N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

The current mantra is “Move fast with stable infrastructure”, which speaks to the organizational design challenge of operating at scale in a fickle and volatile world. If innovation is a key strategic priority, does your organizational structure enable creative collaboration, risk-taking, and knowledge sharing?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Facebook, KickStarter, Kiva, Twitter, and other companies thriving in the social era are operating by the rules of the Social Era. But too many major companies — Bank of America, Sony, Gap, Yahoo, Nokia — that need to get it, don't. Most organizations operating today started when companies needed more operating capital.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

Wells Fargo has become the most valuable bank in the world by sticking to its strategy of building a value proposition around selling more products per customer than anyone else. But the capabilities — from merchandising to managing store staff and operating the supply chain — are very different for a small-store format. Strategy'

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

“This isn’t possible in print, broadcast, or traditional films, which may be why the media industry is such a dysfunctional place,” Peretti has said. That’s why film producers have no choice but to go with their gut. ” But what if you could automate your gut decisions? Consider entertainment.

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