N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As executive search consultants, we focus on understanding and optimizing businesses’ intended transformations and how they are shaping strategic responses to industry-level changes. All organizations must face major transformations while working to advance in their industry. Step 2: Culture alignment. Step 3: Strategy alignment.

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CTO Shaw Short-term Agility 389

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By turning to a skillful executive coaching company that knows exactly how to deliver results when it comes to leadership coaching and helping leaders do what they do best: optimize their performance, imagine further, and lead well. Still, it has taken many different forms, and today, not all executive or leadership coaching is created equal.

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Executive Coaching Execution Self-aware Company 318

Experience to Lead

JANUARY 25, 2022

here’s no shortage of leadership advice on the internet, but figuring out which resources are actually valuable can feel like information overload. To help you cut through the noise, we’ve curated 10 of our favorite leadership blogs and podcasts for 2022 on leadership strategy and development. Tanveer Naseer Leadership.

Blog 52

Blog Leadership McKinsey Globalization 52

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Impact on their industry and in the broader communities they serve. To be recognized on the 2020 Top CHRO List, the words leadership, team, succession, purpose, culture, governance, and diversity are not just buzzwords – they represent who a CHRO is, what they believe, and where they work every day.

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Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2015

Per the 2014 McKinsey research study of 1323 companies involved in organization redesign, less than a quarter of those transformation efforts succeeded. Another key characteristic for a successful organizational transformation is an active, end-to-end, and comprehensive leadership.

Leadership 120

Leadership Stage-Gate Critical Success Factor Objective 120

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 11, 2023

Cohesive messaging enhances reliability, managing client expectations, while empathy injects a personal touch, resonating emotionally. McKinsey & Company’s report underscores that robust client communication strategies breed customer retention and positive referrals. Tailor your choice accordingly.

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Training Active Listening Bond McKinsey 115

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

While you might hear these statements from any manager, they all have one thing in common: the lack of specificity. Organizations need good managers and exceptional leaders (at all levels of your business). Test your management strategies. How are you managing your team? That’s why most managers don’t risk doing it.

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Metrics Management Katz How To 190

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Research conducted by McKinsey and Company found the customer experience, the more likely they will be to return and directly refer you to others. But, perhaps the biggest factor shaping customer expectations are exceptional service experiences they have received which can span across all industries. Is your website as easy as Amazon?

Customer Loyalty 228

Customer Loyalty Forrester Loyalty McKinsey 228

Center for Creative Leadership

AUGUST 26, 2019

Our series of industry trend research reports — created using our flagship 360-assessment tool, Benchmarks® for Managers — shows that great similarities exist among leaders across industries including healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial, tech, energy, and government (civilian). Participative management. View the U.S.

Benchmarking 57

Benchmarking Leadership Bottom-up Leadership Pipeline 57

The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

McKinsey recently noted, “Numerous studies show that in a business-as-usual environment, compassionate leaders perform better and foster more loyalty and engagement by their teams. 3 This reality has been repeated in multiple industries in recent years. Emotionally intelligent leaders raise revenue margins.

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Emotional Intelligence Training Goleman McKinsey 98

Coaching Tip

MAY 7, 2012

Business and government leaders have been talking for decades about advancing more women to top leadership and professional roles. When McKinsey & Co. asked senior executives at 60 big companies recently why they are trying to advance women, "they laughed at us," says Dominic Barton, McKinsey's global managing director.

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McKinsey Leadership Career Diversity 112

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Amidst all the revenue numbers and share valuations that companies wear as a badge of honor, the concept of employee relationship management has emerged as another undeniable sign of a successful organization. These relationships affect a lot of different factors, from employee satisfaction to their productivity within the workplace.

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Schein Industry Long-term Automotive 98

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

Indeed, McKinsey recently argued that one of the few plus points from the pandemic was it reinforced the importance of building change capabilities within our organizations. Our global assessment showed no significant differences of future readiness of SMEs at the regional or the industry level,” the authors say.

Company 112

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 112

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Research conducted by McKinsey and Company found the customer experience, the more likely they will be to return and directly refer you to others. But, perhaps the biggest factor shaping customer expectations are exceptional service experiences they have received which can span across all industries. Is your website as easy as Amazon?

Customer Loyalty 150

Customer Loyalty Forrester Loyalty McKinsey 150

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Be sure to check out the books’ Appendix 2 where you’ll find the bios of these 67 interviewed CEOs along with key facts about each – including their milestone leadership impacts on their respective organizations. On the flipside, CEOs whose companies rank in the top 20% of financial performance in their industries are generating 2.8

CEO 104

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 104

Strategy Driven

MARCH 25, 2016

The call for greater diversity at senior leadership levels is not new, although it has itself become more inclusive, extending beyond gender, race and ethnicity, to encompass age, education, socioeconomic background and sexual orientation, as well as experience, skills and talent. McKinsey & Co. Picking up the pace.

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Diversity McKinsey Team Leadership 50

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 23, 2022

Be sure to check out the book's Appendix 2 where you’ll find the bios of these 67 interviewed CEOs along with key facts about each – including their milestone leadership impacts on their respective organizations. On the flipside, CEOs whose companies rank in the top 20% of financial performance in their industries are generating 2.8

CEO 86

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 86

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 14, 2022

Be sure to check out the books’ Appendix 2 where you’ll find the bios of these 67 interviewed CEOs along with key facts about each – including their milestone leadership impacts on their respective organizations. On the flipside, CEOs whose companies rank in the top 20% of financial performance in their industries are generating 2.8

CEO 94

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 94

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 18, 2023

Be sure to check out the book's Appendix 2 where you’ll find the bios of these 67 interviewed CEOs along with key facts about each – including their milestone leadership impacts on their respective organizations. On the flipside, CEOs whose companies rank in the top 20% of financial performance in their industries are generating 2.8

CEO 65

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 65

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. Most hiring managers would agree a currently employed candidate is more appealing than a jobless candidate. Quality of Executive Leadership. Quality of Direct Manager.

Company 98

Company Diversity Career Quality 98

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Be sure to check out the books’ Appendix 2 where you’ll find the bios of these 67 interviewed CEOs along with key facts about each – including their milestone leadership impacts on their respective organizations. On the flipside, CEOs whose companies rank in the top 20% of financial performance in their industries are generating 2.8

CEO 65

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 65

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. That’s a shame because the aviation industry as a whole still continues to be an industry model for how to operate with extremely high reliability despite having a highly fragmented set of organizational entities. In the U.S.,

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Industry Stage-Gate Organization Company 272

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. Most organizations reward employees for their ability to manage. The problem? Why is that?

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Innovation Team How To Uncertainty 227

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

I had the opportunity to speak with Charles Conn and Robert McLean, two McKinsey alums who share a seven-step systematic approach to creative problem solving that will work in any field or industry. What do leadership teams most struggle with in the new environment? Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.”

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Disaggregation McKinsey Skills Gordon 79

Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2020

The results from a new McKinsey Global Survey confirm the positive effects of talent management on business outcomes. Line managers are directly responsible and accountable for identifying, developing, and retaining talent. This could explain why you’re unable to find and keep the talent needed to fuel business growth.

Strategy 67

Strategy Company Talent Management McKinsey 67

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Senior leaders and staff benefit from enhancing their technical knowledge with natural and learned behaviors like empathy or leadership. Digital transformation managers. Target growth and avoid industries in decline. These skills are better together. AI and machine learning specialists. Big data specialists. For Individuals.

Skills 145

Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

CEOs constantly deal with “people issues” because, as David Larcker, professor at Stanford Graduate Business school, said , “Conflict management is critical in the CEO role — just about anything that gets to the CEO’s desk has an element of pleasing someone and making someone else unhappy.” All these reasons have to do with people.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

CEOs constantly deal with “people issues” because, as David Larcker, professor at Stanford Graduate Business school, said , “Conflict management is critical in the CEO role — just about anything that gets to the CEO’s desk has an element of pleasing someone and making someone else unhappy.” All these reasons have to do with people.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

CEOs constantly deal with “people issues” because, as David Larcker, professor at Stanford Graduate Business school, said , “Conflict management is critical in the CEO role — just about anything that gets to the CEO’s desk has an element of pleasing someone and making someone else unhappy.” All these reasons have to do with people.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. Most hiring managers would agree a currently employed candidate is more appealing than a jobless candidate. Quality of Executive Leadership. Quality of Direct Manager.

Company 52

Company Diversity Career Quality 52

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Examines ways to maintain and grow value through mergers, acquisitions, and portfolio management. One dimension of this is the needed flows of talent.

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ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

These sectors of work, like the mining, textile, or glassmaking industries, thrived with their own supply chains, expertise, and proprietary distribution. McKinsey partners Venkat Atluri and Miklós Dietz illuminate that change in The Ecosystem Economy. And this is basically how we think of business today. But that is changing.

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Supply Chain Real Estate Automotive McKinsey 311

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2014

Trust is a tool to assess and manage (reduce and/or increase) risk, depending on the situation. DMS : Trust and vulnerability are keys to “Energy Management” Not to sound too 19th or 20th Century, but trusting is efficient… and effective. Energy Management raises the issue of perfection.

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Efficiency Energy Senge Resources 132

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Back in 2011, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the transformational potential of big data—and it would take a supercomputer to process all of the articles that have appeared since then urging companies to get on board before some digital disruptor renders them obsolete.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

To achieve " connected leadership " you must: Map your world -- Analyze stakeholders as precisely as your customers, understand trends and discontinuitites, and quantify the value at stake from external relationships. Apply world-class management to traditionally "soft" societal topics.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The result, I think, is a set of ideas that together are important, useful, and original, and that feel like quite an accurate account of the management concerns many of us shared in 2013. The good news is that millennial men are changing the way they define leadership and demanding work that fits around their families.

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Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19