Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

It manifests through helping shape a continually evolving organizational paradigm while operating effectively in the current environment. Leading the long view takes place by engaging team members in creating co-ownership of the future-state vision and strategy that brings the vision to life. Strategies are bundles of activities.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

” However, the landscapes by which leaders operate are anything but static as we enter 2024. Leaders must not only navigate but also interpret the significance of these changes, crafting resilient and forward-looking strategies. Facing a whirlwind of change in our era, the essence of leadership remains constant.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

W HEN A CEO first assumes their position or joins a new company, they’re often quick to make changes to the executive team, creating a group of trusted advisors who will drive their strategic agenda. But once the CEO has been in place for a few years, this dynamic changes. You have to put the company ahead of each business.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

Understanding the Importance of Succession Planning Succession planning is crucial to any organization’s growth strategy, and its importance cannot be overstated. This wider perspective aligns succession planning with the overall business strategy, making it an enterprise-wide initiative rather than an isolated task.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Topping the list of experiences is a thorough understanding of your marketplace; most often, your candidate will have previously operated as a senior leader within a relevant sector. A prominent divisional CEO at a billion-dollar MNC may have sat in on corporate board meetings and presented their region or division updates.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The BDO’s latest survey amplifies this concern further, where nearly half of the private equity fund managers and operating partners reported being understaffed across their organizations. Moreover, the shelf life of PE backed CEOs is two years for more than 50% of companies.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

The first meeting was with a board member and the CEO to discuss details about the company’s situation. When I met with the CEO to review my proposal, he said “this all looks fine, but we don’t need a strategic management process , we just need a long-term plan to get us back on track”. Employees and their needs change.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Strategy, Oh what a lofty word. The simple word “strategy” can be added to just about anything to make it sound more important or thought-out, strategic relationship building is still just going to a cocktail party or out to lunch with a potential client. Despite it’s overuse, strategy is still vitally important. High-minded.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I N THE PAST DECADE, the corporate world has seen a seismic shift in how it operates. Teams operating within a strong culture share a set of values, beliefs, and behaviors. Here are five strategies to consider: Emphasize regular communication and visibility: In a remote or hybrid work environment, have clear and frequent communication.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Staying ahead of the curve and continuously adapting strategies to align with these shifts is a challenge that requires constant vigilance and agility. As companies grow in size and expand their operations, leaders must navigate intricate webs of processes, hierarchies, and stakeholder relationships.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? What does a CEO really do anyway? Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

From managing strategic direction, evaluating group and company operations to communicating with various stakeholders – the daily schedule of a CEO can be relentless. So, if you’re a relatively new CEO or you’ve been at the helm for a while – how can you manage your time more effectively? Travel Smart. Reserve Time.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Effective leaders in this space have the ability to optimize supply chain operations, streamline processes, and identify cost-saving opportunities. Within the organization, new courses charted by the CEO or Board may have broad implications for effective procurement, and leadership needs to be prepared to respond agilely.

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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 CEO of the future is going to have a broader experience than the current CEO. The role of a CPG CEO has always required a deep curiosity about consumers. Agility is key.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 15, 2012

Steve Jobs and Larry Page took note of the environment in which their companies would operate but fretted little about it. Great CEOs will deal with the challenges of these ever-changing environments and continue to lead the march forward with compelling visions, insightful strategies and flawless execution.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

Think of any top performing CEO and you’ll find that to the one, they possess an uncanny ability to focus on highest and best use activities. While most executives that have reached the C-suite level understand the importance of scaling via delegation, far too many CEOs struggle with the effective implementation of the concept.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s the board’s prerogative to chart a strategic course, oversee the operational ambit, and instill a culture of accountability—morphing it into a cornerstone of organizational governance. It orchestrates the operational rhythm, supervises decision-making, and enforces accountability across the hierarchy.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

L-R): Anthony Horton, Chris McCarthy, Stephanie Neal In a recent interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a startling confession: the architect of ChatGPT, a revolutionary language model capable of holding nuanced conversations and generating creative text formats, often struggles to sleep. times more likely to trust their leaders.

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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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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Whether leading an emerging growth company or a large multi-national corporation, aside from the CEO , there is arguably no position that has impact and contribution like the CHRO. Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

A simple illustration perhaps is a CEO of a large injection molding firm, who might be well suited to a brewing and bottling company. 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.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2012

When I was on the ‘hot seat’ and in the line of fire as a CEO, I constantly dealt with pressing day-to-day issues such as bringing in the quarter, forecasting erratic commodity markets, reacting to predatory pricing, and stressing over sales shortfalls and excess inventory. Many have never lived through strategy’s positive effects.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 16, 2021

We are bombarded with digital disruption strategy and yet we hear little about the traditional skills like customer service, quality control, and logistics. It is this sort of operational excellence that needs to work hand-in-hand with a strong digital front-end to deliver great products and services. Rob Siegel. Why is this?

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 17, 2012

I’ve read a lot of books on strategy. The best ones influenced my mode of operation as an executive of Jacobs Suchard , the maker of coffee and chocolate brands, Jacobs , Nabob , Toblerone , Suchard and Côte d’Or. They set their sights on another perfectly good strategy – the strategy of hustle. No big deal.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Kelli Vukelic, CEO of N2Growth examines the nuances that distinguish boutique search firms from their larger counterparts. I would caution that size is not always an indicator of success, and more importantly, not a risk mitigator,” said Kelli Vukelic, CEO of N2Growth, a Philadelphia-based management consulting and executive search firm. “A

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 19, 2012

Last week I identified the successful 21 st century CEO as someone who is constantly thinking about the future. I also made the point that the 21 st century CEOs will not allow the changing business, social, economic or technological environments to negatively impact the performance of their enterprise. CEOs will be time-starved.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. In contrast, other leaders focus so much on long-term strategies that they miss the opportunity to create competitive advantage by pulling the future forward.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 5, 2014

Guest post from Bhushan Sethi: Most US CEOs say technological advances will transform their businesses within the next five years. After surveying 1,344 CEOs in 68 countries, we found that 70% of US CEOs are concerned about the skills gap. Bhushan Sethi CEOs PWC skills gap talent trust'

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leaderCommunicator

MAY 14, 2019

Leaders in any organization and at all levels are held to high standards and judged by their performance in important areas impacting the business: sales, operations, marketing, efficiency, and development of their people, to name a few.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 28, 2014

Strategy is no longer a once-a-year process that creates a five-year plan to be placed in a three-ring binder and put on the shelf. The process of building strategies often becomes permanently mired in the endless requirements of daily business operations. In " BUSINESS STRATEGY " author Patrick J. Related articles.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Which brings us back to those folks in the corporate driver’s seat — the CEO. Doesn’t much of a CEO’s job consist of being on the receiving end of ever-increasing floods of data that can now be gleaned in real time from inputs around the globe? But, what about agency, or intentionality, or what today we generally call strategy?

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leaderCommunicator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Today, mid-market transactions are dominating as CEOs use a program of both strategic acquisitions and select divestitures to transform their portfolios for the future, reports PwC. The result is the identification of a step-by-step approach to effectively inform and engage employees throughout the process.

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leaderCommunicator

APRIL 2, 2013

Leaders in any organization and at all levels are held to high standards and judged by their performance in important areas impacting the business: sales, operations, marketing, efficiency, and development of their people, to name a few. Leaders, get more tips and resources in our CEO Resource Center. David Grossman. Click to visit:

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CO2

MAY 30, 2018

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. Alignment of Company Strategy Throughout Organization. By: Gary Cohen.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

In Be Where Your Feet Are , this CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils offers his own story of grief and healing, and shares his most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded, and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader.

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