development. I can certainly prioritize this new marketing project if we can shift the product deadline.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2022

A few conversation starters: This project exceeded our customer’s expectations. Sales are significantly up in your market month over month. Or you could host a post-project celebration. . Participants in our leadership development programs tell us our I.N.S.P.I.R.E. And to invite others on your team to do the same.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

But it only intensifies something we were already seeing in the world of work: organizations need to adapt constantly to keep up with market dynamics. Genuine leaders have a deep understanding of their values, ambitions, and goals, and project their true selves for all to see. Achieving clarity of purpose. Shaping a shared narrative.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

There is friction between globalization and regional autonomy, a conflict between the desire for sustainability and the lure of rapid development, ongoing political uncertainties, and the ever-increasing impact of digital technology. These factors are redefining the shape of the global economic terrain.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

How to Develop Entrepreneurial Thinking on Your Team. Back in her Verizon days, one of Karin’s favorite questions to ask a team member whom she was encouraging to think like an entrepreneur was: “If this was your company, would you _ (make this decision, hold this meeting, spend money in this matter, invest in this project)?”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If someone asks you what you think about a project and you say, “My interpretation is that it sucks,” you may be honest, but you’re not being respectful. So, instead of saying that the project sucks, share what values are at stake and what concerns you have. You’re not projecting a toxic interpretation of events onto other people.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Although digitization has a significant catalytic effect on these processes, a successful diversification strategy would still need a solid basis and a set of scalable growth patterns that could apply to target markets. It will most likely overcome cross-cultural barriers as it expands into new markets.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2022

First, help your team put people before projects. For example: “It sounds like you’re really frustrated with the lack of response from marketing and that’s sapping your motivation. One of the most practical ways to help your team grow in the leadership value of courage is to help them develop their voice. Do I have that right?”.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Individuals or partners develop a plan and iterate as new information arises. Models are developed, scrutinized, and refined. Models are developed, scrutinized, and refined. Given that the global biotechnology market was valued at USD 1.55 Develop living plans that are regularly updated.

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Decker Communication

MARCH 27, 2025

When a senior leader entered the all-hands meeting at a major pharmaceutical company, he faced a room of scientists whose research project had just been shelved after two years of work. The air was thick with the disappointment that follows a clinical trial failure, that weighty moment when data crushes hope. A reframing had taken place.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If you don’t market your accomplishments, no one will notice, and you will fade into obscurity. We all know those managers who grind on those loser initiatives (and act like saints when they do it) - but innovative leaders know those projects that are quick wins. Make it a point to promote yourself deftly.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

If you’re exploring a new market to enter, data can provide you with potential projections about sales and give you an idea of the type of customers within this market. It has plans to create its own Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and give money to innovative ideas.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

They are the bridge between departments, weaving the voice of the customer into every touchpoint and interaction, ultimately positioning the organization for market success. This involves telling a compelling brand story, keeping the brand consistent across all touchpoints, and strengthening its presence in the market.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success. In addition, the CCO manages and implements strategies to drive revenue growth, break into new market segments, and foster customer engagement.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 28, 2021

With a background in public relations, marketing, and internal communications, HR had become an accidental specialty – I was a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. Leadership development became my one big thing. It didn’t take long to figure out that I wasn’t good at trying to be and do all the things to serve all the people.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

To do that, you have to show how your market is big enough (a multi-billion dollar market) to support that kind of valuation. Like Mark Zuckerberg, who built a site only for college students, we are looking for a small, protected market that you as an entrepreneur, can dominate. Why does it need to be a small market?

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Godin is best known for his expertise in marketing and the Internet. For those interested in personal development, I also encourage you to read Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography – Franklin’s desire to better himself through self-education, study and moral discipline is well worth studying. Tribes by Seth Godin.

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Career Advancement

MARCH 8, 2021

“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.” – Denis Waitley. You need to proactively help him develop a strategy for remaining marketable and valuable, helping him define a viable pathway for his career. Assess the key skills to develop.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2020

Marketers want to change their customers’ minds and leaders want to change organizations. It combines Jeremy's high energy provocative thinking with tactics that have been battle tested through projects with leading innovators like Disney, Starbucks, Amex, IBM, Adidas, Google, and NASA. Everyone has something they want to change.

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Leading Blog

JULY 20, 2020

Let’s say you’re involved in a special project that requires you to regularly collaborate with others. Often, this is because of “scope creep”—the bounds of the project expand. Your role in this special project takes on its own life and starts to take over your job. Maybe you disappoint your boss or your project team.

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General Leadership

MARCH 5, 2014

Lori has had a successful career in marketing that has taken her from coast to coast and now enjoys acting, producing and championing projects she believes in. She has a cooking show in development & has recently written a children’s book.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In preparation for these meetings, review the organizational chart, form a cursory understanding of their roles and projects, and read their last performance review and résumé, if they’re on your team. 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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

More than just “going green”—this position strategically positions the company to thrive in a market where sustainability is a competitive edge. Product Development: Guide the development of sustainable products and services focusing on innovation that meets both market demands and sustainability goals.

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Leading Blog

MAY 4, 2020

This was because the market for mobile games had become more competitive, making it difficult to acquire users cheaply. Traditionally, entrepreneurs love to talk about their product, but investors need to know about more than just the product - the market, the team, competitors, business model, etc. I call it the killer slide.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 17, 2014

For example, an executive decides to invest in a project that makes his team look great rather one lead by a peer with stronger benefits. Although the peer’s project may be better for the organization overall, the selfish leader prioritizes their own project to make themselves look better than the peer.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Or, “What weaknesses make us vulnerable to losing customers or market share?” Your innovation team need not operate with the same degree of secrecy as Skunk Works but should be given the autonomy to explore and develop new and innovative projects. Form an innovation team. Provide an innovation budget.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 9, 2017

With average job tenures dropping at every level, Human Resource professionals may need to play a more active role in leadership development and coaching. How can HR improve leadership development in an organization? These profiles can be used by leaders to understand their team’s needs, talents and communication styles as well.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 20, 2016

They offer employees ample opportunities for training and development. Market share had grown from 14 percent to 21 percent, and the stock price was over $40. They look into the future to create learning and development opportunities. Let’s suppose you manage the web development function of your marketing division.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2021

Are you wondering how to most effectively use a B2B video marketing strategy to attract leads and sales for your company? Many companies today struggle to mix B2B video best practices into their B2B marketing strategy. Your video marketing campaign should use tutorials to expand upon the strategy of using how-to videos.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 22, 2024

This practice can be a strategic response to labor market fluctuations, budget constraints, or the need for rapid adaptation to new business demands. Role Expansion: Asking employees to take on additional tasks or projects outside their job descriptions.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Sales and marketing positions appear to provide broader sector hunting grounds, but reality can be different, and there are still many constraints. Fantasy land won’t help your new hire in the development, communication, transformation, and run of the business inside your portfolio company. The post Executive Hiring For a P.E.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 20, 2019

This is exactly the situation I found myself in recently as I was mentoring a group of high school students to create their own business and develop their entrepreneurial flair for a competition called Young Enterprise. Through realizing they could personalize the Page Keeps, a whole new market and revenue stream opened up for them.

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