N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Women executive leaders have managed organizations of all sizes through one of the most sweeping crises in recent history. Resilient leadership will help leaders respond appropriately, restructure, and ultimately thrive past COVID. There’s great value in resilient leadership. It’s crucial to pay power forward.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Middle managers are crucial during times of organizational change. This puts them in a tricky position, managing their own stress and uncertainty while guiding their teams through new directives. Responding to change The study found that middle managers generally respond in one of two ways: they either cope or “cop out.”

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leaderCommunicator

APRIL 10, 2023

If you spend any time with managers these days, you’ll notice one theme quite quickly: the post-pandemic work world has them feeling overwhelmed. Why Do Managers Need Good Communication Skills? And this is just a starter list. These 6 skills are what we’ve identified as the most critical to master today.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2017

He works for a large national, not for profit organization in the UK, and it is mired in yet another major restructuring process, driven, as ever, by dwindling funding. Senior managers follow, apparently slavishly, structural change, without a clear vision to underpin it. The current process has been on-going for months.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

Change means uncertainty, which is an uncomfortable state for many. While change management is sometimes couched as being all about “winning hearts and minds,” the truth is more nuanced: change comes with a cost — and is not necessarily positive for all stakeholders. Use polarity management as an avenue to address resistance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 13, 2016

My phone rang, “Karin I’ve just been told there’s going to be a restructure and significant downsizing. All my client received was enough insight to cause stress, uncertainty and disruption. My team may or not be impacted. I have NO additional information, just that it will be months before all the dust settles.”

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HR Digest

JANUARY 15, 2025

Zuckerbergs decision to trim the workforce comes at a time when tech companies are reassessing their operational strategies to brave economic uncertainties and shifting market dynamics. Meta has undergone significant restructuring since 2022, beginning with the layoffs of approximately 11,000 jobs.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2023

This discourse ventures into the heart of adept change management, spotlighting four pivotal realms that form the cornerstone of any triumphant metamorphosis. Transparent, coherent communication tactics are the antidote to uncertainty and apprehension, paving the way for endorsement and commitment.

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Change Starts Here

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The uncertainty and extra work of organizational change can be stressful enough for employees without you unintentionally making things worse. It’s not a “reorg,” but a “strategic restructuring.” Yet change agents sometimes cause additional frustration with the tactics they use to influence change. It’s not “layoffs,” but “rightsizing.”

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HR Digest

MAY 23, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a great wake-up call for companies and their ability to manage change in the workplace. Organizational change management is about bringing changes in a company’s management style by first identifying problems (or potential ones) and then implementing suitable changes.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

However, the key lies not in avoiding conflict altogether, but in effectively managing and resolving it. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the intricacies of conflict management, exploring practical strategies and techniques for handling conflict at work.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 16, 2024

They may downsize, take cost-cutting measures or initiate a complete organizational restructuring. Tips For Effectively Navigating These Changes Leadership isnt just about managing your day-to-day responsibilities; its about knowing what to do when change hits.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The study included a survey of 682 managers, wherein they were asked about the prevalence, nature, and perceived impact of chance events, as well as how their individual characteristics related to these events and career outcomes. The post How Chance Influences Our Career first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Unfortunately, the uncertainty of frequent restructuring actually makes problems worse. Dysfunction calls for careful, deliberate management, not more of the same. Frequent and senseless reorganizations. High turnover. Overpromising and underperforming. This costs the team in terms of credibility and, ultimately, morale.

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HR Digest

MAY 17, 2024

Understanding the importance of change is the first step to understanding HR’s role in change management. Image: Freepik HR’s Role in Change Management: What Is Change Management? Change management begins and ends with HR. Change is undoubtedly the only constant in the modern business landscape.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 23, 2020

In the wake of the pandemic, administrations and businesses are fighting uncertainty, which has given rise to the work-from-home model. The global industry has embraced numerous adjustments and extensive restructuring to cope with the crisis. Here, take a look at these points: 1. WORK FROM HOME CULTURE.

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HR Digest

APRIL 13, 2024

Managers spend a significant amount of time – around 6 hours per week – dealing with it. Studies show that over 95 percent of people who receive training on conflict resolution training report it helps them manage conflict in the workplace, and those with adequate training are more likely to seek win-win solutions. Employees spend 2.1

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Companies are now restructuring with measures such as layoffs and hiring freezes as they enter the last phase of the boom-bust cycle. Tech titans like Meta, Google, Microsoft and Intel intend to slow hiring or freeze it amid the economy uncertainty. This trend isn’t new. Twitter and Coinbase have rescinded job offers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Five strategies to help you manage your stress.

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Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Whether it be a global pandemic, a company restructuring or a merger, a leadership strategy is crucial if you want to manage shifts and times of uncertainty. The story is no different when it comes to developing a leadership strategy in times of change.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In my organizational coaching, I’ve noticed that more people than ever before are requesting help with time management, self-care, and work-life balance. They’re taking on heavier workloads with fewer resources, living with uncertainty during company restructuring and change, and experiencing greater levels of stress.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this article, the author outlines six strategies to try to help yourself stay grounded amidst uncertainty. Being affected by these dynamics isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s normal not to feel normal for a while.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

Managers have little choice about facing challenges , whether they come from competitors, economic conditions, or customer demands. The first manager explained that his organization was responding by cutting their own budget. However, they can choose whether they treat those challenges as problems or opportunities.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

They don't like to be pigeon-holed or pushed out on a limb of specialization — with the inherent danger of a whimsical corporation sawing that limb off behind them during the next restructuring. X'ers' teen years were a time of major corporate restructuring.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

There is a palpable sense of systemic instability in the face of political, economic, technological, social, and indeed meteorological uncertainty. Grounding is about making sure the company fulfills all of its legal requirements, manages risks properly and does business in a responsible way. From News Corp.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Stock-based incentive compensation aligns the self-interest of management with shareholders, and a performance-based pay system increases employee motivation. In my experience, these beliefs have led managers and boards to take actions that have had unintended, destructive consequences. I disagree.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

If you are a newly promoted manager who feels the pressure to have all the answers expected of you from day one, don’t despair. You will inevitably face challenges that are hard to define, let alone to solve – even after years of management experience. And yet we’re wired to feel uncomfortable with uncertainty.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2018

From leadership transitions and restructurings, to mergers and acquisitions, to regulatory changes, there seems to be constant unrest in the workforce. During times of uncertainty, people experiencing change want a clear view of the path ahead. Empower leaders and managers to lead through change. Alan Copson/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

In most cases, the things companies do to get ahead of change, such as more frequent communication or manager training, are only minimally effective. To offer camaraderie and space to process uncertainty. When Pfizer undertook a major restructuring in 2007, they turned to ten employees to tell their stories.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

A lot of managers just let culture happen — it becomes the sum of the personalities, good and bad, that work in an organization. Managers do focus on results, but I think culture drives results. When I say “adult conversations,” I’m focusing on the kind of problem that a manager and an employee need to discuss candidly.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2014

But it will be important for managers to know when to use each of these types of deals. A decline in economic uncertainty in 2014 will now support bolder strategic moves by managers. The years of the Great Recession saw many big mergers aimed at restructuring assets and cutting costs.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

There is often a lot of confusion and uncertainty, and if colleagues were laid off , people might also be sad or angry. Restructurings may be an inevitable part of organizational life but living through them—even when you’re one of the lucky ones still standing—is challenging and stressful. Manage your stress.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2014

Restructuring businesses around flow means radically altering their DNA, shifting emphasis from mechanistic efficiencies to deep human engagement. In other words, just like with the high consequences trigger, uncertainty is our rocket ride into the present moment. Managing people Managing yourself Personal effectiveness'

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

It''s not that troubled economies and disruptive innovations inherently shed more jobs than they create; it''s that ongoing global restructuring of markets makes temporary and/or part-time employment more attractive for more organizations. Like Smartphones, part-timerism''s global growth proliferates.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

In a new follow-up study , we explored how to short-circuit the debilitating effects on a team of a leader describing negative events, such as a potential restructuring or poor sales. I saw a great example of this when working with a technology lead from Hewlett-Packard in the wake of restructuring. Jim Whitehurst.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

P&G is in the midst of a major restructuring, and has laid off thousands of people. P&G''s board has been under a great deal of pressure from an activist investor who has made his views on the pace of the restructuring clear and vocal. How can he get people to take creative risks in a climate of turbulence and uncertainty?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2016

For example, one client recently asked me for input into three development areas of their large global business: (1) helping with the people side of change on a corporate restructuring; (2) a leadership development initiative; and (3) an organizational culture shift. Focus on reducing uncertainty and building trust.

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