N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

A careful balance between creativity and commercial awareness ensures that creative concepts and fresh perspectives are converted into executable strategies, driving business growth and competitive advantage.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 20, 2013

The “steel” in strategy is its capacity to set the stage for an organization to achieve ironclad competitive advantage. Too often they mistake tactics for strategy. Tactics are the ever-important short term decisions and activities that win battles and contribute to winning the war. That’s tactical decision-making.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage. You just finished reading Recommended Resource - Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage ! by Scott Keller and Colin Price. About the Reference. Consider leaving a comment!

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 4, 2018

It’s here that corporate leaders can learn a lot, particularly now that it’s becoming increasingly apparent that people (not products or processes) are the largest source of competitive advantage for a business. Put simply: without putting the right people in the right environment to succeed, your company will flounder.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 15, 2023

A recent study from the University of East Anglia has unveiled how Generation Z views online “personal brands” as a critical tool for gaining a competitive advantage in job markets.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 2012

Proponents believe that dominant market share creates competitive advantage because ofmarketplace leverage and economies of scale. Old economy thinking works within known market space defined by industry boundaries and competitive rules. Be forewarned, this tactic destroys profits. But hold on for a moment.

Sports 228

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LDRLB

JULY 15, 2013

The “steel” in strategy is its capacity to set the stage for an organization to achieve ironclad competitive advantage. Too often they mistake tactics for strategy. Tactics are the ever-important short term decisions and activities that win battles and contribute to winning the war. That’s tactical decision-making.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2019

An Ironclad brand is one that unleashes your competitive advantage. The seventh step shows how to activate creative once you are executing a specific communication tactic. It informs all of those things and more. Your brand is your North Star as Lindsay Pedersen defines it in Forging an Ironclad Brand. Step 7: Activate Creative.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Competitive intangibles are the source from which competitive advantage flows or goes, and human capital is the primary source of every competitive intangible. Recessions thrash well thought out strategic intent and pressure CEOs into a mish mash of tactical “quick fix” solutions. CEOs come and go.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2014

The following six healthcare resume and job search tactics will help you obtain the results you seek: 1. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. You just finished reading 6 Proven Tactics to Design an Effective Executive Healthcare Resume ! FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Many people view selling as tactical and haven't taken the broader view that you will need sales skills even if you aren't managing a sales force," says David Godes, an associate professor at Harvard. "If What is Your Competitive Advantage?

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas has more than 30 years of experience bridging the gap between strategy and execution, using IT for competitive advantage, and developing leadership. Capsulizes "Chapter Tweets" and "Coaching Moments" for you at the end of each chapter. Is easy to read and absorb.

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CEO Blog

JULY 31, 2011

Some businesses have such barriers to entry and such competitive advantage that they can still thrive even with poor execution. 4 - Look for areas of minor competitive advantage. My work ethic was a competitive advantage. EMJ was an execution business. Track which message gets the most meetings.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 5, 2020

Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas has more than 30 years of experience bridging the gap between strategy and execution, using IT for competitive advantage, and developing leadership. Capsulizes "Chapter Tweets" and "Coaching Moments" for you at the end of each chapter. Is easy to read and absorb.

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Books Leadership Competitive Advantage Tactics 65

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Using CAD gives you a competitive advantage over companies that don’t know how to use it or those that simply choose not to use the technology. CAD software ensures you have ample time to make it to the market before your rivals. It enables high-quality products at low cost and speedy production. Easy to Discover 3D Designs.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We seem to have an insatiable thirst for anything that will provide us with a perceived competitive advantage, yet we often ignore the one tool which can provide an unequaled return on investment if developed to even a fraction of its potential…the human mind. . Strong mental acuity is a competitive advantage not to be taken lightly.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 16, 2019

The analytics-driven tactics used by Oakland Athletics’ manager Billy Beane not only inspired the best-selling book and film Moneyball, but also a wave of imitators seeking to tap into the secret sauce that allowed Beane to over-achieve with the unfancied baseball team he was in charge of. ” Management innovation.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

I’m going to assume they’ve identified their competitive advantage and the secrets of success in the business they’ve defined. Competitive advantage is strategy’s ultimate purpose. After that, you migrate to tactics – which battles to wage, when, how and with what resources. Chris Glennie. Thanks for the post.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2020

Strategic competitive advantage. This helps to give you a strategic competitive advantage over any competitors, especially those that have not yet got on board with those kinds of cloud technology.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

An Overview on the Importance of Change : While there is little debate that the successful implementation of change can create an extreme competitive advantage, it is not well understood that the lack of doing so can send a company (or an individual’s career) into a death spiral. Senior leadership must champion any new initiative.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Competitive intangibles are the source from which competitive advantage flows or goes, and human capital is the primary source of every competitive intangible. Recessions thrash well thought out strategic intent and pressure CEOs into a mish mash of tactical “quick fix” solutions. CEOs come and go.

Human Capital 141

Human Capital Competitive Advantage CEO Tactics 141

LDRLB

JULY 23, 2012

Proponents believe that dominant market share creates competitive advantage because of marketplace leverage and economies of scale. Old economy thinking works within known market space defined by industry boundaries and competitive rules. Be forewarned, this tactic destroys profits. But hold on for a moment.

Sports 121

Sports Tactics Competitive Advantage Short-term 121

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

It’s generals that craft military tactics, so it must be your executives that develop a business strategy. It’s your leaders who best understand your business’ culture and values, and whether or not they must be changed to accommodate the new customer-centric tactics. Leadership is the driving force of strategy.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

It’s generals that craft military tactics, so it must be your executives that develop a business strategy. It’s your leaders who best understand your business’ culture and values, and whether or not they must be changed to accommodate the new customer-centric tactics. Leadership is the driving force of strategy.

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Strategy CRM Development Document 267

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2014

Strong supplier relationships can provide a competitive advantage but are often not cultivated effectively. In today’s competitive environment, that is no longer sufficient. Strong supplier relationships can provide a key competitive advantage. How to Leverage SRM For Supply Chain Resiliency. by TAKE Supply Chain.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 9, 2014

Learning how to use lead-generation marketing to your advantage requires planning and forethought. By setting goals, creating a plan to adopt new tactics, and testing the results, you can measure how the company’s investment of budget and time helps increase the number of leads and sales. Adopting New Tactics.

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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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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

It is the natural extension of values, vision, mission, strategy, goals, objectives and tactics. The problem is most companies are buried in process disadvantage. Good process is sophisticated (not complex), efficient (simple) and effective (usable and value added). Good process comes as a by-product of clarity of purpose.

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Company Engineering Process Competitive Advantage 405

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas has more than 30 years of experience bridging the gap between strategy and execution, using IT for competitive advantage, and developing leadership. Capsulizes "Chapter Tweets" and "Coaching Moments" for you at the end of each chapter. Is easy to read and absorb.

Books 50

Books Leadership Competitive Advantage Tactics 50

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I’m going to assume they’ve identified their competitive advantage and the secrets of success in the business they’ve defined. Competitive advantage is strategy’s ultimate purpose. After that, you migrate to tactics – which battles to wage, when, how and with what resources.

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CEO Blog

MAY 12, 2011

I particularly the like the grid on competitive advantage where good strategy intersects with good tactics. She says ". direct ties between self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skill - and business results." Henman includes in her book many of the popular studies that have been used in leadership books.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

This new definition revolves around appreciating employees and, done right, can become your greatest competitive advantage. About the author: Lorraine Grubbs recently co-authored “Beyond the Executive Comfort Zone: Outrageous Tactics to Ignite Individual Performance” ( www.executivecomfortzone.com ).

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 16, 2017

Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas has more than 30 years of experience bridging the gap between strategy and execution, using IT for competitive advantage, and developing leadership. Capsulizes "Chapter Tweets" and "Coaching Moments" for you at the end of each chapter. Is easy to read and absorb.

Books 50

Books Leadership Competitive Advantage Tactics 50

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas has more than 30 years of experience bridging the gap between strategy and execution, using IT for competitive advantage, and developing leadership. Capsulizes "Chapter Tweets" and "Coaching Moments" for you at the end of each chapter. Is easy to read and absorb.

Books 50

Books Leadership Competitive Advantage Tactics 50

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Going through the four decision cycles effectively expresses upon and supports the key drivers for creating a needed strategic advantage that ultimately sustains a more robust and rigorous competitive advantage.

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Crisis System Process Leadership 313

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 6, 2017

Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas has more than 30 years of experience bridging the gap between strategy and execution, using IT for competitive advantage, and developing leadership. Capsulizes "Chapter Tweets" and "Coaching Moments" for you at the end of each chapter. Is easy to read and absorb.

Books 50

Books Leadership Competitive Advantage Tactics 50

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I’m going to assume they’ve identified their competitive advantage and the secrets of success in the business they’ve defined. Competitive advantage is strategy’s ultimate purpose. After that, you migrate to tactics – which battles to wage, when, how and with what resources. Not quite.

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