N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

When Fortune highlighted Medtronics appointment of Thierry Piton as CFO, it wasnt just a leadership hiring updateit was a referendum on modern leadership. Theyre demanding: Can they reinvent how we operate? At N2Growth , were betting big on this new leadership paradigm. Will they build teams that challenge assumptions?

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

For two years (2016 and 2017) Deloitte’s Global Human Capital trends survey has positioned organizational redesign as the number one concern for businesses. They must have the confidence to continually ask themselves and the team, “Is there anything I can do to improve my leadership of this team?” Sounds complicated? Not really.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Strategic Advantage of Executive Leadership Team Evaluations & Assessments Executive leadership team evaluations provide a critical strategic advantage for organizations. Through a comprehensive evaluation process, executive leadership teams gain a better understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The extension process within the Crisis Leadership & Performance-Driven Execution framework’s Leadership GPS System evolves from the new reality in business analytics and organizational design. The following information outlines the key challenges that must be overcome by answering the extended Leadership GPS questions.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Emerging leaders empower their teams to achieve operational excellence and drive innovation by continuously refining culture, tactics, and strategy. Moreover, it mitigates risks associated with unexpected leadership vacancies, contributing to organizational stability.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2012

When it comes to fostering and developing leadership, my answer tends to be that it’s just a part of what WMACs do; it's engrained in their DNA. That's not to say that these companies are not conscious of leadership. WMACs are always conscious of and investing in the development and leadership of their people.

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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. Their expertise is crucial in identifying how these advancements can enhance operations, drive growth, and elevate customer experiences. Retaining that talent is equally crucial.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

While analyzing these drivers will give you some basic operating information, they are also somewhat myopic. Getting to the qualitative level of performance measurement is difficult in that it is often necessary to overcome a set of traditional leadership behaviors and beliefs.

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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. Leadership transitions can pose a major challenge to any organization, especially in a turbulent environment.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Elevating Operational Excellence Through Evaluations A well-orchestrated evaluation process can illuminate the strengths and limitations of board operations, creating a roadmap for enhanced decision-making and leadership dynamics. A blend of qualitative and quantitative methods amplifies the value of the evaluation.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

This process helps organizations align their current and future business goals, promotes employee career development, and ensures smooth leadership transitions. Prioritizing these elements increases the chances of a successful succession plan, ensuring business as usual even amidst changes in leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

The C-Suite Executives Role in Business Strategy The C-Suite executive team comprises the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), and other high-ranking ‘chief’ executives. The digital landscape has redefined the boundaries of commercial leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

This isn’t just a one-dimensional task; it’s a dynamic process that involves both identifying promising candidates and preparing them for future leadership roles. Companies achieve this through leadership development programs , mentorships, and hands-on experiences that mold individuals into well-rounded leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Their leadership ensures the organization is ready to meet challenges and thrive. Their leadership style, strategic choices, and personal behavior set the tone for the company culture, influencing whether the work environment is invigorating or demoralizing. Conversely, a CEO’s approach can also have a detrimental impact.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Understanding the Link between Leadership Transition and Organizational Culture Leadership transition inevitably influences organizational culture. Preserving the coherence of organizational culture during leadership transitions remains paramount.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Power of Culturally Diverse Perspectives: Exploring the Benefits of International Coaching in Global Leadership Mastery In today’s global business landscape, the ability to navigate and effectively lead across cultures is becoming increasingly vital for success.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 22, 2018

In the VUCA world in which we now operate many businesses have become more agile, networked and team centric in order to respond to the challenges of more competition and digital disruption. However, up to now many of these approaches have been implemented in functional areas like sales and operations, and the C-suite has been left unchanged.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Leading executive search firms operate in very specific ways to find top leaders who can take a company to its desired future state. While executive search firms have been around for decades, there’s been a recent, revolutionary shift in the ways executive search firms operate. How do executive search firms work?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This kind of foresight fosters an environment where leadership changes aren’t disruptions—they’re opportunities for renewal and growth. It ensures that businesses remain steady and continue to thrive, even when leadership changes unexpectedly. The magic happens where succession planning meets this roadmap.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 9, 2013

What’s needed to overcome what I call the “leadership crisis,” is not new technology or massive staffing changes. What’s needed is a shift in focus towards recognizing, supporting and developing leaders who possess both a strong “inner-core” of character and conviction and “outer-core” of leadership capability. About John Mattone.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This includes assessing their leadership skills, strategic thinking abilities, and cultural fit within the organization. We assemble a team of experienced consulting professionals with deep insights into executive leadership and organizational dynamics. The expertise of our evaluation team is a vital component of our process.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Businesses now have powerful tools and technologies to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and deliver customer value. Balancing Technical Expertise with Leadership Skills Soft skills are still critically important…even for technology leaders.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 26, 2011

Guest post by John Mattone , Business Author, Senior Faculty Member of Talent Management Alliance and President of Executive Development Associates (EDA), a global leadership consulting firm that specializes in executive assessment, development, and coaching. Modest leaders see fiscal and operational constraints as safeguards—not hindrances.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Wal-Mart people can’t deliver that promise without a super-efficient operation. HR brings human capital to life. Nothing is more important to the corporate brand than its human capital. Wal-Mart promises low prices, every day. These folks look for better ways to reduce their costs so they can reduce our costs.

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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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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Significance of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Emotional intelligence becomes indispensable as one ascends the ladder of executive leadership. Incorporating Emotional Intelligence into Succession Planning Focusing on emotional intelligence when identifying potential successors leads to more successful leadership transitions.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2017

Realizing that business operations security is a business issue and not just an IT “thing” has become the new cybersecurity paradigm. This new operating paradigm requires business executives to seriously think about how they’re going to secure the entire enterprise. People Component of Cybersecurity Investing.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Practice engaging leadership Truly great leaders possess characteristics that encourage and inspire their staff. In order to bring yourself to a higher level of greatness as a leader, explore your existing strengths and see how you might be able to improve upon them and add new motivational elements into your leadership style.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Regular board evaluations and leadership assessments provide valuable insights into the board’s dynamics, functioning, and overall effectiveness. Their expertise in leadership advisory and executive coaching solutions brings a valuable outsider perspective to the evaluation process.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 17, 2013

A 2011 white paper jointly published by the GlobalEnglish Corporation and Human Capital Institute reported that 70% of global employees are non-native speakers – and only 7% think they speak English well enough to do their jobs. Offer leadership development programs. Are they debating strategies in meetings?

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

While focusing on daily operations is part of the equation, the big boys understand that if they don’t think about what comes next in five years they will still be fighting fires. This merger will give American Airways access to new markets, expanded human capital resources and more flight capacity.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These indicators are measurable and specific metrics that provide objective insights into the effectiveness of board operations. These KPIs are valuable tools for organizations to assess board operations, make informed decisions, and drive continuous improvement.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2015

Guest post from Ted Bagley: All organizations worry about leadership, from the mom and pop community businesses to the giant global entities both domestic and international. Good leadership is defined as proper training, rewarding, assisting, coaching and respecting those who “carry the load”.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Understanding the Role of an Athletic Director The role of an athletic director is crucial for an athletic program’s success and overall operation. An effective athletic director must have strong leadership abilities, overseeing the entire athletic department and guiding its staff and athletes.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Today, leaders need to be able to combine operational business expertise with high levels of emotional intelligence. For some traditional leaders, the thought of bringing the human into the workplace is seen as too “woo,” too soft—and yet the research is compelling.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

What’s left in apparel and sporting goods is a good strategic fit with Nike’s operations. Farsightedness is essential to effective leadership. The glue that binds leadership, strategy, and execution is people—at every level of the organization. Human capital is the source from which competitive advantage flows or falls.

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