Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2020

That’s how humans approach remarkable challenges… and how I’m unconsciously going about one of my projects. For two months now, I’ve been racking my brain to boost the performance of a marketing tool that: Predicts the popularity of a Reddit post in a subreddit. For my project, I began by asking myself, What’s going on here?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In The Gen Z Frequency , authors Gregg Witt and Derek Baird tackle this demographic which is projected to be the largest consumer demographic in history. It is an important and comprehensive book for marketers, but there are some principles they share that have a much wider application, that I wanted to share. Truth 2: Trust.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Redefining the Role of Interim Executives in Business Strategy Interim executives now serve as strategic assets leveraged to drive transformation, execute high-stakes projects, or navigate periods of crisis and uncertainty. Interim executive search firms like N2Growth are crucial in addressing these issues.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 12, 2018

It’s another new must-use fad to succeed in the digital marketing world of 2018. Almost, although thought leadership has been at the forefront of successful content marketing for several years. The chances are you’ve already read articles which were planned using the process of thought leadership marketing. Projecting an Image.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Understanding the Importance of Evaluations in Shaping Leaders Ongoing market shifts and greater reliance on digital solutions have underscored the significance of regular, robust leadership assessments and evaluations.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

Jean-Christophe Simon highlights, Testing leadership potential in low-risk environments, such as projects or small teams, can reveal whether an individual is ready for greater responsibilities. He has led multicultural, cross-border teams and managed international companies navigating complex market transitions.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Successful digital chiefs combine a nuanced understanding of emerging technologies with strong commercial instincts, aligning sophisticated digital strategies with core enterprise objectives to outpace market shifts and capture new opportunities.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 15, 2023

I care about __ (you, this team, this project) and I’m confident we can find a solution that we can all work with.” This powerful phrase works well because you start by prioritizing the relationship, and (as we teach in our leadership programs ) “put people before projects.” You’ve come together to talk about it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For example, “Yes, it sounds like this project would benefit our marketing strategy. I can certainly prioritize this new marketing project if we can shift the product deadline. Again, start with what you can say yes to… I’m deeply committed to the success of the team and to this project.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Effective engineering leadership lies at the heart of a premier academic institutions ability to differentiate itself in a competitive market. By coordinating internship pipelines, fostering cross-disciplinary projects, and encouraging entrepreneurial thinking, the dean inspires students to engage deeply with their studies.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2022

A few conversation starters: This project exceeded our customer’s expectations. Sales are significantly up in your market month over month. Or you could host a post-project celebration. . It’s human nature to take what’s working for granted and to concentrate your time and energy on fixing what’s broken.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Developing future visionary leaders is essential for sustaining organizational growth and maintaining a competitive edge in dynamic markets. Key components of the plan should include rigorous assessment mechanisms, opportunities for skill enhancement, exposure to real-world projects, and ongoing feedback loops.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If someone asks you what you think about a project and you say, “My interpretation is that it sucks,” you may be honest, but you’re not being respectful. So, instead of saying that the project sucks, share what values are at stake and what concerns you have. You’re not projecting a toxic interpretation of events onto other people.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Preparing your Business for Unexpected Market Shifts In this volatile and unpredictable economy, businesses must prioritize resilience by taking a proactive approach to strategic planning to ensure sustainability. Despite the inherent complexities of navigating a volatile economic landscape, digital resources often provide a solution.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

There are three critical steps senior leaders must take to make this vision a reality: Visibly Model Comprehensively Communicate Intentionally Amplify Lasting Business Culture Change Starts with Senior Leaders Our favorite definition of culture comes from marketing guru Seth Godin. Culture is simply “People like us, do things like this.”

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David A Fields

MARCH 2, 2021

There’s a rich, hidden vein of project opportunities for your consulting firm—projects that your consulting firm may not have been in the running to receive. The post 3 Tips to Expand Your Consulting Firm’s Market appeared first on David A. With the proper outlook and actions, you can reveal and win them.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2014

To do it well takes a bit more of a time investment, but if I were in the job market I would go this route. ” Power words include: “experience”, “management,” “project.” To get uber-fancy you can use ResumeUp for a really robust infographic. Focus on RESULTS not actions.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

But it only intensifies something we were already seeing in the world of work: organizations need to adapt constantly to keep up with market dynamics. Genuine leaders have a deep understanding of their values, ambitions, and goals, and project their true selves for all to see. Achieving clarity of purpose.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Back in her Verizon days, one of Karin’s favorite questions to ask a team member whom she was encouraging to think like an entrepreneur was: “If this was your company, would you _ (make this decision, hold this meeting, spend money in this matter, invest in this project)?” ” As you can imagine, the answer was often.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2022

First, help your team put people before projects. For example: “It sounds like you’re really frustrated with the lack of response from marketing and that’s sapping your motivation. So, where do you start in order to nurture compassion? You can’t “struggle with” someone if you can’t see their pain.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

To do that, you have to show how your market is big enough (a multi-billion dollar market) to support that kind of valuation. Like Mark Zuckerberg, who built a site only for college students, we are looking for a small, protected market that you as an entrepreneur, can dominate. Why does it need to be a small market?

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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

APRIL 5, 2021

If you’re exploring a new market to enter, data can provide you with potential projections about sales and give you an idea of the type of customers within this market. It has plans to create its own Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and give money to innovative ideas.

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Decker Communication

MARCH 27, 2025

When a senior leader entered the all-hands meeting at a major pharmaceutical company, he faced a room of scientists whose research project had just been shelved after two years of work. The air was thick with the disappointment that follows a clinical trial failure, that weighty moment when data crushes hope.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success. In addition, the CCO manages and implements strategies to drive revenue growth, break into new market segments, and foster customer engagement.

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Leading Blog

JULY 20, 2020

Let’s say you’re involved in a special project that requires you to regularly collaborate with others. Often, this is because of “scope creep”—the bounds of the project expand. Your role in this special project takes on its own life and starts to take over your job. Maybe you disappoint your boss or your project team.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

They are the bridge between departments, weaving the voice of the customer into every touchpoint and interaction, ultimately positioning the organization for market success. This involves telling a compelling brand story, keeping the brand consistent across all touchpoints, and strengthening its presence in the market.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Have you found yourself working on a project that’s having problems, missing deadlines, over budget and/or full of defects? Or have you launched new products only to discover that they didn’t get the uptake you had hoped in the market? On most such projects, at […]

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Leading Blog

MAY 4, 2020

This was because the market for mobile games had become more competitive, making it difficult to acquire users cheaply. Traditionally, entrepreneurs love to talk about their product, but investors need to know about more than just the product - the market, the team, competitors, business model, etc. I call it the killer slide.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 28, 2021

With a background in public relations, marketing, and internal communications, HR had become an accidental specialty – I was a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. I’d hear my coaching peers share what they were working on, and my ego would question why I wasn’t going after the same types of projects.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Candidate Driven Market: Most active candidates are exploring at least two to three other opportunities while interviewing with your organization. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the overall employment of top executives will grow 8% from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations. It’s a win-win.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2023

Using high-quality images in your marketing efforts is essential for building trust with your audience and presenting a professional image. Photos are a powerful marketing tool that can help businesses capture the attention of their target audience and effectively communicate their message.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Given that the global biotechnology market was valued at USD 1.55 trillion in 2023 and is projected to grow nearly 14% a year in the next 6 years, that's understandable: there's a lot at stake. The opportunities for bioentrepreneurs can be more exciting and impactful than ever in today's accelerated market.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The researchers examined data from the Young Lives project, which tracks 12,000 children in Peru, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and India from 8 until 22. By the age of just 22, the researchers found that men were 15% more likely to participate in the labor market than women. ” Gender employment gap. . ” Gender employment gap.

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General Leadership

MARCH 5, 2014

Lori has had a successful career in marketing that has taken her from coast to coast and now enjoys acting, producing and championing projects she believes in. Lori is currently cast as Eleanor Bain in the film The Last Duane & has recently been cast in a worldwide full feature film with an exciting role, details forthcoming.

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2021

A marketing manager, for example, can easily create a brand positioning statement for a new brand—they have the knowledge, skill, and experience to draw upon. However, this doesn’t apply to change initiatives where the type of change, the context for it, and the project team are new.

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