Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A majority (57%) of workers said their teams do not freely share issues and ideas without being prompted often referred to as reactive honesty. In contrast, high-achieving teams have clear, agreed-upon, and proven standards to increase the likelihood of alignment, efficiency, and positive outcomes. Elevating direct communication.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

He was the CEO of one of the most innovative service companies on the planet. Innovative service leadership relies on the naturalness of valued relationships instead of “proper” dealings, artificial structures, and contrived pecking orders. It takes trustful leadership to nurture employees who consistently deliver innovative service.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Where unicorns were once mythical creatures, the word unicorn now refers to the startups that have a value of at least $1 billion, and there are more than 370 of them worldwide. The bad news for established organizations is that innovation for them is much more difficult than it is for startups. The Three Tracks of Innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In addition, these leaders must maintain a relentless commitment to inclusivity, recognizing that diverse perspectives are essential for innovation and cultivating a vibrant community where each member can thrive. These efforts enable students to develop problem-solving prowess, entrepreneurial thinking, and adaptability.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 28, 2021

This refers to taking the initiative to advance innovation, to act like an entrepreneur, within your company. Fostering a sense of accountability isn’t just about holding your employees accountable. It starts with you acting like an owner and holding yourself accountable, as well as holding senior managers accountable. Intrapreneur.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

They are the guiding force that ensures the smooth functioning of the institution, promoting a culture of innovation and excellence and nurturing the development of both students and educators. This requires leaders who are not only knowledgeable and experienced in their respective fields but also adaptable, innovative, and forward-thinking.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A successful executive understands the intricacies of the supply chain and leverages their expertise to drive innovation, reduce costs, and enhance organizational efficiency. To stay competitive and adaptable, supply chain leaders must constantly enhance their skills and knowledge to navigate complexities and drive innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2017

Referring to yourself as a thought leader makes you a tone-deaf narcissist; not necessarily a great thinker. This week, after months of reflection, I’ll be instructing our team to remove all references to thought leadership from our materials. Their work is widely regarded as being innovative, disruptive, and market altering.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Ken Rubin, an agile leadership visionary, has a fantastic analogy that I refer to often to explain the concept. It’s that sense of meaning that inspires us to think of new, innovative ways to do the work. These four key behaviors help leaders keep teams engaged, motivated, focused, performing, and innovating.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Balance is the key to success; N2Growth , believes that innovation and strategy must come together for businesses to enjoy sustainable growth and maintain customer satisfaction. Then he moved into media — helping Nielsen innovate the first global internet management service.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The competition for high-caliber talent remains fierce: top leaders with fundraising prowess, innovative thinking, and proven impact strategies are in demand across a growing number of mission-focused organizations worldwide. Another complexity lies in assessing cultural alignment.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Additionally, they must be able to adapt and innovate in response to changing financial regulations and market conditions, ensuring the long-term success of their organizations. Candidates may undergo rigorous interviews, inspections, and reference checks to determine their fit for the organization and the specific role.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Addressing Unconscious Bias in the Workplace “Unconscious bias” refers to people’s attitudes and beliefs without even realizing it. This nurtures overall employee engagement and paves the way for innovation, creativity, and shared vision toward company goals.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Such a board is not merely a governance powerhouse but a catalyst for innovation, decision-making sagacity, and long-term sustainability. This diversity of perspectives can bolster problem-solving prowess and spur innovative thinking, culminating in robust and comprehensive decision-making.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 29, 2019

Companies are increasingly utilizing automation technologies to increase productivity and innovation. What I like to refer to as the “people side of change.”. The intent for the change should focus on increased productivity and innovation, rather than expense reduction.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Understanding Coopetition and its Potential Benefits Coopetition refers to the simultaneous cooperation, collaboration, and competition between businesses or individuals. In this mutually beneficial environment, companies can accelerate their learning curves, share risks, and foster a culture of innovation.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2019

Transforming Legacy Organizations : Turn your Established Business into an Innovation Champion to Win the Future by Kris Østergaard. Conventional business wisdom views innovation as the biggest advantage startups have over large, established organizations, often referred to as legacy organizations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 11, 2022

A seeming no-win scenario is also a chance to distinguish yourself, earn people’s trust, and innovate. For the non-Trekkies, this is a classic Star Trek reference to a no-win scenario that everyone in Star Fleet Academy would face. There will be times when you face outcomes you intensely dislike. Own the UGLY. Collaborate.

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Decker Communication

MARCH 27, 2025

Rather, they were led by individuals who excelled at contextualizing setbacks within larger innovation narratives. The company subsequently embedded these narrative practices into their leadership development program, resulting in a 34% increase in retention among their highest-rated technical talent.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

Whether addressing needs like innovative fundraising strategies, enhancing academic programs, boosting student success, or adapting to new technologies, a fresh perspective and strategic vision can breathe new life into an institution. Recognizing when it’s time for a leadership change can be a key driver for this process.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It’s well established that the majority of innovation today is what’s known as recombinative, which means that it takes what works well in one domain and applies it somewhere else. This can be highly effective, but it does lend towards more iterative than transformative innovations. Science-led innovation.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

In Deliberate Calm: How to Learn and Lead in a Volatile World , the authors refer to this as the Adaptability Paradox : “ At the very moment when we need to break free from our habitual patterns and creatively engage with the unfamiliar, complex, or uncertain situation and choose a new and innovative response, it is the very unfamiliarity, complexity, (..)

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Insights and Strategies for Healthcare Leaders to Drive Innovation, Integration, and Success in a Rapidly Evolving Industry. It refers to the ability of various systems and devices to exchange and interpret data, which is critical in ensuring that patient data can be shared across different healthcare providers and organizations.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

AI need not be indistinguishable from human behavior, or capable of stimulating human reasoning—what is sometimes referred to as strong AI. We need only a computer system to perform tasks that were traditionally performed by human beings, in what is traditionally referred to as weak AI.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Co-Intelligence : Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could do previously. Why is having a mentor crucial to success?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Still, Janeway doesn’t seem like such a big deal until Minal had finished watching all the Voyager episodes and decided to dip into Star Trek: The Next Generation (referred to as TNG among Trekkies, we’re told). The first season is almost shocking in how Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard carries himself.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2022

” I wrote last year about the crucial role slack plays in integrating innovations into any organization, as new technologies will need to be tested, new processes introduced, training on the new ways of working delivered, and so on. A study from the Innovation Unit outlined a number of things that could help to create such demand.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

His own special innovation, it's a nonjudg­mental, nonreactive way of coolly assessing problems and analyzing crises, a mode of attack that offers luminous clarity and su­preme calm in the critical moments before taking decisive action. How do you test in online and brick-and-mortar businesses? In B2B and B2C?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The role of healthcare leadership cannot be underestimated, as it shapes the direction and success of organizations, drives innovation, and ensures the delivery of high-quality care. Cultural fit refers to the alignment between an individual’s values, beliefs, and behaviors and those of the organization they will be leading.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

For many immigrants, the need to secure some form of financial survival is the prime motivator of their move into entrepreneurship and is referred to as a push factor. The problem is we have come to define entrepreneurship in terms of this startup model when, in fact, it represents a tiny fraction of what entrepreneurship really is.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Healthcare executive search firms are committed to finding top talent that will drive innovation, improve patient outcomes, and lead their organizations to success in an ever-evolving healthcare landscape. Rather, include a key group of stakeholders.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

Therefore, finding the right talent to lead a nonprofit requires an innovative and creative approach to executive search. This involves conducting in-depth interviews, reference checks, and potentially even incorporating evaluations or psychometric assessments to evaluate candidates’ abilities and leadership potential.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

It is the foundation upon which high-performing teams are built, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and growth. This involves utilizing various tools, such as interviews, psychometric assessments, and reference checks, to better understand each candidate’s abilities and potential.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2020

Guest post from Sean Pillot de Chenecey : Innovation, on which any organisation is so reliant, is about to become more dynamic and challenging than ever. Major action is needed, with businesses in every industry, including the ever-widening area of innovation, having crucial roles to play.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 24, 2025

They used crowdsourcing to understand how people form analogies, then used this to train a deep learning algorithm to mine the intellectual databases for potential innovations. Central to the approach was an attempt to find analogies that connect seemingly disparate methods and problems. million English-language university syllabi.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A reputable executive search firm will have a well-defined process that includes thorough research, candidate assessment , and reference checks. Under their leadership, the nonprofit was able to significantly expand its reach and impact, collaborating with various stakeholders to implement innovative, sustainable solutions.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 31, 2018

I had a conversation (many actually) this week about what I derogatorily referred to as the cult of the expert. That doesn’t mean that a river crossing couldn’t be constructed by non-experts and that it could be effective and innovative. If something is a fact today, will it be true in 2 years, 5, 50?

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