N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Interim executives have emerged as pivotal assets in steering companies through critical phases of transformation, growth, or crisis management. Interim executives can rapidly integrate into existing teams, provide immediate leadership, and drive strategic initiatives forward with minimal disruption.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2025

Some of us say this technological trend is no big deal. With passion and clear-eyed precision, Matz shows us how to manage psychological targeting and redesign the data game. Others consider it one of the greatest threats to humanity. But what if the truth is more nuanced and mind-bending than that?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

Shifts in CTO Responsibilities Over Time The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) role has evolved dramatically over the past few decades, driven by rapid technological advancements and shifting business landscapes. However, as companies embraced digital transformation, the role expanded beyond technical management.

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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. It entails assessing how well candidates can adapt to the organization’s dynamics, collaborate with the executive team, and lead pivotal transformations.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

At N2Growth, we recognize that the Chief Operating Officer is indispensable to the executive leadership team. This role is not merely about managing daily operations; it involves strategically aligning people to operational processes with the company’s long-term vision.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

If you’ve ever played a team sport like soccer or basketball, you quickly learn that while it is helpful to have an “all-star” player, the best teams leverage the talents of all their players on the field and elevate everyone’s game in order to consistently win. On the other side of the spectrum is developing a set of values as a team.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

It is a strategic catalyst capable of steering transformation, unifying teams, and fortifying the resilience companies need to excel. We understand that these senior leaders must thrive under pressure, manage multiple critical initiatives, and ensure alignment with broader corporate goals.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Performance measurement is a critically important capability that drives all businesses which are only becoming more relevant and compelling with the advent of AI and automation technologies that give us more of a predictive capability than ever before. Those first few weeks of practice were brutal.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 8, 2024

Help your remote team do conflict better with a few Powerful Phrases Navigating conflict at work is hard. Shake up the workforce with remote offices and emerging technologies. Splash the team across time zones and geographies 3. Got Conflict at Work? We call this conflict cocktail, The “Wedge Driver.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Engaged for a defined period, they lead specific initiatives, manage transitions, or stabilize operations during times of change. Fresh Perspectives and Innovation: Their external viewpoint allows them to offer unbiased insights and innovative solutions that internal teams might overlook due to established routines.

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Leading Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Caught in the middle of all this were managers, the face of the organization to their teams. Over the past 15 months, managers spent a considerable amount of effort mediating and negotiating on behalf of their teams to their business and from their business to their teams. Virtual Presentation Skills. Advocating.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

They engage every level of the companyfrom executive teams to frontline staffguiding managers through complex issues, clarifying regulatory requirements, and championing a culture that prizes transparency. Communication skills are equally pivotal, enabling these leaders to unite diverse teams and clarify organizational obligations.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This anxiety stems from the rapid advancements in AI technologies, which are reshaping industries and redefining job roles. By fostering transparency, leaders can alleviate fears and build trust within their teams. Leaders should provide opportunities for employees to acquire new skills that complement AI technologies.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

These leaders not only drive the strategic direction of healthcare organizations but also shape the culture, guide decision-making, and inspire teams to deliver the highest quality outcomes possible. Another challenge in healthcare executive search is the need for candidates with a unique blend of clinical expertise and management skills.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

Navigating the complexities of leadership and management styles requires more than conventional wisdom; it requires a deep understanding of how different management styles impact an organization. Adizes’ generally addresses four management styles: Creator, Integrator, Administrator, and Producer.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Despite its perceived importance, for the most part, companies have a miserable track record when it comes to managing their people. Companies consistently get culture wrong because they go about assessing it, and attempting to manage it from the top-down, not the bottom-up. But what does this mean?

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Understanding and working effectively with all four generations in the workplace is more crucial than ever for leaders who strive to foster a successful and cohesive team culture. Leaders who understand the historical and social forces that shaped each generation can better connect with their team members and address their needs.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 22, 2024

Help your team focus on the details for less stress and wasted time If you’re reading this article, you know how much attention to detail matters. You’re not trying to micro-manage. But every time you catch a mistake it confirms your need to triple-check your team’s work. You don’t have time for that.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 29, 2024

Your leadership success depends on your skill at managing change and embracing the future Are you hanging on to a familiar way of doing your work or leading your team because it’s comfortable? Managing change is critical for your success—too much change, too quickly creates instability. That team member will leave.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 2, 2024

If your team dreads meetings, it might not be the idea of meetings they hate—it might be the way they’re being run. Today’s teams need meetings that are dynamic, inclusive, and productive. Make Meetings Interactive, Not a Monologue If you’re the only one talking, your team is tuning out.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

At N2Growth, we approach the healthcare leadership market with a nuanced lens, drawing on decades of industry experience to ensure that leaders possess the necessary technical expertise and the resilience, strategic insight, and emotional intelligence essential for inspiring teams and shaping the future of patient care.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

W HEN A CEO first assumes their position or joins a new company, they’re often quick to make changes to the executive team, creating a group of trusted advisors who will drive their strategic agenda. In recent years, many industries have been disrupted by technological change. Take, for instance, the automotive industry.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Role of Executive Search Firms in the Technology Industry Executive search firms play a vital role in the technology industry by helping organizations navigate the complex talent acquisition landscape. Technology leaders must possess diverse skills and competencies in this ever-changing landscape.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

But they fail to recognize whats often their most primary role or function: leading others to set vision, build and evolve the team, solve problems, and navigate challenges collaboratively. He has worked with teams from organizations including Harvard Medical School, F5 Networks, Angellist, and Google.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Or maybe there have been instances where you have felt tension on your team and said you were open to hearing what was needed, but the moment it was shared, you went straight to defending and justifying your actions. Where were constantly checking in on our teams, having meetings, 1:1s to make sure everyone is doing their job and on track.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s CMOs aren’t just the masterminds behind ad campaigns or marketing projects—they’re key players in driving business innovation , focusing on customer needs, and harnessing technology. Success in this role hinges on the CMO’s ability to adapt quickly to market trends and technological advancements.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This holistic approach ensures the leaders we place can foster innovation, drive organizational change, and build resilient teams in the rapidly evolving life sciences landscape. Organizations are competing not only within the industry but also with sectors like technology and healthcare for similar skill sets.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial it is for future leaders to go beyond traditional management techniques. The future demands leaders who can manage teams, drive meaningful change, and uphold integrity. They should understand how to leverage technology to drive innovation and efficiency.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Pretty much everyone whos paying attention agrees that AI is going to massively disrupt life and work; they just dont know exactly how yet as the development and deployment of the technology races ahead. Those are the perfect conditions to trigger a fight-or-flight response in the sympathetic nervous system.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

From the era of large mainframes, command line interfaces, and backing up data on tape to the modern world of cloud computing, user-friendly interfaces, and low-code/no-code software development, technology has continued to change rapidly and has significantly shaped our lives and businesses.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

When you don’t pay enough attention to strategy, you and your team end up lost in a wilderness of meaningless, unproductive busyness. However, when you don’t pay attention to tactics and effective management, you create needless conflicts, frustrations and hurt feelings. The Danger of Focusing Only on Strategy.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The pace of technological change shows little sign of slowing, so it’s crucial that employees are able to successfully adapt to each new wave and update their skills in order to fully capitalize on the opportunities available. Others lean towards a fixed belief about technological ability, thinking it is innate and unchangeable.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 4, 2024

As technology evolves, leaders are faced with an important question: How do you lead effectively in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence? Many people think leadership in the AI era is all about understanding technology or staying up to date with trends.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Mastery over various aspects of the business—from product development to supply chain management —is essential for this leader to facilitate smooth operations and establish a foundation for sustained success. A successful COO must possess exceptional operational skills, align with the organization’s culture, and inspire teams to excel.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 14, 2023

Practical strategies to encourage enthusiastic team members from talking too much and empower collaborative conversation So what do you do when your well-meaning, enthusiastic team-member is just talking too much in meetings? Incubator Guide to hear less from the guy who is talking too much and hear more from the rest of the team.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Article: Top trends for independent management consultants in 2025 Written by Ian Wylie Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Are you positioned to help clients with AI and sustainability while fending off greater competition in a remote-work market?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 29, 2024

Your leadership success depends on your skill at managing change and embracing the future Are you hanging on to a familiar way of doing your work or leading your team because it’s comfortable? Managing change is critical for your success—too much change, too quickly creates instability. That team member will leave.

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