N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

Pricing impacts everything from strategy and tactics, to finance, to branding, to marketing and sales, to vendor selection and supply chain management, to recruiting and compensation, and to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Why do some consultants get $50,000 a day for their time, while others have to give their time away?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. How many of you would choose to make an uncompromising stand on your principles and values if you knew the outcome would result in certain death?

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Leadership Gordon Blog Brand 284

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. If your company has passive and/or timid leadership you will face serious problems in sustaining your competitive advantage. Great leaders will do anything to get off the bench and into the game.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Finance Without Fear : A Guide to Creating and Managing a Profitable Business by William S. Hettinger and John Dolan-Heitlinger Finance Without Fear should be read by anyone starting or managing a business. Finance does not need to be mysterious and intimidating. The goal of any business is to make money.

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Finance Uncertainty Case Study Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., That is to say: they are finding competitive advantage in what were historically reckoned to be (or ignored as) externalities. What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Managing one location has it's own challenges like keeping up with all of your departments including Human Resources, sales, marketing and the like. With the development of modern business management solutions, it is easier than ever to stay connected with your teams all over the world. Can it be improved? About the Author.

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Tips Globalization Compliance Competitive Advantage 50

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. Even worse, functional processes — finance, human resources, sales, etc. Synchronize siloed processes : Imagine if ATC activities were standard but siloed off from other aviation processes, such as airport gate management.

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Industry Stage-Gate Organization Company 267

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

In order to see the future more clearly, it''s almost always helpful to look back — and this certainly goes for IT and its ever-increasing impact on operations, and ultimately on competitive advantage. IT went from being a potential source of competitive advantage to being a necessity for competitive parity.

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Competitive Advantage Management Information Technology Airlines 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

An idea is not synonymous with a competitive advantage, an idea is not necessarily a sign of creativity, an idea does not constitute innovation, and as much as some people wish it was so, an idea is certainly not a business. I want to start by actually defining what an idea is, and is not.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 413

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

They all speak of the quality of their talent as a key success metric…in fact, many of them will emphatically state that talent is their single biggest competitive advantage. Rarely do I speak with an executive who hasn’t drunk the talent messaging Kool-Aid.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

When "the core functions of IT — data storage, data processing, and data transport — have become available and affordable to all," he wrote, IT would cease to be a source of competitive advantage. To stay competitive, businesses rapidly embraced PCs, and the subsequent transition to the client/server era.

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Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Conventional wisdom holds that improving working conditions (which typically costs money) would undermine the competitive advantage these firms enjoy. Traditional mass manufacturing is based on principles of “Scientific Management” that date back to the 19th century.

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Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I often observe ego centered conflicts among senior executives, which turn into a competition for turf, budget, power, influence, control, and ultimately survival. How can we improve the risk management, governance, control, and reporting functions for this? How does it drive revenue, profit, brand equity, competitive advantage, etc.

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Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The market for behavioral science is specialized and not yet mature, so your go-to consultancy may not have the expertise to advise you. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He wasnt a process manager. A consulting friend, Susaan Straus , points to cognitive preference as an important factor. Ive seen this in the organizations where Ive consulted. In companies where process excellence is a competitive advantage, hes the kind of candidate CEO that more boards should be looking for.

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Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

This striking gap signals an opportunity for companies: Secure a competitive advantage by building your employees' ability to succeed in the increasingly complicated labyrinths of today's — and tomorrow's — markets. However, the core skills they need are different. Establishing the right relationship parameters (i.e.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Particularly if your knowledge domain has not already been modeled by your vendor or consultant, it will typically require many months to architect. But you may lose your distinctive competence or competitive advantage if you do not tweak it to fit your context and build everything around it.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

The challenge is convincing all those talented individuals seeking finance and consulting positions to take the leap into starting a new venture. Employees there learn hard skills, such as project management, but also softer skills, such as politics and networking. Experience at top tech companies predicts success as a founder.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Sometimes a strong leader can through force of will create alignment among these warring factions, but in my experience a more consultative approach that respects the legitimacy of everyone’s position achieves better results. Managing people Sales' I started by educating them about our supplier.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Moreover, the pursuit of perfectionism rarely results in a competitive advantage, but it will result in time delays, cost overruns, missed deadlines, and unkept commitments. Thanks [link] Joseph Alan Weiss, an independent consultant, use to say – we are here for success not for perfection. I tell that to myself a lot.

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Blog Leadership Competitive Advantage Brand 419

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

The gurus have written detailed descriptions of how companies should establish the process owners, process councils, and other pieces of a formal process governance structure to manage their six to 10 core, cross-functional processes. These companies kept top-management attention on critical processes and KPIs.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

For example, we foresee professional service firms, such as accounting, law, and consulting, using increasingly complex artificial intelligence models to perform audits, analyze legal parameters, and provide management consulting services.

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