N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

At N2Growth, we approach the healthcare leadership market with a nuanced lens, drawing on decades of industry experience to ensure that leaders possess the necessary technical expertise and the resilience, strategic insight, and emotional intelligence essential for inspiring teams and shaping the future of patient care.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As organizations increasingly rely on technology to drive growth and innovation, the role of digital leaders has become paramount. Digital leadership is not limited to technology-driven companies; businesses across industries recognize the need for influential digital leaders to stay competitive in the market.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

William Ammerman states in The Invisible Brand , “ AI will play an increasingly important role in our lives in the years ahead as marketers turn vast amounts of computing power to the problem of influence people’s decisions.”. As a business, the challenge is how to best use this technology to promote ideas and products.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.” The authors highlight a wide variety of examples of nondisruptive-market-creating innovations to help expand our view of innovation. Look beyond the existing market and environment. There are three.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It has called on us to learn to think better. In the list below, you will find resources to help you do just that—think better. The more we use technology and outsourced thinking, we diminish our ability to think for ourselves. Certainty is out. Complexity is in. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With the constant advancements in technology and research, businesses in this sector require leaders who possess a deep understanding of the scientific landscape and the business acumen to drive growth and innovation. The life sciences industry is known for its unique challenges in recruiting and hiring.

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Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. Lesson: Learn an organization’s culture before working with or for it. Lesson: Moral Hazard.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Along the way, she learned some valuable lessons about leadership and culture. Their strategy is to use technology and reliable service to consolidate the highly fragmented foodservice industry. Confident in her idea, she piloted her plan in two markets—her hometown of Boston and Greensboro, North Carolina.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

In the same way, digital disruption is not about the technology as much as it is about how companies can make their way through the new competitive environment they find themselves in. Digital disruption is more about the people than it is the technology. Each of these gaps poses a different challenge for companies.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Its market cap is over $2 trillion. In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. By 2023, its market cap reached $2.5 You know this company.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I N MY THIRTY YEARS as an executive coach, I have seen a lot of change — the complete digital transformation of the workplace, increased diversity of the labor market, the shifting role of employers. Yet, many learning and development strategies are built towards forcing leaders to fit themselves into a restrictive mold.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2024

CROs oversee marketing, sales, and customer relationship teams to ensure they work together effectively. Their deep understanding of current market trends and customer behavior is the foundation for creating revenue strategies that align with the company’s main goals.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success. In addition, the CCO manages and implements strategies to drive revenue growth, break into new market segments, and foster customer engagement.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These relationships are critical if an organization needs to adapt to changes in the external environment, as many organizations and their supply chain leaders have had to do amidst recent global events. A strategic-minded CPO deeply understands market trends, supplier dynamics, and emerging technologies.

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Leading Blog

JULY 10, 2019

How do I keep the digital demands of today from overwhelming my business? Many business leaders are perplexed by the task of leading in an ever-increasing technological world. Yes, we are leaders of people, and yet it feels as if technology and other digital demands keep us from investing in our most valuable resource, our people.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models. To illustrate the potential impacts, in 2007, Nokia had a little over half the mobile phone market with an operating profit of about $7.8 First, why do these programs fail?

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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. It will most likely overcome cross-cultural barriers as it expands into new markets.

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Leading Blog

MAY 4, 2020

N OW that almost everyone is working from home, startup founders looking to raise money from investors will need to do so remotely. So, what do I mean by the story? This was because the market for mobile games had become more competitive, making it difficult to acquire users cheaply. The pitch is the story that you are telling.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up. Startup Myths and Models : What You Won't Learn in Business School by Rizwan Virk. Why and how do these kinds of things happen? Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. Leadership isn't easy.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

Extensive networks, data streams, and state-of-the-art digital technologies are increasingly becoming the foundation of modern operational strategies. The rapid development and widespread adoption of new technologies present both opportunities and challenges for leaders to manage.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The other choice is to learn to speak our truth effectively, in a way that doesn’t contribute to fear and dysfunction on a team. The first part of speaking effectively in difficult conversations is learning to speak from a place of ownership. These people also recognize that they will always have more to learn about a situation.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 5, 2024

The problem is that, given leadership turnover, shifting markets and demands, and unexpected changes, the likely pattern is that the climate change will run its course in less than a year and then fade. A common meaning is “how we do things around here.” He founded Behavioral Science Technology, Inc., Another is “what we value.”

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 15, 2013

It is essentially impossible not to and this is particularly true in the ever-changing and evolving technology industry. Appropriate and carefully selected and strategic change at the top can do much to resuscitate an organization. By Patricia Lenkov , Chair, Executive Search, N2growth. years as of 2011 from 10 years in 2000.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. In a world of pandemic, it’s the only way forward.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 17, 2016

This month’s festival gives tips about favorite tools and technology. Now on to our topic for June: What tools do you use to stay productive? Here’s a link to learn more about these and other tools I depend on. He feels would be greatly disadvantaged in doing so without an RSS feed reader. for vacation.)

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

At the peak, Alibaba’s technology platforms processed 325,000 orders and 256,000 payments every second. Singles Day is a technological marvel. The technology and business model Ming Zeng, the chairman of the Academic Council of the Alibaba Group, describes in Smart Business: What Alibaba’s Success Reveals About the Future of Strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You can work with someone where the basics are in place, but lacking certain fundamentals, there really isn’t much you can do. Hustle : I learned this lesson at an early age…I had a basketball coach take me aside after I finished far ahead of the pack after a long set of down-and-backs.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

If learning something new was on your list, you’re not alone – and it’s not too late. Advances in technology have allowed countless individuals to pursue interests that extend beyond the standard classroom, on their own time, and often for little to no cost. These three guiding principles have allowed us to do just that.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

These models aren’t the sexy, headline-grabbing side of AI, but they are profoundly affecting how we do business and the way leaders of the twenty-first century must think. And thus, how we think about the work we do and how we compete in the marketplace. The operating model is how that is accomplished. But here’s the thing.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

It is important for executives to learn to apply focused leverage to a limited number of highest and best use activities rather than to continually shift gears between multiple initiatives. This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Why do companies use executive search firms? How do executive search firms work? We reach out to highly-qualified passive candidates who are not actively looking for positions and are not part of an application process and market our clients’ opportunities to them. Executive Search Consultants Who Understand the Market .

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Do I have your attention yet? While there are certainly numerous ways to learn (observation, experience, classroom instruction, relational interactions, etc.), To be blunt, I have little patience for those leaders who are “too busy&# or “too smart&# or “too important&# to learn.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

But it’s not easy to turn off my daytime mind – and I recently realized that my business clients can learn important and very relevant lessons, even from that distant world. Don’t try to resist technology in the workplace. You have to be vigilant in looking for signs that one of your markets is about to be affected. 2 above).

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 26, 2025

The lifespan of skills is shrinking, driven by rapid technological change, shifts in the job market, and the need for continuous learning. Technology is advancing faster than ever, with new tools and systems constantly emerging. The job market is also in flux. Finally, the demand for adaptability is rising.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

The next step in the process is learning where to apply your new found listening skills. The best leaders are proactive, strategic listeners. They recognize that knowledge and wisdom are not gained by talking, but by listening. Talk less and listen more. Being a leader should not be viewed as a license to increase the volume of rhetoric.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

Digital companies like Netflix, Amazon, Google, and Alibaba, have certain elements—or approaches—in common: • They imagine a 100x market space that doesn’t yet exist. And, • Their leaders drive learning, reinvention, and execution. Leaders must understand what technology can do for them and have good judgment about how to use it.

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