N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This approach transcends the mere adoption of new tools; it involves reimagining business processes to infuse digital technology into every facet of operations. These efforts have resulted in personalized marketing and improved operational efficiency, underscoring the tangible benefits of a digital-first strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Evaluating founding and leadership teams of portfolio companies and acquisition targets has become crucial for investment and operating partners. The Human Element in Due Diligence Due diligence in the venture capital ecosystem is no longer solely focused on financial metrics or product-market fit.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Chief Operating Officer is an organization’s powerhouse, ensuring every process and experience in your business runs like a well-oiled machine. This key executive monitors daily operations, ensuring efficient and effective methods. Project Management: Mastering the art of overseeing projects from start to finish.

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Sales Wolf Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

While his ideas are not particularly original, they are sound (in the appropriate context) and when incorporated into the operating system of a business or organization, can be fire. It takes more than sound bites like "people leave managers, not companies" to shape sustainable performance.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Understanding the Role of a Chief Operating Officer A Chief Operating Officer (COO) holds a distinctive and crucial role in the corporate ecosystem. Equipped with a holistic view of the organization’s objectives and a deep understanding of its operations, a COO is often considered the key driver of operational excellence.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 27, 2020

Strategic Resilience is the practice of thinking forward while leading through present turbulence – adapting to difficult operating circumstances while looking beyond current conditions to keep focused on the horizon. The context for Strategic Resilience is dynamic fluidity in the operating environment.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

T HE vast majority of today’s business leaders are either embarking on AI deployment to improve their operations or are considering it. Although most C-suite executives, mid-level managers, and data practitioners aren’t AI experts — no one is at this pace of change — they shouldn’t implement AI for the sake of implementing AI.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Yes, you want a productive relationship with your boss, a mentor who will challenge you, and—if you’re really lucky—a genuine sponsor opening doors. ” This goes beyond, “having a best friend at work,” (which according to Gallup only 30% of us have— which is too bad— since those who do are more engaged and productive).

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

These changes necessitate a keen understanding of the current landscape to successfully navigate the complexities and ensure organizations’ continued operations and survival. Foresight and proactive management must command the planning process. The key is adapting to the fluid nature of business.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 19, 2024

Bureaucracy : Excessive layers of management and overly rigid procedures that inhibit flexibility and responsiveness. Action Item : Implement Lean Management principles. Action Item : Use project management tools like Asana or Trello to assign tasks, set deadlines, and track progress.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Even our headquarters in the Netherlands, which have domestic offices, face challenges in maintaining consistency in their operations. You can create plans and agreements to manage these differences only when you comprehend the barriers. However, we have experience in addressing these issues positively and productively.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 24, 2022

They earned their reputation as a courageous manager one small daring moment at a time—small micro-moments of courage that led to better performance and deeper trust. Courageous managers will tell you their truth , even if it’s hard to hear. What’s one thing I could do differently to make your meetings more productive?

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

” You might also be saying, “No, I won’t be able to launch that new product this month.” And, at the moment, the team is cranking hard to meet our customer’s finish line for the new product development. I can certainly prioritize this new marketing project if we can shift the product deadline.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Whether expanding into new markets, managing crises, or driving innovation , they bring insight and clarity, combining data with intuition. Executive Influence on Employee Morale and Productivity In any organization, the CEO shapes the team’s cohesion, shared goals, and overall morale.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

While the last decade has flattened our organizations and reduced the need for some managers, the need to create leaders at every level has never been more necessary. We need connected managers to create community and spark collaboration. Supervisors hold the success of a business in their hands, and it’s all in how they manage.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As a manager, your employees need to know what is expected of them in order to meet and exceed your expectations. If you show respect for others, operate with integrity, and are committed to excellence, your team will follow suit. To be an effective leader, you need to be able to motivate and inspire your team to do their best work.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 1, 2025

Furthermore, when organizations promote star performers into people management, they create a perfect storm where technical expertise collides with human complexity. Missing the Horizon New leaders obsess over daily operational details while broader strategic imperatives drift away. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

As a leader of a large team, you’ve got to scale your leadership by creating a solid operating infrastructure and processes that work without a charismatic cheerleader pushing them along. What does that mean for your managers and front-line employees? How do you balance responsiveness with productivity?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 6, 2023

But if you don’t pay enough attention to tactics and effective management, you’ll create needless conflicts, frustration, and hurt feelings. And, and it’s not uncommon for people to glorify leadership over management or strategy over tactics. What are some tactical questions that can help you avoid injury?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The digital revolution has fundamentally reshaped how businesses operate and engage with customers. Understanding the Evolving Roles of Chief Marketing and Chief Digital Officers In today’s interconnected marketplace, the role of the CMO extends far beyond traditional advertising and brand management.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

Leaders engage in a number of related activities including managing and leading, discovery and delivery, as well as giving and receiving feedback. . Managing and Leading. Managing and Leading. How much time do you spend managing vs. leading? . Managers use current methods, procedures, and resources to get the work done.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 24, 2020

This week, I want to start with three basic physical routines that are essential to stress management – eating, moving and sleeping. So, there you have it – some best practices for eating, moving and sleeping that will help you manage your allostatic load during these unusually stressful times. No screens in bed.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

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 These transformations typically involve a profound change in how a business operates, encompassing people, process, and technology.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

This series’s final part will balance needs with compromises, float tangential opportunities to expand horizons, and extricate from myopia on that elusive ‘unicorn’ management candidate. Familiarity with your product with a finger on the competition. Let’s get back into the scene again, and the bar is still set high.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

Staying updated with Artificial Intelligence advancements, automation, and FinTech is essential for optimizing financial operations and planning business growth. Advanced leadership, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills are vital for navigating financial negotiations, driving profitability, and managing regulatory complexities.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

Imagine walking into your office and knowing, without ambiguity, whether your team had a productive day or week. Imagine engaging each team member knowing that they know whether or not they had a productive day or week. This clarity is not merely a management luxuryit is a cornerstone of reliable, scalable growth.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In addition, the CCO manages and implements strategies to drive revenue growth, break into new market segments, and foster customer engagement. This role requires an intrinsic understanding of the company’s product or service and customer base.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2024

As the primary procurement and supply operations overseer, the CPO is crucial in improving procurement excellence. By working closely with suppliers, the CPO can consistently deliver high-quality products or services, mitigate risks, and seize opportunities for cost savings and process efficiency.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

T HE BIGGEST CHANGE being brought about by AI is not human replicas, but the emergence of digital operating models. The operating model is how that is accomplished. The goal of the operating model is to deliver value at scale, to achieve sufficient scope, and to respond to changes by engaging in sufficient learning.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 21, 2023

Time management is critical for all leaders as they impact and direct their team's overall strategy and operations. I've developed a few essential methods for effectively managing your ever-growing schedule: Set clear priorities: Identify the most critical tasks and projects you need to deliver and have your teams focus on them first.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Many leaders expect an organization to operate like a machine, but that leads to failure. 19:44 We have a fundamental responsibility as human beings to manage ourselves so that we don’t do damage to our society and humanity. Your organization is a Complex Adaptive System—and so are the people you lead.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

What does that mean for your managers and front-line employees? How do you balance responsiveness with productivity? I answered all their tough questions, as opposed to preparing my team managers to do so. Or, suppose “We are highly responsive to our customers” is vital to your vision. What do you do with a chronic complainer?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

And how will this change the way we love, manage and learn from others? Thomas Steding has seen first-hand that the leadership skills that can take an organization from poor to peak performance and outdistancing its competition were not taught in business schools or management seminars or even a part of the leadership conversation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 16, 2023

Minutes creep along while the meeting leader fritters away everyone’s time, people have meaningless conversations that don’t solve problems, and everyone is frustrated that they could be doing something more productive with their time. Typically, this would be the manager or someone she appoints. Start with purpose.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Understanding the Duties of a Chief Commercial Officer In the past ten years, the role of the Chief Commercial Officer has evolved to include more than just sales operations. The CCO often serves as a crucial bridge between a company’s day-to-day operations and long-term goals, offering valuable insights that influence its direction.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Their impact goes far beyond simply managing the status quo. Their expertise doesn’t stop at the surface; they dive into redesigning workflows, rolling out new systems, and managing high-stakes projects with flair. Provide them with the necessary tools, data, and support to navigate daily operations smoothly.

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