N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Role of High-Impact Performance Coaching in Leadership Development of Executives Performance coaching is pivotal in developing executive leaders in today’s dynamic business environment. Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Importance of Executive Search and Leadership Development to the Growth of the Life Sciences Industry Ensuring that organizations have access to top talent for key leadership positions and that talent is sufficiently supported and developed is critical to the growth of the life sciences industry.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Once highly dependent on local, personalized interactions, this sector is now evolving into a global practice that transcends geographical boundaries. This provides an expanded pool of client expertise and challenges coaches to navigate cultural nuances and broader leadership styles.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Today I will share my thoughts on our youth and their relationship with technology and its potential impact on the future C-Suite. Ubiquitous online access and dependence on digital platforms for real-time information, both professionally and recreationally, has accelerated innovation in leveraging and utilizing technology.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Importance of Supply Chain Leadership Starts with the Chief Procurement Officer Supply chain leadership plays a pivotal role in driving organizational success and resilience in today’s dynamic business environment. One key reason why robust supply chain leadership is crucial is its impact on cost efficiency and profitability.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Importance of Effective Leadership in Educational Institutions In the constantly evolving landscape of education, effective leadership plays a pivotal role in the success and growth of educational institutions. One of the key advantages of engaging executive search firms is their ability to tap into a vast talent pool.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

While networking remains a cornerstone of executive search, the true measure of success in the hunt for leadership excellence transcends the simple arithmetic of contacts. In today’s world, where digital transformation and agility define market leadership, clinging to outdated methods is a clear sign of a firm comfortable with mediocrity.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Another significant benefit of virtual executive coaching is the ability to access a diverse pool of coaches from around the globe. This cultural diversity can provide leaders with fresh perspectives and insights, expanding their worldview and helping them navigate the complexities of today’s global business landscape.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Insurance executives face unique challenges and opportunities with emerging technologies, including AI, evolving regulatory environments, and global economic uncertainties. Insurance executives must possess diverse skills and qualities to excel in this dynamic environment.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 22, 2024

In leadership, what worked yesterday may not necessarily work today, let alone tomorrow. As business landscapes change and challenges evolve, your previous leadership strategies may become ineffective or even counterproductive. Agile leadership, which allows for quick pivoting and adaptability, is becoming the new norm.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Identifying Growth-Stage Leadership to Drive Innovation in Life Sciences Effective executive search partners play a pivotal role in identifying, attracting, and assessing the leadership best aligned to drive growth and innovation, all the more important in highly dynamic industries like life sciences.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Additionally, the demands and expectations placed on legal professionals continue to evolve, requiring individuals with diverse skill sets and a deep understanding of complex legal matters. This includes not only the technical skills and qualifications needed but also the cultural fit and leadership qualities that are desired in a candidate.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

This technology circumvents inherent human biases and ensures efficiency and consistency, enabling headhunters to draw from a more diverse talent pool. Once dominated by time-intensive personal networking, the emphasis has shifted towards applying more technology-driven approaches.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As the sector evolves and expands, companies increasingly turn to executive search firms like N2Growth to help them identify and recruit top talent for critical leadership roles. However, finding individuals with the right combination of technical knowledge and leadership experience can be a daunting task.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 1, 2019

Diversity is an overused word, but at Chevron it’s a perfect description of its corporate culture. The company’s 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report highlights how diversity and inclusion (D&I) feature so centrally in the company’s success story. Efforts to bring more diversity to the oil and gas industry are working.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Diversity isn’t just a value at Intel—it’s fundamental, with initiatives like the Alliance for Global Inclusion driving collective impact. Drawing from your extensive leadership experience—to become this kind of leader and shape a space to co-create, what are the things that an HR leader needs to learn or unlearn?

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 12, 2023

And, while I speak about Leadership and Workplace Culture, I realize that other topics are timely and meaningful based on an organization’s specific situation. And it is an article I will continue to update – Because at every event I get the opportunity to meet and see new speakers that might be a great fit for past clients of mine.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Leadership is a challenging task, and it is even more challenging in today’s fast-paced, complex and uncertain world. The rise of technology and automation: Technology is transforming the way we live and work, and leaders must be able to navigate this rapidly changing landscape in order to stay competitive.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

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. But the way global executive search firms execute this process is precise, specialized, and leads to elite results that are challenging to match otherwise.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 29, 2020

I recently had the privilege of speaking with Mehdi Tazi Chief Executive Officer at Beassur Marsh , a Morrocan based insurance brokerage during our global leadership tour. We discussed the global issue of talent gaps within organizations and what he believed was the cause and possible solutions to the problem. Interview Summary.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A university president must naturally possess strong leadership qualities, a deep understanding of academia, and the ability to navigate the complex landscape and politics of higher education and related public and private sector partnerships.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 25, 2019

They point to shiny startups and the seemingly unstoppable progress of technology, and proclaim that our age is on track to solve all problems and cure all ills. An age with lots of talk of innovation, lots of resources for it, better conditions for it than ever – but also an age of shallow innovation and a lack of innovation leadership.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Given that the global biotechnology market was valued at USD 1.55 Assemble diverse teams with complementary skills and a shared vision. Some of the same technologies he had helped bring to the clinic became critical to his own survival. Models are developed, scrutinized, and refined. His firm, Rose Ventures, Inc.,

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Their generational voice is diverse, engaged, knowledgeable, pragmatic, collaborative. In the book, they list the five foundational truths of youth marketing (and leadership). Each truth is introduced by a well-chosen quote that is worth applying more broadly in a leadership context. W HO IS Gen Z? What is their frequency?

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HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

Creating an Environment that Encourages Cognitive Diversity In a remarkable interview with The HR Digest, Felicia Mayo talks about the value of cognitive diversity in the global business sector and what makes a great leader. Has your advocacy helped inspire other companies to grow and develop this stream of diversity?

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HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

While much needs to be done to neutralize our biases and unleash untapped talent – Nadia Rawlinson, Chief Purpose Officer of Slack, is already hard at work developing the one asset she feels will help ensure deep-level diversity and inclusion throughout the organization. It’s an ambitious and inspiring initiative.

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CO2

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Rise of Coaching in Leadership Development The role of coaches in shaping successful leadership has been increasingly recognized in the modern corporate landscape. This significant growth highlights the evolving importance in developing effective leadership.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

In an in-depth conversation with The HR Digest, Lisa Chang, the Global Chief People Officer at The Coca-Cola Company, reflects on pivotal moments that shaped her career trajectory. She emphasizes the role of AI as an enhancer of human capability, dispelling the notion of technology replacing human skills.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The global talent shortage is at a 16-year high , and many of the world’s best executive candidates might not be sitting on the job market. Executive search is typically more in-depth, and your executive search partner will go to great lengths to understand what your perfect-fit leadership hire looks like.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Technology, coupled with the shift to flexible work models, has transformed the workplace at rapid speed.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 26, 2017

Facebook, Apple, or PayPal, all enjoy global success. These companies have “going global” down—they perform strongly in international markets, and can execute across borders because they embed globalization on their daily executive discussions. Being decisive on how to prioritize global expansion is key here.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Long-Term Vision of Leadership – Architect Gianni When Gianni began the cathedral in 1882, he envisioned a project that would extend well beyond his lifetime. Gianni’s ability to plan beyond his era’s technology is a powerful reminder of the importance of forward-thinking and innovation in leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 14, 2020

Significant job losses announced yesterday in two major High Street brands are an indicator of what leadership challenges lie ahead, in organisations, local or global. Measuring leadership effectiveness. That often requires some form of organisational change and consequential leadership responses. How do you do that?

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Engaging Leader

MARCH 4, 2020

In recent years, most companies have been trying to advance the representation of women and minorities in leadership positions. For example, most organizations have diversity recruitment targets as well as Diversity & Inclusion programs, including initiatives like mentoring, networking groups, and unconscious bias training.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 6, 2014

You need an “equal say” in your company’s future leadership. Those companies are much less likely to find the best and most comprehensive leadership qualities and candidates, because they are limiting their view of the world. My proof is based upon work between Accenture Consulting (with the Alliance for Strategic Leadership).

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