N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A COO’s role is integral to any enterprise’s success, serving as the right hand to the CEO and ensuring the seamless functioning of business operations. The COO is often tasked with translating strategy into action, leading critical functions ranging from operations and finance to sales and marketing.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 30, 2024

No More Vague Reports: How to Give Useful Information (September 2024) As is with many of our articles, we wrote this one in response to a frustrated CEO, asking to help us fix this problem with his team. Read here Why it clicked: Most employees were never taught the art of effective reporting and readouts.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Yet, many CEOs struggle to cultivate a culture where accountability is embedded into the DNA of their organization. On the other hand, when employees are empowered to take ownership of […] The post 5 Steps Every CEO Needs to Take to Build a Culture of Accountability appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The Invisible Coach by @toddordal Everyday Im Side-Hustlin: 5 Learnings from Creative Side Quests by Nick Hearne creative director at @onegreenbean The principle applies.

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Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 13, 2025

Most Founder / CEOs fail due to lack of frameworks Most Founder/CEOs do not fail because of a lack of ambitionthey fail because of a lack of mental models or frameworks. Mental models are how strategically smart leaders simplify complexity, make better decisions faster, and lead with repeatability.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize various industries, the role of CEOs, especially in midsize companies, is undergoing a profound transformation. Modern CEOs must integrate AI into […] The post Mid-Market CEOs Guide to AI for Insights, Strategy, and Execution appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The book is based on his decades of experience consulting CEOs and other senior leaders, including founders. . * * * Bob Kaplan is the author of GRAPPLING: Leaders Striving To Improve , a series of short stories that bring executive coaching to life. He is the founder and president of his own leadership consulting firm, Kaplan DeVries.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Laurent Valosek is CEO of Peak Leadership Institute. He has 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur, educator, and researcher, including serving as CEO of three tech start-ups and leading a strategy management consultancy.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Over the last 20 years, I have had the opportunity to recruit, develop, and hire hundreds of leaders, from first-line managers to CEOs, across all major business functions and industries around the globe.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Consider Fords decision in 2006 to appoint Alan Mulally a Boeing executive with no automotive backgroundas CEO at a time when the company was teetering on collapse. When Fortune highlighted Medtronics appointment of Thierry Piton as CFO, it wasnt just a leadership hiring updateit was a referendum on modern leadership. The message?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2025

Olivier Prestel – CEO and Change Management Specialist Olivier Prestel is a seasoned CEO and transformation expert with a strong international background, having lived and worked across Europe, Asia, and the US. He has held C-suite and board roles in M&A, R&D, and corporate strategy, including at Groupe SEB, Nikon, and Essilor.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The digital chiefs growth trajectory will see the position emerge as an indispensable partner to CEOs and boards, guiding decisions that determine the organizations market standing, profitability, and sustainability.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Additionally, one CEO I work with saw team trust increase dramatically after committing to this practice, as her responses became more aligned and purposeful. The Clarity Compass Your morning intention becomes your North Star for decision-making. Therefore, when challenges arise, this clear purpose helps you respond rather than react.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 15, 2025

New research from George Mason University finds that memories of previous recessionsbrought back by more recent onescan influence CEOs decision-making for years. The study focused on how the 2008 financial crisis triggered veteran CEOs memories of earlier downturns. public companies between 2002 and 2018. 0.29%, on average.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I have spent decades advising CEOs, executives, and senior leadership teams globally in both Fortune 500 companies and emerging market enterprises. Through my work with global organizations, diplomatic corps, and government institutions, I have witnessed how the most influential leaders inspire excellence without demanding it.

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CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

It was just a brief mention, but it struck a chord: In any given organization, there are seven potential CEOs. Those […] The post There Are 7 Potential CEOs in Your Organization. One caught my eye & I paused. Did I read that right? Are You One of Them? appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Copyright CEOWORLD magazine 2023.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 24, 2024

As an executive leadership consultant who has worked with Fortune 500 CEOs and emerging leaders, I’ve identified five crucial barriers that prevent accomplished leaders from seeking help – and the solutions to overcome them.

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 18, 2024

But if you ask Alan Mulally about the secret to his success as a leader, hell modestly tell you its all […] The post Lessons in Leadership from Alan Mulally, Former CEO of Boeing and Ford appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Copyright CEOWORLD magazine 2023.

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Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 20, 2025

Growth Hides in the Grind Every Founder / CEO chases the hockey stick. Most CEOs do not lack intelligence, ambition, or drive. Steve Jobs famously stated, "I am convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance." Some years are character years. The rework.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

CEOs must constantly evolve to make it through the gauntlet of never-ending challenges. Running the Gauntlet : Proven Strategies for High-Growth Leaders by Meg Thomas Crosby and Howard Cleveland Written for leaders of high-growth companies, a framework for predicting and overcoming obstacles to scale successfully. Growth is hard.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

For 2024, that book is, Be The Unicorn: Data-driven Habits That Separate The Best Leaders From The Rest , by William Vanderbloemen (founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group). Each year, after reading dozens of leadership books I select my pick for “best new leadership book” of the year. It’s that good.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Under the leadership of co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal, Costco cultivated a culture that prioritized employees, customers and sustainable growth over short-term stock market gains. Costco stands out as a notable exception to the prevailing model of shareholder capitalism.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

While CEOs often focus on overarching goals and external relationships, the COO bridges the gap between strategic intent and execution. This c-suite executive plays a pivotal role in turning strategic vision into operational reality, ensuring that the business’s daily functions align seamlessly with long-term objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Thats why N2Growth engages in discovery sessions with boards, CEOs, and department heads to craft a customized leadership mandate. Defining an Operational Role That Truly Fits A boilerplate job description seldom reflects the full complexity of modern operations leadership.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 16, 2024

According to the memo sent out by the three members of the Office of the CEO, George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy, and Brian Robbins, the job cuts will be conducted in three stages. Paramount’s layoffs will begin in August 2024 and the company intends to wrap up at least 90% of the workforce reduction process by the end of September.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In this time of workplace complexity, creating highly effective teams is a key solution to overcoming intrusive organizational challenges and to creating great cultures that drive results. * * * Steven Gaffney is the CEO of the Steven Gaffney Company. He is a leading expert on creating Consistently High Achieving Teams (CHAT).

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Leading Blog

APRIL 21, 2025

If a small e-commerce site CEO says, In two years, were going to exceed Amazon in sales, no one will want to climb aboard. Testing your definition of success against reality. Visions of pie-in-the-sky success arent a way of being positive; theyre just being unrealistic.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

35:08 – 36:36 | Overcoming Barriers to Fun at Work Phil shares a story of a CEO who misunderstood laughter in the break room as a lack of seriousness. This question builds trust and creates a foundation for a fun work culture by showing employees that their voices matter.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2025

Siegel A groundbreaking blueprint for mastering cross-pressures in a rapidly changing world, teaching leaders to execute and innovate, think locally and globally, and project ambition and statesmanship alikefrom a Stanford Business School lecturer and consultant to some of the biggest and most innovative CEOs.

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Think the CEO and COO/Second-in-Command don’t need clearly defined roles? Think again! Lack of clarity at the top contributes to: Misunderstandings that confuse your employees and result in project delays. Tripping over each other because you are both doing the same task (a massive waste of time and resources).

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The manager surprises the team during an all-hands meeting by celebrating their effort and having the CEO congratulate the team for their achievement with the new process. It leverages Repetition, Recency, Recall, and Emotion.] Town Hall Celebration fifth communication. This is the fifth communication.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 16, 2025

Tzuo, Founder and CEO of Zuora, evangelized the shift to subscription and service-based business models, coining the phrase “Subscription Economy.” Hagberg is often quoted in the business and general media and has been featured in publications such as Fortune , Forbes , BusinessWeek , The Wall Street Journal , Inc.,

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

When talking about a business leader with power, traditionally, the image that pops up in our minds is one of strong males like Jack Welch, the former CEO of GE, or Elon Musk, the CEO […] The post Servant Leadership, Powerful Results: The Invisible Influence appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. .” – Margaret Thatcher.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Alan Mulally, former CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Ford Motor Company, is a shining example. In 2014, the year he retired, Fortune named him one of the top three leaders in the world, alongside Pope Francis and then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Case Studies Highlighting Interim Executive Success: Turnaround Situations: Interim CEOs have successfully led companies out of financial distress by implementing restructuring plans and revitalizing operations.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2025

Visit Our Store Guest User Subscriber My Library Topic Feeds Orders Account Settings Email Preferences Log Out Reading List Reading Lists X Share Podcast HBR On Leadership / Episode 117 The Right Way to Step Down as CEO Play Listen | Podcast loading. Jerusalim and Kwok wrote the HBR article “ The Vital Role of the Outgoing CEO.”

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