N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Preparing your Business for Unexpected Market Shifts In this volatile and unpredictable economy, businesses must prioritize resilience by taking a proactive approach to strategic planning to ensure sustainability. Corporations can navigate economic uncertainties and volatility through digital modeling.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming? How did Microsoft not keep Google at bay?

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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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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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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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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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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. Evaluate Business Needs: AI offers myriad possibilities, but not every AI solution suits every business.

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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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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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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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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Businesses simply have run out of time to embark on multi-year transformation projects – that window has closed. Your business now operates as part of a global digital eco-system where leveling the playing field has become a digital impossibility. It’s not enough to digitally iterate, you must digitally reinvent.

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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

JULY 8, 2022

Many brands focus their marketing strategies on out-of-home consumption, socializing with friends and family, and humor to generate engagement. The next generation of CPG leadership must anticipate connecting better with consumers, investing in the right technologies and business models, and using culture to spark innovation and growth.

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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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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Let’s delve into this transformative journey, unfolding how business coaching can be the catalyst for unprecedented growth and success. What is Business Coaching? Business coaching is a process tailored to empower individuals and organizations in achieving their professional objectives.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 12, 2013

millions US nonprofits don’t support themselves through “competing” or creating better products, services, or business models. Historically, the typical nonprofit business model has been based on dependence. Social business is gaining steam. But it acts an awful lot like a business. Most of the 1.5

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

T HE BIGGEST CHANGE being brought about by AI is not human replicas, but the emergence of digital operating models. These models aren’t the sexy, headline-grabbing side of AI, but they are profoundly affecting how we do business and the way leaders of the twenty-first century must think. But here’s the thing.

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CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

B usiness Model Generation caught my eye in a book store in December – It is rare I find myself in book stores anymore given how many books are sent to me as a blogger and my preference in reading on Kindle or IPad. I could see there was something new about this book and how the authors thought about business models.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Each year, new pieces of tech, applications, or software platforms help to improve how businesses operate and the services they can provide to consumers and clients. 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.

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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. Innovation is key, especially when operating environments are changing quickly. Do you want to retain your competitive advantage?

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Enhances Strategic Thinking This is a crucial skill set for any business leader navigating the intricate landscape of corporate decision-making. This can include: International Case Studies Global Business Models Cross-Cultural Management This broadened outlook prepares students to operate in an interconnected business environment.

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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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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.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 12, 2020

Here in the present discussion, we will highlight the importance of business process design. Importance of Business Process Design. That’s why the rules, processes, and the individuals that are part of old strategies can create a significant impact on the latest policies.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 15, 2021

So, how does a business measure relevance? While each business is different, most organizations have insight into common leading and lagging indicators of relevance with employees and customers. This enables them to enhance operating efficiency, with the goal of earning and sustaining relevance.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 24, 2011

A while ago, Rosabeth Moss Kanter wrote a short but profound post about execution for Strategy & Business magazine entitled Our Ten Most Enduring Ideas. Companies operated alone, rather than being part of partner networks or plugging their people into informal relationships. Twenty-five years ago, management meant control.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 30, 2021

Operating a business in this regard isn’t easy at all, and this, in many cases, leads to companies becoming stagnant as you get comfortable where you’re at now. This is common and not always the wrong decision; when you’re comfortable and can see that your business model will remain sustainable, why risk anything?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

If you ask leaders across the board what alignment means in their organization, most likely they’ll give you one of two definitions. Proper organizational alignment is to ensure that every aspect of your organization is congruent to your company mission. How is every area aligned within your organization?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

At the same time, the advent of new ground breaking technologies such as electricity and motorization – today we would call them disruptive – allowed the estates to operate with significantly less staff. The fundamental business model that had sustained the great estates for hundreds of years was unraveling. Don’t wait to act.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 9, 2021

In order to stand out, you need to create a solid business model that does have the potential of delivering quality service to customers. To open a financial service provider business of this magnitude, you’ll need to have some experience and qualifications behind your team. 2 Online Presence. 4 Marketing.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2023

From analyzing the regulatory environment and building the right team to deciding which risks to take and managing and mitigating these risks by devising effective strategies, an entrepreneur is responsible for playing many roles all at once. This strategy can be implemented by storytelling.

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CO2

MAY 30, 2018

By: Gary Cohen In reviewing recent surveys of top leaders by The Conference Board, Bain, World Economic Forum the six most significant and top challenges CEOs face that need to be addressed by organizations are: Attracting, Growing and Retaining trustworthy and capable Leadership Integrating Social Responsibility into the business model.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2012

Quick, tell me your organization’s business model. Can you tell me what a business model is? It’s a lot more than just making money – making money is the output, not even the outcome, let alone the model. Your organization, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, has a business model.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If you want to avoid making the same blunder, ensure to pay attention to the following factors before commencing your business: Define your marketing strategy. Marketing is the lifeblood of a business. It will take some time until the organization gets some recognition and becomes profitable.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? At the risk of drawing the ire of corporate elitists, I submit to you that the dumber your business is, the better off you are.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Cloud computing provides organizations with computing resources on that basis, for instance, while we increasingly watch television shows that we specifically choose rather than have broadcasters choose on our behalf. The last few years have seen a growing number of things be offered on an on-demand basis. Sourcing talent.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

They will use them to develop new products and services, to build new channels, to elevate their talent, to increase their business resilience, and to develop entirely new business models along the way. Great leaders will inspire their teams to embrace innovation at every level of their organization.

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