N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

” With over 80% of CEOs saying they have a talent gap issue, how did we get to this pint, and how would you suggest fixing it?” I led a discussion on leadership principles and mindset and let the room evolve into an open debate on what was working and what was harmful in day to day operations. The Netherlands. Conclusion.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

This new reality, in which developing talent is a key business imperative, requires real buy-in from top brass in your company, all the way up to the CEO. When I launched my first company in 2008 (CarZen, acquired by Liberty Mutual), one of my first hires was a CTO. Get top-level guidance and metrics. Work out plans together.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

CEOs and boards still generally view technology as a cost. Some CEOs are still in denial, and time is against them — the longer it takes, the more dramatic the needed transformation and the higher the risk.” ” This engagement between directors and management starts with the permission and knowledge of the CEO.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” The Future of Operations. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

IT is already being asked both to industrialize traditional infrastructures and systems fast to save costs, and to innovate customer experiences and operations with new digital technologies. It requires new modes of operation. They reduce duplication of efforts and skills, thus reducing operational costs.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

In order to see the future more clearly, it''s almost always helpful to look back — and this certainly goes for IT and its ever-increasing impact on operations, and ultimately on competitive advantage. Yet with each wave, the criticality of IT to basic operations and delivery of service to customers continues to escalate.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” The CEO wants one thing, the engineering team another, and customers have their own opinions about feature priorities. Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Improving Operational Efficiency. They can help companies exploit rapidly evolving information technology and implement a virtuous cycle of revenue growth and operational-efficiency improvements. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs). The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Reinventing Corporate IT An HBR Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Because operational managers are closer to the action, they have better insights into specific business challenges and customer pain points that can be addressed by new technologies. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

This should go without saying, but it’s vitally important to develop relationships with the CEO, business unit leaders, and other key executives to understand the company’s strategy, so that the innovation approach and projects you pursue align with overall corporate goals.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 24, 2021

The memory wall reflects a constant shift in the balance between the costs of computational and memory operations and adds to the complexity of achieving high performance. Karu Sankaralingam, PhD, is founder/CEO/CTO of Madison, WI-based SimpleMachines, Inc. About the Author. He has 17 patents and has published 91 papers.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Andy O''Connell Justin Bieber's Involved, of Course The Rise and Fall of BlackBerry: An Oral History Businessweek For years, every CEO had a BlackBerry. You''d better believe that Bangladesh is involved. Then, with the introduction of the iPhone, they didn''t. In public, however, Google disparages patent claims.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Yet wanting to be closer with customers, and knowing what actual, operational pathways to take in order to achieve this are two very different things. The Future of Operations. Using these principles Intuit began driving design thinking deep into its culture and operations. Insight Center. Sponsored by GE Corporate.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Offer support and information, but not in a way that raises questions about whether you’re “a political operator.” “We had a two-minute chat about who plays what role, and it was very natural for him to be CEO, given the work he was doing,” he says. Ankit became CTO.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

It''s a key responsibility of IT to effectively architect and operate core services such as email and content management systems; however, these systems are unlikely to distinguish one organization from the next. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs). The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. IT management Information & technology'

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

When Ken had asked Rising Sun’s CEO, Daishi Isharu, for permission to do so, his boss had laughed heartily. ” Yoshiyuki Taniguchi, the CTO, spoke up: “I like your thinking, Mayuka-san, but why not use technology to achieve the same result? If we want to hire people or pay more, it should be at the managerial level.

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Case Study Airlines COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

The impact that had on the operations and culture was significant. We’re lucky to have an amazing CTO with a deep knowledge of e-commerce and strong desire to partner with the business, and a strong team behind him. CMOs and CEOs Can Work Better Together. How have you addressed this since joining Sephora? An HBR Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2013

This perspective created the industrial economy lens through which most managers perceive their operations. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs). The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. The industrial age economy does not exist in a vacuum. Reinventing Corporate IT An HBR Insight Center. IT management'

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

political system, the business world has no rules requiring that every leader have a backup, or that every corporate chief executive has a chief operating officer. In fact, some CEOs don't want a strong number two, perhaps finding it threatening that they could be surpassed. Unlike the U.S. Differentiation: What skills are you missing?

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