N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

Navigating the complexities of leadership and management styles requires more than conventional wisdom; it requires a deep understanding of how different management styles impact an organization. Adizes’ generally addresses four management styles: Creator, Integrator, Administrator, and Producer.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Importance of Executive Management Coaching Today The importance of executive management coaching in today’s volatile business environment cannot be overstated. By investing in executive management coaching, organizations can create a culture of continuous learning and growth, fostering a pipeline of strong leaders at all levels.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

Managers and employees are telling you t hey’re way more productive. In this episode of Asking For a Friend, Jack Phillips, author of High-Impact Human Capital Strategy and Chairman of ROI Institute about how to calculate ROI for remote work vs. in-person work. Are we able to manage well? Some hate it.

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LDRLB

APRIL 10, 2013

Innovation means more than just new products or services. It means improving the process of creating those products, or selling them, or experiencing them, or even improving the ways we manage the people who do all of the above. Promote Innovation as an Organizational Value. Tie Compensation to Innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

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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LDRLB

JANUARY 24, 2011

For your company to achieve high performance, you need to acquire and nurture the best and brightest human capital available and keep these investments in your company. This is the bottom-line conclusion of a study recently published in the Journal of Applied Psychology entitled “Does Human Capital Matter? a stockbroker).

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

Initially, the CTO focused primarily on managing IT infrastructure and overseeing hardware and software decisions, ensuring business operations ran smoothly. However, as companies embraced digital transformation, the role expanded beyond technical management.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The best managed companies measure all 5 categories (as well as various subsets) with their focus being on items 3 and 5. Another example would be Return on Innovation which would be the qualitative measure of the impact on new initiatives (see “ Measuring Innovation “).

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Women on Business

MARCH 8, 2011

Guest post by LaMae Allen deJongh, managing director for US Human Capital and Diversity for Accenture (learn more about LaMae at the end of this post). LaMae Allen deJongh, Managing Director for US Human Capital and Diversity for Accenture. But what if that’s no longer true? 4. Expand employee networks.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 28, 2014

While it wasn’t surprising to see innovation and customer relationships being included in the top 5 challenges, the study’s most revealing finding is how the top challenge for leaders worldwide was Human Capital – namely, how to engage, retain, manage and develop their employees.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

The Need for Innovative Approaches in Succession Planning As businesses grow and adapt to the ever-changing business landscape, traditional succession planning approaches may not be agile enough to cover non-traditional roles. Human resource professionals are responsible for developing strong succession plans for non-traditional roles.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Rather than chasing flashy innovations, Mulally streamlined Fords operations, introduced the transformative One Ford plan, and unified the company under a shared vision. The true drivers of successempathy, vision, and executionare universal and transcend traditional industry boundaries, fueling both growth and innovation.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Looking forward to it. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

A strong north wind has rapidly shaped the industry’s evolution through innovation. These innovations have revolutionized various industries and have the potential to continue shaping our future. One of the most crucial skills for future tech leaders is adaptability.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Today, Chief People Officers and CHROs are not only responsible for the high-value functions of talent acquisition and employee engagement, but they play a crucial role in shaping organizational culture, driving diversity and inclusion, and ethically leveraging technology for effective HR management.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

When FastCompany published 6 Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation this last Fall, within the first few days the article received over 2000 tweets from FastCo’s page alone. The reason: their company cultures stifle innovation. I recently spoke about this very challenge at the Human Capital Institute. They’re stuck.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Their significance extends beyond simply checking regulatory boxes; evaluations offer a nuanced perspective into board composition, performance, corporate culture, and risk management. These evaluations serve as diagnostic tools that reveal how effectively boards are delivering on their strategic mandate while preserving corporate values.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 29, 2019

Recently I supported the DEX Innovation Centre in Liberec, Czech Republic during a mentor day that involved helping several of their startups from across Europe in their attempts to scale up. Search for resources – Whilst this is commonly regarded as financial capital, the analysis found that human capital was much more important.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 4, 2019

The paper set out to explore whether investors value human capital data, and if they do, what kind do they seem to prefer. “Results have shown us that how you manage people as a firm has long-term effects on profitability,” they explain. ” Human capital. So why the disconnect?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Whether expanding into new markets, managing crises, or driving innovation , they bring insight and clarity, combining data with intuition. Every decision—big or small—creates a ripple effect across the company, impacting everything from employee motivation to customer satisfaction, competitiveness, and innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The key benefit is the strategic alignment of executives with roles that match their expertise, fostering innovation, collaboration, and a high-performance culture. These tools provide deeper insights into executives’ strengths and weaknesses, enabling targeted development interventions and more accurate talent management decisions.

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HR Digest

MAY 14, 2024

What is human capital management? Human Capital Management (HCM) represents a shift from traditional personnel management to a comprehensive approach focusing on optimizing workforce productivity and effectiveness. Image: Freepik What is Human Capital Management (HCM)?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 9, 2013

By some estimates, up to 40-70% of any organization’s management population is currently eligible to retire. people), innovative practices such as job rotation, leadership development through coaching, mentoring, action-learning, and next-generation behavioral performance evaluation must all be considered. 3) Alignment-“Must Do”.

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QAspire

JULY 2, 2013

Talent management and people development should be at the top of an organization’s strategic agenda given the need to improve productivity and effectiveness. Because managers look at people on their team as tools to get their tasks done. Because managers look at people on their team as tools to get their tasks done.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Over time, however, they may become entrenched in their ways, leading to a lack of innovation and agility. This can stifle innovation within the organization and make it difficult for the company to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Yet, if you’re like any managers today, you just don’t do it as well or as frequently as you would like. At the same time, managers across industries, regions, and levels uniformly report a moderate to severe lack of competence, comfort, and confidence in themselves in regards to this critical job expectation. You know it’s good.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

You might also be interested to know that in the coming weeks, Jason and I are doing a series of webinars on leadership, employee engagement, productivity and innovation for Linkage , the Human Capital Institute , the DNA Global Network and the New Talent Management Network. The webinars are free to the public.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

You can learn more by reading the Connection Culture Manifesto , our book Fired Up or Burned Out , or watching the video of a presentation I gave about Connection Cultures at the Human Capital Institute’s Employee Engagement and Retention Conference held in Boston earlier this year. Check out the video at this link.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

Chief Talent Officers play a pivotal role in designing cultures that spark innovation, drive engagement, and prioritize excellence. Talent Management: The Heartbeat of Business Success A strong talent management strategy isn’t about simply filling seats—it’s about creating a competitive edge that fuels your organization’s growth.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2019

Employee engagement is defined as an active state related to productivity and innovation. Engaged employees are more innovative and take the success of the company personally. Engaged employees can be described as being fully immersed in and enthusiastic about their work. Employee Engagement differs from employee satisfaction.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Today I would like to shift gears and take a look ahead at what the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogging community sees in store for us in 2011.  Enjoy!

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 1, 2024

Navigating Crisis with Resilience 03:22 Megan introduces her companies pivotal role in the global supply chain, highlighting the company’s commitment to innovation and resilience—a reflection of the human centered approach to business. 05:27 Megan delves into the complexities of managing supply chain crises.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Women are ditching upper-management positions and bailing out before breaking through the glass ceiling. These organizations are the ones enjoying unique human capital advantages that emanate from diversity at the top. The female bail out creates a reduced talent pool for senior management positions. Not necessarily so.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Beyond alarming questions of what is "fair" to the innovators themselves, few have considered how these human capital controls might impact the quality and quantity of innovation--and ultimately economic growth. We need diverse social and professional connections to innovate. Businesses hate uncertainty.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Effective leadership development programs and a proactive approach can address these challenges, enabling organizations to cultivate a resilient workforce that can efficiently manage crises and strategic succession transitions. Foresight and proactive management must command the planning process.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Evaluating how well the board engages in strategic discussions, challenges assumptions, and contributes to developing robust and innovative strategies provides valuable insights into its effectiveness. A comprehensive and systematic approach is essential to analyze the board’s effectiveness in risk management and compliance.

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