N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms. By partnering closely with clients, executive search firms gain valuable insights into the culture, values, and business objectives of the organizations they are working with.

Finance 411

Finance Execution Leadership Long-term 411

Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Private equity investors look for companies that have a high potential for growth and that have business objectives that make sense to the business model. Unlike a bank loan, the private equity investors have a stake in the company as shareholders, giving them a vested interest in making sure the company is successful.

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Long-term Banking Business Objectives Finance 195

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Most companies make big investments in leadership development, rolling out intensive internal programs for high potentials, sending key leaders off to expensive executive education programs, or hiring personal coaches for those moving into key positions at the top of the company. Business is moving too fast. What works instead?

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Development Leadership Banking 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Understand “The Business You’re In” and how it fits into the core business. Development of technical abilities, specialties and expertise. Development of core business supplier relationships. Running the business. Objective analysis of how the organization has operated to date.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. Beyond wages, other forms of investment in human capital include education and training, improved healthcare, and other, less obvious investments, such as the time and space to explore new ideas and professional development opportunities.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Similar intermediaries include BankWork$ for the banking sector, YouthBuild in construction, and iFoster in the grocery industry. But it was Destin Dexter, vice president of technology, who scaled the company’s efforts to meet business objectives related to hiring entry-level IT talent in a highly competitive market.

Organization 8

Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

In the past, marketing teams might have developed their own tools and databases or bought hardware and software without considering whether they had the know-how to maintain the systems — perhaps because IT was seen as a roadblock or didn’t move as fast as marketing thought they should. What do Marketing and IT have in common?

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Marketing Banking Technology System 8