N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As an executive coaching professional who works with top executives in the world’s largest companies, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of coaching in shaping effective leaders. Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Flux : 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change by April Rinne (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2021) A world in flux calls for a new mindset, one that treats constant change and uncertainty as a feature, not a bug. When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight.

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CO2

JANUARY 14, 2024

As markets evolve and new challenges emerge, the ability to adapt and innovate becomes crucial. A study by McKinsey & Company highlights that 86% of CEOs who prioritized innovation successfully led their companies through recent economic uncertainties.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 7, 2021

Diversity is generally accepted as a good thing, with MIT research highlighting how diversity within our organizations can boost the bottom line of those businesses. If coordinating across global teams is the key to untapping the benefits of diversity, a high degree of “global fluency” is likely to be crucial.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As companies strive to stay ahead of the curve and maintain a competitive edge, the need for effective leadership at the executive level becomes paramount. As the business landscape evolves, management coaching is indispensable for ensuring companies’ long-term success and worldwide sustainability.

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Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Embrace Diverse Opinions: Consult individuals with different perspectives, including team members and external advisors. Overconfidence: The Illusion of Certainty The Trap: Executives often overestimate their knowledge and predictive abilities, overlooking potential uncertainties and risks.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

While a lot of attention remains on whether companies should adopt hybrid, in-office, or remote-first cultures, the main challenge leaders should focus on is creating a ‘stay’ culture. Many tech companies can hire en masse, but the focus now needs to be on what will make them stay. Consider what you’re doing to improve retention.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 16, 2016

Although one can vaguely see some traces of American Internet companies in what Alibaba has accomplished, the overall shape of its innovation has been totally different. While China’s economy is facing challenges and uncertainties, its e-commerce giant, Alibaba Holding Group , had a banner year in 2015. .

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The researchers gathered data from the 1970 British Cohort Study, and the results show that graduates from lower social classes tend to have more diverse and less stable career paths than their peers. Class diversity matters.

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Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Embrace Diverse Opinions: Consult individuals with different perspectives, including team members and external advisors. Overconfidence: The Illusion of Certainty The Trap: Executives often overestimate their knowledge and predictive abilities, overlooking potential uncertainties and risks.

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Decker Communication

APRIL 5, 2023

News of layoffs at the world’s premier companies dominate the headlines, their impact exacerbated by geopolitical and financial markets turmoil. In addition, the ongoing rebalancing of how we work – in-person vs. hybrid vs. remote – has led to new complexities that many companies are having difficulty navigating.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Gen Z will account for 27 percent of the workforce by 2025 and organizations need to start taking their role at the company more seriously if they want their companies to succeed in the long run. Such familiarity with tech can be beneficial for a company and it does not have to stop with their expertise being restricted to them only.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 27, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. The issue at the heart of this uncertainty involves limited access to capital at a time when banks are reluctant to lend. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

It’s clear that in many cases, women are not just influencing the market; they are the market. In other words, women have been the market for some time now yet many executives have not taken action on this huge opportunity. In 2012, 18 of the Fortune 500 companies will have women CEOs at the helm. Passion counts.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Businesses and companies now need to rethink how to manage post-covid work trends like their remote workforce, hiring policies, skills, and experience needs. The economic uncertainty of the pandemic led many organizations to cut their manpower. The new reality was that companies needed to adopt nonstandard work models.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

In a world that grows more complex every day, executives often face scrutiny as they lead through uncertainty. This is to be expected; the decisions of c-suite leaders at major companies reach far into the organization’s future and can broadly impact the world at large.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2020

Given the sudden changes and uncertainty that have occurred as a result of the pandemic, employees are stressed. Kim Cameron and Robert Quinn (2011) have identified four cultures that are indicative of most organizations: clan, adhocracy, hierarchy and market. How leaders respond during times of stress is critical. It’s inevitable.

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LDRLB

JULY 17, 2012

Just look at Blackberry, Blockbuster, Borders, and Kodak – all companies that missed opportunities to leapfrog to the next big thing. Most leaders, however, aren’t prepared for the challenges of leading through such prolonged uncertainty. Leading disruptive innovation requires managing incredible levels of uncertainty.

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Skip Prichard

MAY 2, 2019

In the research for our book, my colleague Lawrence Susskind and I interviewed many entrepreneurs from diverse industries and backgrounds. They are complexity, uncertainty, relationships, egos, and emotions. Some of the habits that made them successful may actually backfire when used at a later stage, once the company has grown.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

According to a study conducted by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, diversity in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity has proven to be beneficial for companies operating in the United States. “We looked at their experiences and not just their demographic background—the more functional aspect of diversity.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 15, 2020

60% of CHROs say their companies plan to increase support for well-being and mental health of the workforce. World Mental Health Day is a good reminder to companies that one of their most precious — and precarious — commodities is their employees’ well-being. Companies can’t focus narrowly on productivity alone.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

How to create positive change in company diversity? What is the role of HR in driving the diversity agenda? Shannon Bagley: Even in the midst of uncertainty, I was taken aback by our organization’s incredible agility and speed in decision-making. Preparing for growth (workforce planning and org design).

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

. “Since the onset of COVID-19, the business world has experienced a tumultuous journey marked by economic disruptions, including shutdowns, a dynamic rebound, supply chain challenges, and a fiercely competitive talent market,” Horton notes. McCarthy’s insights intertwine with Anthony Horton’s perspectives.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 17, 2012

At first, the answer to this question might seem obvious – the goals you’ve established are meant to ensure your organization’s continued profitability, to increase or sustain your market share, create a new demand for your products or services, and so forth. Or how much their company’s market share grew?

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Experience to Lead

AUGUST 26, 2021

Sandeep Khanna, Managing Director, APAC, brings over three decades of professional experience across advertising, marketing and learning to our team from leading organizations like Grab and Facebook. I see an L&D leader as a bit of an entrepreneur in the company. What Are The Key Characteristics of An L&D Leader?

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” It can empower people to take a point of view and allow the organization to benefit from diverse points of view. The HR Digest: A culture of learning seems to be an integral part of your core company values.

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Steve Farber

OCTOBER 25, 2016

.” But this much we know: As president of Athleta , the women’s athletic wear company, Teno helped build an organization known for its collaborative, heart-led culture. (My We also know he led Athleta through tremendous growth and helped engineer the sale of the company to Gap in 2008 for $150 million. Know your culture.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

When we reach its second and subsequent chapters, political uncertainty is likely to return and affect the financial, institutional, and real economies. These structural challenges, along with similar ones in other geographies, will drive up uncertainty in the global business environment. Plan for Uncertainty.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

presidential election and amid continued economic uncertainty around the globe. The Empathy Index seeks to answer the question: Which companies are successfully creating empathetic cultures? We break down empathy into categories: ethics, leadership, company culture, brand perception, and public messaging through social media.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2016

Though companies can easily manipulate the proportion of directors with domain expertise when building a board or appointing new directors, we know virtually nothing about its effects on corporate performance. .” That is, the percentage of directors whose primary professional experience is within a firm’s industry.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 24, 2021

Now, however, these are some of the most prominent forces shaping digital marketing. These new trends make marketing more targeted than ever and allow you to connect on a much deeper level with your customers. There’s no doubt that the upheaval of 2020 helped accelerate some changes that the marketing world was already seeing.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. The company had lost both flavor and heat; and nobody likes lukewarm soup. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. How was Nancy going to turn it around?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

A Harvard Business school study comparing immigrant-founded businesses to native-founded ones showed that immigrant-founded companies perform better in terms of employment growth over three- and six-year time horizons. Diversity and inclusion. But hiring a more diverse workforce is only half the equation. Why is this the case?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

As new conditions and capabilities relentlessly change how business is done, marketing – that is, the internal function responsible for shaping demand for a company’s offerings—is being challenged to reexamine its own workings. We find that companies having CMOs do not, as a class, outperform companies that lack the position.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

Given the forecasts of uncertain global economic growth, we might expect companies to hold off from hiring new employees and to limit whatever international hiring they do to emerging markets. The vast majority of board members told us their companies are hiring in double-digits and across the globe. Asia into North America).

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

But where a high degree of uncertainty and change is involved, the value can instead reside in the learning which accompanies execution, whether or not the immediate outcome is successful. marketing team offered the same promotion to U.S. based company had lost £48 million and had to sell its UK branch a few years later.

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