N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

By actively engaging board members in decision-making processes and leveraging their collective expertise, board chairs can tap into the full potential of their boards. Providing concrete examples of successful outcomes from previous coaching programs can also alleviate concerns and build trust in the process.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Both are high-volume capital intense process industries. . Make an honest assessment of the complexity of your portfolio company business model and value proposition, size of business, size of an organization, and sales process before you lock into tight parameters for the role.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Operating as a vital conduit between the various departments within an organization and its highest levels of management, their responsibilities include translating strategic goals into workable business plans and supervising the day-to-day operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms. Innovative tools and platforms have revolutionized how executive search is conducted, enabling greater efficiency and accuracy in the search process.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As companies grow in size and expand their operations, leaders must navigate intricate webs of processes, hierarchies, and stakeholder relationships. Once the assessment phase is complete, the next step in the process is to translate the insights gained into actionable strategies and goals.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

For example, typically in the past, board members would recommend personal connections for director positions (leading to an “old boy network” mentality), and boards lacked diversity. One study found a four-fold increase in the number of companies with greater than 40% boardroom diversity compared to a decade ago, for example.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

One of the key benefits of this personalized approach is the opportunity for executives to receive tailored guidance and support specifically designed to address their unique needs and goals. Leaders who communicate their thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely can inspire and motivate their teams to achieve organizational goals.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A successful CCO must harness these skills to drive commercial strategies, innovate processes, and navigate increasingly complex business environments. Positioned at the heart of an organization’s strategic activities, the CCO is critical in determining its commercial direction and aligning it with overarching business goals.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A surgeon, making life or death decisions during a heart transplant, for example, can see things go terribly wrong in the matter of a millisecond. The CEO must rely on others to accomplish goals. Additionally, teams were encouraged to celebrate failures during the innovation process. Do surgeons have a God complex?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

What’s happening inside today’s boardrooms is critical to an organization’s outcome and ability to realize future goals and survive in potentially volatile environments. For example, boards have typically considered previous board experience a prerequisite for a candidate. Step 1: Discovery and Synthesis.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Case Study 1 One example is an organization disrupting the sector with a Patient Engagement Platform. Thus, the organization adopted a proactive approach to developing future leadership by understanding its employees’ motivations and potential and creating appropriate initiatives that align with organizational goals and objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

Banks and Insurance companies are masters in the quintessential process. Changing a process is slow and requires a lot of detailed planning. No wonder that specialists and managers that have invested years gradually improving a process do not advocate nor gravitate toward abrupt change. Let’s study a bit about Innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 5, 2020

If you’re reading this article, you’re either curious or at the winning end of a long, competitive hiring process. For employers, the goal of compensation is to buy labor that is more valuable to the employer than capital expended for the purchase. Take an example where an employer extends an offer, n , to a prospective employee.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 19, 2018

Certified as a B Corps in January 2014, OluKai works in parallel with 1,000+ other Certified B Corps across 33 nations and 60 industries to serve as examples and promote social and environmental improvements by changing the ways in which is business is conducted. Community: Over 75% of employees have participated in paid service days.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Below, you’ll find my top four LinkedIn optimization tips to help with the discovery process which focus on how to articulate your story and position you as an ideal candidate. As mentioned earlier, our clients are often hiring to address a specific business goal, not just fill a role. Identify Soft Skills. Leverage your Network.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Gardner defined leadership this way: “Leadership is the process of persuasion or example by which an individual or a leadership team induces a group to pursue objectives held by the leader or shared by the leader and his or her followers.” In 1990, John W. Self-Directed and Communal. Over Time, with Coaching Support.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

If all enterprises had socially acceptable values and based all behavior on those values, how would that have changed the outcomes of things like, for example, Enron Corporation, Bernard L. These are some examples of why I think values and their purpose is essential to any discussion of vision and mission.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? Do your sophisticated screening processes do such a great job of filtering that blind you to new opportunities and critical information? I can use a hand grenade to kill a mosquito.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true…Moreover just because “Company A&# had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B&# can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome. Okay, my question is this: What constitutes best practices in this situation?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

[link] Tanveer Naseer Mike, your piece is a great reminder for organizations to not obsess over their processes or their top talent, but to focus instead on what the purpose is behind their organization. Take Google, for example. Interestingly enough, I think your example of Google is a great one. Take Facebook or Twitter.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. “Great CHROs are worth their weight in gold. Their job is nearly impossible, but absolutely critical.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Let me begin clearly stating that it is not my goal to be perceived as a word-basher. Probably the greatest example of the power of brevity comes from what is widely considered to be the greatest speech in American history: “The Gettysburg Address.&# Thanks for adding to the discussion Randy.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The concept delves more deeply than mere regulatory compliance, stretching towards a proactive approach that involves risk anticipation, scenario planning, and sound decision-making processes. Essentially, they serve as the guiding light, steering the organization toward its goals and objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Lack of Feedback : If as a leader you don’t subject yourself to a 360 review process, then you are not earnestly looking for personal growth and development opportunities. In addition, standing with someone as a person even if they do something stupid is, in my view, an example of loyalty. The boss will never go for that.&#

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

If you examine the most effective teams in the real world you’ll find numerous examples which support the thoughts being espoused in this text. You deserve input – but that done not mean that 100% agreement is the goal. Consensus isn’t the goal. I particularly liked: "Consensus isn't the goal.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

One of my favorite examples of what I described in the paragraph above is the weak leader who cannot deal with subordinates who use emotional deceit as a weapon of destruction. It is essential for organizational health and performance that conflict be accepted and addressed through effective conflict resolution processes.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The goal of a leader is not to clone him/herself, but to harness individual strenghts for the greater good of the team and for the overall benefit of the organization. It is essential for organizational health and performance that conflict be accepted and addressed through effective conflict resolution processes.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Case in point is Wal-Mart CEO, Lee Scott, who is so concerned with diversity mandates that Wal-Mart officers are held financially accountable by tying officer incentive bonuses to achieving diversity goals. And, I even voted for one of the nominees because, to me, they are all good solid blogs that add value to my ongoing learning process.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 21, 2016

Engagement – Employee engagement refers to the commitment of employees to the organization’s vision and goals. They are typically a process (or, part of a process) owned by a single person. Job Functions – Employee job functions are a part of the expected daily/monthly/annual work for any given position.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Mike Myatt : What’s the best and worst example of leadership you’ve observed in recent times? John Maxwell : Let me give you two examples with the same person. Great example John gives about his father [link] mikemyatt Hi Peter: Thanks for sharing about your recent encounter with John. Thanks for this Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Stale methodologies and disciplines simply die a slow and very painful death, and it is my contention that the overwhelming majority of sales processes I see in today’s marketplace are just that…stale. The process of finding out and offering the advice on the fix is still selling. Thanks for sharing your perspective Scott.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2017

Natural Language Processing / Cognitive Scientist. Natural Language Processing (NLP) for instance is used to understand unstructured information. For example, you teach a cognitive system that Argentina is a country, that Patagonia is a region, and so forth. Database Administrator (DBA). Taxonomy (or Digital) Curator.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

One such example was a young man who was on my team with a Ph. The best analogy I can think of to highlight the value of these points is an obvious yet powerful example from my days in the military. It's the old example; you can hear 100 times that when you open the door, a dog on a chain will try to attack you.

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