HR Digest

APRIL 3, 2023

In today’s globalized and interconnected world, diversity and inclusion (DEI) are essential elements of a successful and thriving workplace. By embracing diversity and promoting inclusion, organizations can unlock the full potential of their employees, foster innovation and creativity, and build a culture of equity and respect.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Diversity and inclusion is a buzzword in the business world, countless company websites tout their commitment to building diverse teams and inclusive cultures. Human resource departments are instilling D&I training for hiring managers and discussing their role in hiring diverse employees and creating a culture of inclusion.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Today’s COO wears many hats and is instrumental in executing corporate strategy, fostering innovation, driving technological integration, and steering the company toward its goals with insightful leadership. This variety necessitates the presence of a leadership team that mirrors this diversity.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 4, 2024

In their search for innovative solutions, businesses actively seek a variety of unique ideas. After getting many suggestions, the company decided to implement an idea related to monitoring the inventory of spray products. However, focusing on a specific set of ideas also means the company might miss out on fresh and innovative ones.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the following paragraphs, we will delve into practical strategies that can significantly enhance employee engagement across your organization – and, as a natural consequence, boost productivity across the board! Employee engagement encompasses more than mere job satisfaction.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A recent survey by Eagle Hill Consulting found that nearly 53 percent of US workers lean on the DEI impact on job decisions – they choose where to work based on the company’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have been shown to yield multiple benefits.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Fluid and innovative business strategies centered on adaptability, foresight, and competition are replacing traditional management methods. The traditional top-down decision-making model is replaced by inclusive stakeholder dialogues prioritizing transparency and diversity.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Today, Chief People Officers and CHROs are not only responsible for the high-value functions of talent acquisition and employee engagement, but they play a crucial role in shaping organizational culture, driving diversity and inclusion, and ethically leveraging technology for effective HR management.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Measurement: ROI, Productivity, Participant percentage…. Get Real About Diversity and Inclusion: Be honest, are your DEI&A programs simply checking the box? 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year.

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HR Digest

JULY 27, 2023

These generational differences can create challenges in the workplace, but they can also be a source of strength and innovation when properly understood and managed. What is Generational Diversity? Generational diversity refers to the differences that exist between individuals of different generations in the workplace.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 6, 2023

While diversity is generally seen as a positive thing in the workplace, it can make coordination harder when there are more divergent views. Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology explores how diverse teams can manage to function effectively. “However, this potential needs to be unlocked.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

With an increasingly multigenerational workforce, executives of tomorrow must be masters of diversity and inclusion and be adept at managing and leading teams that span several age groups and cultural backgrounds. A robust recruitment process must look at the power to influence, change, innovate, and, most importantly, lead.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

However, it is also important to allow creativity and innovation. Embrace diversity: Although this particular area may appear to be well-trodden, there remains a plethora of possibilities to be explored. However, we have experience in addressing these issues positively and productively.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Pisani encourages leaders to prioritize creativity and innovation by hiring the right people and fostering a culture of continuous learning and testing. The CEO details how balancing life, social responsibility, and an innovative remote work environment contributed to their success.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2022

Research from Rice University suggests that we’re more likely to perceive an organization in such a way if they have a diverse workforce. The study shows that when we view such diversity in a team or an organization, we’re more likely to believe that team will act in a moral way. A diverse workforce.

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2024

In an exclusive interview, Lynne Oldham, Chief People Officer at Stash, shares expert insights on driving diversity and performance in today’s workplace. From her extensive board experience, Oldham underscores the importance of diverse board compositions for fostering open communication and collaboration.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 24, 2023

Their study revealed that immigrants have made a disproportionate contribution to innovation in the U.S. are incredibly productive and innovative, and they’re disproportionately contributing to innovation in our society,” the researchers explain. The researchers’ findings were not merely quantitative. “The

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

It was a fitting tribute to the man who personified invention and innovation. So, let’s take a moment and consider four things about innovation that you can learn from Thomas Edison. Innovation Is A Team Sport. Edison knew that when it came to innovation, lots of minds and skillsets were better than one. Try, Try Again.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this mutually beneficial environment, companies can accelerate their learning curves, share risks, and foster a culture of innovation. Promoting Innovation and Creativity: Coopetition creates an environment that fosters innovation by combining diverse perspectives and expertise.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 7, 2024

Diversity wins This is evident at the Maria 01 startup hub in Helsinki, Finland. Of the 180 startups currently using the facility, there are over 45 different nationalities represented, with this level of diversity considered a key factor in the success of the Finnish startup scene.

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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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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 21, 2021

The dominant thinking is that for entrepreneurship to thrive, a large population is useful as it allows not only a diverse population to bat ideas back and forth between each other, but provides a good-sized local market with which to sell to. This is particularly common on platforms in Southeast Asia.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 15, 2019

The most innovative businesses tend to be the most diverse. Innovation today is largely a recombinative process whereby ideas are borrowed from disparate fields and mashed together in creative new ways. Whilst diversity is undoubtedly a good thing, it does require higher levels of coordination than more homogeneous teams.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 3, 2024

Overlooking Employee Well-being: Some CEOs prioritize profits over the well-being of their employees, leading to high turnover, low morale, and reduced productivity. Ignoring Innovation: CEOs who resist innovation and technological advancements can quickly fall behind their competitors.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 19, 2021

As organizations face more complex interdependent tasks, leadership must become more personal in order to ensure open trusting communication that will make more collaborative problem solving and innovation possible. Ensuring open trusting communication that will make more collaborative problem solving and innovation possible.

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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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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. Undoubtedly, this is putting added pressure on FinTech executives.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Power of Culturally Diverse Perspectives: Exploring the Benefits of International Coaching in Global Leadership Mastery In today’s global business landscape, the ability to navigate and effectively lead across cultures is becoming increasingly vital for success.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

Christensen calls this “ disruptive innovation ” and gives examples as diverse as the personal computer industry, milkshakes, and steel minimills. WHAT IS A DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION? Earlier examples of disruptive innovations: telephone (disrupted the telegraph). GLOBAL CONSULTING & DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 27, 2022

Diversity has long been recognized in terms of its importance to things like innovation and creativity, with research from MIT showing how cognitive diversity improves the profitability of organizations. Such diversity can have costs, however, as paper from Wharton illustrates. Constructive disagreement.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 3, 2019

When creating an innovation team, we often put a lot of thought and effort into bringing the right functional expertise together. Making sure we have diverse marketing, design, engineering, product supply, finance, research and innovation working together early in the process is certainly smart.

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 21, 2023

The ability to foster collaboration among and across departments can significantly enhance productivity, innovation, and overall organizational performance. For your team to be truly productive, collaboration is crucial. According to a study by Forbes , collaboration drives workplace performance and innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders are also crucial skills for nonprofit executives, as they often work with diverse groups and individuals, including board members, donors, volunteers, and other community organizations.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Therefore, the application of AI in executive coaching serves as a testament to technology’s potential to augment human capabilities and maximize productivity. Several factors have had significant impacts, but diversity is the most profound.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. That Wasn’t a Compliment Early in my (David’s) career, I worked in a very culturally diverse organization.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 17, 2022

The researchers also highlight the importance of “exaptation”, which they describe as the process by which products acquire features and functions that may not have been anticipated. The success of the VCUK consortium reflects how innovation can be accelerated through multiple non-traditional strategies,” the researchers explain.

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