N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The inaugural version of our Top CHRO List was published on Forbes in 2015. Great CHROs have the courage and long-term vision to make tough decisions that align a with company’s core values, even at the cost of short term profitability”. — Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Human Resources 469

Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

HR Digest

APRIL 14, 2022

We’ve often Googled one of these terms: “How do I be more likeable at work?” For as long as I can remember, I’ve refused to let anyone else do the talking. Not only that, but accordingly to a 2015 CareerBuilder poll, gossiping is one of the most annoying habits that can hurt your career advancement prospects. .

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Learning-by-Doing Ryan Wilde Self-aware 98

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The year 2015 was a pivotal time when humanity turned more decisively toward building a thriving and sustainable world. Here are eight cross-cutting themes and stories from 2015 that are driving us toward a sustainable world (and two that are doing the opposite): 1. degrees Celsius , or even 2 degrees (the stated long-term goals).

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Companies like GM, P&G, 3M, Under Armor, KC, Harley Davidson, Omnicom and McDonalds have been beaten up by Wall Street during 2015 for their disappointing EPS growth, spurred in part by currency-based pressure on foreign earnings. In most cases, this is a long-term value destroyer.

EPS 8

EPS Short-term Cost of Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The term corporate entrepreneur devalues what real entrepreneurs do, and it creates a haze of hokum around people trying to innovate in large companies that sets them up to fail. In March 2015, Target hired three outsiders as “entrepreneurs-in-residence.” PhotoAlto/Jorge Goncalves/Getty Images.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Innovation Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2012

"You have to deliver $300 million in incremental growth by 2015," the business unit head told the leader of his innovation team. But anyone with near-term innovation targets with nine (or six or even four) digits in them should ensure they are familiar with the concept of "planning fallacy.". Then early results disappoint.

Innovation 13

Innovation Planning Kahneman Tversky 13

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Servant leadership has proven successful and has a positive impact for the long term, time and again. I teach people about stuff that they learned a long time ago. So this stuff’s been around a long time. How long – were you there in the organization for a while? So why is it not more common? Meet needs.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100