N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Their significance extends beyond simply checking regulatory boxes; evaluations offer a nuanced perspective into board composition, performance, corporate culture, and risk management. This shift has far-reaching implications, allowing for a deeper analysis of board performance while promoting greater transparency and accountability.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 8, 2017

Managing enterprise risk tolerance. Human resource leadership. Audit management & support. Today’s information security leaders are faced with: Technology aligned reporting structure. Security initiatives viewed primarily as technology solutions create misalignment with business requirements.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

In addition to protecting the organization from cyber threats, this senior executive now plays a strategic role in ensuring that data assets and technologies are well-protected while supporting business innovation and growth. Evolving Role and Responsibilities of CISOs The role of the Chief Information Security Officer is expanding.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The integration of advanced tools and technologies is driving this shift. Risk officers now utilize data analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms to predict and manage risks more effectively. Data analytics also revolutionizes risk management by turning insights into a strategic advantage.

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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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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Leaders followers, and context form a system of leadership. More than ever,” writes Kellerman, “it is better—better in practice and better in theory—to focus less on the leader and more on the leadership system.” We diminish our capacity to lead when we don’t consider all aspects of leadership. Hard Times is about context.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

N2Growth, as a premier executive search and leadership advisory firm, recognizes the transformative influence a skilled Commercial Leader can wieldone who interlaces strategic vision, operational excellence, and people-centric leadership into a cohesive path toward profitability and innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Understanding the Evolving Role of Insurance Executives in Today’s Risk Landscape The role of insurance executives has significantly changed today’s risk landscape. They are no longer responsible for managing risk but also for driving innovation, enhancing customer experiences, and achieving sustainable growth.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

The concept of resilience is evident across all levels of an organization, from its leadership to frontline employees, from strategic planning to risk management practices, ultimately enhancing the collective ability to navigate change and uncertainty. To foster innovation, it’s essential to adopt a strategic mindset.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding the Role of a Chief Commercial Officer In the complex world of corporate leadership, a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) holds a pivotal role. Above all, risk management skills and sound business acumen are required to drive profitable growth and sustainable business expansion.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Understanding the Chief Digital Officer’s Position Strong leadership is consistently emphasized as technology becomes increasingly prevalent worldwide. A CDO acts as a catalyst, driving a company’s strategic growth by making the most of digital technologies. This is where the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) comes in.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 30, 2017

It focuses on the cultural aspects of strategy, leadership, motivation orientation, risk management and change adaptability. The work here identifies ways to optimize performance and determines the people and technologies needed to streamline operations.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

I also believe that if HR is solely charged with the recruiting efforts for senior management and executive level positions you’ll end-up with a very weak management and leadership team. Rather in most instances, I believe HR should be a compliance, training and risk management function.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Moreover, COOs are the gatekeepers of risk management, ensuring that all operations adhere to legal and regulatory standards. Here’s what sets an exceptional COO apart: Leadership Ability: Inspiring and guiding teams towards a shared vision. Project Management: Mastering the art of overseeing projects from start to finish.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You cannot separate leadership from decisioning, for like it or not, they are inexorably linked. Decisions made at the gut instinct or data level can be made quickly, but offer a higher level of risk. They make bad decisions. And in some cases they compound bad decision upon bad decision.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the rapidly evolving world of leadership, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. Embracing innovative tools and technologies is no longer optional; it’s a strategic imperative. Enhancing Risk Management: AI can assess risks more accurately and in real-time. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The keystone of effective governance lies within the trapeze act of balancing stakeholder interests, harmonizing corporate objectives, maintaining legal and ethical standards, and ensuring a robust risk management system. The strength of governance can be significantly amplified with the employment of a dedicated leadership team.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

If as a leader you don’t take the time to get to know your team members on a very personal basis you simply won’t build the trust necessary to successfully weather the seasons of leadership. Do you have the necessary resources (financial, technology, talent, infrastructure, etc.) to hit your objectives?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2019

This may sound harsh, but the truth often is… I’ve witnessed far too many people in positions of leadership that wouldn’t recognize an opportunity if it hit them squarely in the face. If you cannot recognize, attract, and acquire opportunity you should not be in a leadership position. Click To Tweet.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2024

Businesses must adapt to survive and thrive, whether driven by technological advancements, economic shifts, or global crises. Investing in Technology and Innovation Technology stands as a formidable catalyst for resilience, furnishing enterprises with the requisite arsenal to navigate and flourish within an ever-digitizing landscape.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 25, 2024

It’s the Small Stuff In leadership, the focus often gravitates towards grand visions and sweeping changes. Consider a leader navigating a company through a period of rapid technological change. Leveraging Technology Today’s leaders have at their disposal an array of technological tools to monitor and manage small threats.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

I ask clients to do so without using the words: ‘technology,’ ‘sales,’ and ‘solutions.’ Technology is a tool, which feeds into tactics. Identify strategic objectives and goals. ’ Businesses fail to grow because they get stuck in buzz words and trite phrases that they hear from others.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Google, for example, uses human capital analytics to encourage a coaching style among managers – because the analysis reveals this to be the most effective leadership style. Last month the supermarket giant Tesco announced a partnership with a technology firm Amscreen aimed at improving the targeting of its advertisements.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We’ve got the latest technology. Our company has got the most up to date technology. Companies spend disproportionate amounts of money on technology and neglect their people, processes and policies. Technology represents less than 1% of an organization’s pie chart. Our people were hired to do their jobs.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Prebagaran Jayaraman shares why reframing your mindset around project risk can lead to increased project opportunities – and five ways to make this change “What are the common risks in your project?” This is a question I often ask those attending my course in project risk management. What do these answers have in common?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Value-added leadership is a healthy way of life that puts collaborations first. When all succeed, then profitability is much higher and more sustained than under the Hard Nose management style. Value-added leadership requires a senior team commitment. You provide leadership for progress, rather than following along.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

Though I wrote all my books on computers, I wrote the modern technology chapters on the typewriter, to make points to myself that the readers could never have grasped. There were years where I kept the typewriter on the work station next to the computer.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

For years, companies have been pouring money into people, processes, and technology that can help them manage risk. Most have done a great job of containing their financial reporting and compliance risks. Managers could keep the organization within acceptable tolerance ranges, driving performance to plan.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 1, 2012

Compliance Management in Environment, Health & Safety. Aberdeen research report on how best in class companies manage Environmental, Health & Safety processes and technology while outperforming their peers. Complimentary Resource – How the ABC’s of Leadership Behavior Impact Safety Management Systems.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It’s perhaps fair to say that governments are not usually the quickest at adopting new technologies, but this reticence does not appear to be dampening enthusiasm for technologies such as AI. AI is unlike any recent waves of technology change, it is truly transformational.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 2, 2015

Many people used to do the same thing with the word ‘technology,’ using it far from its reasonable definitions. These expressions are trite and reflect a copy-cat way of talking and thinking: ‘Solutions’ is a tired 1990’s term, taken from technology hype.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 27, 2021

Cloud-native technology has shaped business operations remarkably in the past decade. IT managers in businesses with more than 5,000 members within the UK, US, and APAC were questioned to arrive at its conclusions. The survey took place at the start of 2020 to investigate the applications of could-native technology.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2024

Decision Risk In the realm of decision-making, the most overlooked risk isn’t tied to economic shifts, technological advancements, or climate challenges. It’s the risk inherent in human decision-making, made worse by our tendency to tune out the critical voices around us. You mention RISK-based traps.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Further, if the rearguard strategy backfires, or is exposed by the press, this can amplify the damage to a company’s brand and leadership, not to mention potential legal consequences if a court can prove negligence. Andrew Douthwaite has over 17 years of technology experience joining VirtualArmour in 2007 as a senior engineer.

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