N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

See More Videos > See More Videos > We’ve found in our research that clarifying what collaboration is (and what it isn’t) and gaining firsthand experience with one or more collaborative projects is the only way to combat these common apprehensions. Contribute to someone else’s project. Collaboration.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2011

For such a project, the team is assigned to accomplish something beyond what they currently do or have done before. For example, I once worked with a divisional leadership team that was required to reduce overall headcount by 10% to meet the corporation's goals. The second response is cooperation.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

With a tsunami of new digital technologies all converging simultaneously — social, mobile, cloud, analytics and embedded devices — there has been, once again, a cry for corporate IT to radically change to enable the digital transformation of businesses. There is no time for complacency.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

This meant that the company was leaving out huge innovation potential — thousands of startups with billions of funding — that could help BMW innovate anything from core vehicle technology (batteries, sensors, artificial intelligence software) to manufacturing innovations (internet of things, cybersecurity, robotics).

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field. Cooperation – willingness to collaborate. So you must demonstrate very strong leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

A common tactical error here is for a product- or technology-focused entrepreneur to look for someone with top shelf management consulting experience: it's not a bad instinct, since management consultants are polished and smart, but they rarely have core executive chops apart from project management or some general "operations" background.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2015

” Like the fighter pilot armed with all the technology he would seemingly need to land safely onto the carrier, today’s workforce has more than enough tools to send information back and forth to people all over the world. Cooperative and helping behaviors go down by over 80%. Project success drops by over 50%.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2016

These companies are dedicated to mutual technological leadership with their customers. The Friedhelm Loh Group is a good example, working with the Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences to combine theoretical and practical teaching in a cooperative degree program. We sell shovels to gold seekers.”

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Competition has become more complex too, with companies increasingly sourcing or manufacturing globally, facing technology-based rivals trying to disrupt incumbents, and taking on emerging giants with unexpected sources of competitive advantage. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

Even if you're working for a company but you're interested in moving to a different part of the business - see if you can help them with some projects. Always keep up with emerging trends and technologies in your specific sector. However, it's also the MOST CRITICAL skill in senior management and leadership positions.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Wise leadership does not fit the strict patterns of smart analysis, but instead taps into an intuitive part of who you are at the core, unearthing counterintuitive principles: Compassion doesn't have to come at the cost of efficiency — it can actually drive systems and operational excellence. What is your North Star?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Competition has become more complex too, with companies increasingly sourcing or manufacturing globally, facing technology-based rivals trying to disrupt incumbents, and taking on emerging giants with unexpected sources of competitive advantage. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

To understand the issues involved in this tussle, it is important to understand that firms like Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook are simultaneously competing and cooperating in multiple fronts — a phenomenon we call interlocking ecosystems. antitrust authorities gave it a go-ahead based on projected cost efficiencies whereas the E.U.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2016

And how do you motivate the departing colleague to cooperate? In many organizations, the typical off-boarding process is a whirlwind of project wrap-ups, paperwork, and exit interviews. In fact, “it may be well-nigh impossible” to convince him to cooperate. What the Experts Say.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2015

That data projects the future. That having an E-mail address or a website makes one an expert on technology. That technology is the most important driving force in business and society. ” “If you don’t cooperate with me, I’ll bring you down.” Failure to benchmark results and accomplishments.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 4, 2011

That data projects the future. That having an E-mail address or a website makes one an expert on technology. That technology is the most important driving force in business and society. “If you don’t cooperate with me, I’ll bring you down.&#. Ignorance of modern management styles and societal concerns.

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