N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding the Role of a Chief Commercial Officer In the complex world of corporate leadership, a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) holds a pivotal role. This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

To illustrate the potential impacts, in 2007, Nokia had a little over half the mobile phone market with an operating profit of about $7.8 Subsequently, its market share plummeted by 90 percent. The loss of translation from leadership to implementation teams and across groups that have to collaborate can lead to costly implications.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2024

Diversifying revenue streams necessitates a multifaceted approach, encompassing the expansion of product portfolios, exploration of untapped markets, or the introduction of supplementary services, strategically diminishing reliance on any singular income source.

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CO2

JANUARY 4, 2024

They bring: Local Market Insight : Their deep understanding of Minneapolis’ business environment is invaluable for entrepreneurs, providing insights into regional trends and opportunities unique to the area. Risk Management : Entrepreneurs learn to evaluate risks effectively, balancing bold moves with prudent decision-making.

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CO2

JANUARY 4, 2024

They bring: Local Market Insight : Their deep understanding of Minneapolis’ business environment is invaluable for entrepreneurs, providing insights into regional trends and opportunities unique to the area. Risk Management : Entrepreneurs learn to evaluate risks effectively, balancing bold moves with prudent decision-making.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Put simply, leadership is not a static endeavor. In fact, leadership demands fluidity, which requires the willingness to recognize the need for change, and finally the ability to lead change. If your entity doesn’t innovate and change in accordance with market driven needs and demands it will fail…it’s just that simple.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 24, 2024

Where outside programs require great expense, these solutions for inward mobility leverage internal assets, expertise and resources that most organizational leadership can’t turn down. If you already use Situational Leadership® practices, how could these opportunities continue moving your people from potential to performance?

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Welcome to the September edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Several years ago I wrote that you can’t fake leadership. In my “day job” as a product manager I create software products that help companies fight against internal fraud. You can’t fake leadership, especially if you’re wearing blinders! Leadership Product Management / Marketing confidence customers humility success'

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 15, 2016

All of my strategy, culture and organizational design work over the years comes down to one thing – enabling my clients to differentiate themselves from their competitors so to dominate the markets that they serve. 2. Embrace your difference and focus more on offense than defense: Think opportunity management, not risk management.

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CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The post The Biggest Leadership Mistake You Can Make appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. When you make everyone feel as though they belong and avoid creating unnecessary divisions, you open the doors to communication, cooperation, innovation, and motivation. Most of all, you […]. Copyright The CEOWORLD magazine Limited 2021.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2019

This may sound harsh, but the truth often is… I’ve witnessed far too many people in positions of leadership that wouldn’t recognize an opportunity if it hit them squarely in the face. If you cannot recognize, attract, and acquire opportunity you should not be in a leadership position. Click To Tweet.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Leadership. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader. by John • September 12, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. How is it possible for three months of crisis management ineptitude to occur in an organization the size of BP with a product as environmentally toxic as oil?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Value-added leadership is a healthy way of life that puts collaborations first. When all succeed, then profitability is much higher and more sustained than under the Hard Nose management style. Value-added leadership requires a senior team commitment. You provide leadership for progress, rather than following along.

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 6, 2017

Many business issues are similar across markets, but still – if your vendor has worked with similar clients and situations, they may come in with more familiarity. What is their market position? Is this vendor at the luxury or discount end of the market spectrum? Adjust your expectations accordingly.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

But what about the more strategic risk areas, such as those related to emerging market entry or acquisition growth strategies? What about the risks that could affect the financial performance (or even the very survival) of the enterprise—risks like brand degradation or product relevance?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Be careful not to pro-bono yourself to death. About the Author.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

By understanding the data around which leads go on to become great customers, a sales leader can then work closely with their marketing colleagues to figure out new sources of potential customer prospects. Probabilistic risk managers will think about the future of how they work.

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Uncertainty Sports Credit Rating Learning-by-Doing 308

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

It opens your services to additional market niches. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. There are many good reasons why diversity relates to your livelihood: Embracing diversity is politically correct.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Determine if your team understands your vision, if they can see the possibilities, if they know how they fit into the picture and if they are motivated toward action.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Qualities of Achievements – The more sophisticated the understanding of failures and their factors, the more successful in business and life one will be. About the Author.

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Succession Due Diligence Budgeting Risk Management 80

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 2, 2015

The ‘brand’ is a marketing term. Customer experience” comes right out of marketing surveys, which rarely ask for real feedback or share the findings with company decision makers. It is a misnomer to think that a quick fix pawned off as a ‘solution’ will take care of a problem once and for all. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. The Big Picture of Business – Community Relations and Cause Related Marketing Are Business Strategies, Not Sales Promotions: Determining the Right Kind of Tie-In Causes.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

They are risk managers who believe in protecting what was rather than embracing what is, and what will be. . Social media also allows you access to business, market, and competitive intelligence in real time. . Magazine : “More effective than any marketing budget for getting our name out there.&#.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

I also believe that if HR is solely charged with the recruiting efforts for senior management and executive level positions you’ll end-up with a very weak management and leadership team. Rather in most instances, I believe HR should be a compliance, training and risk management function.

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Insurance Bottom-up CEO Compliance 302

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2015

In recent years, investors have learned that defining the market value of a firm cannot just be based on finances. But recently, these financial outcomes have been found to predict only about 50% of a firm’s market value. Wise, long term investors recognize that leadership affects firm performance.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 27, 2012

If current employees are hesitant to talk, HR should also be conducting exit interviews , particularly in high-risk occupations like healthcare, to identify any areas that may put the company, its customers and consumers at risk.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 24, 2017

From time to time through the years, I’ve written on the difference between leadership and management. I am revisiting the subject now because it’s not enough to understand that leadership and management are two different things. Of course we do have defined tasks as leaders, and managers have a specific role to play too.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The keystone of effective governance lies within the trapeze act of balancing stakeholder interests, harmonizing corporate objectives, maintaining legal and ethical standards, and ensuring a robust risk management system. The strength of governance can be significantly amplified with the employment of a dedicated leadership team.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You cannot separate leadership from decisioning, for like it or not, they are inexorably linked. Decisions made at the gut instinct or data level can be made quickly, but offer a higher level of risk. They make bad decisions. And in some cases they compound bad decision upon bad decision.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Marketing’s importance was fully embraced in the 1960′s. Marketing departments deal most often and immediately with the side effects of poor quality. Access to global markets.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 2, 2013

It often helps if the executive in charge is not from IT, but from operations or marketing, and that there are close links with customer-facing and other operational roles. This often encourages an enlightened leadership style – illustrating the profitability of employee engagement and product knowledge in customer-facing staff, for example.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Cause-related marketing is a good thing. Some companies use “philanthropy” as a marketing scam. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Celebrities often get duped into promoting causes. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

As a reaction to industrial reforms and the strength of unions, a Hard Nosed style of leadership was prominent from 1910-1939, management’s attempt to take stronger hands, recapture some of the Captain of Industry style and build solidity into an economy plagued by the Depression. About the Author.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They devote far more time to internal execution and competitive risks than to external risks that can change the playing field. This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda. real GDP growth rate for the region, but there is more business risk than many expect.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 24, 2013

Risk management and compliance. Project development and management. Asset management and operational programs improvement. .” The StrategyDriven/ NTE Solutions team provides energy industry leaders with actionable performance improvement and regulatory compliance support in the areas of: Strategic solutions.

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