N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

These individuals are not only responsible for the success of their venture but also for making critical decisions that can impact their team, stakeholders, and the environment around them. Unlike corporate executives operating within established structures, the entrepreneur often finds themself navigating uncharted territory.

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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. The CCO works closely with executive teams to define the company’s commercial path, making pivotal decisions about brand positioning, market competition, and revenue growth.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Businesses now have powerful tools and technologies to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and deliver customer value. Balancing Technical Expertise with Leadership Skills Soft skills are still critically important…even for technology leaders.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

While some may know how to create effective strategies, their businesses still fail because of inappropriate leadership. It is necessary to state that many people do not see ineffective leadership as a weakness in their businesses. This article shows eight ways to improve your strategy and leadership skills to scale your business.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the rapidly evolving world of leadership, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. Embracing innovative tools and technologies is no longer optional; it’s a strategic imperative. Encourage your team to embrace AI as a tool for decision support, and provide training and resources to enhance their AI skills.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

– Because of inadequate planning, panic from being over budget, and the need to hurry up because the completion date has been extended too many times – the results are poor…Because NO-ONE Planned! Strategic planning is necessary part of every Managers life. Reflect the operating values and culture of the organization.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of modern leadership, continuous growth is not just a goal, it’s a necessity. This is where leadership assessment tools come into play, offering a mirror to your strengths and opportunities for improvement. Leadership assessments pinpoint these areas, enabling targeted development.

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The Empowered Buisness

JUNE 16, 2015

The following article — Time is Money: The 3 Different Approaches to Strategic Planning — was written by Gabriel Najera — Founder, Najera Consulting Group. Time is Money: The 3 Different Approaches to Strategic Planning. Who has the time do a strategic plan with so much work to do?”

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leaderCommunicator

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Board President and President-elect were looking to me to keep the 130-member staff engaged and calm until the new CEO came on board, ensuring that valued society programs continued to operate effectively. I knew there would be some challenges in leading the team. Transitions are always unsettling.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 10, 2021

In their Harvard Business Review, “Too Many Projects,” Rose Hollister and Michael Watkins write, “Leaders keep layering on initiatives, which can lead to severe overload at levels below the executive team.” ” This is a critical problem that’s burning out managers and team members.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Having a solid strategic plan will allow your company and team to flourish and accomplish needed results. Contact Mike to schedule a strategic planning meeting that will deliver results and engaged staff that are part-of the plan. What is your team good at? NOISE analysis is that format. Improvements.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Navigating the complexities of the corporate world requires more than just a sharp business acumen; it calls for guidance, insight, and strategic foresight. This is where business coaching and leadership development emerges as not just a support system, but a critical investment in the future of your company.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of business, leadership feedback stands as a cornerstone for team excellence and organizational growth. Constructive critiques and affirmative recognition pave the way for heightened team morale and a company culture of continuous improvement. What is Leadership Feedback?

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

After all, you want to be helpful, responsive, and a team player. “Yes, my team can do that for you,” might mean, “I’m going to have to postpone our team’s strategic planning offsite. But for now, our focus is training humans on human-centered leadership. That idea is so fun!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The need for creativity is no longer limited to thinking outside the box; instead, it involves leveraging multifaceted viewpoints, infusing creativity into the fabric of business operations, and fostering an innovation-driven culture across the organization. Leaders play a pivotal role in fostering such a culture.

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CO2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Recently, when working with clients to bring the strategic planning process out of the board room and into mail room, we brought to life Motivation 2.0. Every company can implement strategic planning by involving all or many employees at every level. It becomes an upwardly reinforcing system.

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CO2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

When your strategy is so ingrained into the culture do you still need to list it as a strategy in your strategic plan ? Does Nordstrom’s have to say that they will be known for exceptional service in their strategic plan each year or is it so ingrained in the culture that it does not have to be said any longer.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

I was asked to facilitate an annual strategic planning retreat with a senior leadership team. The session focused on operational and tactical issues. Reporting and data dumping left little time for strategic thinking and prioritizing. What’s Your Plan for Planning? How do you know?

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 4, 2021

Getting your leadership team away from daily operations for a few days of reflection and planning is incredibly effective. Planning a retreat starts with clarifying 3 or 4 key objectives of the session. Here are a few typical retreat objectives: Strategic planning to frame budgets and operational plans/priorities.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2014

Lady GaGa) , with the implication that leadership is an intuitive skill. Great leadership is certainly associated with strong instincts and intuition, but intuition and instincts are shaped by training and more importantly, greatly augmented through experience. I wholeheartedly disagree. Trust isn’t a switch that you can just turn on.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

Not only do they not typically work, but they are also no guaranteed plan for lasting change. Vision and Your Leadership of Change. What I write about here is the vision that is aligned with your leadership. Vision is the starting point of leadership. Leadership is about going somewhere. Vision creates unity.

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CO2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

When your strategy is so ingrained into the culture do you still need to list it as a strategy in your strategic plan ? Does Nordstrom’s have to say that they will be known for exceptional service in their strategic plan each year or is it so ingrained in the culture that it does not have to be said any longer.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The other, soft DD, investigates the human element of an acquisition, such as culture and leadership. It is vital for businesses that operate in highly regulated industries. In-depth due diligence evaluates technology, operations, and regulatory risk to help investors like Zack Schuch assess terms and valuation more accurately.

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CO2

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Recently, when working with a long standing client, half way through his companies strategic plan he revealed to me privately how the company was becoming a Results Only Work Place. When you share your plan with the greater employee base you will want them to understand why you are behaving the way are with them.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2020

When I joined Merchants Fleet as CEO in 2018, I knew I was joining a team of some of the most experienced professionals in the fleet industry. Create a Clear Vision, Strategic Direction and Communicate It Constantly. In my years serving as CEO I have made it a priority to build a living, breathing strategic plan.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Are your strategic planning practices flat and uninspired? Have you reduced your planning process to a once per year, budgeting exercise? Do your senior people feel disengaged and removed from your strategic planning? Does the rank and file even understand what’s in your strategic plan?

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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. However, four main steps are proven to be effective: Step 1: Leadership alignment. Step 4: Operations alignment. Step 2: Culture alignment.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2017

So, it’s essential for leadership teams to pinpoint and honestly assess these capabilities. Once a solid profile is established, it can be used to inform the strategic planning processes used to build a winning strategic plan. Response: Is the management team accessible? By Product-line?

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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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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

This is the time to practice 2020 hindsight, looking back at learnings from all the chapters in your business story this year and asking: What did we learn as an organization that can help us define expectations and activities for our team in 2021? What has become more clear about our business and the way we operate this year?

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 19, 2014

to discuss what operational screenings and organizational development exams you need and when you need them. These are critically important to make sure your organizational leadership index is healthy, balanced and aligned with your strategic intent and vision to meet the organization’s objectives going forward.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 30, 2011

Front Line Leadership . Consequently this impatience doesn’t usually produce great results in the workplace, especially when it comes to strategic planning or long, drawn out tasks. I don’t share the entire strategic plan with my team- it would be overwhelming and lead to disengagement.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Facebook page last Friday, that showed a black woman turning white, could have been avoided with better leadership. It was a lack of leadership that led to this kind of tone deaf flub on the part of the company. Replace silos with cross-functional teaming for the best results. It’s that simple!

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This is what the founder and CEO of a tech manufacturing startup with 180 employees realized in early June as his beleaguered team addressed a host of problems. This means having a couple of short meetings with the leadership team to talk about the issues that recently cropped up. . Next, go on a two-day strategic retreat.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 9, 2016

Leaders new to a team have the unenviable task of getting results, building trust and establishing credibility. I have realized over the years that the most effective way for a leader to create results and build culture is to adopt a rolling focus, 30-60-90 day game plan. Next 30 Days (30-60) – Build The Brand.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2016

Do you serve your team or are you a self-serving team member? The Biggest Leap You’ll Ever Make : From Team Member to First-Time Manager by @JesseLynStoner. 7 Things A Leader Must Do To Build The Perfect Team by @Terry.Starbucker. Digital Has Killed the Strategic Plan by @ChrisOutram1 via @INSEADKnowledge.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

Digital Maturity is about continually realigning your organization and updating your strategic plan to account for changes in the technological landscape that affect your business.”. What About Leadership? Does the essence of leadership really change in the digital age? Digital Maturity. But what is different?

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