N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

A leader’s view on competition will not only reveal a lot about their beliefs on current and future market trends, but also on innovation, branding, talent management, supply chain issues, constituency management, capital markets, and customer facing. Many people view the topic of competition as almost sophomoric.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Donna Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart, discusses the world’s largest retailer’s priorities when selecting future leadership pipeline, and why companies who hire a diverse talent do better than others. The HR Digest: Do you think that post-pandemic workforce trends like remote working become common trends?

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’. This approach very much links to social innovation and indeed conspicuous altruism. And this genuinely has to go all the way.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Amidst the complexities of leadership challenges, the unique insights contributed by Anthony Horton, Stephanie Neal, and Chris McCarthy add a compelling layer to the unfolding narrative. Stephanie Neal’s research underscores the importance of aligning organizational values with leadership actions.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

“It is hoped this will inspire and encourage SMEs and mid-sized companies to harness their potential in becoming a major driver of sustainable and inclusive economic growth and innovation by focusing on several core dimensions of future readiness: sustainable growth, societal impact and adaptive capacity,” the authors conclude.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The following 10 leadership and business book authors recently answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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HR Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

Leadership Commitment : Demonstrate visible commitment from senior leadership to promote and uphold the D&I policy, setting the tone for the entire organization. This not only cultivates a positive workplace culture but also unlocks the potential for enhanced creativity, innovation, and business success.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2019

This isn’t a marketing issue, this is a business-wide issue, involving every facet of the organisation, hence leadership being so important. Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 7, 2020

While there has been much discussion around what the ‘new normal’ will look like as we emerge from the pandemic, the evidence to date suggests that the trends that were emerging before the pandemic have merely accelerated. Accelerating change. ” A greener, fairer world.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The strength of governance can be significantly amplified with the employment of a dedicated leadership team. This leadership should be committed to the organization’s vision, mission, and core values. Moreover, influential leaders enhance performance by fostering an environment with innovation, learning, and growth.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Today, the following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021. You can listen back here.) You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

High inflation makes it incredibly difficult to plan and invest for any business, as it has an impact not only across the supply chain but also on consumer spending. Price increases ripple through the supply chain – It’s almost inevitable that consumers will push back and demand will fall at some point.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

Consider three critical mega-trends: resource constraints and rising commodity prices; climate change and extreme weather; and radical, technology-driven transparency. The issues in each of these buckets require new leadership, or at least a rethinking of it in the highest ranks of companies, and deep operational changes.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Innovation : When defining innovation as "offering products that are new to some or all customers" in some regions — including the U.S. and developed Europe — women entrepreneurs have higher levels of innovation than their male counterparts. Smart companies are watching this trend. And in the U.S.,

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2011

And they need process owners (who may variously be called VP of Customer Experience, SVP of Supply Chain, Chief Engineer, or Value Stream Leader, for instance) to lead these initiatives. For example, Air Products set up process owners for each of the major steps in its supply chain, including plan, source, make, build, and fulfill.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. Information & technology Leadership Strategy'

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Pioneers of new business models, such as Alibaba and Amazon, are launching innovations in rapid succession, such as voice ordering and real-time pricing, while simultaneously building scale and driving down costs. By streamlining store complexity, the team was also able to slash the retailer’s supply chain costs by 20 percent.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The reason is failed leadership, and Apple – currently the dominant tech firm for the mobile era – is at risk of making the same mistakes. The problem is a supply chain CEO who lacks a passion for products and has yet to articulate a personal vision of where Apple will go.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Meanwhile, business was free to focus on generating growth, productivity, innovation, and, ultimately, societal wealth. Toward a New Leadership Agenda. While the last wave of globalization centered on accessing foreign markets and creating low-cost global supply chains, the next wave could follow a very different pattern.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The trend is clear globally as well. Due to rising population, coupled with increasing demands by the agriculture and energy industries (often referred to as the water-food-energy nexus), global demand for clean water will outstrip supply by an average of 40 percent by 2030. It's a desert.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The leading companies are getting out in front of this trend. Those companies that ‘sweat’ their capabilities continuously improve them and sustainably capture the top-line growth in their industries and, ultimately, market leadership. SD : It sounds logical to develop strategy by starting with one’s capabilities.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

D&A should be the pulse of the organization, incorporated into all key decisions across sales, marketing, supply chain, customer experience, and other core functions. Make sure leadership teams are fully immersed in defining and setting expectations across the entire organization. Innovate more effectively?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

In their new book, Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage , Scott Keller and Colin Price identify nine factors that are critical to organizational health: Direction, Accountability, Motivation, Leadership, Coordination & Control, External Orientation, Culture & Climate, Capabilities, Innovation & Learning.

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

In recent years, Jones has raised the bar for DE&I leadership across the globe for a number of talent initiatives for groups that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, Intel continues to make great strides in the field of diversity and inclusion (D&I).

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Make you more innovative. When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. Leadership & Managing People Book. It can keep you informed. Teach you new things. Give you a sounding board to flesh out your ideas. Adapted from.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

So, rather than take up valuable list real estate with these perennial favorites and big-picture drivers, I'll quickly list them in one big bucket of mega-trends: The rise of the consumer around the world, related to. The greening of the supply chain. China, China, and China. Business as usual is no more. business continuity").

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

It hurried along the formation of global supply chains with ever greater efficiency and economies of scale. As “better, cheaper, faster, smaller, more convenient, and more personalized” became the new norm, the ability to innovate with committed employees and agile processes became critical. Shredded vertical supply chains.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But as I’ve done for the last 4 years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of the latest stories about the big environmental and social pressures on business, and how some innovative companies are dealing with them. Food and food waste gets more attention, debate, and innovation: Can cows save the world, or should we make meat in labs?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2012

workers, and the fact that manufacturing at home eliminates a host of problems inherent in long-distance supply chains, many companies are doing the math and choosing to build new plants in the United States rather than overseas. competitiveness and restoring our manufacturing leadership need to be an all-in effort.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

That spells trouble for American manufacturers with global supply chains. As companies rethink their supply chains, they ought to seriously consider embracing a new manufacturing technology that’s now ready for prime time: 3-D printing. Undoubtedly, it will accelerate the reshoring of items now sourced in China.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2018

But there is now a growing trend of some CEOs actively lobbying for more ambitious government action and regulation on a whole range of social and environmental issues. A number of CEOs are realizing that such expectations cannot be met by innovation and voluntary actions alone. Finally, this is a question of personal leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

political leadership have a chilling effect on corporate action around environmental and social issues? The big trends didn’t disappear on election day and, more important, they do not depend on the U.S. On top of all these megatrends is incredible innovation, making solutions to our challenges cheaper and more accessible.

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