N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Importance of Executive Management Coaching Today The importance of executive management coaching in today’s volatile business environment cannot be overstated. 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.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

Why All-Hands Meetings are so Important (Particularly Now) Now that “You’re muted'” is the catchphrase of the decade, having a great all-hands meeting or remarkable company offsite is a great way to foster human-centered collaboration. It’s hard to do THIS on Zoom.” We’d love to hear yours!

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 30, 2024

Here's how to bridge that gap: 1. Embrace a Strategic Mindset Transitioning from senior management to the C-suite requires a shift from operational to strategic thinking. Executives are expected to foresee industry trends, set long-term goals, and ensure the company's growth aligns with its vision.

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Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 22, 2023

Such behaviors can lead to a toxic culture that stifles growth and innovation. How can leaders avoid this pitfall and create an environment encouraging growth, collaboration, and understanding? Such behaviors can lead to a toxic culture that stifles growth and innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 11, 2023

I keep hearing from employees who joined their company or started with a new team during the pandemic. Many of these workers remain part of a remote team and have NEVER been in the SAME ROOM with their manager or co-workers. Get Proactive to Establish Trust and Connection with Your Remote Coworkers.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful and disruptive companies. Here is why your organization should be interested in partnering with an executive coaching company.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

So, how do you delegate the right decisions and ensure your team understands the decision-making parameters? Recently we’ve had several clients ask us to help their managers get better at delegation. But where should they use their discretion and where do they need to do it the “company way”? RELATIONSHIPS.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

How to Develop Entrepreneurial Thinking on Your Team. Back in her Verizon days, one of Karin’s favorite questions to ask a team member whom she was encouraging to think like an entrepreneur was: “If this was your company, would you _ (make this decision, hold this meeting, spend money in this matter, invest in this project)?”

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The book, Beyond Disruption , shows companies how to build a path beyond disruption, where economic growth and social good are not trade-offs that work against each other and divide us. It’s what we call non disruptive creation that allows us to innovate and grow without disruption and social pain,” share the authors W.

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Lead from Within

MAY 7, 2024

Company culture is the heart and soul of any organization, and it plays a pivotal role in its success. As an executive leadership coach, I advise my clients on the importance of cultivating a positive and inclusive company culture. Lack of Transparency: Transparency is the cornerstone of a healthy company culture.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Most of the organizations I’m talking to and observing during the pandemic recognize the need to up their levels of innovation and agility. Some companies have been successful in pivoting quickly, while others have found it more challenging. They’re also the ones that will uncover opportunities for innovation.

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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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. The most resourceful leaders I know learned how to do more with less because they had to. A few “How can we?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 30, 2023

Try These Proven Approaches to Build Consistency & Momentum as a Sales Manager “Hey, Karin, as a sales manager, how do I keep sales from stalling without micromanaging my team? shares practical advice you can use as a sales manager, to keep your sales team focused and productive. Start with the sales process.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 4, 2024

In their search for innovative solutions, businesses actively seek a variety of unique ideas. For example, consider a farming company that asked website users for ideas on new features. After getting many suggestions, the company decided to implement an idea related to monitoring the inventory of spray products.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 17, 2023

Efficient fleet management is an essential aspect of running a successful business, especially for companies that rely on the transportation of goods and services. Why Efficient Fleet Management Is Good For Your Bottom Line Efficient fleet management is integral to the financial success of any company with a transportation component.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the world of business, leadership and management are often depicted as two distinct circles. For CEOs and executives, understanding when to embrace leadership and when to lean into management is crucial for success. A remarkable leader doesn’t always make an exceptional manager, and vice versa.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 12, 2024

The best know how to navigate this dynamic landscape effectively, drive innovation, and inspire their teams to thrive. Recognize that AI can enhance human capabilities, leading to more innovative solutions and improved efficiency. Inspire your team by demonstrating how AI aligns with the company’s mission and values.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

In a recent HBR article, Robert Kabacoff shares his research of 60,000 managers in 40 countries. Managers can learn to be more strategic through understanding, exposure and challenge. Instead invest in your highly talent managers and teach them the art of strategy. How Help a Manager Become More Strategic.

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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. The company thrives on the notion of embracing failure as a stepping stone to success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 14, 2023

“I’ve always had trouble “selling” my (or our) job to higher management. How do I ensure that management knows of our achievements and realizes how much work the team does? This helps demonstrate your leadership skills and your ability to build and manage high-performing teams.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence has transformed industries, improved efficiency, and provided innovative solutions, but it also brings along a set of ethical challenges that your company can’t survive without addressing. Imagine an AI-driven hiring system used by a company to identify potential candidates for job openings.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 11, 2022

A seeming no-win scenario is also a chance to distinguish yourself, earn people’s trust, and innovate. Being told to fire someone who’s been loyal to the company and worked hard to qualify for their next role. We would love to hear from you: how have you or another leader you respect navigated seeming no-win scenarios?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

David Burkus, a highly regarded business school professor and author of Under New Management , challenges the traditional and widely accepted principles of business management and proves that they are outdated, outmoded, or simply don’t work — and reveals what does. Learn more and register here.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success. In addition, the CCO manages and implements strategies to drive revenue growth, break into new market segments, and foster customer engagement.

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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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Lead from Within

MARCH 20, 2023

As an executive leadership coach, I have firsthand seen the price that companies pay when their leaders become overwhelmed in the details or preoccupied with the specifics that they fail to see the bigger picture. Additionally, their actions of being stuck in the nitty-gritty result in the company lacking in innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 17, 2022

Investment in diversity and inclusion can often be dismissed as something that’s a nice to have but which doesn’t really positively influence the profitability of a company. Research from Columbia Business School decries that notion, and indeed finds that investing in inclusiveness boosts the stock price of companies that do so.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

How to Ignite Innovation. Innovation is one subject that each and every one of us should study because its powerful force is available to us if we know how to tap it. It’s no surprise that Tamara Ghandour’s book interested me because I read all I can about innovation and creativity. Everyone is Innovative .

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 12, 2018

The following is an excerpt from the introduction to The New Science of Radical Innovation. When an organization achieves a higher level of complexity, it increases the organization’s options and ability to respond to external challenges and produce radical innovation. This book is not about how to make incremental improvements.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The speed of (and need for) change continues to increase, meaning change management consultants must be properly equipped for the challenges ahead. Ranjit also helped to develop the Change Management Practitioner and Certified Local Change Agent qualifications.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2012

Too many companies forget about the need for, and power of innovation. Without a dedicated focus on innovation it is only a matter of time until a business cannot attract or retain talent, suffers from obsolescence due to the innovation of others and watches their brand fall into decline.To

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Running your own company can be tricky and challenging at times. Learn how to effectively manage your business and team so you can be more productive and not let roadblocks or obstacles get in your way for too long. Be as transparent as possible if you want to effectively manage your business and team. Be Consistent.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In addition, it demands a new kind of 10x management. There is the talent, and then there are the people managing and developing that talent. Importantly, those managing the talent should be working to become 10x talent themselves. The first part of the book discusses how to become a 10x company and attract 10x talent.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Having a lively company culture is exciting and working with a serious company culture means good business, but what is a strong company culture? TeamStage reports that 46 percent of job seekers prioritize a good company culture. Image Credit – Pexels What Is a Strong Company Culture? How Do We Create It?

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. The authors suggest that this is predominantly because the majority of investment in new technology is done by a relatively small number of large companies.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Every company has a set of capabilities that, when properly leveraged, can serve to devastate the competition. Here’s a simple framework that I use with clients to form their company capabilities profile. Here’s a simple framework that I use with clients to form their company capabilities profile.

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