N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. When was the last time you entered a new market?

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

But now the question becomes, “As I mature in leadership, can I move from ME to WE?”. For months senior leaders dismissed warning signs and data from employees about severe problems and had ignored market trends for years. As a strategic leader, you cannot operate in the smaller space that defined you as an expert.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Although digitization has a significant catalytic effect on these processes, a successful diversification strategy would still need a solid basis and a set of scalable growth patterns that could apply to target markets. It will most likely overcome cross-cultural barriers as it expands into new markets.

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Leading Blog

JULY 24, 2014

He discusses these ideas in Startup Leadership and is based on his popular course at Princeton University.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

Admonished by my mother and father for unsportsmanlike behavior, I eventually matured and forged a stiff upper lip in defeat. For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars. Today, RIM struggles to maintain 5% of the market.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 22, 2017

If you’re a leader who owns a small business, you may be wondering how you can add this tool to your marketing arsenal , and what follows is five smart ways any leader can use Pinterest to its advantage. It could be argued that Pinterest is more a form of content marketing than it is a social media platform. Tell a story.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team. The tips mentioned above will help you build a formidable organization, make better use of your time, and insure operational performance gains across the enterprise.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 7, 2011

But when theories are marketed as fact, I begin to lose patience rather quickly. Fortune 500 companies are mature, well branded, well capitalized, already successful companies. Let me be clear – I have nothing against theories so long as they’re presented as such.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Six powerful new technologies, all reaching maturity simultaneously in the early 2020s, will each act like a new color in the palette of creators, designers, and innovators. It will transform how we develop, market, sell, distribute, support, and monetize products and services. To streamline operations and control costs.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The labor market is skewed in favor of the employee. Creating a positive image to attract prospective talent is a part of advertising, marketing, and social media promotions. Operations Before Experiences. It’s about handling operational inefficiencies across people, processes, and technology to produce better outcomes. .

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 27, 2013

There’s no question that given the faster-pace at which organizations have to operate – along with the increasingly short-term lens through which decisions are now being made – it’s becoming easier for leaders to fall into the trap of making all their communications one-way in order to expedite matters.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It is my opinion that when you start to define your personal success by the value you add to the lives of others you have arrived as a mature human being who possesses true influence and has become a person of significance. I concur that it is of no use to sit in judgment of others, and applaud you for the maturity that position displays.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

All great leaders develop a sense of their blind-spots and weaknesses as they mature. I find everything, in my realm on marketing, I get the best advise and insight from Christ. I'm sure your thoughts are echoed by many and that Pete will be most appreciative. Thanks for stopping by Jennifer. Scott Gould Right with you Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I’ve been a consultant for over 20 years now, focused on helping international clients in areas of business and market strategy, positioning and market launches. They didn’t want this book – they wanted a tactical book on sales and marketing. Defy Gravity is every person’s guide to challenging their status quo.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Twitter Marketing [link] mikemyatt Perhaps in some cases, but not in every instance…This is a very fluid topic that is heavily influenced by individual personalities, environmental context, and situational nuances. He is extremely mature emotionally and described his ability to separate from the emotions of a situation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 30, 2012

Whether we talk about entrepreneurial growth or renewing a mature company, the wrong move can break the firm. Their reliance on alliances and licenses has increased in both product development and marketing and they have become aggressive acquirers. Guest post by Laurence Capron. The dangers of relying on one single growth strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. link] Allan W.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

In mature markets, banks are rushing to play catch up with this kind of mobile service before smart new competitors outwit them. Today, its separate and highly successful online banking and broking operation Boursorama has attracted nearly half a million customers. In any industry it’s hard to innovate and change from within.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 7, 2014

So, in a transparent world, where reputation is increasingly at risk, organizations need to prove they operate with a high level of integrity. To take a line from the X Files, “ the future is out there.” For leaders, this demands high levels of openness and sincerity, demonstrated through consistent values, words, and deeds.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Only the mature and those who have a measure of success truly learn the niche to proper branding. Thanks Deborah. pastortom2022 Great post Mike and especially to many of us who have not experienced a great level of success or notoriety. Many of us are victims of our own over-branding and actually have little to offer.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Rather asking for help is a sign of maturity as a leader. My clients hire me not solely on the basis of what I can personally do for them in a vacuum, but rather what the collective influence of my network and resources can accomplish for them when I operate outside of my own personal bubble.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 29, 2021

This year’s study shows that executives across industries and around the world are investing in the digital maturity of their organizations,” the authors say. In the more digitally sophisticated companies, sales and marketing are largely intertwined. Using digital technology to better engage with customers and sell more effectively.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Missing the turn or making it too late can cause a company to stagnate or implode or can spell the death of the idea; or worse, the idea becomes someone else’s to bring to market without you. As startups grow, leaders build and mature a HR/People strategy that is informed by and aligned with the overall business strategy.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 3, 2015

Imagine what Atari might have achieved if Steve Jobs had stayed there to develop the first mass market personal computer. Self-made billionaires effectively operate in a world of dualities—they seamlessly hold on to multiple ideas, multiple perspectives, and multiple scales. Taking a Relative View of Risk.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Leaders should work on creating ethical guidelines for AI operations to ensure fairness and transparency. Preparing the Workforce for Virtual Reality: As virtual and augmented reality technologies mature, the possibility of working in a ‘metaverse’ is becoming more real.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

It is important to develop these apps, and the techniques associated with applying them, but what about the operating system that runs them? After all, some apps do not run on old antiquated operating systems. To run the numerous apps associated with leadership, we must update our personal operating system regularly.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

When each individual comes up with different good ideas, the operating environment quickly gets complicated. All too often this leads to a loss of trust, miscommunication, and a decrease in morale, not to mention loss of market share or revenue. It’s likely you’ve seen this before. So what can you do when the “Good Idea Fairy” strikes?

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Six Disciplines

JANUARY 12, 2012

IndustryWeek recently reported on a survey it conducted with TBM Consulting about the impact of continuous-improvement programs on three financial metrics: anticipated revenue growth, operating income growth, and cash flow over the past year.

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Competitive Advantage Metrics Maturity Strategic Planning 82

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Baker says that, "Many people conceive of their business dealings as spot market exchanges--value given for value received, period. This tit-for-tat mode of operation can produce success, but it doesn''t invoke the power of reciprocity and so fails to yield extraordinary success.". Cialdini spot market Wayne Baker William Morrow'

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

It sounds like a supportive, mature environment you are describing; where ego isn't the main thing but doing the right thing is. Everything I know of Dan indicates he is a mature, supportive leader with his ego in check. silence) … great then lets move forward. That's consensus."

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Luca de Meo, as head of marketing at Volkswagen AG, created a series of two-day events called Marketing Works! The life cycle of a team is more like the cycle of maturity (dependence, counter dependence, independence, interdependence or some might prefer the Blanchard labels—forming, storming, norming and performing).

Innovation 150

Innovation Teamwork Blanchard Maturity 150

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

So how do you know when your skills have matured to the point that you’ve become an excellent communicator? The message is not about the messenger; it has nothing to do with messenger; it is however 100% about meeting the needs and the expectations of those you’re communicating with.

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Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 18, 2022

The researchers found that there isn’t really a uniform approach to corporate venturing, with many programs operated in an incredibly inefficient way. A mixed bag. If you design corporate venture capital units imperfectly,” the authors conclude, “then you will not get as many results. Or maybe you will not get any results.”.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 22, 2010

This promotion has no or very limited training, skill development, mentoring, coaching, etc… The person at this level fails miserably because the lack of cognitive ability, requisite tasks, and ability to operate in a managerial level. This failure has detrimental effects on the organization and the staff that this person now manages.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 3, 2024

They benefit from insights into business operations, target markets, and supplier relationships. A mixed bag While spinouts initially have a higher probability of survival at around 64% compared to 59% for new establishments of parent firms, this difference diminishes as both types of ventures mature.

Company 114

Company Maturity Metrics Resources 114

Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2014

As data-driven marketers are taking full advantage of collecting, organizing, and analyzing demand management, many are adopting the classic marketing waterfall model from leading experts such as Sirius Decisions. One size fits all’ marketing waterfalls are too rigid. One marketing waterfall view has become a catchall.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 14, 2017

They might be operating at the two ends of the current internet trading spectrum and are coming from different market maturity. Asset heavy vs. asset light Recently I was discussing ecosystems and platforms, and speaking about the differences between Amazon and Alibaba.

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