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Navigating the Path: What Does a Chief People Officer Really Do?

N2Growth Blog

This executive role focuses on developing and implementing human resources strategies to manage the workforce and create a positive organizational culture. In today’s dynamic business environment, the CPO plays a pivotal role in talent management, recruitment, and retention.

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Annual Board Evaluations: A Gateway to Sustained Board Effectiveness

N2Growth Blog

This can be done through individual interviews or focus group discussions, where the facilitator encourages open and honest conversations. Understanding how well the board balances competing priorities, manages risk and ensures accountability in decision-making is essential to determining its effectiveness in this critical area.

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Managerial Leadership Training Tool: Using DTC Operator Innovation Planning

Mike Cardus

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. Increased customer complaints about service and interactions. Overtime increased by 30% in 3 years.

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The Steve Jobs Way

Leading Blog

At the same time, Jobs does not rely on focus groups. That might be good for incremental change, but to “make a dent in the universe,” you need people that focus on what the experience could be. Innovation is a group activity at Apple.

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With This Many Management Layers I am Surprised we Get Any Work Done!

Mike Cardus

My interviews and focus groups with employees it was obvious they have too many levels and people are confused. So we created a whole new level of management. Ensure that every person at every level knows what to do and that objective metrics exist and are shared with the person, their manager and their manager’s manager.

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Executive Managerial Leadership Coaching: Case Study

Mike Cardus

Situation: Currently there is an authoritarian style of management creating a decrease in morale, satisfaction with work and innovation amongst employees. This is developing a feeling of strife, hopelessness and contempt amongst management and subordinates. Ensuring that all the people are working to their personal capabilities.

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The 5 Levers of Employee Engagement

Mike Cardus

The work of managers and employees has increased in complexity due to globalization, a faster work and life pace, and instability in the world’s economy. And when they handle the complexity of factors thrown at them, engaged employees by default will innovate, and improve ways of doing the work. Competent Manager.

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