N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Is your board of directors operating at its maximum effectiveness? For boards to maximize their impact, make the greatest contributions, and perform to the best of their abilities, they must operate at their highest potential. Instead, boards must be future-proof or designed to achieve their goals, regardless of future conditions.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

As business owners we often set policies and procedures from a reactive point of view. But is this the best way to create policies? To evaluate a policy fairly you are going to have to remove your ego and ask yourself ‘Is this the best way to do this’? Complaints about policy are not a bad thing.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 9, 2017

Importance of HR for Business Productivity and Leadership Development As HR professionals, you’re uniquely qualified to help leaders develop the skills, systems and processes required for achieving their own objectives as well as organizational goals.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 5, 2019

In any organization, leaders have a choice, they can concentrate on urgent short-term goals, or they can equip themselves with the relationship sensing and building skills they need to balance priority tensions. In compliance cultures, by their very nature policies are controls designed to limit error making and standardize quality.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Cruise layoffs will affect around 24% of its workforce as it works to restructure operations following an accident that forced it to halt U.S. Image Credit: getcruise) The GM Cruise layoffs, which primarily affected commercial operations and related corporate functions , are the latest turmoil for the robotaxi startup.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2022

As it turns out, what passes for strategy in many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is ultimately just a mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. The crux is the most important challenge you face that has a good chance of being solved or surmounted in the fairly near term.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Even the tiniest alteration could have a considerable impact in the long run, so it is certainly worthwhile making a few changes – provided that it does not impact the quality of the product or service that you offer to your target customer. Setting goals. Here are a few ways that you can reduce your business costs. Go Paperless.

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CEO Insider

JUNE 22, 2022

A common roadblock to growing your business and reaching full potential is the lack of monetary investment required to seize an opportunity and fund your operations. Capital investment is the acquisition of physical assets for use in furthering your long-term business goals. The post Need Growth Capital?

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you’re employed in a technology-first corporation, oversee operations in a retail chain or run a healthcare organization, every sector demands effective leadership. We’ll also show you how to create a leadership model that can be implemented in your business or organization for long-term success.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

When you have reams of unnecessary policies, approvals required for simple things, and an us-versus-them attitude between managers and employees, you need to step back and look at the level of fear vs. trust in your business. It’s long been said and it’s unfortunately, abundantly true that the recruiting process is broken.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 15, 2021

Without them, it’ll be hard to reach your goals and excel in your role as the boss and owner. Therefore, it’s wise and also necessary to do what you can to keep them around for the long term. A small gesture can go a long way in helping you boost employee morale.

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HR Digest

APRIL 6, 2020

Managers are the people that lead a team, give instruction, and see that an organization’s goals are achieved, be it production, branding, or more. They are the long-term planners and strategists of the company. In short, they keep tabs on any and everything that may affect the company’s bottom line in the short and long term.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

Boosting Business Performance Ultimately, the goal of people management is to drive business performance. When employees are managed effectively, they are better equipped to succeed in their roles and contribute to the organization’s goals and mission. Clear communication and goal-setting promote alignment and productivity.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Transport is currently responsible for around 27% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and the healthcare workers are hoping to encourage their employer to adopt more cycling-friendly policies among various other sustainability initiatives. Making the change. Lessons in how we might change that could come from Sweden.

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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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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

At this moment, most organizations are focused on helping their customers and employees with immediate safety and security needs, recognizing the immediate short-term financial impact on their end goals. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

At this moment, most organizations are focused on helping their customers and employees with immediate safety and security needs, recognizing the immediate short-term financial impact on their end goals. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This is our ship to fight and operate. At times the hours will be long and the work hard, but it is important that we have fun while fulfilling our responsibilities. I do not judge you on how long you work or how long you stay awake, but on how effective you are. I will probably spend most of my effort in this area.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

Unless we invest in child care – providing employees with enhanced child care benefits, being mindful of child care costs, increasing the number of in-home child care programs, and better supporting nearby child care providers (to name a few!) – offices will be empty and likely impact staffing options, especially in terms of female representation.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Ethics and profits are not conflicting goals. Unethical dealings for short-term gain do not pay off in the long-run. Corporate Responsibility means operating a business in ways that meet or exceed the ethical, legal, commercial and public expectations that society has of business.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

Yet, without the right culture, organizations cannot succeed short term, nor can they endure. Teams with strong positive cultures can weather short-term blows to engagement, such as economic downturns, anxiety over mergers, or increased competition. Culture Spark. Organizational culture is often seen as an elusive topic.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This plan includes goals to increase representation of women and people of color at all levels in the U.S. by 2025, as well as ensuring our goals progress over the long term. Delivering on these goals means that about one-third of all employees will be people of color and over half will be women.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 7, 2020

To meet the growing financial demands that come with putting up a business, you may have to implement good economic policies to unlock extra cash and save more money. But as operations begin, some equipment may become redundant. The opportune time to start tracking your cash flow is during the initial phase of your operation.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In today’ post I’ll share my thoughts on the value of learning to become a humble leader… It’s been said that life is a long lesson in humility. At the same time I personally feel its a long way to go to see the environment what has been discussed in the article.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

You should also know that this year brings with it new taxation and new regulations that may add expenses and affect the way you operate your business. However, if you take a long hard look at a few critical pieces and put a plan in place right now, you can have a much more prosperous year.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 13, 2011

They must suffuse the whole organization in the present if it is to progress toward the planned goals. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal (Jaques 1998). Once the plan has been decided, it sets the context for all people who carry out the plan to operate. Elliott Jaques.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 19, 2019

If a company seeks to achieve some sort of social, environmental or economic development goal, philanthropy won’t cut it alone. Those businesses that have truly ingrained purpose and mission into their way of operating are doing more than giving away money or time. General Mills and Annies. Kelloggs and Kashi. I could go on.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Companies with greater diversity not only have higher retention, but they have higher revenues and operating results, as well as higher brand recognition in their marketplaces. Additionally, how do these initiatives align with broader organizational goals, and what progress has EY made towards achieving its well-being objectives?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? 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.

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HR Digest

MARCH 23, 2023

Research shows that bad layoffs rarely help the leaders accomplish their goals. We will provide you with severance pay and other benefits in accordance with company policy. This is a difficult decision, but necessary for the long-term sustainability of our company.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2018

We started working with the management and staff of the perioperative unit in 2014 to develop a more systematic, long-term approach for improving patient handoffs from the operating room (OR) to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). The goal of this stage was to help care providers effectively enact the new protocol.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I really don’t have a problem with increasing efficiency so long as the tail doesn’t start wagging the dog. Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge. Bottom line…check your motivations.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Anne Erni: I actually tend to stay away from using the term “diversity,” as it’s often associated with just meeting compliance requirements. Our goal is to work shoulder to shoulder with each other to drive missionary change. . The HR Digest: What is diversity to you? Can you give a specific example?

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Anne Ernie: I actually tend to stay away from using the term “diversity,” as it’s often associated with just meeting compliance requirements. Our goal is to work shoulder to shoulder with each other to drive missionary change. . The HR Digest: What is diversity to you? Can you give a specific example?

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