N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

So, how did it all look back in the ‘good ol’ days’ and how and why did it change, well; Back in the late 80’s and 90’s top leadership roles recruited for, in the boardroom and on the executive committee, would often be trigged via an ‘old boys clubs’ hire. Companies focused on diversity across many forms.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Donna Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart, discusses the world’s largest retailer’s priorities when selecting future leadership pipeline, and why companies who hire a diverse talent do better than others. This is an extraordinary achievement, but for many companies, this is still a novel idea.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

I have no doubt that our diversity initiatives have made an indelible impact on our culture here at Neustar. ” Carey Pellock: Since I joined Neustar in 2012, the company has undergone significant changes – most notably a transition from public to private company status and the arrival of a new CEO. An Ambassador for Inclusion.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

(Image credit – Freepik) Holiday Employee Engagement: Boosting Employee Morale Holiday rewards and employee appreciation are great additions to the holiday spirit but it could be smart to start by a ddressing the mood of your company first and understanding why holiday employee engagement plans are necessary.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They represent leaders in their own worlds with a diversity of interests that relate to the topic of coaching. Authority on new technology and communication. US News and World Report #1 Best Hospital in the United States – Fortune ‘100 Best Companies to Work For,’ 14 consecutive years. Garry Ridge – CEO, WD-40 Company.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Thus, they fail to establish a company vision and miss their business mark. Outside of 'think tanks' for company executive committees, full-scope education does not occur. This is primarily because niche trainers recommend what they have to sell, rather than what the company needs. qualified advisors.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The precedent as to how women can best seize the diverse opportunities created by the new economy is constantly being set and reset. But let’s go further on education. And remember, when women succeed, we all win! About the Author.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Beginning in 2013, a handful of tech companies (including Yelp, where some of us work, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook) began to research and release data on the diversity of their workforces. After all, a company that excludes women and minorities is accessing less than 40% of the labor pool. The numbers were grim.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Application of design thinking to help solve myriad problems that are not typically associated with design is illuminated in a new book through vignettes drawn from such diverse realms as politics and society, business, health and science, law, and writing. Implementing a strategic technology plan. Strategic plan as jigsaw puzzle.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

During Jeff Immelt’s tenure as CEO of General Electric, from 2001 until 2017, the company’s stock price fell by over 30%, a decline of roughly $150 billion in shareholder value. So, during GE’s long and steep decline, where was the company’s board of directors? The Board Had No Finance Committee.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

There’s a growing consensus that companies need strong, independent boards full of qualified directors if they are to sidestep risks and seize opportunities in our complex and dynamic international economy. But are the boards of these companies similarly “globalized”? since the index was first developed in 2008. and 8%, respectively.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Some years ago, at a former company, I began noticing a curious series of events. The other solution is one that can create lasting change for diversity and inclusion: to organize inclusive events that welcome employees from all backgrounds. Engage a diverse planning committee. Organize more daytime events.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

With the focus properly on the amazing athletics, I doubt that many viewers paused to wonder how that feat of information technology was possible. The fact is, London 2012 is the largest and most sophisticated sports information technology (IT) project of all time. We have also learned how to transfer knowledge from Games to Games.

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

"Creating Opportunities for Multigenerational Workforce" Peter Fasolo, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Johnson & Johnson is widely considered one of the world’s most influential human resources leaders and Johnson & Johnson, one of the most admired companies.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close and companies begin to settle on the wages and hikes for the next year, the question of how to create an equitable compensation system might flash in everyone’s mind—if briefly. Add in more diverse identities and the disparity becomes even more apparent. percent of the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

A global pharmaceutical company was about to lose the strategic advantage of several blockbuster drugs coming off patent. The hope was that the diversity of brainpower and perspectives would yield imaginative ways to outgrow the shortfall. This kind of approach to special challenges that companies face is new.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The conventional wisdom about strategy may be leading your company astray. Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. In this unpredictable economy, traditional approaches to strategy are a luxury most companies cannot afford. by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi. Let’s go after it.”

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2018

I’ve been working in HR for over twenty years, and the best companies I’ve worked with have recognized that there are three elements to a culture: behaviors, systems, and practices, all guided by an overarching set of values. A place to start is by reviewing the behaviors, systems, and practices in place in your company.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

government leaders, sustainability is getting more and more attention at American companies. Consumers are registering their concerns about how companies make their products. And talented Millennial employees are voting with their feet by leaving laggard companies behind. Having any more than that risks diluting executive focus.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2017

” In the workplace, this “can stymie diversity, recruiting, promotion, and retention efforts.” Job listings play an important role in recruiting talent and often provide the first impression of a company’s culture. ” Set diversity goals. “Diversity goals are worthwhile,” says Bohnet.

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

"Creating Opportunities for Multigenerational Workforce" Peter Fasolo, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Johnson & Johnson is widely considered one of the world’s most influential human resources leaders and Johnson & Johnson, one of the most admired companies.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2014

Right now, the FCC is working on the biggest transformation in over a century of profound technological progress in communications: shutting down the analog telephone network. Until the Internet, both technologies boasted nearly 100% penetration. It’s an end-game everyone needs to keep a close eye on.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In virtually every country across the globe, a broad range of governmental and ethical issues directly and immediately shape what companies can and cannot do. These ethical questions arise in the whole range of corporate activity from technology and manufacturing to marketing and sales. But the U.S. In most major U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

But going global is easier said than done — especially for smaller companies. One of the biggest challenges they face is how to manage a diverse group of people across a broad geographic scope. Today a videoconference would be the preferable alternative, as technology is definitely bringing distant operations closer together.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure. Whereas Gerstner famously declared "the last thing IBM needs is a vision," Palmisano had a clear vision for the company. Directness.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2011

The world is full of examples: "At IBM , we strive to lead in the invention, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems and microelectronics. We use this idea to foster change in social institutions and thinking.". Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Technology can, of course, help to cement social ties, but only following an original personal experience. I resigned from my roles as partner and Executive Committee member at Egon Zehnder to instead become a part-time senior advisor. We have the technology, but we need the guidance and inspiration.”

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

And while technology offers more opportunity to connect with diverse people to attain novel ideas, these interactions are becoming increasingly rare. The vast amount of data and information managers get—and even ask for—can make for ineffective discussions and misguided decisions.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. What did 2010 look like for you and your company? But there’s only one that really matters: Did your company effectively execute its plans and initiatives? Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

You might suggest they work on a cross-functional project, volunteer to do a short stint in another division, or join a company-wide committee that requires interacting with people in other parts of the organization. On the micro level, he validated Tom’s “importance to the company” and the team.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Every company benefits from an educated populace. Every company needs skilled labor. Every company needs infrastructure – roads, bridges, ports – and every company benefits from the new technologies made possible by basic scientific research.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

More than a decade ago, countries in Europe began to take measures to increase the gender diversity of their corporate boards. The largest companies are required to set a target for the number of women on their board, but there are no clear guidelines on what that number should be. In Europe, Denmark is another outlier.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2014

Our Annual Country Scorecards show how national culture and legislation impacts companies’ progress on gender balance. Where many European and North American companies have been on a slow but steady gender-balancing journey, big business in much of Asia is (at best) only just waking up to the issue.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

When the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee wraps up the Third Plenum on November 12, 2014, a shift from efficiency to innovation will likely be one of the major planks in its vision for China. Thomson Reuters’ 2013 ranking of the world’s top 100 innovators doesn’t include a single company from China.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

How can they build the kind of advantage that will allow their company to thrive for decades? How thoroughly must they transform the company to make this happen? And you certainly can't do it by just watching and copying your competition; sources of greatness are different for different companies, even within the same industry.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2015

You may have to learn some intensive juggling, but evidence we’ve gathered from a study of fascinating people from many walks of life suggests that sometimes more — a lot more — is better, especially when “more” entails a diversity of tasks.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 27, 2011

Will their company become personality-driven and celebrity led? There's Steve Jobs , Warren Buffett , Bill Gates and many others, who may not be immediately involved in the day-to-day, but are certainly respected as drivers of the companies we associate with them. General Electric and HCL Technologies provide a good counter example.

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