N2Growth Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

In the years leading up to 2018, I have spent my time bringing innovation to the financial services space. Fintech, as this sector is colloquially referred, focuses for the most part on disrupting the state of affairs induced by the use of technology. As such it is all about innovation. Let’s study a bit about Innovation.

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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. Initially, these executives tended to come from technical backgrounds, overseeing projects focused on e-commerce platforms, social media engagement, and data integration.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This individuals ability to navigate dynamic technological landscapesranging from artificial intelligence to renewable energyhas an outsized impact on the institutions capacity to remain a global thought leader. These efforts enable students to develop problem-solving prowess, entrepreneurial thinking, and adaptability.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

They came of age during the early technological revolution, making them adept at using email and other digital tools. Implement Reverse Mentoring : In addition to traditional mentorship, leaders should consider reverse mentoring, where younger employees mentor older ones, particularly on technology and modern workplace trends.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

There is friction between globalization and regional autonomy, a conflict between the desire for sustainability and the lure of rapid development, ongoing political uncertainties, and the ever-increasing impact of digital technology. Yet, the rapid pace of technological evolution also embodies potent challenges.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Understanding the AI Landscape The transformative impact of AI is undeniable, particularly in the technology sector. While some see it as a job disruptor, others recognize its potential as a catalyst for innovation. In the realm of AI, this translates to envisioning uses of technology that many can’t yet fathom.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Role of Executive Search Firms in the Technology Industry Executive search firms play a vital role in the technology industry by helping organizations navigate the complex talent acquisition landscape. The role of executive search firms goes beyond simply finding candidates to fill vacant positions.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s CMOs aren’t just the masterminds behind ad campaigns or marketing projects—they’re key players in driving business innovation , focusing on customer needs, and harnessing technology. Success in this role hinges on the CMO’s ability to adapt quickly to market trends and technological advancements.

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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. Creating an environment that encourages openness, fosters communication promotes collaboration, and values innovation is crucial. This roadmap will guide a holistic nurturing process.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

It’s a challenge to prioritize and choose innovation projects. There are open questions on the technology, the product/service, the customer, the price and sales volume. Other than that, things are pretty well defined. But with all that, you’ve still go to choose.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Their greatest fear is no longer their closest competitor, but the startups which, although they live in metaphorical garages and have hardly taken off, have an innovation power that established organizations can only dream of possessing. The Three Tracks of Innovation. Optimizing innovation: Improving the past.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

When I looked back into history to track the origins of some of the everyday innovations we take for granted today, I found that every inventor tended to embody some or all of these same traits. In so many cases, new technology exceeded most peoples' imaginations, and inventors had to break new ground in more ways than one.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 13, 2025

But when it comes to groundbreaking technological innovation, a recent study from the WHUOtto Beisheim School of Management shows that overconfident CEOs need to be balanced by a strong, knowledgeable board of directors. Corporate boards often consist of bold personalities who help push new products and initiatives. ”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

With an acute focus on customer experience, the CXO taps into vast reserves of customer data to craft innovative solutions that enhance user experiences, boost satisfaction, and build lasting loyalty. Leadership and Innovation: Proven track record of leading transformative change and fostering a culture of innovation.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Embarking on your own AI journey While your goal is to be innovative, relevant, competitive, and forward-looking, your approach should be to bend but not break your team and your operations. In order to be smart in your approach to an AI project, start with a strategy that you can realistically deploy.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

Digital technology continues to transform both the retail and consumer experience. To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 26, 2025

This is especially true for innovation, which doesnt just depend on good ideas, projects, or technologies – it depends on the people who can bring these to life. GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard In any organization, having the right people in the right places at the right time is critical for success.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Or, more importantly, theyll notice what you arent doing the extra projects youre not taking on, the new training youre not jumping into, the fresh ideas youre not pitching. The minute you embrace change and start innovating is the minute you outpace the competition. This is what we mean by comfort turning into complacency.

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Career Advancement

AUGUST 17, 2020

Ascher, who worked in a medical technology firm, had been making an effort to enhance how others perceived him over the past six months. Find out what’s most important to your boss as well as your boss’s boss, and seek out opportunities to volunteer for those projects. Resourceful” and “innovative” topped the list. Justine Musk.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Also, start-up companies in the Fujitsu technology accelerator program work in the satellite locations as well, creating a company-startup mashup. Passion projects: They now allow employees to take outside employment or to start their own businesses on top of their commitments to Fujitsu.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

The significant increases in employee engagement have been partially eroded due to global anxiety and rapid technological advances creating uncertainty about job losses, although Africa’s engagement levels continue to rise. However, rapid technological advances are a threat to job creation.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 20, 2015

I have had the privilege of building innovative social service programs for at-risk children and families. This month, COI is undertaking an ambitious Earth Day project titled, KidPower2015 Earth Day Project , with the goal of encouraging COI kids to be leaders in the movement to protect the Earth for future generations.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The CSO shapes business strategies that balance economic growth with ecological and social impact, turning sustainability into a powerful lever for innovation and brand strength. A forward-thinking CSO harnesses cutting-edge technologies like big data and AI to transform sustainability from a buzzword into actionable business intelligence.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

They lead essential tasks such as shaping business development activities, planning marketing strategies, exploring revenue opportunities, communicating the company’s value proposition, and delivering on strategic projects. By doing so, potential candidates can comprehensively understand their prospective roles and responsibilities.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A new study by experts from Wharton and the University of Maryland looked at how companies fund projects. They found that between 1975 and 2018, established projects tended to get more money than new ideas. But as they get bigger and wealthier, they shift gears towards focusing more on innovation. faster each year.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 7, 2021

Innovation is an inherently risky endeavor and failure is an inevitable bedfellow. New research from City’s Business School explores a number of approaches digital innovators can take to reduce their risk of failure. It’s an approach that also reduces the risk of a single large project failing.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 21, 2021

ReInA (Rural European Innovation Area) aims to provide resources, attract investment, support startups, and ultimately create employment in rural communities. This, coupled with a decline in rural entrepreneurship is creating an innovation gap between urban and rural areas.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Finally, he shows how collaboration, innovation, intellectual curiosity, storytelling, and creating change that lasts, helped him reach his goals. Further, to support innovative, cross-disciplinary thinking, I set a second ground rule: at the start, we don’t criticize ideas. Innovation. He then links them together with courage.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. By Vera Sharova & Teodora Cosic. Jumping directly and only on purely professional aspects (e.g.,

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. In relative terms, this may be a small number, but when set against the 20 million or so SMEs operating across Europe, it’s a vast number of innovative firms.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 19, 2021

It’s tempting to think that venture capitalists are taking punts on particular technologies in the hope that the few investments that reach the big time adequately compensate for the many that wither on the vine. The projects were collectively backed by 764 different VC firms. Supporting innovation.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Throughout America’s history, technological innovation has been key to security and prosperity. Today, […]

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I N HIS BOOK Thank You for Being Late , author and award-winning journalist Tom Friedman argues that to understand the twenty-first century, you must realize that “the planet’s three largest forces”—technology, globalization, and climate change—are accelerating all at once. Create a project structure.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. In an age of smartphones, AI, and genetics, it seems crazy to think that the record sums invested in technology aren’t making more of an impact.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Businesses simply have run out of time to embark on multi-year transformation projects – that window has closed. Stop thinking about managing the risk of technology, tools, and process improvement. Again, innovation requires deviation from the norm in all areas, but mostly in what you do and how you do it.

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