N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Robust supply chain leadership ensures effective oversight and management of the end-to-end supply chain processes, from procurement to delivery. Effective leaders in this space have the ability to optimize supply chain operations, streamline processes, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

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Chief Procurement Officer Supply Chain CPO Leadership 332

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a consulting professional who works with top executives in the world’s largest companies, we understand that every organization has unique needs and challenges. By taking a comprehensive assessment approach, we aim to evaluate various dimensions of C-Suite executives’ performance.

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Analysis Process Benchmarking Objective 397

Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2023

Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) implementation can be a transformative journey for organizations, enabling them to achieve operational excellence and drive sustainable growth. Strategy 2: Create a Detailed Implementation Plan A comprehensive implementation plan is crucial for the successful execution of EOS.

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Strategy Succession Metrics Objective 103

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Guest post from Larry Sternberg and Kim Turnage: What would your organization be like if every employee had a great manager? In every organization, managers are a key leverage point to drive higher performance and better business results. The impact managers have on turnover and engagement go straight to the organization’s bottom line.

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Management Training Survey Morale 242

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Implementing confidentiality in board evaluations ensures that sensitive topics can be discussed and managed appropriately, leading to more effective governance and decision-making processes. These indicators are measurable and specific metrics that provide objective insights into the effectiveness of board operations.

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360-Degree Feedback Strategy Objective Diversity 348

Lead Change Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Thus, both types take preparation and skillful execution if they are going to produce positive results. No amount of tactical change management training will substitute for having an entire organization that has a clear vision of goals, shared responsibility, and personal accountability to achieve results.

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Management Early Adopters Metrics ROI 150

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 7, 2024

The book’s teachings are based on exclusive research from two Salesforce studies of thousands of employees and c-suite executives around the globe, and further validated by hundreds of executive conversations and other industry research. What metrics you can use to measure the benefits of this new operating philosophy.

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How To Long-term Open-book Metrics 73

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Maintenance supervisors, managers, and directors continually strive to refine processes, ensuring that production lines run smoothly. Digital Transformation and the Power of the Mobile Work Order Gone are the days when maintenance operations relied solely on heaps of paper, manual logs, and face-to-face communications.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Rumelt (PublicAffairs, 2022) What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L.

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Books Leadership P&L Blog 368

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The book’s teachings are based on exclusive research from two Salesforce studies of thousands of employees and c-suite executives around the globe, and further validated by hundreds of executive conversations and other industry research. What metrics you can use to measure the benefits of this new operating philosophy.

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Long-term Open-book How To Metrics 89

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 20, 2013

Most managers would acknowledge that the use of efficient metrics is a key component to the successful planning, tracking, and execution of projects. An organization can easily convince itself that as the project gets bigger, then so do the metrics. Project Management Warning Flag 5 – Fast Tracking Everything.

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Project Execution KPI Management 59

Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2020

Managing your business gets increasingly more difficult as you scale it, Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to ensure that your company stays organized as long as you adopt some golden rules to help streamline your workflow and logistics processes. Unforeseen circumstances aren’t uncommon regardless of the type of business you operate.

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Management Supply Chain Contingency Plans Efficiency 92

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The exterminating company was being totally run by a telephone operator with no power over calendar, computer, or field operators. What could the owner/manager of these two enterprises have done to cause their key ambassador to assume an “I am the warranty” attitude and practice? We just happen to be an airline.”

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Airlines Hotels Operations Metrics 279

Strategy Driven

APRIL 16, 2014

Peter Fingar, co-author of Business Process Management : The Third Wave , then asks these measurement corollaries in his 2013 article “How Do Your BPM Metrics Measure Up?”. Link Metrics to Strategy – The metrics need to show how work impacts the company’s strategy. Metrics should cause action today.

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Metrics Process BPM KPI 52

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. As we process new ideas -- including from management books! -- we're always looking for social validation. "I

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Skills Cooper Books Benchmarking 116

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 25, 2020

But as you become more experienced with Lean, you realize that what you can’t see is what separates world-class operations from mediocre ones. As a Toyota executive once said when asked why the auto giant allows competitors into its factories: “What they need to know, they cannot see.”. The Metrics. Missing per-hour metrics.

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Company Kaizen Benchmarking Metrics 97

Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Even organizations with strong fundamental principles and great culture can falter when their focus is too narrow on any particular metric. It did not matter to their executives. This was the main root of their problem.

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Airlines Leadership Short-term Long-term 188

Six Disciplines

JULY 11, 2014

In business, "if you can''t measure it, you can''t manage it.". When it comes to executing your business strategy, you must first translate the strategic plan into short-term operating objectives or metrics - and progress must be monitored and measured regularly.

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Short-term Strategic Planning Management Long-term 115

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

I was recently asked the following question: “What is the difference between CRM and CEM, or is there any difference between the two?&# In a previous post I addressed the practice of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in fairly great detail. As most of you know I am a huge fan of well conceived CRM initiatives.

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Blog CRM Management Brand 272

Strategy Driven

JULY 30, 2013

Over time, leaders can grow their performance measurement systems to include almost countless numbers of interrelated metrics. In our experience, the optimal method for maintaining such an inventory is through the use of a centralized metrics inventory database. The text above is only a small portion of this article.

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Metrics KPI RACI Article 58

Six Disciplines

JULY 11, 2014

In business, "if you can''t measure it, you can''t manage it." When it comes to executing your business strategy, you must first translate the strategic plan into short-term operating objectives or metrics - and progress must be monitored and measured regularly. The earlier that course corrections can be made, the better.

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Short-term Strategic Planning Management Long-term 95

Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Leadership Lessons Even organizations with strong fundamental principles and great culture can falter when their focus is too narrow on any particular metric. It did not matter to their executives. They ceased all advertising.

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Airlines Leadership Short-term Long-term 130

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2021

Automation is a process of replacing manual human needed in executing tasks with any form of technology. By incorporating automation, business-owners can boost efficiency, minimize operating costs, and ensure near-perfect consistency in business activities. ERP is basically a business management software.

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Document Software Metrics Media 74

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

They use the term ‘metrics’ out of context. Their metrics are arbitrary, and they jerk the chains of sellers with figures that are unsubstantiated. Metrics are easily skewed and do not reflect the overall customer satisfaction. Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve.

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Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Apparently, operations managers were suddenly being pressured by accounting heads to justify the ROI for purchases. . Operations Day. The leadership team knew that its competitors’ executives didn’t take COVID seriously and decided to tweak their marketing and sales to show the steps the company took to be pandemic ready. .

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Supply Chain ROI Business Model Emotional Intelligence 153

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 31, 2011

Six Disciplines 1:1 Executive Coaching - Is Now Open for Enrollment for 2011. Recent 2010 research* confirms what we know to be our biggest challenges as executives: 52% of executives don’t feel their company’s strategy will lead to success. Executive Behaviors & Motivators DISC® profile. ” ~ D.

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Executive Coaching Execution Six Sigma Benchmarking 101

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

If there is no vision, a flawed vision, or a poorly communicated vision, the responsibility falls squarely in the lap of executive leadership. Lack of Execution : Everything boils down to execution, and ensuring a certainty of execution is job number one for executive leadership.

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Brand Entrepreneur Marketing Execution 315

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In business, "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it.". When it comes to executing your business strategy, you must first translate the strategic plan into short-term operating objectives that are measurable (also known as metrics ) - and progress must be monitored and measured regularly.

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Short-term Strategic Planning Management Long-term 98

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Beyond these two metrics, we have asked the question, “How can a leader tell when an employee is struggling emotionally in a virtual world?” They operate in a fog, unable to focus or concentrate. He currently manages a funeral home in Loveland, Colorado. Deadlines come and go without them noticing. Procrastinating is common.

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Absenteeism Participative Licensing Human Resources 263

Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

I drifted around for several years as an executive before I finally sat down and wrote “I want to be a leader” , and more importantly, also wrote down the “ why “ That was the real beginning of the journey, declaring that intention. In my case, there were 4 : Quality, Service, Leadership, and Accountability.

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Leadership Mission Statement Metrics Survey 416

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Performance metrics that drive no action provide little or no value to an organization. For over twenty years, he has served as trusted advisor to executives and managers at dozens of Fortune 500 and smaller companies in the areas of management effectiveness, organizational development, and process improvement.

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Metrics KPI Planning Article 50

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 287

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. In today’s article let’s take a look at opportunity as key success metric. Be decisive; cautious yes – hesitant no.

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Due Diligence Metrics Competitive Advantage Rogers 167

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In business, "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it.". When it comes to executing your business strategy, you must first translate the strategic plan into short-term operating objectives that are measurable (also known as metrics ) - and progress must be monitored and measured regularly.

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Short-term Strategic Planning Management Long-term 89

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Innovation luminaries like Coca Cola, General Electric, Shell Oil innovate effectively because they have structural elements in common, and they work to avoid a number of key pitfalls executing innovation work. We look right at growth metrics, the things that really matter.” Sprints vs. Marathons. Total Secrecy Is Totally Wrong.

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Innovation Real Estate Management Metrics 50

Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

It demands meticulous planning, strategic execution, and a team of dedicated individuals working towards a common objective. Lisser’s book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a crucial aspect of growth: the Planning Advantage, the Execution Advantage, and the Company Advantage.

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Power Goal Objective Planning 96

Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2014

Crafting and writing a branded healthcare executive resume, that differs from the traditional medical resume, can make a significant difference in your executive job search results and improve the opportunities to land that next-level position in pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries.

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Tactics Execution Pharmaceuticals Human Capital 51