N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I don’t mean to downplay culture, as a diverse corporate culture is something to be strived for, but only if quality is not sacrificed. Just to be clear – You made my Top Bloggers List because of the quality of your content – not your ethnicity. Thanks for having this discussion Tanveer.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. ” This ended up being the “true north” our employees rallied around. What did we do?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Risk management is now at the heart of the governance model for the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement, and not only because of their growing scale and complexity. Since the 1980s, however, Games organizing committees have increasingly invested in teams and systems dedicated to the management of risk through internal controls.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

This leaves operating managers, the ultimate “consumers” of talent, to choose between two talent acquisitions methods (or “sourcing channels”): Either engage HR to acquire employees or engage Procurement to acquire contingent workers. Greater strategic focus required a new workforce approach.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Access to finance , designing operational processes and systems , and building strong, talented management teams are just a few obstacles that many cite. Allianz employees are paired with social entrepreneurs for a five-day intensive workshop following a mandatory training session that prepares employees for their assigned projects.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

” At the time of its founding in 2007 most leadership programs were focused on helping CIOs be better IT managers. Companies don’t think of themselves as being “in the learning business” or they don’t feel they have the competency to produce high-quality learning. The third is skillset.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 25, 2009

The CEO had been in place for only a short time, having been promoted rapidly from company accountant to Finance Director to CEO. We coached the CEO to develop this strategy, and this evolved into a coaching program for the senior managers, supporting them in implementing the strategy in their own areas of the business.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

For you entrepreneurs, the challenges of scale-up are first and foremost the responsibility of managements and boards. It is hell to manage.". Of course, no one likes to pay taxes, but the Danes don''t complain as much as you might expect in part because they receive a high quantity and quality of public services for their taxes.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Their product development teams followed a traditional software development method – called “ Waterfall ” – in which they spent months defining customer requirements and functional specifications, coding the software, and testing it for quality and reliability. The rise of cloud computing changed all this.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

A workshop attendee asked me this seemingly simple question: "So, what else should I read to learn more about innovation?". It's a hard question to answer because there is so much high-quality material out there. After all, Lafley's bent is to manage innovation in a systematic, disciplined way. Peter Sims.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The problem with the coaching profession is that as a general rule it is a widely held belief (at least by coaches) that a good business coach need not have specific business expertise and experience in the same field as the person receiving the coaching in order to provide quality business coaching services.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Leadership is a process or journey of becoming : Although certain people are clearly born with innate leadership qualities, without the right environment and exposure, they may fail to develop their full potential. So like learning how to ride a bicycle, you can also learn how to become a leader and how to hone your leadership abilities.

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