N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

From the era of large mainframes, command line interfaces, and backing up data on tape to the modern world of cloud computing, user-friendly interfaces, and low-code/no-code software development, technology has continued to change rapidly and has significantly shaped our lives and businesses.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

But how do the best organizations develop great leaders? Through the following strategies: Identifying and promoting potential leaders: The best organizations have a system in place for identifying and promoting potential leaders. In conclusion, developing great leaders takes time, effort, and dedication.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

At the heart of every successful business enterprise is the unmistakable influence of a Chief Operating Officer– they oversee daily operations, improve processes, and promote innovation and transformation. Yet, finding the right COO is not a mere process of filling a vacant executive slot.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

There is friction between globalization and regional autonomy, a conflict between the desire for sustainability and the lure of rapid development, ongoing political uncertainties, and the ever-increasing impact of digital technology. These factors are redefining the shape of the global economic terrain.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2024

To stay competitive and meet the evolving expectations of customers, it’s crucial to optimize your restaurant’s online ordering system. Streamline the User Experience Optimizing your online ordering system begins with streamlining the user experience. Simplify the checkout process to prevent cart abandonment.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Improved Decision-Making: Gender diversity in boards and leadership teams leads to more effective decision-making processes. Strengthened Innovation: Diverse teams are more likely to generate innovative solutions. Women contribute unique insights and experiences, fostering a culture of innovation.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As organizations increasingly rely on technology to drive growth and innovation, the role of digital leaders has become paramount. Additionally, the CIO must champion innovation and promote a culture of continuous learning and adaptation, ensuring that the organization remains agile despite constant technological advancements.

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Mike Cardus

JUNE 28, 2020

Innovation, change, the ability to notice patterns, and try unique or novel approaches will continue to be a differentiator in your organization , team, and self. In a recent webinar on change and innovation , I shared processes and ways to support innovation in your work : . We shared the 8 Causes that Block Innovation.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There’s increasing pressure on organizations to be more competitive, and leaders need to have the right skills to influence employees’ innovative behavior. Besides helping them better handle workplace-related challenges, leaders evoke innovation and creativity and inspire them to reach their full potential. The answer is both.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 8, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a game-changer in numerous industries, and software development is no exception. With the advent of AI prompts, developers now have access to a powerful toolset that enhances various aspects of the software development lifecycle.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Although digitization has a significant catalytic effect on these processes, a successful diversification strategy would still need a solid basis and a set of scalable growth patterns that could apply to target markets. A company with a robust value system that resonates with all employees and customers will draw more people to its product.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This executive role focuses on developing and implementing human resources strategies to manage the workforce and create a positive organizational culture. They focus on enhancing employee training and development programs to nurture talent and improve skills.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 22, 2024

Every team needs some inexpensive ways to develop people on the team. That way even when finances are tight, development keeps going. When budgets are stretched, development often is pushed to the back burner or cut altogether from the budget. So, build into your system some inexpensive ways to develop people.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Identify ways to create more robust conversations amongst your team, break stuckness in thinking, and continue developing conversations that will support the emergence of new ideas and innovation inside your team or group. I built this out on Mural; you can download the Innovation DTC operator Mural template here. DTC Operator.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Insights and Strategies for Healthcare Leaders to Drive Innovation, Integration, and Success in a Rapidly Evolving Industry. It refers to the ability of various systems and devices to exchange and interpret data, which is critical in ensuring that patient data can be shared across different healthcare providers and organizations.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. Controlled chaos is a tricky process with four main stages. These four innovation stages aren’t neat and orderly.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 25, 2019

Guest post from Alf Rehn: Some say we live in the golden age of innovation, an age ruled by transformation and revolution. Instead, I would argue that we live in the age of innovation crisis. We’ve never spent more on innovation, yet as many CEOs are starting to notice, the returns are diminishing, and the trend is down, not up.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The pace of innovation in business is rapid. As IT processing power continues to improve at an almost exponential pace, businesses can harness this power to modernize their operations and make data-driven decisions with insights that could not be gained from human staff.

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HR Digest

MARCH 31, 2023

In today’s competitive business environment, it’s essential to develop strategies and systems that support ongoing employee development and goal attainment. By offering training and development opportunities, organizations can improve employee retention, enhance employee engagement, and promote a culture of continuous learning.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence has transformed industries, improved efficiency, and provided innovative solutions, but it also brings along a set of ethical challenges that your company can’t survive without addressing. Imagine an AI-driven hiring system used by a company to identify potential candidates for job openings.

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HR Digest

JULY 19, 2020

The performance management system is the process used to measure the performance of employees in an organization. The performance management system helps an organization arrange its mission, goals, and objectives with the available resources. SMART Performance Management System. Developing SMART Goals based on Job Duties.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Their greatest fear is no longer their closest competitor, but the startups which, although they live in metaphorical garages and have hardly taken off, have an innovation power that established organizations can only dream of possessing. The Three Tracks of Innovation. Optimizing innovation: Improving the past.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 18, 2020

There are many innovation processes that you can use, and ought to be using right now to create better odds for current and future opportunities. Perceiving from multiple angles to innovate. The team enjoyed the innovation session. . System: The problem or system created. How you can use Nine Windows.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 31, 2024

What does make a difference is how many courses they still need to take because of the credits they’ve already earned, and the challenges women face in getting top positions in organizations like Information Systems. Men, on the other hand, have more varied interests, but they generally lean towards Information Systems.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2022

“Many healthcare providers fall foul of new technology introduced into old organizational processes, which typically results in costly wastage,” Hal Woolf, President & CEO, HIMSS explains. Just as politics is often referred to as the “art of the possible”, so too to a large extent is innovation in healthcare.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 2, 2021

The authors point out that present-forward thinking innovation at most organizations is mostly incremental improvements to what they are already doing. The authors offer a three-step process to help leaders develop visionary strategies and bring them to life. Develop Your Vision. Convert Vision to Strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Coaching is a collaborative process focused on individual development and improvement. Through a thorough assessment process, we can gain a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s current state and identify areas for improvement.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

Strategy is important, innovation is important. If you’re going to accomplish anything big or important—and that’s what leadership is all about—you’ll need systems. Good systems are what we use to accomplish tasks that have to be done, at a certain level of quality or accuracy, again and again. Because they don’t have systems.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 9, 2017

When it comes to innovation, it is no different. Jeff DeGraff writes in The Innovation Code , “ Your dominant worldview is your biggest strength —the quality that makes you stand out from other people.” DeGraff describes four basic worldviews or approaches to innovation : the Artist, the Engineer, the Athlete, and the Sage.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Cross-Functional Collaboration – Action-learning based leadership development. An organization-development process developed for a company. Internally we developed the acronym GEEKS ( gather, entangle, empathy, knowledge-share ) for the process. Six months total GEEKS process time. ~3

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This is where business coaching and leadership development emerges as not just a support system, but a critical investment in the future of your company. Business coaching is a process tailored to empower individuals and organizations in achieving their professional objectives. What is Business Coaching?

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 1, 2014

I am honored to host the December installment of the Leadership Development Carnival, a collection of helpful leadership advice from top bloggers. Many of this month’s featured posts focus on specific leadership skills we all need to develop. Learn more about cultivating this mindset in “ Creative Innovation as a Leadership Mindset.”.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 3, 2014

Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. Having the experience to successfully code switch in the heat of battle offers a different ‘way to play’ in the innovation sandbox; one that allows leaders to change their lens of leadership whilst achieving greater results and outcomes. Edgy Unconventional Wisdom [Process Transformation].

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 23, 2018

There’s an entire branch of social science that studies the psychological and physiological effects of humor and laughter on the brain and the immune system— it’s called gelotology. We have witnessed that skilled leaders, those we call “Stand-Up Strategists”, understand the utility of humor to boost innovation.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Operational Excellence is a systematic approach to improving business processes and performance. A study encompassing over 600,000 individuals across various professions revealed that top performers are up to 800% more productive in complex jobs like software development and management.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 3, 2022

Research from UC Berkeley warns, however, that when these datasets are used “off label” and applied in unintended ways, a range of biases can be introduced that compromise the very integrity of the system. The availability of raw databases is rare, however, so developers often make do with processed scan images.

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