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.

Media 382

Media Blog Tools Influence 382

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

Tom Falk, the CEO of Kimberly-Clark Corporation since 2002, talks about how the paper company is taking on environmental issues and has been practicing sustainability for 140 years. FALK : In 1996, I picked up responsibility for our Energy & Environment group. It’s been a huge success there.

CEO 8

CEO Company Reputation Energy 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

As people see the events as having a direct effect on the economy and their livelihood, they take notice and follow the stories more thoroughly. The term CEO has recently been held in disfavor. We decry CEOs for the same reasons that we formerly sainted and canonized them. The scandals are not all aired in public yet.

Ethics 60

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 60

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Steve Jobs landed the number one spot in our ranking of the best CEOs in the world, published in HBR in January 2010. Unlike most rankings, it was based on a systematic analysis of stock-market performance among nearly 2,000 CEOs of the world's largest companies. Market Capitalization increase during tenure: $341.5

CEO 12

CEO Collins Long-term Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

The key for every firm — regardless of size — is to figure out how to consistently create value in a demanding, ever-changing market. Both CEOs are notable in what they have done, and are doing to lead their companies and both companies rank highly on the Fortune 500 List. HP is #10 on the 2012 list, and IBM is number 19.

Operations 15

Operations Innovation Industry CEO 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

When Sam Palmisano retired as CEO of IBM on Dec. When Palmisano took over in early 2002, IBM had four main businesses each organized on a global basis: hardware, software, services (such as back-office outsourcing), and personal computers (PCs). In effect, service was productized, which showed up in the higher margins earned.

Software 15

Software Outsourcing Committee Consultative 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. As a consequence, five of its CEOs have been non-American-born, including today's CEO, Turkish-born Muhtar Kent.

Competitive Advantage 12

Competitive Advantage Globalization Development Intellectual Capital 12

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Thus, when Lay (CEO of Enron) was chairing a charity drive, Lay asked for 100% participation from the client’s firm, and the client reciprocated by edicting donations from his 200+ employees. This client was a prime example of a leading CEO who served his community, profession and firm well. Executives never stayed long.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

That''s up from 69% in 2012 and 2011. One key reason for shareholders'' positive tone is that the stock market has been doing well. To a large extent, say-on-pay — which was introduced in the UK in 2002 and has spread to several other countries, most recently Switzerland — is a simple exercise in bandwagon-following.

Hedge 8

Hedge Asset Management Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

As for the water-main breaks, a lot of them are caused by guys digging up roads to lay cable. The most obvious explanation for this is that broadband providers are serving a new and burgeoning market. Opening up parts of their infrastructure to upstart competitors was a way to counteract that tendency.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Industry GDP Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

Or at least the market''s. Ackman''s short-selling campaign against vitamin distributor Herbalife has blown up in his face, with the company''s stock up more than 75% since he unveiled his position last December and some of his most prominent hedge fund competitors profiting from his misery. But he''s doing God''s work.

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The language of ecosystems redefined our understanding of competition by viewing markets has habitats. But the following stories suggest further exploration is warranted. The founder of Pokemon, Satoshi Tajiri , grew up outside Tokyo. One of its most successful marketing campaigns was “Let’s Build a Smarter Planet.”

How To 8

How To Decentralization Environment Collins 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Dear Meg: Becoming CEO of Hewlett-Packard is almost as big a deal as being Governor of California (your previous aspiration ) — and just as political. Here are four things you're up against, followed by four tips that every newly-anointed leader should heed. There's no time for either. You must get right to work.

Tips 10

Tips CEO Software Drucker 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

billion from 2002 through 2004. Cisco followed this pattern: In 2001, its patent activity narrowed dramatically from a broad array of technological areas to relatively few. It gives the CEO a breather until the company has to return to exploration to restock its supply of radical ideas. Take Cisco, for example.

Innovation 8

Innovation Parcell Wireless Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

points higher sales growth (including M&A) and also deliver higher long term total shareholder returns of up to 2.4%-points Unfortunately, these firms are rare—most follow a path towards lower exploration and risk falling into the success trap. The difference is substantial: “Explorers” grow faster, with 5.7%-points

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

Anyone would be inspired by the story of Nick Woodman, the CEO of GoPro, a $2.5B In 2002, unsure of what to do with his life, he takes off to surf in Indonesia and Australia. In the years that follow, he develops increasingly cool yet affordable cameras with pro-like, wide-angle HD video. The first camera comes out in 2004.

Video 9

Video Brainstorming Learning-by-Doing Loyalty 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

Not long after Alan Greenspan stepped down as Federal Reserve chairman in 2006, global financial markets began to unravel. The same goes for the new ideas Greenspan has been coming up with since June. late last year; what follows are heavily edited excerpts from our conversation. One guy says, “You’re CEO.

Long-term 9

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

What wasn’t really up in the air was whether the new head of the world’s most powerful central bank would have a doctorate in economics. Gilbert did, can end up as president of the Dallas Fed (although who knows, maybe Tumblr founder David Karp has a shot).

Banking 8

Banking Rogers Career Education 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2014

So while two of the three judges (the Clinton appointees) agreed that the FCC had the right to regulate broadband providers’ relationships with content providers (the FCC term is “edge providers”) even if it classified broadband as an information service, they didn’t think the agency had done it correctly up to now.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Open-book Content Information 8