N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Gordon Berridge: Our readers, with mining knowledge, will be will be familiar with the name Sam Walsh and Rio Tinto, but to provide a complete sketch of your background, would you please share a brief summary of your career history? I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career. Rio Tinto provided that opportunity.

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2021

Most people grapple with multiple disruptions, from hybrid teams to restructuring, digital transformations, and mergers and acquisitions. Their career experience doesn’t provide the context needed to quickly take the best action that will move them forward. Use the data you know to develop assumptions about what you don’t know.

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HR Digest

APRIL 13, 2024

It also outlines various conflict resolution strategies, such as avoiding, competing, and accommodating, to help managers and employees resolve conflicts effectively, strengthen working relationships, and promote career growth. Seeking the answers to these questions is essential to building a productive workplace.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

If your initial reaction is to feel overwhelmed by these updates, then consider the role of an average employee who is more likely to be replaced more permanently through job cuts and organizational restructuring efforts. Employees are already unhappy at work—disappointing them further seems like an ill-planned move.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Leaders are debating the changing nature of work and the perceived decline in job security (the lifelong career at a benevolent company is a fading memory) and the erosion of corporate loyalty. Restructuring has led to fewer layers of management, also to fewer opportunities for promotion. Challenge the compensation plan. .

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The Practical Leader

MAY 25, 2022

Despite working 50 hours and more per week (with an increasing amount of weekend work to “catch up”), it felt like his career wasn’t going anywhere. Down the hall, Brian’s boss was meeting with the HR director to review staffing for new roles and projects emerging from the recent organizational restructuring.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. Training and Professional Development If there are new systems in place, or even old systems that could be more efficient, take the time to train the staff. Nothing like changes that occur.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 22, 2015

I believe that the Business Plan Review (BPR) process that he has developed is the most effective use of organizational structure that I have ever observed. Each leader was expected to articulate his group’s plan, status, forecast, and areas that needed special attention. My only interpretation is ego.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2013

After years of hearing that it was impossible to restructure jobs to make them more doable, guess what? According to The Wall Street Journal , when Goldman Sachs discovered it couldn’t attract and retain the most promising recruits with pay and perks alone, it woke up to the idea that you can actually restructure the way work is done.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

She is reaching a point in her career where the path seems to be narrowing suddenly and precipitously. They don't like to be pigeon-holed or pushed out on a limb of specialization — with the inherent danger of a whimsical corporation sawing that limb off behind them during the next restructuring.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 21, 2021

They switch jobs frequently and their careers are more fluid and less linear than prior generations. In today’s economy, work is increasingly dependent on mobility—across locations, projects, career progression, family needs and more. Throughout a career they work across companies, teams, locations, geographies and jobs.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 25, 2019

Countries around the world are faced with considerable skills, productivity and social inclusion challenges that require novel and innovative approaches to skills development. “Skills provision was reformed to be much more market-oriented and aligned with the city’s economic development strategy, ” the authors explain.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Restructurings may be an inevitable part of organizational life but living through them—even when you’re one of the lucky ones still standing—is challenging and stressful. ’” Showing compassion is not only kind it’s also a smart career move, according to Coyne. How do you stay positive?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

According to the International Labour Organization, workers in developed and developing countries are facing increasing strain at work. Researchers at the University of Buffalo found that stressors, big and small, help us develop the skills to face other taxing or stressful circumstances in the future.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I spent my time restructuring the organization and the team; hopefully positioning it for the future. As our new leadership team began to plan for 2020, I saw my role shifting from one of building something new to more maintaining and managing. In addition, development would become even more important in my role.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When individual contributors are tapped to manage large-scale projects, oversee direct reports, or participate in strategic planning, they need to develop new skill sets on the fly — skills such as interpersonal dexterity, emotional agility, and communication savvy. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2016

Career Transitions. Leaving a Stable Job to Create Your Dream Career. Here’s how he labels himself: “Start-Up Builder * Brand Strategist * Marketing Head” And below is how he summarizes his career accomplishments, clearly communicating what he’d bring to a new position. You and Your Team Series.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

At the same time, employees are just as stressed about the growing skills gap, Accenture research shows, and most of them are unclear about which skills they need to advance their careers. There are plenty of ways to find or develop the right people without spending enormous amounts of time and money. There's a lot at stake here.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

But it's important to know the difference between a one-time error in judgment and a decision to pursue a critically flawed strategy — in fact, your future career may depend on knowing the difference. The solution is to show some humility and to consider restructuring things so that your actions have some checks and balances.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

There is no mechanism that reliably signals which skills employers need so that individuals and schools can develop those skills. Ultimately, we'll need to look at ways of restructuring work to enable it to be accomplished in ways that fit evolving education and behaviors. The problem is not just one of location and timing, however.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2018

But in the meantime, what can you do in an up-or-out environment to build your career without inflicting collateral damage? Dan implemented these ideas in his group and, inspired by the openness of his competitor, described his plan to incorporate courtesy reviews by the inspection team.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2015

But as I learned over the course of my career, there’s a better approach with boards. It’s all a matter of developing trust. That trust made a big difference in 2012, when an activist investor challenged us to restructure the company. I could see they were focused on helping me protect and improve the company.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The ability to immerse oneself in terabytes of data, identify (individually or collaboratively) what''s most important and restructure it in an accessible, meaningful and usable form for a variety of audiences will increasingly be an essential skill. Planning and successfully executing a complex meal is an exercise in project management.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2018

Poor pay , increased health care costs , and diminished pension plans are certainly core issues — teachers in Oklahoma haven’t received a pay boost in a decade. ” Education, then, is not usually an incremental step to a better way to make a living life or a waystation to another career. The impact has been punishing.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Except when it’s harmful to your career. ” Putting aside a worst-case scenario, being seen as just your boss’s right-hand man can also be “detrimental to your career in the long run because nobody but your boss appreciates what you can do,” says Karen Dillon, coauthor of How Will You Measure Your Life?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I began to realize that regardless of my client’s size or market focus, from early stage to small business to enterprise, I was constantly having to deal with the same challenges in thinking and planning, before we could focus on the project objectives. As humans we are Natural Born Gravity Machines. I don’t think they work.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2015

“But there’s an art to the ask,” says Diana Faison, a partner with leadership development firm Flynn Heath Holt Leadership. Make sure to consider the conversation from your boss’s point of view, imagine the varied reactions she might have, and plan your responses. What the Experts Say. Be confident.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

It dents your self-esteem; it’s tough on your bank account; and if you’re not smart about your next steps, it can derail your career. “The old adage that it’s not about you is nonsense,” says John Lees, the UK-based career strategist and the author of How to Get a Job You Love. Losing your job is hard.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2015

More applicably, using these technologies will develop one’s technological skills, methodological knowledge, and subject matter experience, which is an asset to one’s career. One challenge technical communicators face is communicating with developers and engineers about software or hardware updates or changes.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2013

It’s not uncommon for today’s rising stars to align themselves with high-powered individuals in order to fast-track their careers — and in fact, it’s recommended. She knew full well, too, that the men had developed a special camaraderie by meeting like this and that she had lost out on the trust built up over months.

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