N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The coronavirus outbreak has shifted gears on the pace of technology change because cloud-based platforms are ideally suited to help executives and their teams work remotely. Going global has broadened the playing field, and CFOs have to be aware of all risks facing the company.

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Chief Financial Officer CFO Finance Compliance 390

Strategy Driven

JULY 10, 2013

StrategyDriven is proud to announce the launch of a risk management resource forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help leaders effectively address their most pressing operational risks. Complimentary Resource – Operational Risk Management.

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Risk Management Operations Resources Management 58

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2013

By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . We are producing analysts and risk managers and labeling them leaders. We’ve taught them to be practical, analytical, and risk adverse, but have failed to equip them to lead.

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Chief Executive Officer Leadership Risk Management Education 322

Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Welcome to the November issue of the Strategy Execution Newsletter from Six Disciplines. In this month's issue, we're focusing on managing processes. THE "BEST OF PROCESS MANAGEMENT" - FROM THE SIX DISCIPLINES BLOG. Managing Alignment As A Process. External Resources On Managing Processes. Find out how!

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Newsletter Process Execution Strategy 82

The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 24, 2024

Stay Interviews The place to start is a stay interview most often led by the employee’s manager or the manager’s manager. Ideally, some or all of the group are invited to continue in some measure with the approved implementation Mentoring involves matching them with seasoned veterans and executive leaders.

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Attrition Mentor Training Situational Leadership 52

N2Growth Blog

MAY 30, 2017

If you’re a senior leader, mid-level manager or, simply, a company change agent struggling to determine ways in which to ensure the long-term success of your business, you may find value in what I call the Back-To-Basics Prescription. The 7 programs include: 1.

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Strategic Planning Long-term Organizational Behavior Technology 198

CO2

JUNE 14, 2023

Whether you’re an executive coach or someone seeking personal growth, understanding how to strike the right balance can unlock immense potential and drive positive outcomes. As a leader or an executive coach, your role is to guide and support individuals while challenging them to reach their goals.

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Leadership Development Executive Coaching Development Leadership 78

CO2

JUNE 14, 2023

Whether you’re an executive coach or someone seeking personal growth, understanding how to strike the right balance can unlock immense potential and drive positive outcomes. As a leader or an executive coach, your role is to guide and support individuals while challenging them to reach their goals.

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Leadership Development Executive Coaching Development Leadership 60

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

If you’re frustrated by your organization’s current strategic planning and execution processes or the outcomes from that work, you’re not alone. Clearly, it’s time to reconsider how your organization goes about developing and executing strategy at all levels.

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Strategic Planning Planning Competitive Advantage Long-term 150

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Now the good news : As much as some people want to create complexity around the topic of leading change for personal gain, the reality is that creating, managing and leading change is really quite simple. If your entity doesn’t innovate and change in accordance with market driven needs and demands it will fail…it’s just that simple.

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Leadership Competitive Advantage Due Diligence Short-term 338

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2019

We have created legions of risk managers posing as leaders, when what we need are more leaders who understand how opportunity adds value, shapes culture, attracts talent, and brings about transformative change. Be careful however not to fall into the trap of “me too” innovation – don’t copy; create.

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Due Diligence Metrics Competitive Advantage Rogers 167

Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Tactical agility enables employees at all levels to take smart risks, capture opportunities, improvise and innovate as they execute a clear strategy. In emergency management, Hurricane Sandy stands out. How do organizations with a culture of agility handle risk differently than others? ” -Tilman, Jacoby.

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Agility How To Decentralization Morale 86

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

The Dissenting Position : The stance of the risk adverse is there is little to be gained, but the potential for much to be lost in social media initiatives involving C-level executives. They are risk managers who believe in protecting what was rather than embracing what is, and what will be. . The Truth (as I see it).

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Media CEO Brand Blog 296

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

The fact of the matter is that senior executives who rise to the C-suite do so largely based upon their ability to consistently make sound decisions. Decisions made at the gut instinct or data level can be made quickly, but offer a higher level of risk.

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Blog Analysis CEO Brand 386

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

The recent disclosure of a multi-billion dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase reminds us again of the challenge and complexity of risk management, the subject of our June 2012 HBR article, "Managing Risks: A New Framework." But for certain categories of risk, this is a false and dangerous assumption.

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Risk Management CIO Management Banking 9

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. It will be interesting to see if the next round of Google innovation will be as successful as the beauty of their initial simplicity.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 295

Six Disciplines

APRIL 18, 2011

Leaders often face these ten challenges: Communication —people lack clarity and direction, limiting innovation. Direction —disconnect between planning, strategy and execution. Risk Management —profit variability versus growth rate. Transition —a desire to “pass the torch” successfully.

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Executive Coaching Risk Management Software Definition 101

CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

When you make everyone feel as though they belong and avoid creating unnecessary divisions, you open the doors to communication, cooperation, innovation, and motivation. The most important thing an Enlightened Leader can do is to view people as individuals and, in turn, respect who they are and what they’re all about.

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Cooper Magazine Leadership Motivation 100

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 373

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The keystone of effective governance lies within the trapeze act of balancing stakeholder interests, harmonizing corporate objectives, maintaining legal and ethical standards, and ensuring a robust risk management system. Google’s leadership ardently focuses on sustaining a culture of innovation, collaboration, and transparency.

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Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Previous to our technological advancements, the only way businesses could manage their multiple consumer platforms, numerous transactional tasks, and recover from data emergencies was to outsource to a variety of vendors. Drive Innovation. Employ Internal Multisourcing. It is how people communicate, work, and connect. About the Author.

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Strategy Outsourcing Process Technology 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

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Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

Another well-respected organization, the Corporate Executive Board, released research last year that concluded 75 percent of the employees were not engaged and giving their best efforts and of the 25 percent who were engaged, 60 percent were not aligned with organizational goals. Education is another field he mentioned.

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Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. Executives amassed knowledge “in the streets,” through non-traditional sources. When repackaged years later, executives vigorously enjoyed the rediscovery process. Finding one’s passion.

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Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 51

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

We are often asked whether the best way to structure for innovation is top-down or bottom-up. Bottom-up approaches work well for incremental (keeps you in the game) innovations. Breakthrough (changes the game) innovations, contrary to popular belief, need a top-down approach. The risks-rewards are relatively low.

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Process Innovation Stage-Gate Net Present Value 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Innovation is critical in a knowledge economy — driving growth, new products, and new methods of delivering value to customers. According to PwC’s 2015 study on Global Innovation , U.S. And yet, despite its importance, innovation is a difficult quality to cultivate both in leaders and in organizations.

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Innovation Skills CEO Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It may do to physical goods what cloud computing is now doing to digital services; what the PC, internet, and smart mobility have done to personal computing; and what outsourcing did to software development and business processing — take mass distribution and innovation to the next level while realigning the very geography of work and trade.

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Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. Time management and “just in time” concepts are applied. Assets are adequately valued and managed. Instill discipline.

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Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

And, the misunderstood poem helps to highlight how innovation-seeking executives need to reframe the word risk. Similarly, when the word risk comes out of an executive’s mouth, it’s usually accompanied by one of four mistakes: Assuming that taking action is the biggest risk.

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Net Present Value Entrepreneur Christensen Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

Businesses are constantly experimenting with new ways to use artificial intelligence for better risk management and faster, more responsive fraud detection — and even to predict and prevent crimes. So how are leading-edge companies evaluating the benefits and risks of rapidly evolving AI crime-fighting and risk management?

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Banking Strategic Fit Risk Management Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

Through AI, machine learning, robotics, and advanced analytics, firms are augmenting knowledge-intensive areas such as supply chain planning, customer order management, and inventory tracking. And 92% of executives surveyed said supply chain workforces will be upskilled and enabled to interact and work with machines seamlessly.

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Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Precision made it easy for managers to oversee their employees. Every spot on every line was visible to managers. But Bernstein and his team observed that when managers were not watching, employees secretly developed and shared better ways of doing the work. This is also true of executives.

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Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

One such skill is portfolio management , the application of systematic tools for reducing risks and maximizing the return on investments. You then manage the risk and return in the portfolio by adjusting the mix and amount of investments, since it is unlikely that all of them will rise or fall to the same degree simultaneously.

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Management Core Competence Project Bond 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

companies, the guidelines contain helpful (although not entirely novel or innovative) recommendations such as compensating outside directors with stock, giving non-executive directors unfettered access to management, and discouraging the practice of earnings guidance. Intended to strengthen corporate governance at U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2012

When companies lack a clear stance on when and how to take risks, managers often don't take enough of them, routinely making safe investment choices over ones with higher potential. Risk-averse organizations often discard attractive projects before anyone formally proposes them," the authors write.

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Exit Strategy How To McKinsey Project 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

At some of the world’s most successful enterprises — Google, Netflix, Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook — autonomous algorithms, not talented managers, increasingly get the last word. Elite MBAs (Management by Algorithm) are the new normal. The implications of success scare them more than the risk of failure.

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Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8