N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Now that we’ve identified the trends, let’s focus our attention on specific business problems to be solved by the addition of senior leadership talent in the consumer packaged goods space. The CEO of the future is going to have a broader experience than the current CEO. Why or why not?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

This process helps organizations align their current and future business goals, promotes employee career development, and ensures smooth leadership transitions. Prioritizing these elements increases the chances of a successful succession plan, ensuring business as usual even amidst changes in leadership.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 2, 2018

Most articles that try to tell you how to become a great CEO will talk about actions, plans and processes. But as a leadership executive coach with over three decades of experience, I’ve seen hundreds of leaders fail because all they know is process and procedures. That means concentrating on your character. So how do you start?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

O NE OF THE MOST challenging leadership problems is to get people to speak up , especially as it concerns realizing the value of the “small voice in the room.”. I had just come off my first CEO assignment with Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. He is the co-founder of Quadrix Partners providing leadership interventions. He holds a Ph.D.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. As opposed to: Until recently, the greatest competitive advantage went to companies that controlled distribution channels, had hard assets on the largest scale, or had established brands or patents.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

Years ago, we engaged with a CEO in the mattress industry who wanted to know how he could create real brand distinction and drive more retail traffic in such a highly commoditized category. The mattress CEO was relentless about doing right by customers, and this made him very particular about who he hired and how they were trained.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 19, 2012

Last week I identified the successful 21 st century CEO as someone who is constantly thinking about the future. History has shown us that the best performers were those who made the right strategic moves to create a future in which their company would enjoy significant competitive advantage. CEOs will be time-starved.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After all, it’s the nature of a business - going from Point A to Point B as quickly and efficiently as possible, to gain a competitive advantage and secure the market share necessary for success. In other words, we can’t put the business cart before the leadership horse. The leadership part HAS to come first.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Eberhardt: Honest, purposeful, and respectful communication is one of the most effective leadership skills, yet CEOs who promote a culture of candor are still uncommon in business today. Eberhardt , President and CEO, Pathwise Partners is a Gazelles™ c ertified Executive Coach and consultant for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and boards.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Today brings the new book by Ron Shaich , founder, and former CEO of Panera Bread. As you read the book, you’ll discover Shaich’s rules for gaining and maintaining competitive advantage : Recognize that you can’t please all people all the time. Accept that maintaining competitive advantage is really difficult.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

I highly recommend reading Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s recent books, Leadership B.S. In them he makes a compelling case that most leadership training has failed to produce effective leaders and that the poor state of the vast majority of workplace cultures today is harming the health of people. and Dying for a Paycheck.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 12, 2014

We were meeting with the CEO of a successful chemical company. Known for good service, the company’s leadership recognized that remarkable service was vital to their competitive advantage. Change Management Leadership Development Accountability Character-based Leadership Culture Change Teamwork'

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

This post is by Linda Fisher Thornton the author of 7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership. Our understanding of "ethical leadership" has not been clear enough to guide us through today’s complex ethical choices. In our global society "ethical leadership" is actually a continuum of different perspectives.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership. by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. In a strategy seminar I asked the leadership team to tell me what business they were in. The CEO said, “We’re in the peace-of-mind-business.” Leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2011

When it comes to leadership, I can share the issue of expectations is no small matter. Let me make this as simple as I can; managing expectations is gamesmanship – aligning them is leadership. Let me make this as simple as I can; managing expectations is gamesmanship – aligning them is leadership.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey write in Talent Wins : Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of talent, yet the talent practices in their organizations use are vestiges of another era. This is a group that consists of the CEO, the CFO, and the CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer).

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

Some business leaders eager to keep a competitive advantage often invest in new technologies without fully understanding how to harness their potential or fully considering how digital technologies will meet the company’s needs. Digital transformation starts at a strategic level with leadership being committed to change.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By possessing a disciplined set of principles and focusing on carefully developing her leadership skills throughout the process, she was able to achieve her goal of becoming #1 in the translation market that was already dominated by established competitors. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully.

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, December 31, 2010 Slow Down, Sell Faster I am really enjoying the snow. For a differentiator to become a competitive advantage it must be connected to a customer problem. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time. I am CEO between positions.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Leadership is all about the human experience. Jim Goodnight, CEO and co-founder of SAS Institute, created a culture where the work hours are reasonable, employees work on a beautiful wooded 300 acre campus in Cary, North Carolina and they work in offices rather than cubicles. It’s also damaging to our mental and physical health.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 1, 2012

CEOs by nature are time-starved species. Advancing the model’ is just another way of saying improving or fortifying the company’s competitive advantage. Advancing the model’ is just another way of saying improving or fortifying the company’s competitive advantage. Maybe they’ll work for you or for your CEO.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2013

Even though her job is bigger now, the CEO still has a duty to establish that same competitive context. Leadership Operations & Strategy Personal Branding Talent Management Brian Layer competitive advantage General Brian Layer Leadership and influence leading a large organization leading a team'

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 24, 2013

“The truth is that no one factor makes a company admirable; but if you were forced to pick the one that makes the most difference, you’d pick leadership.”. When it comes to leadership development, the commitment of the CEO and top dogs is the #1 most important success factor. Thomas Stewart. How can this be?

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. Five Frequencies prescribes more than 20 practical Signal Boosts for turning culture into competitive advantage. CEO John Stumpf set the tone. 5 Leadership Frequencies.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 29, 2015

I am excited to announce that my latest book, Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work is now available! Here’s a few of the wonderful reviews Connection Culture has received: “A great leadership guide for leaders at every level.”. Vernon Clark, Admiral, U.S.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 15, 2014

Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: Several years ago I was working with a business owner who had become stuck because of the way the company structure was set up. Time ticked away and they started to loose their competitive advantage. They were older and had different financial needs.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 1, 2013

The Top 10 Twitter Accounts for Servant Leadership. Here they are, The top 10 Twitter accounts for Servant Leadership followers in 2012: 10. James has many books on Leadership that continue to be a great foundation for insights. Jack has an awesome perspective on leadership – largely from Native American history.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2013

Culture and the Chief Executive CEOs are stepping up to role as leaders of their company’s thinking and behavior. How to Overcome the 3 Organizational Barriers to Leadership Development by @greatleadership. Failure: The Competitive Advantage by @LollyDaskal. Leadership Caffeine: Beware Leadership Drift by @artpetty.

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LDRLB

JUNE 12, 2013

Eric is the author of The Collaboration Economy: How to Meet Business, Social, and Environmental Needs and Gain Competitive Advantage.]. These seven questions can help you figure out whether a CEO candidate is truly right for the job. Does the CEO view his position as his right or his privilege? This is our purpose.”.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 6, 2014

You need an “equal say” in your company’s future leadership. The most important job of the CEO and the Board is to pick the next CEO. The next CEO, or the next leaders, are about the future. And, should that CEO be joined in picking those CEO characteristics with a board filled with his or her same generation?

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

leadership style. The CEOs of both Citi and Barclays have taken care to articulate this: Barclays’ staff are asked to rally behind the idea of “ Helping people achieve their ambitions – in the right way.” banking Hay group leadership Financial Jean-Marc Laouchez' One thing’s for sure: the old ways won’t work.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 13, 2012

During my tenure as a CEO, my Board of Directors never challenged me with questions pertaining to corporate culture. And when they are gone, the culture is left to the CEO to nurture. With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We seem to have an insatiable thirst for anything that will provide us with a perceived competitive advantage, yet we often ignore the one tool which can provide an unequaled return on investment if developed to even a fraction of its potential…the human mind. . Strong mental acuity is a competitive advantage not to be taken lightly.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Purpose is a Competitive Advantage. Cheryl Bachelder is the former CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., She had prior leadership positions at Yum! Today, Cheryl serves on boards, mentors CEOs, and invests in philanthropy. Why does work have such a bad reputation?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

If we can harness the untapped potential buried deep within the hearts of our people, we can turn engagement from a liability into real, sustainable competitive advantage and usher in gains in productivity unseen since the industrial revolution! Today he serves as the Vice President of High Performance Leadership.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 6, 2021

The 2nd edition of our book Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work features a robust collection of practices you can employ that will boost connection among your team. Below are two you can easily fold into virtual meetings. Share one good thing”. Inside Scoop”.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Who will design, manage, and deliver world-class leadership programs? Leadership development is becoming closely aligned with and used to support corporate strategy. Determining exactly how to turn these challenges into opportunities keeps many CEOs awake at night. How will we pick our leaders? Focus on core issues. .

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