N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This multifaceted role requires rapid decision-making and strong leadership capabilities, enabling the COO to manage day-to-day activities while enhancing operational efficiency effectively. However, the value of technology does not supersede the human element—rather, it enhances it. The results speak for themselves.

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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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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. Review your hiring process.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Vrio Corp has been committed to following market trends and increasing its value proposition through transformation: investing in technology and content aligned with the consumers’ habits, emphasizing the next generation. Despite an effort to implement these changes, many organizations still fall short of a successful transformation.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

Of course, people have always worried that technology would take over their job. Gutenberg’s press probably created more social upheaval than any technological advancement has yet to do today. The term artificial intelligence first appeared in an article by Stanford professor John McCarthy in 1979. A dire situation indeed.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 8, 2017

According to Cyrus Foroughi, a doctoral student at George Mason University one minute of distraction is more than enough to wipe your short-term memory. An interruption as short as 2.8 seconds (the length of time it takes to read a short text message) can double error rates on simple sequencing tasks and a 4.4

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

Many leaders see their roles as presiders/managers, with a primary focus on keeping results consistent with past performance and on budget. Rocket science is often celebrated as the ultimate triumph of technology. Offering a radical rethinking of leadership, Mukherjee shows why digital technologies call for a new kind of leader?one

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 12, 2024

The shift toward sustainability is propelled by factors such as increasing regulatory pressures, growing investor and consumer expectations, advancements in “green” technology, and heightened societal concern over environmental issues. Forward-thinking business leaders are at the forefront of the green revolution.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Interim executives are highly skilled and experienced individuals brought in at short notice to lead organizations during times of crisis, management transitions, or to spearhead major strategic initiatives. They provide rapid and effective leadership solutions during uncertain times and offer guidance to organizations.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Identifying, attracting, and retaining top healthcare executives who can harmonize quality care, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and long-term growth is no small task. N2Growths extensive evaluation process ensures that the leaders we recommend can manage these dynamic forces in tandem.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It leads to short-term thinking. Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. That’s not the way to lead. Blog Post ).

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Underinvestment in Technology. Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Failing technology. A company of Southwest’s scale does not get this far behind in technology without repeatedly ignoring the advice of their IT department. Invest in Technology.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

From Michael Dell, renowned founder and chief executive of one of America’s largest technology companies, the inside story of the battles that defined him as a leader. Play Nice But Win is a riveting account of the three battles waged for Dell Technologies: one to launch it, one to keep it, and one to transform it.

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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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Leading Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

L ONG-TERM THINKING is the key to what goes on at Amazon. Jeff Bezos has said, “ What we’re really focused on is thinking long-term, putting the customer at the center of our universe and inventing. Those are the three big ideas to think long-term because a lot of invention doesn’t work. Reset Your Clocks.

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 10, 2024

In business, the adage "penny wise and pound foolish" often describes a short-sighted approach to cost management that undermines long-term success. However, this short-term focus can lead to long-term losses.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

The drive of such evolutions ranges from advancements in technology globalization to shifting demographics, requiring leaders to reshape their thinking and adapt to become more strategically foresighted. Technology is undeniably playing a pivotal role in the new executive leadership paradigm.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Moreover, COOs are the gatekeepers of risk management, ensuring that all operations adhere to legal and regulatory standards. Project Management: Mastering the art of overseeing projects from start to finish. Financial Acumen: Managing budgets and resources efficiently. But the financials are only one piece of the puzzle.

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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

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Those professionals that have self respect, and demonstrate a true respect for others regardless of their station in life, are much more likely to be successful over the long-term than those that use the tactics of disrespect to humiliate and intimidate. I wanted to put this question out there: Can humility be learned? Greenleaf in 1970.

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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

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

In Creative Construction , Gary Pisano says that when big organizations fail to innovate, the root cause is often related to “management practice and leadership than with organizational scale per se.” A good strategy helps a company clarify the tradeoffs that will be needed to make between short-term improvements and long-term opportunities.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Instead he spent the better part of his 96 years unraveling the secrets of management. He did this to such a degree that he became recognized as the “Father of Modern Management.” at First In his first book devoted entirely to management Drucker wrote: “Leadership is of upmost importance. His contributions were massive.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. If you want to be a long-term survivor in business I would suggest that you not participate in gossip and get rid of those that do.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

They’ve been following through on advice they’ve been given by colleagues that can be summed up as being more proactive and less reactive in their approach to time management. Here’s what they’ve been doing to reap the benefits of managing their time more proactively (and, in the interest of you doing the same, I’ll keep this brief!)

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

At a Stanford Director’s College in 2016, Roger Dunbar, chair of the Silicon Valley Bank, told Venkataraman that “when he hears company executives or board members responding to short-term noise with outsize reactions, he likes to pretend he is lost. He’ll ask CEOs at board meetings, ‘ What was our long-term strategy again? ’

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Response: Is the management team accessible? Can assets be turned quickly to meet short-term obligations? Technology. How quickly can ad-hoc management reports be delivered? IT Responsiveness: How quickly can technological solutions be fielded to meet business demands? Where is there a deficit?

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Peter Drucker, who was considered to be the “father of modern management,” did not mince words when he advised managers and leaders about the dangers of complacency and putting off the future. Management has no choice but to anticipate the future, to attempt to mold it, and to balance short-term and long-range goals.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

With each major advancement in technology, communications, or business practice we find ourselves yet again at this all too familiar precipice. Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Peter Senge, founder of the Society of Organizational Learning and senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, once observed, “Most managers do not reflect carefully on their actions.” Most managers are too busy “running” to reflect. Recognizing the need for reflection and actually doing it are two different things.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There I observed a wide array of Abbott executives, scientists and managers. As a manager “on loan” to Abbott from the University of Michigan, I quickly found similarities between the two organizations. They can pose major challenges for today’s managers, especially if those managers are part of a different generation.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 10, 2013

And although their profitability suffered significantly in the short-term and full recovery remains an uphill climb, they are not struggling to cure their customers of a "discount addiction." Change whatever you must about your business—your markets, your technologies, your people…anything. Management'

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 29, 2011

I believe that successful CEOs will be judged on long-term sustainable performance and the stewardship of their organization’s mission, rather than on short-term performance and results. Historically, management theory has tended to present a binary view of leadership—command-and-control vs. collaborative.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

Create an appetite for dynamism To turn a short-term strategy into a long term, successful system, you’ll have to affect your team culturally. Develop a CRM strategy A CRM is a somewhat tricky piece of technology. Remember to keep your long-term goals in mind. Is your company dynamic?

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