N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Identifying Organizational Needs: Assessing Challenges and Goals Assessing the challenges and goals of an organization is a critical first step in providing effective leadership advisory and executive coaching solutions. Assessing the leadership team’s and employees’ readiness to embrace new ideas and behaviors is vital.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

The HR Digest: In a 2021 interview, you mentioned evolving leadership approaches. How has your leadership style adapted over the years, and what lessons have you learned in shaping a successful leadership philosophy? Every leadership journey progresses from individual contributor, to manager, and then leader.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 24, 2015

study of nearly 400 organizations by Lee Hecht Harrison has identified that 54% of employers plan to increase investments in leadership development in 2015. Only 5% of employers plan to decrease investments, and a further 41% reported leadership development investments will stay the same. Team leadership 4. Results management 2.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 28, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, January 28, 2011 5 Leadership Styles that Work A guest post by Art Gould Recipes for Success: 5 Different Leadership Styles That All Work! But when you look more closely and study their leadership styles, you tend to notice more differences than similarities.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Investments in traditional leadership development are often misguided and a waste of money. In a Deloitte study of 7,000 organizations this year, 89% of executives rated “ strengthening the leadership pipeline ” an urgent issue. Paul Garbett for HBR. It’s not that development itself isn’t important.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. A couple years ago, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Once upon a time, HR tech scene was as dull and vapid as getting ghosted by a recruiter in a slow job market. A handful of companies dominated the market, all them strong, pedestrian. But recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the global human resource (HR) technology market, particularly in North America.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

Fortunately, companies can build the capacity for strategic leadership. Systems and Structures The first three principles of strategic leadership involve nontraditional but highly effective approaches to decision making, transparency, and innovation. Take the time to think: Why did I make that decision? What are the implications?

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2012

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

I’d say we’re very focused on creating a skilled workforce and leadership pipeline that can execute our strategy. The BRGs provides them a unique platform to enhance their own cultural awareness, develop leadership skills and network with others. That’s a point-of-view that’s shared across our senior leadership team.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

Despite studies showing that succession is an essential part of strategic planning, many companies ignore leadership development to focus on more immediate challenges. Establish a set of clear and defined leadership competencies , so HR and other stakeholders know whom to fast track for leadership. For example, when a U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And they receive little on-the-job training to develop skills such as how to allocate short- and long-term resources, how to provide developmental feedback, or how to effectively handle conflict – leadership skills needed to run a vibrant business. Building a Physician Leadership Pipeline.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. And yet black women’s advancement into leadership roles has remained stagnant , even as the number of them in professional and managerial roles has increased. How People Get Ahead. What were the critical events, and what lessons did they learn?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

This company, which stretched into all sorts of industries and markets, offering numerous strategic challenges, should have been an ideal training ground for executives. The sad part is that all of them had started off strong: they were engineers with an average tenure of more than 20 years in R&D and product strategy and marketing.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Several years ago, one global energy company commissioned an internal task force to review the status of women and minorities in its leadership pipeline. Reporting to the executive staff, the task force found insufficient gender and racial diversity in the pipeline, including Asian diversity, and recommended specific actions.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

“ Employer branding ” is no longer simply a concern for recruitment marketing; it is also a key component of effective organizational leadership. These persona-oriented profiles make it easier to market content to specific target groups, and help you find the right talent. Delivering on your promises.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Much of Charan’s recent work has tilted towards organization and people (books on strategy execution, leadership pipeline, talent and advice on intensity, change, leadership traits, performance management, governance). Capability: identifying the organization capabilities (called culture, system, process, resources, etc.)

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2012

Although Nestle's consumers and "shoppers," as they are referred to, were about 80% female, only 3% of managers in the company's leadership pipeline were women. Yet the all-male leadership team had only a single Swiss national. The focus in the first phase has been on the visible promotion of women to the leadership ranks.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

As Rob Kaiser’s research on leadership versatility indicates, overused strengths become weaknesses. In addition, too much resilience can get in the way of leadership effectiveness and, by extension, team and organizational effectiveness. This always requires leadership, but the right leaders must be chosen.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2016

Staff at Jane’s business school designed a six-week course on positive leadership. The group is now designing a certification training program to deliver the content of the positive leadership course to other staff on campus. In addition, they wanted to improve business acumen and understanding of the business among all leaders.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Through Henry’s insights, HR professionals gain valuable perspectives on navigating HR leadership in a dynamic environment.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

How much time do you spend enhancing your organizational culture, leadership pipeline, and employer brand? If you’re typical, then your culture, leadership, and employment brand are described vaguely or not at all. How well are those efforts reported to your investors?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Amidst the complexities of leadership challenges, the unique insights contributed by Anthony Horton, Stephanie Neal, and Chris McCarthy add a compelling layer to the unfolding narrative. Stephanie Neal’s research underscores the importance of aligning organizational values with leadership actions.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. And in a connected world, build­ing stronger external networks to tap into the best sources of insight into environmental trends is also part and parcel of the leadership role.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2014

I reached that conclusion in 2007, after working with Nitin Nohria, the current dean of Harvard Business School, and colleagues at the executive search firm Egon Zehnder to gauge the effects of three factors – globalization , demographics, and leadership pipelines – on competition for senior talent in large organizations.

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