N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Boardrooms today face new, evolving challenges that are increasingly complex to navigate, and they are under immense pressure and scrutiny to operate at maximum effectiveness. Here’s how a global executive search firm can ultimately allow a Board to operate at its peak performance and empower it to realize its most ambitious goals.

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Organization Diversity Document Execution 217

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

But I’ve seen the pursuit of business opportunities cause irreparable harm to marriages, families, health—and those are some of the successful businesses! Others might find that the successful resolution of these conflicts opens them up to new ways of relating to their families and careers. Ours did; over 700 did not.)

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

The authors want to put these at the center of business -- both because it's right and because success in business is inextricably linked to sustainability. Clearly and powerfully define your company's contribution to society -- which must be at the heart of the company's purpose, not a side operation.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

Nokia, today’s telecommunications networking company, has made corporate transformation into an art form. In 1992, new CEO Jorma Ollila and his team made a decision that is iconic in the world of corporate reinvention, going all-in on the emerging telecommunications markets. Of course, we know what happened next.

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Telecommunications Crisis Committee Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

There is clear empirical evidence to back this up: in our research of about 150 firms in the telecommunications industry, we found that the more successful firms all took this active approach to managing their capability and resource portfolios. That, we believe, is the benefit behind Apple's decision.

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Software Telecommunications Short-term Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We have reviewed hundreds of corporate announcements and websites, interviewed numerous leadership experts, and conducted an analysis of CEO changes and successions over the past five years at S&P 500 and Global 100 companies. The board can also continue to ensure the success of leapfrog leaders after their ascension to the CEO role.

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CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As companies like this one grow from start-ups into larger enterprises, they're often compelled to analyze numerical data to reduce risk, maintain operations, and model predictable outcomes. As a result they developed and successfully pitched the idea of alliance partnerships to telecommunications firms.

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Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14