N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Don’t benchmark against others – benchmark against a unique and better version of you. Don’t embrace the practices of your peers, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to unlock hidden value and create advantage in the market. My thesis is a simple one; Don’t copy – create.

Benchmarking 304

Benchmarking Outsourcing Offshoring Fashion 304

N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Don’t benchmark against others – benchmark against a unique and better version of you. Don’t embrace the practices of your peers, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to unlock hidden value and create advantage in the market. My thesis is a simple one; Don’t copy – create.

Benchmarking 199

Benchmarking Outsourcing Offshoring Fashion 199

The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As organizations redefine their talent development strategies, many are looking to outsource custom learning development to accelerate and enhance their offerings. Endurance in the business of custom learning development is a key indicator that a provider is agile, innovative, responsive and able to consistently exceed client expectations.

Compliance 83

Compliance Training Industry Learning-by-Doing 83

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.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

Of course, government has long looked to business for new ways of managing. Benchmarking was a key feature of President Clinton's effort at Reinventing Government. Public variants of outsourcing were pushed as part of George W. American business remains the country's most vibrant source of innovation.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Six Sigma Benchmarking Outsourcing 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

These choices historically conferred advantage – first-mover, scale – but asset-based scale advantages have diminished in recent years, thanks to technology, cheap information, and outsourcing. Assets are important, but they are, increasingly, table stakes in most competitive industries; everyone in the game has them.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. When functional boundaries prevail, there is no construct for managing capabilities.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8