N2Growth Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

In today’s dynamic and ever-changing business landscape, fostering a culture of innovation within an organization is imperative. One transformative strategy gaining popularity among leading companies is establishing a junior advisory board, also known as a shadow board.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 8, 2021

T HE potential for innovation exists within our organizations. How do you make innovation as natural as eating and sleeping? And that doesn’t begin by copying the relics of highly innovative companies. Their definition of innovation is “ something different that creates value.” Innovators ask, “What if?” “Is

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. I NNOVATION has always been important.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

I N AN IBM global survey of CEOs, the overwhelming consensus was that more than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision, successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity. In a world where we must adapt or die, we need creative solutions. But realistically, creativity is not like that.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Welcome to the July 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Development. Creativity/Inspiration. Communication. managing people.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Women’s inclusion in leadership roles is pivotal, offering fresh perspectives that drive innovation , enhance decision-making, and bolster financial outcomes while fostering a more inclusive corporate culture that resonates across society. Innovation and Creativity: A boardroom erupting with diverse voices is a hotbed for innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 2, 2019

Adams : We all look up to the great leaders among us—the men and women who seem to have a knack for creating inspiring visions of the future while building company cultures that bring out the very best in employees. Creative leadership is built for scale. Creative leadership is built for scale. Creative leadership.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Earlier this year, I pondered what impact the new wave of AI tools might be having on our ability to think and be creative. It’s a narrative contested by a recent study from the University of Southern California, which highlights how AI can support our creativity, albeit only under certain conditions. “We

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Welcome to the May 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Development. Creativity/Inspiration. Communication.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There’s increasing pressure on organizations to be more competitive, and leaders need to have the right skills to influence employees’ innovative behavior. Having effective leaders can help a company achieve its goals and maximize efficiency. G OOD LEADERSHIP is an important element in the success of any organization.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

This shift is bringing forth benefits and challenges and drastically transforming the way companies operate, as well as people working together. Instead of replacing human workers with machines, we have the opportunity to leverage automation tools to enhance human potential and enable collaboration and innovation.

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HR Digest

JUNE 8, 2023

Unlocking the secrets to success, Netflix has rewritten the script on how to build a thriving company. With an unwavering commitment to innovation and a trailblazing HR strategy, they have achieved remarkable feats. By dismantling the rigidity of annual reviews, Netflix paves the way for a culture of ongoing growth and development.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

E VERYONE WANTS to be an innovator. Every organization wants to be innovative; it doesn’t matter if it’s a church, a for-profit or non-profit business, or a government agency. To not be innovative is to risk being left behind. But how many of us are truly innovative? It requires skills that too few have developed.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Welcome to the September 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Development. Jon Verbeck provided Develop a Mindset of Continuous Improvement.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 15, 2019

In this chronological account beginning with the American Revolution, the genius of America’s innovative success is not only its tolerance of but also its penchant for creative destruction. Entrepreneurs drawn from every level of society are the primary drivers of this creative destruction.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Currently, women hold less than a third of director positions in public company boardrooms. However, some initial impacts are more easily identifiable, such as: Enhanced Financial Performance: Studies show that companies with a higher representation of women in leadership positions tend to exhibit better financial performance.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

More companies are realizing they can achieve greater success by combining collaborative efforts with competitive actions, giving rise to the term “coopetition.” This concept has gained popularity, as evidenced by the recent agreement between Pfizer and BioNTech to work together to develop a COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Welcome to the March 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Development. Communication. Follow Lorrie on Twitter at @ohmyHR. 7 Key Steps.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Leaders must understand that the fight for equality isn’t just about powerful speeches and company-wide emails but involves policy reviews, procedural updates, and individual assessments. This nurtures overall employee engagement and paves the way for innovation, creativity, and shared vision toward company goals.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

It ensures that companies are prepared for any unforeseen changes in leadership due to retirement, emergencies, or sudden departures. This planning secures the organization’s future by training competent leaders and fosters a culture of development that can make an organization an employer of choice.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to the April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Development. Creativity/Inspiration. Communication.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 1, 2021

It’s perhaps no surprise, therefore, that new research from Cambridge Judge Business School reveals that emotionally intelligent leaders are also ideal for innovation to flourish. Supporting creativity. Meanwhile, creativity is defined as the creation of novel and useful ideas by either an individual or a group.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I’m not trying to downplay the incredible success these people have achieved, but I believe everyone is capable of being a visionary — you just need to develop the skills to identify the vision and then bring it to reality. Unleash your creativity: Have you ever been asked to “think outside the box”?

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 1, 2014

I am honored to host the December installment of the Leadership Development Carnival, a collection of helpful leadership advice from top bloggers. Many of this month’s featured posts focus on specific leadership skills we all need to develop. Learn more about cultivating this mindset in “ Creative Innovation as a Leadership Mindset.”.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 23, 2018

Discoveries in this field have demonstrated that humor, laughter and fun releases physical and cognitive tension, which can lead to perceptual flexibility—a required component of creativity, ideation, and problem solving. When it comes to boosting innovation the overwhelming focus should be on styles of humour that generate positive emotions.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 25, 2019

Guest post from Alf Rehn: Some say we live in the golden age of innovation, an age ruled by transformation and revolution. Instead, I would argue that we live in the age of innovation crisis. We’ve never spent more on innovation, yet as many CEOs are starting to notice, the returns are diminishing, and the trend is down, not up.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As I watched the documentary, I was struck by how closely the story mirrored case studies from the business world, and how perfectly it illustrated the points I try to emphasize in the leadership and innovation class I teach at MIT. In fact, an original, revolutionary vision isn’t innovation at all (and it certainly isn’t leadership).

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

That requires better strategic thinking, creativity and innovation, and greater agility and responsiveness. I believe, as a consequence, that we need more significant and different investment in leadership development, especially where we need transformational change. We need to re-think leadership development methods.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Creativity and innovation are increasingly collaborative processes, but ensuring the right people are involved at the right stage is crucial to success. Research from Bocconi University suggests that the best approach might be to create ideas in the company of strangers and then develop those ideas with people you know well.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 15, 2012

Companies everywhere are facing increased competition and diminishing returns. We’re told “Innovate or die”. Almost every company I know would say they are trying to innovate their products, services, customer experience or even their business model. But where is innovation happening in your organization?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

D ISRUPTION is happening in even the most stalwart industries, leading business leaders scrambling to create a culture of innovation in their organizations. Coming up with amazingly novel ideas isn’t an innate ability but can be a learned skill that leaders and their teams can develop. Steer clear of the word “No.”.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Executive leadership team coaching goes beyond traditional training programs by offering a personalized and tailored approach to leadership development. This enhances individual performance and drives collective success by empowering teams to adapt, innovate, and thrive in an ever-changing business environment.

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CO2

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Modern Leadership Development In our rapidly transforming business environment, the caliber of leadership can be the defining factor in an organization’s success. These new-age skills in leadership development include a heightened emotional and social IQ, a knack for innovation, deep-seated empathy, and effective crisis management.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

So we’ve created this delegation decision-making tool (we call it the strategic empowerment tool) and incorporated it into many of our leadership development programs. But where should they use their discretion and where do they need to do it the “company way”? The Strategic Empowerment Tool To Help Delegate Better.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

A job title says a lot about a person, his creativity, and his attitude towards the job. In the present world of fierce competition for jobs and employment opportunities, creative job titles go a long way to attract the attention of employers and companies. Most Creative Job Titles Ever (They’re also meaningless).

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