N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

There is friction between globalization and regional autonomy, a conflict between the desire for sustainability and the lure of rapid development, ongoing political uncertainties, and the ever-increasing impact of digital technology. Corporations can navigate economic uncertainties and volatility through digital modeling.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

While most C-level execs have a general idea of what I’m referring to, it is also quite clear that most can’t even begin to define it, much less articulate the specific constructs of a sound business model. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc.,

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

As organizations become increasingly digital, CMOs are expected to spearhead digital marketing, AI, social media, and analytics initiatives. As disruptors in the organization, they hold the onus to align the company’s brand mission with a creative yet commercially viable business strategy.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Navigating the complexities of the corporate world requires more than just a sharp business acumen; it calls for guidance, insight, and strategic foresight. This is where business coaching and leadership development emerges as not just a support system, but a critical investment in the future of your company.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

Welcome to the March Leadership Development Carnival! In this post, Willy shares ways to spot culture in your organization. It depends on your business model and strategies. Development. Mary Jo recaps: “Coaching benefits your people and your organization. Communication.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

These changes have necessitated new capabilities and forced even the most established players to make radical departures from their business models. When an organization faces fundamental shifts like these, simply adding a chief digital officer or chief sustainability officer to the leadership team is no longer sufficient.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

It's reshaping business models, customer interactions, and the very nature of decision-making. This potential for growth underscores the importance of integrating AI into business strategies. By pinpointing specific areas, you can tailor your AI strategy effectively. Is it customer service? Supply chain management?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Although digitization has a significant catalytic effect on these processes, a successful diversification strategy would still need a solid basis and a set of scalable growth patterns that could apply to target markets. What good can I do as a person, an organization, and a society? Two questions remain: What problem(s) am I solving?

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 26, 2023

These are just two examples of how technology is driving the evolution of business. In this article, the focus is placed on businesses that operate online. In this growing sector of commerce, there have been some key developments in recent times.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

The new CxO will be tasked to define and craft strategy, make investment proposals, and defend them, so they have depth in the related sector and a brain the size of an elephant. From experience keeping an eye on a candidate’s knowledge of how a specific business model works are essential and non-negotiable.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 17, 2024

Martin , he urges business leaders to toss out the old ways of thinking, and instead try new models in every domain of management – from competition and customers to strategy, data, culture, talent, mergers and acquisitions, and everything in-between. Martin : Strategy and planning are entirely different.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 21, 2021

An organization that embraces a growth mindset positions itself to thrive. A growth mindset encompasses a set of behaviors and attitudes that reflect a business owner’s belief that their company’s business model is not set in stone. Your staff needs to share in your ambition to develop a future-oriented business.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 20, 2016

How often have you heard people say, “Our strategy is to become the biggest and the best?” This is not strategy. Strategy is not the what. Strategy is the how – how will you become the biggest and the best? Of course, within the realm of the definition, there are good strategies and bad ones. The fallout?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The management team never collectively engaged in discussing how to integrate digital capabilities into business strategy and strategic direction-setting discussions. It began to work the way a Next Practices business should. We fixed the problem by changing the reporting lines. The planning group began reporting to the COO.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

Global Practice Chair, Strategy N2Growth. Most organizations, and even most strategy consultants, are using strategic planning frameworks built for business models that were designed during the industrial age. IT’S TIME TO INNOVATE STRATEGY. By Mark Hefner. Of course you wouldn’t.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 16, 2021

According to Stanford Graduate School of Business Lecturer and venture capitalist Robert Siegel , this is false – nothing in life or business is ever that simple. In The Brains and Brawn Company: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical , Siegel brings the digital innovation conversation back down to earth.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. In Creative Construction , Gary Pisano says that when big organizations fail to innovate, the root cause is often related to “management practice and leadership than with organizational scale per se.” Creating an Innovation Strategy. First is the nature of the threat.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Leading with Feeling : Nine Strategies of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership by Cary Cherniss and Cornelia W. The book distills the leaders' experiences into nine strategies that can help any leader or potential leader to be more effective. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 26, 2020

Recently while working through a merger, I was in several meetings with both organizations’ executive teams. Looking at the image, the Complexity of the work and, therefore, the level of strategy and market opportunity increase as you ascend the from Quality to Societal Progress. Being able to hold multiple concepts (i.e.,

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

I think the real disruption does not derive from technology, but from the changes technology brings to business models. Our ancestors adopted the philosophy of Enlightenment, and since then progress, development and change has become integral to our lives. Most larger organizations are not good at managing change.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

With Horwath’s guidance, leaders will master the four dimensions of strategic fitness that contribute to executive performance: Strategy Fitness : Ability to understand and develop strategy, set direction, allocate resources, make decisions, and create competitive advantage. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2023

Ren's journey guides readers through numerous factors necessary for success, including building a solid team with strategic placement of individuals in carefully selected roles appropriate to their skill sets and crafting the all-important business model.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 15, 2012

Almost every company I know would say they are trying to innovate their products, services, customer experience or even their business model. But where is innovation happening in your organization? People from the geographic periphery of the organization (further away from head office). We’re told “Innovate or die”.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 7, 2015

Welcome to the July 2015 Leadership Development Carnival! Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks shares How To Expand Your Job: The Pushing Boundaries Strategy. To get ahead and land promotions, use the pushing boundaries strategy to learn new skills and push the boundaries of your job.” Ready to dive in?

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 26, 2019

Many business leaders claim to have competitive advantage and yet they struggle to achieve the growth that they think is possible. What strategies separate winning organizations from the rest? What is required to implement strategy and execute with excellence? Steve Coughran. Elevate Your Results. What is outsizing?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 25, 2016

But the person at the helm – guiding the organization into the future – needs additional, essential competencies. For a leader to guide a company, it is essential to possess the ability to develop a vision for the organization. The ability to develop vision can’t be learned from a book. Vision and Foresight.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Businesses that operate as a collection of independent departments often struggle with cohesion and finding common ground but those with HR as a strategic partner become efficient, uninterruptible success stories. Strategic HR can attract top talent, ensuring the organization has the right people in key positions.

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LDRLB

MAY 25, 2012

Border’s inability to see the way online retailing forced a change in business models led to closing its doors and admitting defeat by Amazon. McKeown argues that an executive can develop a plan; the truly great leaders know how to react to new events and new possibilities.

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LDRLB

MAY 25, 2012

Border’s inability to see the way online retailing forced a change in business models led to closing its doors and admitting defeat by Amazon. McKeown argues that an executive can develop a plan; the truly great leaders know how to react to new events and new possibilities. But this kind of adaptability doesn’t happen naturally.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 3, 2022

Martin , he urges business leaders to toss out the old ways of thinking, and instead try new models in every domain of management – from competition and customers to strategy, data, culture, talent, mergers and acquisitions, and everything in-between. Question: What is the secret about strategy that no one tells you?

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Lead from Within

JULY 31, 2023

Leadership is a crucial aspect of any organization, and it’s important for leaders to constantly evaluate their own behavior and practices to ensure they are leading in the right direction. This could involve taking on new challenges, seeking out mentors, or investing in professional development opportunities.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 7, 2023

Martin , he urges business leaders to toss out the old ways of thinking, and instead try new models in every domain of management – from competition and customers to strategy, data, culture, talent, mergers and acquisitions, and everything in-between. Question: What is the secret about strategy that no one tells you?

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

With Horwath’s guidance, leaders will master the four dimensions of strategic fitness that contribute to executive performance: Strategy Fitness : Ability to understand and develop strategy, set direction, allocate resources, make decisions, and create competitive advantage. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. I NNOVATION has always been important. He was born in the U.K.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Running your own business involves a lot of decision-making, from figuring out how many employees to hire to when to roll out your next marketing campaign. Rather than make an impulsive decision, successful businesses make informed decisions based on accurate, current information. What kind of data?

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Just as the body’s immune system keeps it healthy, stable and tolerant of change, an organization’s immune system must be strong in order to handle the task of innovating. But in a rapidly changing world, many of the defense mechanisms organizations utilize are no longer appropriate -- and can even put organizations’ innovation at risk.

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