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. These methods are antiquated in both efficiency and effectiveness.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

Now she found herself at an interesting juncture in her career: She was thriving in her role, and she felt certain that new opportunities were bound to open up soon. Applying the PVI Model in Your Career. You’ll gain a strong competitive advantage by leveraging the PVI model, and that’s when your career will really take off.

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Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Whether it’s your social life, family or career, one thing you can count on is the consistency of change. The story is no different when it comes to developing a leadership strategy in times of change. The story is no different when it comes to developing a leadership strategy in times of change.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building shared 3 areas of competitive advantage for you and your team. Sean writes: “ Ultimately, the greatest competitive advantage you can have is the QUALITY OF YOUR INTERNAL TEAM CULTURE. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared How Can You Further Develop Your Talent?

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Setting direction well means establishing a compelling vision and ethical strategies. Although business leaders are rightfully concerned with competitive advantage and profitability, employees and customers typically have other concerns or priorities. Visions are compelling when they serve a greater good.

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HR Digest

MARCH 31, 2023

Employee retention is a crucial factor for organizations to maintain sustainable growth and competitive advantage. Therefore, it is essential for companies to adopt strategies that enhance employee retention. One such strategy is offering attractive perks and benefits that go beyond traditional compensation packages.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Their objective viewpoint will enable them to ask tough questions, challenge existing assumptions, and guide organizations toward effective strategies that drive success. Consultants utilize their specialized knowledge and experience to provide valuable insights, strategies, and solutions to complex problems.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 15, 2023

A recent study from the University of East Anglia has unveiled how Generation Z views online “personal brands” as a critical tool for gaining a competitive advantage in job markets. Consequently, personal branding has emerged as a critical component in achieving career success.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Your business probably has a business website complete with a career page on it. Many job applicants stumble upon exciting career opportunities in various companies via job listing sites. Meta titles and descriptions are essential elements in SEO that can help your career pages rank better in search results.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This shift not only opens up career opportunities for individuals without bachelor’s degrees, but also benefits women and Gen Z workers, thereby fostering a more diverse workforce. “Even amid today’s more uncertain economic conditions, businesses are realizing the competitive advantages of taking a skills-first approach to hiring.”

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Our focus on innovation in talent is what allows EY people to build meaningful careers with impact.

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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? Grow Your Business. Steve Coughran. Elevate Your Results.

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Coaching Tip

MARCH 26, 2018

People, not companies, generate value, so why isn't talent at the center of every company's strategy? Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century. Create an M&A strategy. Energize the board.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Key to Business and Career Success. It’s a provider that a customer or client favors in the purchase of a product or service versus its competition. A preferred provider has a significant competitive advantage over all other providers, because it is the “go-to” provider in the marketplace. ” -Stan Silverman.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 7, 2021

But historically it has been seen often as tangential to, rather than integral to, talent and business strategy. Communicate skills-based career pathways. Similar to most business strategies, DEI comes with continuous learning and improvement. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is not a new concept. Measure and report.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

He wanted to make a change and ignite a new career fueled by passion. If you’re looking at starting or restarting a career, here are some things to keep in mind: Passion can change. Focus your career on something that will give you a comfortable level of stability or make a difference in the world–or both.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Anticipating and preparing for change is the essence of competitive advantage. The leaders who dominate in this new era will not only understand the changes affecting them, but they will seize them, master them, and use them to their advantage to achieve ever-higher performance. World-class competitors can do it.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 4, 2012

I’ve met both over my long career as an executive, a consultant, and a board member. Rather than break new ground, the finished plan is usually a convoluted extension of the current strategy. Here are the key differences between the species: Strategists are obsessed with bolstering their company’s competitive advantage.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

The strategy I’ve grown to love and count on over a 45-year career is do less, better. For companies without clout, competitive advantage can be realized by keeping things simple, by cutting out the complexity cancer that is crippling so many enterprises. Strategic sacrifice begins at 30,000 feet with corporate strategy.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

At this very moment, it’s either lifting your business performance or “eating your strategy for breakfast.” ” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. Turning culture into competitive advantage requires that leaders are intentional.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 15, 2014

Time ticked away and they started to loose their competitive advantage. Proven Job Search Strategies for Today''s Professional by Randy Hain. Beth Armknecht Miller career advice coaching' Yet he could not get his other two partners to commit to making the necessary investment.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 14, 2015

It used to be said that people have three careers in them. Bacharach started his music writing career by taking 'work for hire,' tailoring songs to particular performers. We benefit from going back and learning from our own early Body of Work, assuming that we stratregized our career to be a long-term thing, as Burt Bacharach did.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 9, 2021

With labor force size, participation rate and productivity so closely tied to business and economic growth, the experienced workforce is a source of talent and competitive advantage that employers need to embrace now, ” the authors say. “To Develop and implement people and career strategies that embrace the experienced workforce.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

With labor force size, participation rate and productivity so closely tied to business and economic growth, the experienced workforce is a source of talent and competitive advantage that employers need to embrace now, ” the authors say. “To Develop and implement people and careers strategies that embrace the experienced workforce.

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HR Digest

APRIL 6, 2019

One is the “best fit” school of thought which emphasis on human resource policies aligning with business strategies as a means of adding value. This practice translates to the level of commitment and strategy observed in recruitment processes. Generally, there are two schools of thought providing guidelines on people management.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 19, 2019

Being known as an organization where the best people want to work isn’t just an HR issue—it brings a serious competitive advantage when the best people want to be part of your team. But to retain your best people, you have to provide room for advancement with a career path and meaningful professional development.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Through education and the learning of new leadership strategies, people can understand what it takes to lead a group. Strategic leadership is particularly popular as a concept in emerging businesses, or any business looking for a competitive advantage. But a strategic leader does all of the above with a core focus on strategy.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 5, 2021

Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 6 Essential Skills for Future Leaders. Use these 6 tips to help your team members grow in a way that’s aligned with their strengths, interest, and experience, as well as with the overall business strategy. The Positive Culture Academy has inspired her. Read how and be inspired!

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 25, 2013

StrategyDriven Professional Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques business professionals can use to accelerate their careers and personal goals achievement. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. business acumen skills differences between executives and managers. Book value is not guaranteed.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Despite these advantages however, older workers remain ostracized in many organizations, with Mercer citing the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Future of Jobs report, which detailed how just 4% of organizations have plans to invest in older workers as part of their talent and workforce strategies.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 1, 2016

That night, I presented the marketing strategy that catapulted a regional brand to national leadership in Canada. What I did not share was the corporate strategy that resurrected this near bankrupt multi-product, multi-brand company. This is the essence of sacrifice – a lesson that served me well for the rest of my career.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 29, 2019

“Brand helps us engage customers and employees, unleash our competitive advantage, and fuel enduring growth,” explains Lindsay Pedersen, author of the new book, Forging An Iron Clad Brand: A Leader’s Guide.” “And Brand strategy is distilling the story of your business. What cannot be copied is a relationship. Tell stories.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? Hank’s latest book functions as a ‘PDR of business,’ a view of Big Picture strategies, methodologies and recommendations. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared The 5 Most Important and Critical Skills for Jobs of the Future. You need to be proactive in helping your employees develop a strategy for remaining marketable and valuable through these transitions. Julie Winkle Giulioni shared Career Success 2.0: An Evolving Definition.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Thinking about future obstacles helps you begin planning strategies to overcome them. Negative thinkers have a competitive advantage in the face of difficulties. Here are some reasons why: Negative thinkers are tuned in to the challenges ahead. Negative thinkers are two steps ahead of everyone.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 30, 2019

It’s hard to find an executive who doesn’t believe that his or her people are significant assets and a competitive advantage for the company. Why then are so few employees involved in the strategic planning process? Sign-up now for your FREE StrategyDriven Insights Library – Sample Subscription.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars. From my experience, these six characteristics encapsulate the competitive business culture. This is a tremendous competitive advantage for the smaller player.

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