N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. “Great CHROs are worth their weight in gold. Their job is nearly impossible, but absolutely critical.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Katz from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, notes that metrics are in use everywhere, but if the organization uses the wrong metrics, they will not achieve the expected results. Define the right metrics to measure individual goals and collective goals of the team. Dig into your data.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 14, 2021

Unorthodox thinking is required throughout the innovation process.”. So, we draw on very diverse examples of innovation – from science through to sports and from architecture through to social innovation – and the framework is really meant to help anybody who is facing challenges and looking to come up with original solutions.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Hess and Katherine Ludwig Smart technologies will become ubiquitous, invading and changing many aspects of our professional and personal lives and in many ways challenging our fundamental beliefs about success, opportunity, and the American Dream. Humility Is the New Smart : Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age by Edward D.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 27, 2023

Workers were much less inclined to kill time, and actively sought out technologies that improved their productivity.” Interestingly, none of the organizations involved in the study were utilizing the trials solely because advancements in technology had decreased their reliance on human labor.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 7, 2021

Finally, they are easy to work with, which means they understand the team processes and expectations and work within those systems. First, all work, interactions and communication happen through technology, so teammates must be comfortable, and confident in using those tools. Being remote requires two important distinctions.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 29, 2018

Use your application process to pose salient questions, requiring candidates to evidence strategic thinking and the ability to address both sides of an argument. With so many resumes and applications to decipher, what should you look for, to ensure you interview — and ultimately hire — the best possible candidate?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. It is essential for organizational health and performance that conflict be accepted and addressed through effective conflict resolution processes.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 13, 2011

Here’s a five-step process you can use for a meeting, an email message or a stopped-in-the-hallway request for an update. This process will help you make it obvious to the boss that you’re on top of the project. If the boss isn’t clear on the project’s purpose, describe its goal. Other Uses of the Process.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

Second, implementing systems that provide feedback, to those involved in a business process, on the impacts of their efforts on intended results. The fear of making mistakes is deeply ingrained in our psyche says Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies [link]. like, for instance, Twyla Tharpe’s Creative Habits).

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 20, 2015

Entering into Lange’s Sports Connection or Home Base or the comic shop in the rundown strip mall, my heart flooded with joy seeing the walls lined with comic books. Sometimes we’re presented with an easy way to accomplish our goals; though the easy way isn’t right. I loved reading comic books growing up.

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Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Most importantly, he either discovered or just simply got aligned with his overall true ability: making technology incredibly, reliably, and stylishly useful to the average person. Computer technology has always been interesting to the Ramana's of this world, but not to the rest of us mere mortals. " I asked. Enter Steve Jobs.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2011

My goal was to measure their five main personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and negative emotionality) to better understand the characteristics that separate them their peers. Conversely, top salespeople take command of the sales cycle process in order to control their own destiny.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

Event marketing is currently a very expensive and sloppy process in most firms because the relevant information is fragmented, difficult to assemble, and the “database” is often a pile of business cards. GDP than the air transportation, motion picture, sound-recording, performing arts and spectator sport industries.”

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. Workers were carefully trained to follow processes exactly as they were laid out. military says, volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity , where technology and strategy changes rapidly. Every high performer needs both. Related Video.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2016

But the truth is, it wasn’t the tools alone, it was also the workflow management process —or methodology—I applied to the tools. A workflow management process keeps the focus on the big picture while offering a structure in which to organize and manage the details. The real goal is to learn to play the game.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2017

While big data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things garner the lion’s share of media attention, using data to its full potential is much more about management than it is about technology. Innovate products, services, and processes. Informationalize products, services and processes. Infomediate.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Since 1969, Communispond has helped over 600,000 client associates – including CEOs, board chairs, sales leaders, sports, media, and political figures – to achieve business goals by communicating with clarity and power. Sometimes you can infer the way someone will process the information based on his or her job function.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2012

Competition today punishes companies that make episodic improvements in key processes. Getting people to improve processes across boundaries typically requires a crisis or constant pushing from a senior leader. Who do you need to involve in improving the process? The team's next task is to identify problems with the process.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

It's not enough to set budgets and set goals. When tracking trends for future growth opportunities, for example, invest real money (2 to 4 percent of the sales budget is good) to develop analytical tools and teams that monitor trends such as demographic shifts, regulations, and new technologies. Make sales a team sport.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Since 1969, Communispond has helped over 600,000 client associates – including CEOs, board chairs, sales leaders, sports, media, and political figures – to achieve business goals by communicating with clarity and power. With knowledge and practice, associates gain confidence. With confidence, they become passionate performers.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

We see rivalries in sports, business, school, and basically any arena where there is competition. Similarly, the rivalry between Intel and AMD is thought to have helped advance computer chip technology. Our goal was to determine whether, how, and why feelings of rivalry between competitors influenced their propensity to take risk.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

And with today’s technologies, companies now have the ability to see and act on these fluctuations in the moment. As new technologies shift customer journeys and expectations, they can (and should) also enhance companies’ abilities to engage with customers in the most relevant ways. Under Armour, Inc. offers a good example.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 7, 2020

In an interview with The HR Digest , Tyszko explains the crucial importance of tapping into hidden talent in new ways and achieving diversity, equality and inclusion goals in 2020. Participants of the network have a shared vision of a more equitable talent marketplace driven by emerging technologies and evolving data standards.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Are they leaving goals — and wins — on the table? Being honest and never dissembling is very consistent with the bland axioms of a “feel good” leadership discourse, but as in the case of sports, it is also remarkably inconsistent with what actually goes on in the real world. But the players on the U.S. and the U.K.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2014

Technology allows Uber to strategically flex prices and just as importantly, inform its customers of the current price. Examples of this are in-demand sporting or music events that are routinely resold at higher prices through the scalper market. Don’t even get me started on the wasteful pollution generated throughout this process!

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

He argued that while the goal of closing the achievement gap between students of different ethnicities and income levels is a laudatory one, the levers and incentives that the program has in place are not working. I couldn't agree more, but I still have a fundamental disagreement with the narrow focus of No Child Left Behind.

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 10, 2010

At the end of 90 days, it’s not so much about reaching a goal as it is about being committed to growth. " But you will be better for the challenge and learn some things about yourself through the process. I’ve discovered that I can have control over my nutrition. So I’m going to take a few days off.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

When testing ideas are part of the creative process for product, service, or business development, this triangle must be a business priority: To test product, watch prospects interact with it—whether they use a tool, read a book, choose a necklace, or scan an airline ticket. So when the opportunity arises (i.e., Try new approaches.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 4, 2013

That''s not the best way to play, either in sports or business. Leadership is applicable to all facets of life: a competency that you can learn to expand your perspective, set the context of a goal, understand the dynamics of human behavior and take the initiative to get to where you want to be. Business is a team event.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2015

They’re given state-of-the-art technology, $2,000 to build a home office, and a large travel budget so they can meet up with other team members twice a year in beautiful, exciting places such as La Paz, Mexico, and Amsterdam. Advances in technology are keeping pace. Merely having processes isn’t enough.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

The 1970s, 1980s, and even the 1990s were dominated by legendary players such as Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, and Diego Maradona, who, thanks to their skill and speed, found empty spaces in midfield, created the time to take the ball to the box, and then decided to pass or shoot at the goal. The Importance of Swarm Intelligence .

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

That's why I advocate for more measuring of ourselves in my HBR article, " You, By The Numbers ," in which I describe the emergent field of auto-analytics, self-quantification technologies and techniques that can help us improve the way we analyze and take action in our professional and personal lives. It's an emerging trend. And so forth.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

And finally, does the operating model support the company’s strategic mission with the right combination of people, process, technology, and tools? A decade after the global financial crisis, many banks remain averse to risk, and their legacy talent pools, processes, and IT systems are ill-suited to major change.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Achieving 100 percent productivity is an aspirational goal for most of us but figuring out how to stay focused at work often gets in the way of achieving it. A wide plan can be narrowed down into smaller goals and priorities. Avoid technology. Understand your tasks and prioritize what you need to focus on.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

The 1970s, 1980s, and even the 1990s were dominated by legendary players such as Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, and Diego Maradona, who, thanks to their skill and speed, found empty spaces in midfield, created the time to take the ball to the box, and then decided to pass or shoot at the goal. The Importance of Swarm Intelligence .

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Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Finding common ground over family, a favorite sports team, or a shared extracurricular activity can be a great ice breaker. You can also make it clear that you’re eager and willing to help with any goals they are beginning to develop. Look for opportunities to help your new manager further their goals.

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