N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 361

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Last month, we learned about Geneca's journey into creating a culture of innovation within the company. Cause marketing, she said, was going in a new direction: Leveraging core competencies to make a positive difference in the community, on employees and the bottom line. Just goes to show what great leadership can do!

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Ryan PR Project B2B 130

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

In fact, long-term business viability depends on it. Recent research has shown that “high purpose” companies — those who have a point of view on social issues, innovate with purpose, and have a commitment to society — outperform “low purpose companies.” The hike is long, tiring, and full of obstacles.

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Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

In fact, long-term business viability depends on it. Recent research has shown that “high purpose” companies — those who have a point of view on social issues, innovate with purpose, and have a commitment to society — outperform “low purpose companies.” The hike is long, tiring, and full of obstacles.

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Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

When he had asked why she had done this for so long, she replied, “It’s a gift I’ve been given. The Gifts You Can Give Let’s explore some of the gifts you may have been given or that you have developed in your time on earth. I must give it away to others”. These will be the traits that come easily to you.

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Blog Greenleaf Maslow Open-book 206

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

The most recent being Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation. Talk about some of the ideas that kind of led you both to wanting to write this book, and then we’ll get into what this term big bang disruption means. I’ve really enjoyed that for this book. LARRY: Sure. Thank you, by the way.

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Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Increasing creativity and innovation is not only on the priority list for start-ups; it’s also a strategic goal for CEOs of small, medium, and large-sized companies. As companies grapple with long odds on innovation like these, they are also looking for ways to improve the likelihood of their intrapreneurial success.

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Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The strategic underpinnings of most companies’ workforce plans should change dramatically as a result of technological innovation. Digital transformation, the industrial internet, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, and a plethora of other innovations are fundamentally changing the nature of work.

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Company Insurance Engineering Software 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

As an aspiring PM, there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies , Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Company Fit. The best PMs I have worked with have mastered the core competencies, have a high EQ, and work for the right company for them. Core Competencies. Company Fit.

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Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

R&D and marketing typically come at product development from different angles, and R&D’s “things” approach is often at odds with marketing’s “people” focus. Where marketing is more in charge, R&D’s complaints tend to be about a lack of imagination, of too many incremental innovations. But that doesn’t usually happen.

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Marketing Power Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Shortly after the elimination of Geography here at Harvard, the discipline underwent a quantitative and computational revolution that eventually produced innovations like Google Maps and global positioning systems, to name just two. We were collecting and mapping information long before the printing press. Data are middlemen.

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Core Competence Information Technology Library Short-term 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Some of the most exciting — and challenging — innovations in social media are around how to enable users of sites like Facebook and Pinterest to make recommendations, referrals, or "likes" of the products and services they use. Have we engaged our references and advocates in long-term relationships?

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Reference Tips Media Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Some of the most exciting — and challenging — innovations in social media are around how to enable users of sites like Facebook and Pinterest to make recommendations, referrals, or "likes" of the products and services they use. Have we engaged our references and advocates in long-term relationships?

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Reference Tips Media Case Study 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2015

Rivals were developing digital technology to replace the existing analog standard. Build off its core competence, or play from weakness? Build expertise and reduce internal resistance through incremental experiments, exploring and adjusting to new technological development as you go. Keep an eye on the long run.

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Organization Engineering Technology Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. treating suppliers as partners).

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CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

It’s been estimated that India needs $5 trillion in infrastructure investment to sustain its economic growth, but local Indian companies lack the competencies needed. Amazon’s India CEO Amit Agarwal and Renault’s India CEO Sumit Sawhney have considerable autonomy to innovate in India.

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Globalization CAGR Class Marketing 8

CO2

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Embracing the Digital Shift in Leadership Development Thru Virtual Coaching In an era where technology and innovation are at the forefront, the concept of virtual coaching has emerged as a pivotal tool in shaping effective leadership. Since COVID almost 100 percent of my practice is virtual coaching.

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Power Emotional Intelligence Leadership Long-term 78

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2016

The result, at least in developed nations, is a highly unequal corporate landscape, where some firms are incredibly productive and the amount of money a person makes is tied to the company they work for, not just the job that they do. So long as top-performing companies continue to surge ahead, we can expect income inequality to get worse.

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