N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

If you really want to understand a leader’s perspective on the market, ask them about their competition. In the military we valued actionable intelligence, studied our enemy’s strengths and weaknesses, developed a battle plan around a solid strategy, and executed our tactical mission as if our lives depended on it - because they did.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

He wrote Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook: Tactics for Disruptive Thinking (two books in one) to help us. “We Market leaders consistently miss out on great new ideas because they overestimate their market dominance.” We are more dependent on our past decisions than we like to admit. What to do? What to do?

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What’s more, with so many different personality styles on your team, finding leadership tactics that work across the board can be a challenge. Here are ten of the most proven tactics that have helped countless managers inspire their team to achieve greatness each and every day: Be a positive thinker. Be innovative.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

The Impact of Interim Management on Business Continuity In a rapidly evolving business landscape shaped by technology and market shifts, interim executives provide crucial stability. They lead key initiatives, address skill gaps, and drive innovation. Learn more about interim executive search by contacting N2Growth today.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the financial derivatives market collapse, Toyota concealing owner reports of sudden acceleration (resulting in a USA man sentenced to prison) and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Tactics: the methods and means by which you assail the objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

Their crucial role in shaping business strategy is their ability to bridge the gap between tactical operations and strategic goals. They must constantly evaluate and re-evaluate business models, market trends, the competitive landscape, and organizational dynamics.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 2012

As for sport, the game of market share was an easy way to track success. With only 100% available to the players of the market share game, you knew whether your play(s) made you a winner or a loser. The delusion is that market share is the “be all and end all” of business success. Be forewarned, this tactic destroys profits.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Evolving Role of the CMO Previously, a Chief Marketing Officer’s or CMO role mainly involved traditional marketing activities like brand management, public relations, and market research. Yet, when carried out adeptly, it results in holistic and sustainable marketing strategies.

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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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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 26, 2016

There’s agile marketing, introduced by thought leaders at CMG. Or, think about innovation. Everyone knows innovation is important. But again, if you can innovate successfully, is that enough? In truth, factors like speed, agility and innovation aren’t all that valuable by themselves. Can agile help you win more?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Instead, it has evolved into an indispensable leadership position encompassing digital innovation, organizational change, and business model reinvention. Today, the digital chiefs portfolio extends to orchestrating data-driven strategies, leveraging cloud computing to scale innovation, and architecting robust cybersecurity protocols.

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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. They feel motivated to work with others, to innovate, and to strive for extraordinary results. Today’s workers also want autonomy and empowerment.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

From my perspective I’d advise clients to give a bit on valuation, or live with more rigid financial engineering to acquire influence (gain access to markets, knowledge, intelligence, connections or superior business savvy). In fact, many investors simply don’t carry much clout, or add very little value once the deal is closed.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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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. Emerging leaders empower their teams to achieve operational excellence and drive innovation by continuously refining culture, tactics, and strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

N2Growth’s dedicated focus on leader performance, combined with its use of innovative methods to recruit and develop top-tier executives, invariably translates into vastly improved operational outcomes. Enhanced operational efficiency is a critical advantage observed by businesses partnering with N2Growth for their COO hiring needs.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 20, 2013

Too often they mistake tactics for strategy. Tactics are the ever-important short term decisions and activities that win battles and contribute to winning the war. In traditional manufacturing companies, sales departments know tactics better than most other functions because sales people work with tactics every day.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap? Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The new book The Innovator''s Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization, by Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer, is a leader’s guide to validating new ideas, refining them, and bringing them to market. Engaging Leader™ Tactics' Jeff is Professor of Strategy at Brigham Young University and Wharton.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

Then use these tactics. Creating innovative frames influences people to consider new ways of looking at what’s possible. Include rational arguments, market research, customer surveys, and case studies. Leaders influence and inspire people to make positive changes. Set the Example. Frame the Issue. Provide direct experiences.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 25, 2024

Thriving in the ever-shifting business landscape demands effective management and the deployment of innovative strategies. From the boardroom to the frontlines, businesses must continually adjust to changing market dynamics and evolving consumer preferences.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. The fact is that business is not a static endeavor.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

I’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation. While not all great business leaders have served in the military, those of you who possess the heart of a warrior understand the advantages you derive from your military bearing and state of mind.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

The Interplay between the Chief Commercial Officer and Marketing In the intricate realm of corporate operations, the connection between a Chief Commercial Officer and the chief marketing officer is essential. Moreover, a CCO plays an instrumental role in driving marketing innovations.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Agility, innovation, disruption, fluidity, decisiveness, commitment, and above all else a bias toward action will lead to the creation of change. If your entity doesn’t innovate and change in accordance with market driven needs and demands it will fail…it’s just that simple. Has this been useful?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

In a global marketplace where customer preferences, market trends, and competitive dynamics continuously evolve, a skilled CRO can serve as an organization’s guiding light, steering the ship toward new and unexplored growth areas. This requires a strong combination of tactical and strategic abilities.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

The executive is then closely supported through the tactical implementation of the action plan. They established strategies for effective resource utilization and fostered a culture of innovation and adaptability. Executives are better equipped to handle conflicts, manage diversity, and inspire innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

While I might spend a bit of time evaluating the most efficient strategy for getting to the other side of said wall, it will ultimately be my focus on the tactical execution of conquering the challenge that will determine my success. A bias toward action is always a better path than falling prey to analysis paralysis. I Think Not.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 24, 2024

CEOs must be agile in navigating unforeseen challenges and evolving markets. Nurturing Innovation Culture: CEOs often focus on the big picture, but fostering an innovation culture is equally vital. CEOs who nurture innovation culture empower their teams to explore uncharted territories.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2013

The same goes for your print collateral, which despite the digital takeover still has a place in modern marketing. I’m sure we could all go without hearing the word “innovator” for a few years, but anyone who is spending money (antique collectors exempt) is also seeking the “latest, greatest.”.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. At Fortis we help businesses use natural gas more efficiently, save energy and seek innovative energy solutions to save money. After that, you migrate to tactics – which battles to wage, when, how and with what resources.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

The Four Workarounds shows how seemingly intractable problems―from public urination to the challenges of delivering lifesaving medicine to remote communities―were addressed using unconventional tactics. Some of the world’s biggest and most admired companies are already using Savaget’s research to transform the ways they do business.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2024

With the rise of the digital revolution, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) role has undergone significant changes. As the organization’s central source of customer-related data, they carry a crucial responsibility to uncover valuable insights and transform them into winning strategies for the market.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With the fast-paced nature of today’s world, leaders need to be adaptable, innovative and able to navigate an increasingly complex landscape. Being able to anticipate and respond quickly to changes in the market is essential for success. This includes communicating goals , objectives , and expectations clearly.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

At the heart of every successful business enterprise is the unmistakable influence of a Chief Operating Officer– they oversee daily operations, improve processes, and promote innovation and transformation. Their strategic input and tactical steering are indispensable in transforming a company’s vision into reality.

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