The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In his article on “Crafting Strategy,” McGill University professor and management author, Henry Mintzberg, provides a good example of innovation and organizational learning in high-performing, agile organizations: “Out in the field, a salesman visits a customer. The company has changed strategic course.”

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 3, 2022

Tool #5 - Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy This week, let’s understand how companies position themselves in the marketplace to succeed - The Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy. Summary: Strategic moves create a leap in value for the company, its buyers, and its employees while unlocking new demand and making the competition irrelevant.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up, or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter, and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. Upstanding : How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth by Frank A.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As an executive coaching professional who works with top executives in the world’s largest companies, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of coaching in shaping effective leaders. Another significant challenge for executives is managing organizational complexity.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Homkes’ book is a timely, comprehensive, and essential read for business leaders looking to take the next step toward ensuring high growth for their companies. The book brings together more than 15 years of Homkes working directly with high-growth companies of all sizes and across a wide variety of industries.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Yet many times, companies struggle with sharing and aligning functional plans. Too often, managers put their heads down and focus only on their own departments. In ice hockey, for example, players have a decision to make when the puck is passed to them. Doing so creates agility. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 20, 2021

In addition, when team members are unhappy with management, they are far more likely to leave a company. With this in mind, here are some management tactics you can implement to keep your team loyal and motivated. This may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised at how often managers forget this fundamental aspect of their jobs.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Let’s look at three real-world examples: 1. Growth Leaders – The CEO of a multi-billion dollar industrial products company boldly sets an ambitious growth goal of growing revenue by 40% over a three-year period. It’s building a cadre of leaders who can grow the company at a rapid clip. What’s the hard part?

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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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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Holacracy revolutionizes how a company is structured, how decisions are made, and how authority is distributed. Perhaps the best-known examples of companies who have adopted Holacracy are Zappos and David Allen Company. “No Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

An automobile company might have bought a supplier of its batteries, or created its own dealerships. For example, organizations use some services on contract — legal services, for example. In construction companies, for example, this would seem to be the capacity to secure contracts and choose the right subcontractors.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Case Study 1 One example is an organization disrupting the sector with a Patient Engagement Platform. The bootstrapped company serves individual health providers and SMBs that face significant challenges in this rapidly evolving industry. The pressure on its client services team grew as the organization grew.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity. Middle manager." Through them all, he's managed to guide his team out the other side successfully.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Diversification is not a trend; it is essential for companies to become and remain competitive. With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

The new book, Becoming Agile: How the SEAM Approach to Management Builds Adaptability illustrates the process of becoming an agile organization. Smart companies understand the importance of agility, but identifying where and how to initiate those first steps often leads to paralysis by analysis.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 23, 2024

” Some managers are badly out of sync. For example, a manager once hired me to speak to their organization about the work-life balance themes in Growing the Distance. Rebranding and customer service programs are initiated by managers who boss, direct, and control rather than serve their organization’s servers.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 12, 2011

While that is the primary focus, what I found extremely interesting about The Lean Startup was the number of action items that work equally well for established companies as they do for startups. The Lean Startup delivers a lot of great insight for leadership and product management.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing job market , companies are struggling to find the right words to describe new and emerging roles, leading to the invention of creative job titles. One of the most conspicuous examples is the term “growth hacker.” Agile Teams – A New Approach. Remote Work – A New Norm.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Agile methodology has taken the IT industry by the storm, and now it’s spreading to other sectors. Many companies have managed to gain an edge tapping into its transformative power. Scaling Agile in enterprise-level environments is a daunting task. Some, for example, are more prescriptive than others.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Armed with this knowledge, they meticulously search for candidates with the necessary technical skills and experience that align with the company’s culture and long-term vision. It involves evaluating their attitudes, values, and behaviors to ensure they harmonize with the company’s vision and mission.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

As an example, I have a client who leads a cancer charity. Her situation demands better strategic thinking, more creativity and innovation, and greater agility and responsiveness. Learning from mistakes is key to this approach—and patience, perseverance, and encouragement are required from line-managers in the process.

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HR Digest

MARCH 14, 2022

Focusing on the basics of people strategy, companies and organizations can boost their strength, agility and innovation to better prepare for an ever-changing environment. . Without a well-thought-out people strategy, there can be inconsistencies in managing employees leading to human resource (HR) issues and even employee attrition.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Most of the organizations I’m talking to and observing during the pandemic recognize the need to up their levels of innovation and agility. Some companies have been successful in pivoting quickly, while others have found it more challenging. Take the Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud as an example. As in: Why this initiative?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 12, 2019

I began work as a management consultant and much of what I’d learnt was very quickly thrown out of the window. Curiosity for Agility. You will need this to allow for optimal agility and to fully leverage the collective capability of employees throughout the organisation. Communicating Vision.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

“Agile organizations treat disruption and adversity as opportunities.” In this environment of constant change, I often hear that we should be agile. They define agility and offer leaders a roadmap for navigating change. Leo Tilman is the founder of Tilman & Company, Inc. Navigate through Change.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

That requires better strategic thinking, creativity and innovation, and greater agility and responsiveness. Learning from mistakes is key to this approach, and line managers need to exhibit patience, perseverance, and encouragement. My example. I’d complement those with negotiation, communication, and managing change.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Needless to say, a robust testing process can significantly decrease costs companies have to bear, and continuous testing is one of the efficient ways to do it. Major Benefits of Continuous Testing The list of the advantages of the continuous testing approach for companies is quite long. Here are some of the most crucial benefits.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 24, 2020

Staying flexible and agile. When a leader is flexible and willing to consider other perspectives and opinions, they show the kind of mental agility that creates a culture of learning and growth. The most successful companies celebrate agility and diversity, because they’re the source of the best ideas and innovation.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. Stages three and four lean heavily on disciplined management systems and processes.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 8, 2023

When Amazon introduced the Kindle, for example, it rushed to get a minimum viable product (MVP) into the hands of users quickly so it could gather feedback and iterate on the design and features. That “fail-fast” approach allowed the company to test and refine the concept based on real-world usage and customer input.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 1, 2021

More than a hundred years ago, Frederick Taylor’s Scientific Management laid the foundations for modern human resource management. Without the right skills, employers and employees will struggle to be agile in the future. A growing number of companies are looking towards VR to train employees safely, effectively and efficiently.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 15, 2018

Guest post from Mark Busine: Would you describe your company’s CEO as Wonder Woman, or your executive vice president as Batman? Do the regional managers remind you of the Fantastic Four? So you might be surprised when I say that many companies including yours are following a Superhero leadership strategy.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As we navigate the intricate landscape of HR and talent management, seamlessly addressing the complexities of overseeing a region spanning 40 countries, the interview unfolds against the backdrop of Aon EMEA’s agile response to industry challenges. How does your leadership align with this vision?

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Pambianchi advises startup leaders to prioritize human capital management, stressing the importance of assembling agile teams. The Alliance for Global Inclusion, which Intel helped found, is a great example of this work. Reflecting on boardroom culture, she notes a growing emphasis on human capital and talent strategy.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

When Alan (my co-founder) and I first founded our company Accredible , we noticed that neither education opportunities nor economic opportunities were meritocratic. Espouse the importance of continued learning, and lead through example. Alan has spent his learning budget on books about agile development and software team management.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

There are many examples of companies that have failed to extol the virtues of an AQ mindset. These companies have failed to innovate and stay ahead of the rapid changes in technology, and so have fallen by the wayside. For example, at one time Nokia, the parent of Blackberry, controlled 41% market share in the smartphone market.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. LFG has established itself as a powerful employer brand, and a company with a strong and stable culture. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.

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