N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Over the years I’ve met more than a few CEOs who paid little or no attention to their board of directors, only to find themselves wondering what went wrong as they were being ushered out the door prior to the expiration of their employment agreement. As a CEO, your board can be one of your greatest allies.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 24, 2016

In his latest book, Under New Management , David Burkus challenges a number of conventional business practices. These practices include, but are not limited to: the “customer first” mentality, non-compete agreements, email, standard vacation policy, office design, annual performance appraisals, and even the need for managers.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Boards should be able to get through agenda items, communicate with senior management, set and accomplish broad goals, and know how to pull the right levers to be more impactful. Digitally Savvy Boards should not be using technology equivalent to the types found in 1999. Second, effective boards are also diverse.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

As technology has evolved over time from main frame to client server to the Internet and now the cloud, the impact of a new Tech Debt 2.0 CEOs and CFOs managing technology may not recognize tech debt building up in their SMBs—because it is not revealed in monthly variance reports or other accounting controls.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion?

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Strategy Driven

JULY 21, 2021

It’s not perks and policies that move the dial on employee engagement. During long periods of isolation, we had technology to stay connected when we couldn’t physically keep in touch with one another. With more technology—and, as a result, more data—came less face time. Tip 4: Finetune your management behaviors.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 8, 2024

” Five years earlier, we’d conducted introductory service/quality improvement workshops for senior management and head office staff of a large company. The senior management team declined. They hired an expensive consulting firm to design and install millions of dollars’ worth of new technologies.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

I was recently asked the following question: “What is the difference between CRM and CEM, or is there any difference between the two?&# In a previous post I addressed the practice of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in fairly great detail. As most of you know I am a huge fan of well conceived CRM initiatives.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Images: Alastair Staley Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email CMI’s new president Fiona Dawson CMgr CCMI on good and bad management; the leaders who inspired her; and helping managers navigate climate change Back in 1988, Fiona Dawson arrived at Mars for a graduate trainee role. She was 21.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 15, 2024

Waayyy back in the early days of my career, I was a young door-to-door sales rep and then sales manager with Culligan Water Conditioning. I took Dale Carnegie sales, public speaking, and management training courses and got turned on to personal and leadership development. That got me reflecting on decades of my journey in this field.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 5, 2022

Throughout the book, via a mix of personal stories, customer and employee experiences, along with CEO and investor insights, the authors demonstrate how to: Use a moral compass to ensure people are treated right. Use customer and front-line employee feedback and technology to deliver excellent customer service.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Throughout the book, via a mix of personal stories, customer and employee experiences, along with CEO and investor insights, the authors demonstrate how to: Use a moral compass to ensure people are treated right. Use customer and front-line employee feedback and technology to deliver excellent customer service.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2023

From the incorporation of technology to shifts in company culture, HR professionals and thought leaders are keeping a close eye on what the future holds for the industry. This means not only hiring a diverse workforce, but also implementing policies and training programs to ensure that all employees feel valued and supported.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 6, 2020

Mid May Twitter announced its employees can work indefinitely from home, being the first big tech company to come up with such a policy. Amid this crisis, a lot of CEOs are coming up with various ideas and offers for their employees to not only ensure their productivity but also their mental well being.

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HR Digest

MAY 10, 2022

This year, companies have started opening up their workspaces and revamping their policies to accommodate the changing work culture. Policy Making For the Changing Workforce. When companies try to dictate how employees should manage their time, workers feel unheard and less valued. A Completely Remote Workforce.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Meg Whitman, 51, has been quoted saying a CEO should never stay with the same company for more than 10 years, because by that time the company needs a fresh outlook. She joined eBay in 1998 and now, 10 years later, she’s following her own advice and leaving the company she helped drive to online success.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

NASDAQ: APPL ) has named Andrea Jung , CEO of Avon  (NYSE: AVP ), as the eigth member of its board of directors. Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, stated that Jung will bring a “new dimension&# to the company’s board. Andrea Jung is the first woman and the first Asian to hold a seat on Apple’s board.Â

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

This could include implementing business positions around improved DEI and ESG, as well as the integration of new technology like AI. From recruitment to performance management, technology can streamline operations, provide data-driven insights, and enhance the employee experience.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# Moving on…Believe it or not, CEO is not always synonymous with all knowing business guru.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Risk-averse CEOs find comfort in the ‘ doing more of the same’ strategic mode. Optimists favor ‘ doing more with more ,’ placing bets that higher sales and profits will pay for the added investments in headcount or technologies; we’ve all been there at one time or another. Sure, there will be a fallout.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

The interview also explores EY’s innovative talent management approach, leveraging AI for recruitment and lifelong learning opportunities. Henry discusses EY’s response to evolving workplace dynamics, including flexible work models and investments in emerging technologies.

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CO2

AUGUST 17, 2010

Interview with Charlie Firestone and Vivian who is the CEO of NPR. Vivian Schiller CEO of NPR at the Aspen Institute 2010 gives insights into the importance of New Literacy. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The White House wants CEOs to lead in the fight against the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus. While growing number of CEOs are in favor of requiring workers to be vaccinated, the rest are gauging if the time is right to change their vaccination policies in the workplace without standing out from the crowd.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Even as office work started to evolve, and technology started to accelerate decade by decade, that old notion of when we work continued strong. The good news is the infrastructure to strategize efficiency and empower growth is already available using always-on WiFi-powered indoor location technology. About the Author.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

A CEO’s ability to perform effectively is so closely tied to their ability to form a clearly articulated vision, evangelize the vision and then to execute on their vision, that no real discussion on executive leadership should take place without an emphasis on vision.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

S INCE STEPPING DOWN as CEO of Cisco in 2015, John Chambers founded the venture capital firm JC2 Ventures specializing in startups. It has always been true, but it is worth repeating: “ What will differentiate the winners from the losers won’t be technology or capital but leadership and a willingness to learn. ”.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ann also met with Titania Woo of The Hong Kong Management Association to discuss partnership opportunities in the region. Furthermore, Ann was delighted to be able to personally present a number of Chartered Managers and Fellows with their certificates. Don’t miss Ann Francke OBE’s top five takeaways from the trip here.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

This is so much the case that some CEOs will avoid restructuring initiatives at all costs. My question is this…since when have fear and avoidance become prerequisites for success as a CEO? Give me real leaders who possess courage, vision, and a bias toward action, and spare me the timidity of mediocre managers posing as leaders.

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 26, 2022

A pandemic, fast-changing technologies, global competition, the Great Resignation, and shifting leadership demands. Donato is a global health activist and the former CEO of Tivity Health. The average age of CEO’s in the United States is fifty-nine. Unprecedented and Constant Change.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Its very business revolves around breaking down barriers and reconnecting the world’s financial system by providing risk-managed banking services to emerging markets around the world. visa policies may disadvantage young technology startups—and this applies to startups founded by immigrants and U.S. ”

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Now, however, we’re in a third-generation of the learning organization, with new technologies speeding up the rate at which we can both absorb new information and test our assumptions. This is a world that tries to overcome the innovator’s dilemma by learning new things even when their current strength remains powerful.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Lindquist, in his 30's, is the President and CEO of Zane Benefits, Inc. Q&A with Rick Lindquist, President and CEO of Zane Benefits, Inc. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a CEO in your early 30's? Fifth, use technology to accelerate momentum. The same applies to business. I love my job.

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