N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. Digital technology continues to transform both the retail and consumer experience.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

It is now expected that a CMO strikes a harmony between pioneering innovation and maintaining commercial acumen, a balance intrinsic to the realization of substantial business growth. However, integrating creative innovation within a broader business strategy does not equate to an effortlessly navigable journey.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Embracing innovative tools and technologies is no longer optional; it’s a strategic imperative. Improving Customer Understanding: In the age of AI, understanding your customers on a deeper level is a competitive advantage. In the rapidly evolving world of leadership, staying ahead of the curve is crucial.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

With a clear strategy, inspiring leadership, and aligned sales, powerful leaders understand that true competitive advantage doesn't come from innovation alone but belongs to companies that use their sales organization to add and create value. No product or service can sustain a competitive advantage on its own.

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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 . so read on.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

At the same time, they continue to appreciate the advantages of the shopping experience and the immediacy provided by the various retail environments. Today’s consumers distrust some traditional brands that do not demonstrate a clear value proposition, labeling, innovativeness, and commitment to the environment. Why or why not?

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 7, 2024

In The Metaverse Workplace Revolution: A Path to Greater Profitability, a Stronger Culture, and Industry Disruption , published by Fast Company Press, Jason Gesing shares his vision of a future where the Metaverse is not just an option, but a necessity for business innovation. How can leaders identify opportunities within this disruption?

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Creativity is the starting point for all innovation, and most organizations rely on innovation to create a competitive advantage. Innovation is necessary for the successful development and implementation of new programs or better products. Where does it come from? Simply put, it is passion.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 21, 2020

There is little or no opportunity for the team member to provide any creativity or innovation to the process, and often learning is limited. According to the Corporate Executive Board, leaders that can move team members from low to high engagement through empowerment experience increases in productivity of over 21%.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

Trust needs to become baked into the DNA, strategy, and day-to-day operations of all aspects of business because it impacts relationships with all the business stakeholders. Customer satisfaction occurs when a companies products and services live up to brand promise thereby improving reputational value and trust.

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Lead from Within

JULY 31, 2023

While some people live by the mantra “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it,” leaders can’t afford to have this mindset if they want to stay viable and competitive. Innovation is key, especially when operating environments are changing quickly. Do you want to retain your competitive advantage?

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 17, 2012

The best ones influenced my mode of operation as an executive of Jacobs Suchard , the maker of coffee and chocolate brands, Jacobs , Nabob , Toblerone , Suchard and Côte d’Or. The philosophy begins with a mindset obsessed with the competition. But, should every company be striving for this type of strategic advantage?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 8, 2017

Fortune magazine recently recognized Theo Epstein, President, Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball and the Cubs organization, as #1 on its world’s greatest leaders list. 3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture. Research confirms that most people are not. The former U.S.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 21, 2021

Such an entrepreneur is open to infusing new talents, innovations and creativity into the business to strengthen it and guarantee its longevity. You will also rely heavily on integrated learning tools that facilitate employees’ professional development and streamline business operation. Inspire innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This is due to the fact that these firms become far more productive, and therefore need more workers to meed the increase in demand. These firms became less productive, relative to the adopters. They lost their competitive advantage and, as a result, they had to lay off workers.”. Workforce composition.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

To rise from the ashes, our young management team made several tough sacrifices to transform a multi-product, multi-brand operation from generalist to specialist. This turnaround occurred at Jacobs Suchard’s North American operation, eventually sold to Kraft/Mondelez after many years of profitable growth as a coffee specialist.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Contemporary information systems are blind to many of the key drivers of productivity and have consistently failed in their quest to integrate the diverse operations of a company. But a new generation of coordination tools is available, and the innovators of the world are using them. About the Author. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2019

Governments and the community at large have created a strategic focus on ensuring that businesses become holistically sustainable in their operations and resource utilization. Businesses which emphasize becoming strategically sustainable are more likely to thrive in the competitive market as compared to those which do not.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

By simply being willing to stop the madness and reclaim the asylum from the lunatics (inept leaders, lazy managers, and fee happy consultants), huge gains in morale and productivity can be quickly achieved. Don’t Think Product – Think Outcome: I know this will offend some, but process is not a new software program or application.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

But it’s the opposite of what’s needed to drive the things the financial industry needs right now – in particular, innovation. While they may be good at dreaming up new financial products, they are not so hot when it comes to taking a completely fresh look at their business. If one thing stifles innovation, it’s closed minds.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2021

Today, with the International Space Station in operation and anticipation of a multi-year human mission into deep space, protecting astronauts from the negative effects of disconnection and isolation has become an issue of greater interest to NASA scientists. These benefits add up to a powerful advantage.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

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. Productivity. As a practice, this can cause some discomfort but leads to far greater productivity in the end. Communication.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

‘Advancing the model’ is just another way of saying improving or fortifying the company’s competitive advantage. Differentiation holds the key to competitive success. CEOs that understand and appreciate the notion are intensely passionate about innovation as the means to this end. Take a Shift in the Factory.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Monsanto , for example, enjoys the competitive advantage that emanates from a culture of clout. Clout companies favor acquiring competitors, entering new product or service categories, and expanding into virgin geographies. But to smaller companies, qualitative strategies are the catalyst to sustainable competitive advantage.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It has been my experience that whenever methodologies become productized objectivity is removed from the equation. Whenever you are being pitched a product as a solution I suggest you exercise extreme caution. Let’s look at this from another angle…Why would you want to do business in the same fashion as your competitors?

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Within oil and petrochemical industries, innovative thinking and strategic planning are key. As an effective leader within this industry, you should be taking all necessary steps to make processes as easy, quick and productive as possible. Step 1: Encourage Effective Communication. Step 7: Pay Attention to Feedback.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

If you don’t have direct competition you’ll surely have indirect competition. What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Well actually, no it’s not. How about competing for the attention of your prospects and clients?

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars. From my experience, these six characteristics encapsulate the competitive business culture. This is a tremendous competitive advantage for the smaller player.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 14, 2015

A culture of voice occurs when each employee experiences the safety, confidence, and trust they need to contribute their fullest, resulting in open, honest, and healthy communication, innovative problem solving, knowledge transfer, and real potential for a sustainable competitive advantage.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Along the way, the leaders of these organizations turned their backs on the tenets of great branding, defined as carving out unique brand positions and adding to that strategic advantage with innovations that thrill customers. This type of business leverage has been their back-pocket competitive advantage for more than half a century.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

We are facing a new world – one that calls for new approaches to generating consistent competitive advantage. The near-universal rush to cut costs and headcount is more likely distracting us from, rather than enabling, the real work of retooling our enterprises to be competitive in this new world.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Yet, despite the negative connotations, most companies still operate bureaucratically – insisting employees work inside of increasingly complex structures with processes and procedures designed to standardize or control everything. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Shift Your Understanding.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 1, 2012

‘Advancing the model’ is just another way of saying improving or fortifying the company’s competitive advantage. Differentiation holds the key to competitive success. CEOs that understand and appreciate the notion are intensely passionate about innovation as the means to this end. Take a Shift in the Factory.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

As the neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman said in his TED Talk, connection is a superpower that makes people more productive, healthier and happier. These five benefits add up to a powerful competitive advantage that comes from workplace cultures of connection. When our lives crowd out time connecting with others, we dysfunction.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. EY is known for its focus on innovation.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

Join us in this cover story celebration of Liz Ryan, a change driver of the decade, as she unveils the secrets to creating workplaces where authenticity, trust, and innovation thrive. We cannot assume that because someone implemented what was the best practice in the 1940s or 1960s, but it’s still the way we should be operating today.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The themes for this month in the order they appear include: Productivity. Productivity. Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Three Habits that Zap your Productivity at Work. Below you will see we broke up the submissions based on their similar themes. Development. Company Culture. Inspiration/Creativity. Engagement.

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