N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2021

Darrin Williams , CEO of Southern Bancorp, may have been a little surprised when a world-class business school professor came knocking at his door. Indeed Brian Moynihan, Bank of America’s CEO, and Darrin appeared side by side on “ Mad Money ” on CNBC touting their new partnership. Yet, he could no longer fly under the radar.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2023

The Power of Workplace Culture in an AI Universe: A virtual conversation about Empathy and Innovation Note: This article on Workplace Culture is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of our book, Courageous Culture: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. If you’re not sure, you’re not alone.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2013, the average CEO tenure stood at 7.6 Real-life examples of declining tenure among C-suite executives in Forbes Global 2000 or S&P 500 companies include General Electric (GE) and McDonald’s Corporation, which have witnessed shorter CEO tenures in the last decade. years in 2022. years, dropping slightly to 7.2

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Recently, a large study ranked empathy as the most important leadership skill in the workplace. When leaders expressed empathy for their team, it increased a team’s innovation and engagement, improved customer service, and helped them balance their home and work life. Empathic leadership is not only for supersensitive types.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As a CEO, success isn’t just about achieving your own personal goals. Here are the top ten habits of successful CEOs that get results: Prioritizing time: Successful CEOs focus on the most important tasks and responsibilities. Setting clear goals and expectations: Successful CEOs are clear about what they want to achieve.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Rakesh Suri, asked to become the CEO of the entire hospital? And what happens when said hospital is a major global expansion of the world-famous, highly innovative Cleveland Clinic? The CEO must create a vision that inspires others. The CEO must rely on others to accomplish goals. Tell us what you think.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2024

“The fact is that most companies are structured to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, resulting in an environment that ultimately prevents meaningful innovations,” explains Elliott Parker , author of the new book, The Illusion of Innovation. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 10, 2024

It might stand to reason, therefore, that CEOs with a wider mindset might also be beneficial. Recent research from Columbia Business School explores whether so-called prosocial CEOs do indeed have a beneficial impact on their workforce. But for the prosocial CEOs who manage to hold onto their positions, there’s a twist.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 25, 2019

Guest post from Alf Rehn: Some say we live in the golden age of innovation, an age ruled by transformation and revolution. Instead, I would argue that we live in the age of innovation crisis. We’ve never spent more on innovation, yet as many CEOs are starting to notice, the returns are diminishing, and the trend is down, not up.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the world of business, leadership and management are often depicted as two distinct circles. For CEOs and executives, understanding when to embrace leadership and when to lean into management is crucial for success. Leadership introduces more human elements into the equation, making it less predictable than management.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 17, 2022

Compassionate leadership is not weak. In this episode, Donato Tramuto, recognized CEO, business leader, innovator, and philanthropist makes the case that compassion is a key leadership principle that drives trust, success, and innovation while raising morale, building stronger teams, and improving overall performance.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

Organizations, particularly startups, require changes in executive leadership talent in the business lifecycle to capitalize on growth potential. Sometimes CEOs are late to make the necessary executive team changes, which comes at a cost. First, learning agility.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They understand the unique pressures and demands of leadership positions and can provide tailored guidance to help executives develop the skills and competencies needed to succeed. Through coaching, executives can refine their ability to analyze complex situations, anticipate future challenges, and craft innovative solutions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 29, 2024

2:03-4:03: Dan commends the podcast’s success and emphasizes optimism in leadership. Embracing Change: The Power of Trust and Optimism in Leadership 4:03-5:36: Reflecting on his journey, Dan shares his unexpected path to leadership. 7:19-9:30: David and Dan discuss the often-overlooked aspects of leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

Establishing themselves as noteworthy game changers, these leadership trends are compelling global leaders to rethink their corporate growth strategies while testing their ability to be agile yet decisive. Technology is undeniably playing a pivotal role in the new executive leadership paradigm.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 29, 2024

CEOs used to mainly manage their team and follow the board’s goals. But nowadays, they’re more visible and seen as the leaders of a company, known for their leadership skills. Think about Steve Jobs, the co-founder and CEO of Apple; his personality had a big impact on how he did business. ”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Importance of Supply Chain Leadership Starts with the Chief Procurement Officer Supply chain leadership plays a pivotal role in driving organizational success and resilience in today’s dynamic business environment. One key reason why robust supply chain leadership is crucial is its impact on cost efficiency and profitability.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

He was the CEO of one of the most innovative service companies on the planet. People who lead from this perspective bring completely different practices than those who have a more parental view of their leadership role. It takes trustful leadership to nurture employees who consistently deliver innovative service.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

And now he’s written, Going on the Offense: A Leader’s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation. Most companies pray for one innovation to skyrocket their growth. Dr. Behnam Tabrizi Tabrizi has whittled those qualities down into eight main drivers of perpetual innovation : Setting an Existential Purpose: Why Does Your Company Matter?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2024 curated just for you. Uncommon Greatness : Five Fundamentals to Transform Your Leadership by Mark Miller Virtually every problem can be traced back to one root cause: leadership. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024 * * * “.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 17, 2023

While we often seem to portray CEOs as superheroes capable of doing it all, the reality is that they will inevitably have strengths and weaknesses. Research has demonstrated that a CEO’s integrity plays a pivotal role in maintaining employee loyalty and preventing issues such as fraud.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Leadership is about hope. Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi wrote, “the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”. And that feeds our approach in society at large. It leads to short-term thinking.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2023 curated just for you. Consider the CEO who urges teamwork but designs incentives for individual success, who invites innovation but punishes failure, who emphasizes quality but pays for quantity. The result: mixed signals.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 23, 2014

Did you ever wish you could find a way to tap into the collective wisdom of over 200 CEOs, and find the most powerful leadership lessons? For the past 4 years, Adam has been conducting interviews with chief executives for Corner Office , a great feature about leadership and management in The New York Times.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2021. In Be Where Your Feet Are , this CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils offers his own story of grief and healing, and shares his most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded, and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The composition of C-suite leadership across the spectrum is notably different than it used to be ten or so years ago. I believe female executives will leverage lessons learned this year to emerge into 2021 stronger and more supportive, pulling more women back to organizations into leadership roles. . a decade ago.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2021. Most organizations have created always-on work contexts that are burning people out and hurting performance rather than delivering productivity, innovation and engagement. They catch “product diseases” that often kill innovation.

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CO2

JANUARY 30, 2024

Why CEOs Need More Than Just a Boardroom – Coaching for CEOs Hello, fellow navigators of the corporate seas! Let’s talk about a journey – not just any journey, but the unique voyage of a CEO. This is why coaching CEOs and increased emotional intelligence is on the rise. Loneliness at the Top?

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CO2

JANUARY 14, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of business leadership, executives often find themselves at the center of a complex maze – the Leadership Labyrinth. The Power of Self-Reflection in the Leadership Labyrinth The journey through the Leadership Labyrinth begins with self-reflection.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Episode 239: Antonella Pisani, the CEO and founder of Eyeful Media , a digital marketing and consulting firm, joins host David Dye, and discusses the importance of culture, values, and remote culture in leadership. She emphasizes hiring experienced talent and creating an intellectually stimulating environment.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Welcome to the July 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. You may have a leadership dysfunction problem. Communication. Creativity/Inspiration.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 5, 2023

Dismissing a CEO has an obvious potential to disrupt any organization, so it’s generally not a decision that’s taken lightly. Research from Rutgers University highlights how the opinion of the workforce tends to be pretty influential in whether the CEO stays or goes.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Talent Trends: Emerging Leadership Skills for the Future The continual development of digital technology and automation in today’s corporate world demands a new paradigm in leadership. These traditional soft-skill qualities must now be enhanced with new hard skill sets to future-proof one’s leadership style.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 1, 2024

Episode 246: Megan Gluth-Bohan, CEO & Owner of TRInternational, Inc. and owner of ChemBlend of America, discusses human centered capital, and the importance of compassion, empathy, and resilience in leadership. 01:43 Megan reflects on her role as a big sister, her earliest experience with leadership.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 4, 2022

Stress is well known for the harmful effect it has on our health, and CEOs are equally well known to suffer from stress more than most. It perhaps stands to reason, therefore, that the health of CEOs may suffer more than the average worker. CEOs who serve under stricter governance die significantly earlier,” the researchers write.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 16, 2023

CEOs are now more prominent than ever, with their actions and decisions receiving widespread attention, from Elon Musk’s tweets on Twitter to the job cuts at tech firms. This has sparked new research from the University of Washington, which seeks to gain insight into the decision-making habits of CEOs. They devote time to it.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?

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