N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

One of our pharmaceutical clients was recently recognized for successfully executing his company’s strategy and told us: “If I had to do it over again, I would have had the human resources organization intimately involved much sooner to ensure that our organization and people were prepared to deliver. Engineered to Win.

Process 150

Process Agility Competitive Advantage Strategy 150

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Banking and investing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Insurance plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Human Resources program is active, professional and responsive to the organization. Accounting firm utilization plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Young firms face many existential threats related to managing internal financial and human resources and external relationships with customers, suppliers, investors and competitors. Second, young businesses tend to grow faster than older ones, but also fail at greater rates. Our data include about 950 businesses.

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

You don’t need to break the bank to offer attractive extras. A new survey conducted by my team at Fractl found that, after health insurance, employees place the highest value on benefits that are relatively low-cost to employers, such as flexible hours, more paid vacation time, and work-from-home options.

Insurance 14

Insurance Policies Survey Bond 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

For example, at Kenya Women Finance Trust , we were intrigued to hear about the "marriage counseling" its human resources department offers to the newlyweds among its women employees. One result was the innovative supplemental health insurance product MFW launched in April 2010.

Microfinance 14

Microfinance Diversity Banking Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

(Note that the high-profile C-suite executives at firms like Borders, Jessops, and Bank of New England had large IT budgets, but no longer have a company to make more efficient today.). The best answers to this question generally protect or generate top line growth.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Financing is managed through a collaboration between Geisinger Health and our health insurance company, Geisinger Health Plan (GHP). Because Geisinger has a health insurance company, it is easy to access to payer-side claims data. We are grateful to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank for their partnership and assistance.

Class 8

Class Insurance Cost Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Digital has removed barriers across sectors, even in old-line businesses known for “sticky” products, such as telecom and insurance. And when customer data showed that first-time applicants were more likely to move forward when there was a human touch to the process, marketing helped assign a sales person to individual customers.

P&L 9

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. Like any industry, the medical cannabis sector needs everything from lawyers and accountants to human resources professionals, insurance specialists, and consultants. And more are joining every day.

Industry 9

Industry Retail Banking Brand 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2015

Warner, a Democratic Senator from Virginia, and former tech entrepreneur, has suggested an “hour bank” that accrues work hours and benefits no matter the employer. The McKinsey report suggests that new intermediaries may emerge to serve the needs for freelancers’ insurance, retirement plans, etc.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Globalization Health Care Innovation 8