N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

From regulatory changes to technological advancements, staying abreast of these developments is crucial for both finance organizations and executive search firms. The financial services industry demands leaders who can strategically manage risks, drive innovation, and stay ahead of the curve.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

Modern CFOs are no longer just about bookkeeping and compliance; they are pivotal in leading with strategic thinking and mastering financial technology. The best CFOs today are those who can bridge the gap between finance and technology, turning data into actionable insights that steer the company forward.”

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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

MARCH 24, 2020

I am no stranger to the challenges of candidate management during a crisis. While in the second year of my profession the great recession hit and had a significant impact on my area of expertise including venture capital, and private equity-backed technology companies.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

It’s not just about stretching their expertise over a broad array of responsibilities; today’s CMOs are expected to be fluent in the complexities of technology and its rapid advancements. Furthermore, expertise in advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technologies is becoming a prerequisite.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

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Leading Blog

APRIL 17, 2019

Yet the cost of poor hiring is considerable, not just in terms of hiring unsuitable candidates (time, money, reputation, impact on colleagues) but also in terms of the damage poor hiring processes can have on your organization. Invest in training for all hiring managers.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Additionally, due to the increasing use of technology and digital tools, the Chief Revenue Officer needs to harness data, AI, and other cutting-edge tech to boost performance and stay ahead of the competition. Outstanding CROs demonstrate a talent for innovation, change management, and strategic decision-making.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 2, 2019

Guest post from Alexandra Levit: As a futurist, it’s my job to track the evolution of the 21st century organization, and as of late we’ve come upon new challenges in reputation management, intellectual property, and digital transformation and disruption. What concerns you about implementing new technologies for existing processes?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. So, what’s wrong with tenure you ask?

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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. The CFO candidate might get by with only a broad sector experience in manufacturing, finance, or technology.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Creating and sustaining trust does not, Sandra Sucher and Shalene Gupta show, come from "reputation-building" and PR but by being the "real deal," creating products, services, and technologies that work, having good intentions, treating people fairly, and taking responsibility for all the impacts an organization creates, whether intended or not.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

This notable difference between median and average tenure suggests various factors are at play, including increased shareholder activism, faster business cycles, and the impact of disruptive technologies. Factors affecting global trends, such as technological changes and shifts in stakeholder expectations, are also contributing to this trend.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

While I’ve often addressed what it really takes to create a talent driven organization, few companies seem willing to make the requisite investments needed to successfully align their actions with their management speak. If your company doesn’t have a Chief Talent Officer, Chief People Officer etc.,

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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

DECEMBER 28, 2010

You can deal with difficulties properly and leverage your experience (or better yet the experience of others) to enhance your confidence, or you can deal with them incorrectly and let them seriously damage your confidence, performance and ultimately your reputation. Don’t hide from the reality of the situation at hand.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

While the initial cost is lower, managing the contractor and bringing them up to speed will cost more time and money, plus any extension of the contract would cost more money than the current situation. We once worked with a very literal-minded engineer who had a reputation as a caustic teammate. Take Your Temperature.

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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A forward-thinking CSO harnesses cutting-edge technologies like big data and AI to transform sustainability from a buzzword into actionable business intelligence. This level of innovation sets the company apart as a leader in sustainability and technological advancement.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Furthermore, they must also prioritize compliance and risk management in procurement operations. By upholding compliance and risk management standards, the CPO protects the organization from legal and reputational harm and fosters transparency and trust with stakeholders.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from HBR.org. Unfortunately, there are organizations that are toxic from the top down; where senior-most management pays lip service to the tenets of leadership, but acts in ways bordering on the malevolent. link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.]

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Get outside of your old thought patterns and seek out people, technology, collaborative relationships, process and any other solutions that can improve your business. All business (for profit or not) provide goods, services, or intellectual property/capital to a market (or markets) for some form of consideration.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Robust supply chain leadership ensures effective oversight and management of the end-to-end supply chain processes, from procurement to delivery. Moreover, strong leadership in supply chain management ensures cost efficiency. A strategic-minded CPO deeply understands market trends, supplier dynamics, and emerging technologies.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

link] ATIG Dear Mike, "I've found that 90% of problems companies have on-line are created by management, not technology" David Segal Why not E-leader ( participative) for better decision making to do the right thing ? We must slow down the technology speed and its consequences. Can manager be leaders?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

The second trend is technology’s recognition of the first trend. First is the time pressure for our attention. People simply don’t have the time to listen to, or read, unnecessarily long forms of communication. Emails, voicemails, instant messages, text messages, blogs, Tweets, Facebook updates, etc.,

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Have you ever wondered how celebrities or big brands manage their presence on the internet? With the increase in people using online resources, social media, and reviews, one bad review can have a huge impact on a business’s success or reputation. What is ORM? Who is it for?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Priority number two is team building and talent management. Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do so, or are you the right person for the job? What does a CEO really do anyway?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. If not, then this post is for you. will go into decline.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Perhaps most importantly they have the ability to align interests and sell the vision unifying leadership, management, staff and external stakeholders as well. Great leaders understand how to manage conflict and close positional gaps. Section III: Strategy. Section VI: Persuasiveness. Section IX: Team Building.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Senior managements paralyzed themselves with an attachment to “success brings success’ rather than “success brings failure’ and are now forced to break the implied contract with their employees – a contract nurtured by management that the future can be controlled.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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