Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

Network science reveals that all complex systems are, at their core, networks. Organizations, being complex systems, are no exception. Networks are simple in structure yet extraordinarily powerful. They comprise: Nodes: In human networks, these are individuals. This should come as no surprise.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 21, 2016

Management Reporting – A management reporting system allows leaders to monitor the progress of the organization towards the achievement of its goals. Networked Organization – A networked organization is comprised of cross-functional teams that enable work to be completed most efficiently and effectively.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

So, the organization will continuously need to adapt to an ever-changing environment and need personnel who operate well in this (ever new) environment. Traditional command-and-control structures are gradually being replaced by collaborative ways of working, including concepts such as matrix organizations and network organizations.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 24, 2011

Companies operated alone, rather than being part of partner networks or plugging their people into informal relationships. It was an ineffective way to operate, especially after the information technology revolution took place, and to break out of it, companies needed management ideas.

Execution 101

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ultimately, identifying the right qualities and skills in an Executive Director is essential to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of the organization. Developing a Comprehensive Executive Director Search Strategy When filling the position of Executive Director, organizations need to have a comprehensive search strategy in place.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 1, 2020

Tapping into one’s network for human capital is vital for any aspiring entrepreneur, and so the ability to develop and cultivate that network is crucially important. Developing those connections is often difficult however, not least for women operating in traditionally male fields.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

As Moises Naim describes in The End of Power , travelling around the vast country for three months, he believed that it represented “the last time in the long-lasting history of mankind that so favourable conditions for a free and grand development will exist.” If it can fit on an org chart, it’s not a network.

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