N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding the Role of a Chief Commercial Officer In the complex world of corporate leadership, a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) holds a pivotal role. This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Real-life examples of declining tenure among C-suite executives in Forbes Global 2000 or S&P 500 companies include General Electric (GE) and McDonald’s Corporation, which have witnessed shorter CEO tenures in the last decade. Meanwhile, the average tenure for CMOs is even shorter, standing at 3.3 years as of 2022, declining from 4.5

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Instead he spent the better part of his 96 years unraveling the secrets of management. He did this to such a degree that he became recognized as the “Father of Modern Management.” It was published shortly before the stock market crash which preceded the Great Depression. Drucker Avoided Leadership.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 4, 2023

Can better management and leadership nurse the NHS back to health? Author Nigel Cassidy / Photography Fabio De Paola Some people say the problem with the NHS is too many managers. Intriguingly, it also has an operational team largely made up of Chartered Managers. As much as anything, this is a management story.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 3, 2022

They present analytical frameworks and tools to foster an organization's ability to systematically create and capture "blue oceans"—unexplored new market areas. Great examples of Red Ocean companies are McDonald’s and Southwest Airlines. Great examples of Blue Ocean companies are Apple and Netflix.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

No wonder that specialists and managers that have invested years gradually improving a process do not advocate nor gravitate toward abrupt change. This kind of research does not directly result in marketable solutions. As an example, unlike our parent’s generations, we can expect to change our professions multiple times in our lives.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example?

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 21, 2023

The notion of a global executive labor market is widely held, with frequent headlines touting the appointment of top executives to lead companies in far-flung corners of the world. In these markets, ROA dropped by 1.8 In these markets, ROA dropped by 1.8 percentage points of ROA for two years).

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2020. Leadership isn't easy. They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up. Leadership isn't about you. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

I’m sure you’ve heard of the terms Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Intelligence Quotient (IQ); but few people have heard of Adaptability Quotient (AQ), especially as it relates to leadership. There are many examples of companies that have failed to extol the virtues of an AQ mindset. What Low AQ Looks Like. How Leaders Demonstrate High AQ.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Too often, managers put their heads down and focus only on their own departments. In ice hockey, for example, players have a decision to make when the puck is passed to them. Collaborating with other business functions is often an adjustment for sales and marketing leaders. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

2:30 – A nerve-wracking example of trying to fake it that decidedly did not result in a make it ending. 11:40 – The Make It Happen Box and how to use it to manage overwhelm and multiple leadership pressures. 20:39 – Nobody is perfect and how to find the values and take responsibility for your leadership.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

While the concept of thought leadership is well established among individuals, it is less so among organizations, which is a gap a recent study from INSEAD attempts to plug. The researchers first gathered data on follower counts and company revenue to evaluate the link between opinion leadership and business success.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 2, 2020

Marketing , is a must-read book for you to learn how to stand out from the crowd and attract, engage, and win more customers and clients. Using example proven strategies and tactics, checklists, tools and action steps, you’ll learn how to how to effectively use social media, blogs, video, online and offline marketing, your website and more.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Welcome to the October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Diana Peterson-More shared Covid Communication: Spread a Little Kindness.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Management consulting is something you may want to consider, even if you run a small business. These are a few of the complex issues that a consultant of this kind can help you with: Team Leadership. The leaders must be well versed and organized in their leadership strategies as well. Research and Analysis. Growth Strategies.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Cliff, the Development Team manager, just informed you the prototype will be delayed because Sam, the “trouble-making manager” of the Design Team, is refusing to play ball—again. Your neck is on the line because the initial prototype failed miserably in market testing. The pressure is on. Cliff bolts into your office.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In our leadership programs, we always recommend facing difficult conversations with confidence and humility. For example, “Yes, it sounds like this project would benefit our marketing strategy. I can certainly prioritize this new marketing project if we can shift the product deadline. This is a bit more tricky.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 15, 2020

Many new executives come out of business school still unprepared with desired competencies when entering into potential leadership positions. This business intellect is critical to leadership awareness. Awareness of connectivity will help a leader see that connection to other nonrelated markets impacts business in many ways.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Emotional intelligence in leadership is an increasingly important topic and that is why many leaders want to know the secrets of successful leadership through acquiring certain skills. . Emotional intelligence (EI) is most often defined as the ability to use, perceive, manage, understand and handle emotions.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 13, 2022

However, one of the key learnings for 2022 is when it comes to business management and your career, it’s not so much about how much time you put into it, but how you use that specified time. Time management. For example, video content has become a significant part of marketing, particularly on social media.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

What this hopefully demonstrates is that effective leadership is born not out of what leaders do or what behaviors they engage in, but first and foundationally in how they see and interpret the situations they find themselves in. The answer to this question is the foundation of effective leadership: leaders’ mindsets. Until now.

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CO2

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Embracing Growth: The Journey of a Leader In the dynamic landscape of modern business, the role of a leader transcends beyond mere management. This evolving definition of leadership underscores the importance of executive coaching. This case underscores the transformative power of empathy in leadership​​. The result?

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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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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Drawing on her twenty-year career as an advisor to the C-Suite, Davey shares real-world examples and practical tools you and your team can use to handle even the most contentious conflicts as allies?instead All day long, the power of bad governs people’s moods, drives marketing campaigns, and dominates news and politics. Blog Post ).

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 17, 2020

Whenever someone asks me to define marketing, I tell them that a marketer’s primary responsibility is to differentiate because when two competing products are perceived as being the same, consumers are forced to make their choice based on price. Tech-First Paradigm. A lack of focus equates to a lack of positioning.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Buffalo NY CEO’s are concerned about Innovation, Goal Setting and Assessment, plus Societal and Market Change. An area of focus is the shifts or impacts of innovation and market change or the increase in felt complexity of the business leaders. responding to societal & market change. Business Strengths: .

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Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2021

As a result, executives and managers alike have started to brainstorm strategies for returning to the office. Regardless of the circumstances, it should be the top priority of professional leadership to empathize with their reluctant employees who are hesitant to scale back remote work. Take Linda Hill’s perception, for example.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2019. In Sailing True North , Admiral Stavridis offers a much more intimate, human accounting: the lessons of leadership and character contained in the lives and careers of history's most significant naval commanders. It’s not your marketing campaign.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

This series’s final part will balance needs with compromises, float tangential opportunities to expand horizons, and extricate from myopia on that elusive ‘unicorn’ management candidate. Certain functional leadership positions, and industry sectors, can be less strident on this question.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We delve into the pivotal milestones that define Dávila’s exceptional leadership journey, painting a vivid portrait of his strategic acumen and the collaborative spirit steering Aon EMEA toward unparalleled success. It’s yet to be fully realized, but we are already starting to see great examples of how it can look when we get it right.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Tim Eisenmann is a professor at Harvard Business School, where he’s led The Entrepreneurial Manager , a required course for all of their MBAs. Marketing: How much to spend on marketing. . Marketing: How much to spend on marketing. T HE FACT IS most startups fail. Profit Formula: This is your plan for making money.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

An effective CEO such as Steve Jobs for example, can cause financial markets to shift, buying patterns to stall, or entire industries to scramble. Because of this, there are many opportunities for just about anyone to have influence and thus to begin their own journey of leadership. Take the example the CEO role.

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Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. Lesson: The higher one rises in an organization, the more one must be a generalist.

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