Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

Lets explore two critical domains where connections are paramount: innovation and talent management. It emerges when existing components technologies, ideas, or processes are combined in novel ways. These innovations werent about inventing entirely new technologies. Organizations, being complex systems, are no exception.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 8, 2019

A network organization is resilient and sustainable. One of the largest barriers in several organizations is that many managers still tend to think using hierarchical paradigms. Targets, management on result, and control remain the magic words. Okay, but what is a network organization and how and why does it work?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Insurance executives face unique challenges and opportunities with emerging technologies, including AI, evolving regulatory environments, and global economic uncertainties. They are no longer responsible for managing risk but also for driving innovation, enhancing customer experiences, and achieving sustainable growth.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2017

Forecasts often lead to disappointments, both for management – employees – shareholders and other stakeholders. Some of those market trends are listed below, we all know them well, but have we all adapted our organizations? Developments of global network organizations. Strong increase in mergers and take-overs.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 24, 2011

Twenty-five years ago, management meant control. Managers put in controls, handed workers specifications, and established formal structures that ensured that people did what they were told. Companies operated alone, rather than being part of partner networks or plugging their people into informal relationships.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 14, 2013

This trend means that leaders of successful organizations will need to develop different organizational structures, systems, and skills in order to meet these new customer requirements. Many technologies, such as computers, copiers, fax machines, and other office equipment are rapidly converging.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2012

These new technologies allow anyone to connect to anyone and everyone, at any time — and there are already signs that the relationships we have with ourselves, with each other, and with our institutions are changing in response. Organizations: From Hierarchies to Networks. Brands: From Push to Pull.

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