N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Preparing your Business for Unexpected Market Shifts In this volatile and unpredictable economy, businesses must prioritize resilience by taking a proactive approach to strategic planning to ensure sustainability. This will serve as a safety net for the business.

Crisis Management 407

Crisis Management Crisis Management Uncertainty 407

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

If you really want to understand a leader’s perspective on the market, ask them about their competition. I’m always on the lookout for new practitioners entering the market where we have practice areas, disruptive technology, or changes in the landscape that could disintermediate certain aspects of the market.

Leadership 353

Leadership PR Disintermediation Supply Chain 353

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

With increasingly vast bodies of knowledge about experiences, one can see how business Intelligence, with enough computing power, became Artificial Intelligence. Supply chains are linked to these inputs, as is every other variable the CEO needs to be concerned about, from available corporate resources to stock price.

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CEO Balanced Scorecard Supply Chain Sharpe 66

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. The definition of a market, customer, partner, or even competitor is now a moving target.

Strategy 9

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Every business day, companies cede hard evidence to the political agendas of a willful manager or department, and these companies span geographies, industries, revenues, and market segments. But Dan, every supply chain model we've run shows that the quantities are way too large. We can cover it.".

Merchandising 10

Merchandising Risk Management Supply Chain Retail 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

What are our markets? Great service sits at the intersection of sales, customer service, and supply chain. Product innovation sits at the intersection of R&D, marketing, and business intelligence. Organizations must answer critical questions of identity: What sets us apart? Who is our customer?

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Bureaucracy McKinsey 8