N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Understanding the Role of a Chief Experience Officer The Chief Experience Officer (CXO) might not have the same name recognition as a CEO or CFO, but their influence is felt across every aspect of a company’s strategy and operations. But the CXO’s influence goes beyond data. Take Amazon , for instance.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Then prepare to be surprised: Your CEO, CFO, and COO may very well give different answers. There’s no way to reach a goal when everyone is rowing out of sync. Plus, these one-on-one meetings provide a great time to check in with employees and ask what they need, what their goals are, and how you can help them reach them.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Walgreens Boots Alliance leadership just announced three new members for its executive VP team with the aim of improving its healthcare services and strategy, which includes Elizabeth Burger Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Mary Langowski President for the U.S. She held a similar role of CHRO at Flowserve as well as HanesBrands Inc.,

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

They call it the CEO test because the intensity and consequences of these challenges grow as you move into higher levels of leadership. They believe that “to succeed in a leadership role, you have to achieve a certain threshold level of proficiency in each of the skills” highlighted in these seven tests.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Welcome to the November Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, customer service, development, engagement, and more. Steve Digioia of Steve Digioia provided Leadership Series: Ron Kaufman. Communication. and of leading. .

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. What are today’s most common leadership mistakes? Thank you all.

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Tony Mayo

AUGUST 24, 2014

However, once you move from being a bookkeeper to being a CFO, you are dealing with the future […]. For Executives Micro-Managers Organizational Leadership Personal Goals' Accounting is a black and white world and as such attracts people who like certainty.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. What are today’s most common leadership mistakes? Thank you all.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 21, 2020

If you work in the field long enough, you can go from a staff accountant to an executive position such as a CFO. Chief Financial Officer (CFO). CFO is one of the end goal positions for all accountants. The position of CFO demands the most considerable expertise, maximum experience, and exceptional leadership skills.

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The Empowered Buisness

JULY 14, 2015

Your underlying (and often unconscious) attitudes and motivations determine what you pay attention to and focus on in your leadership role. Before delving into 7 key leadership motivation patterns, let’s first look at 3 often-missed truths about performance. 7 motivational patterns of high performance leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2014

I had the opportunity to sit with Lewis Booth , former CFO of Ford Motor Company, who along with the senior executive team, led the successful turnaround and global repositioning of Ford. Start and end each meeting with a review of the vision and mission (One Team – One Plan – One Goal).

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Center for Creative Leadership

APRIL 24, 2019

I recently spoke with the CEO of a medium-sized manufacturing company about his new CFO who was poised to attend our flagship program for senior executives, Leadership at the Peak. She was respected by colleagues and employees, and over time had become the right-hand assistant to the CFO. No one turned a head. What can be done?

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 16, 2012

In the absence of that kind of leadership, it’s up to us to lead ourselves. Here are a few things I’ve learned about self-leadership that might work for you: 1. That’s leadership 101, right? Develop a vision, set of 2-3 year goals, and actions plans. Have a clear set of values or principles. Accountability is a must.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

When I met James as well as the company’s CEO and CFO over Zoom, I told them that we should admit that COVID-19 seriously interrupted our world and will not disappear anytime soon. Even those who had desk jobs struggled with working from their homes due to the total absence of preparation for a remote setup. Guiding Back to Efficiency.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The publication date of this post, December 1, 2020, marks the 20 th anniversary of our leadership development company, The Eblin Group. My goal with the book was to help leaders understand the expectations that others have of them and what they need to pick up and let go of when they’re moving into big new roles or situations.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The HR is supposed to be a true partner to the CEO, just like the CFO. The CHRO is in position to identify reasons why an organization may not be performing well or fail to meet its goals. As CEOs and CFOs make projections for a one-year budget and a three-year plan, the CHRO should not be outside these projections.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 1, 2016

As Ed Bernbaum, a mountaineer and Senior Fellow at the Mountain Institute writes, “Just as Everest stretches people to do more than they thought they could, so companies want to stretch their employees to reach the loftiest goals, to be number one in the field, to provide the best product or service in the industry group.”

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

He explains that: Company culture is the system of beliefs, values, goals, behaviors, and the way employees feel working in the organization—from leadership style, decision-making norms, customer experience, and company policies—officially and unofficially. Essentially, it’s the personality of the organization.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 11, 2013

Leadership is often a struggle. My friend and former Microsoft CFO Frank Gaudette (now deceased) used to say: “I reserve the right to wake up smarter every day.” Do you recommit to previous goals, albeit with renewed vigor, a new attitude and newly acquired skills? Guest post by Steven Snyder. Recommit, pivot, or leap.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

By "mass customization", I'm referring to the the need to address very unique leadership development needs for an organization's top executives, while at the same time, doing it in a consistent, measurable, effective, and scalable way that yields a strong return on investment.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 6, 2011

These results can be replicated using the Exponent Leadership Process …To make your team and leaders better Contact Mike. _. Nikhil and I sat to determine some objectives for the Leadership Coaching with Jackson, they were; To determine if Jackson has the Capability to handle the level & time-span of work that is now required of him.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

The pressure on you to make bottom line goals is even greater than it has ever been. In the stress of making bottom line goals, you may be missing an opportunity to achieve more than you have. The CFO owns a couple. The improvement of the economy is slower than most would like. You are making do with fewer resources.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

The CFO’s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward. When you automate, you minimize errors and gain the time you need to focus on organizational goals. Click here for more information on The CFO’s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward. by Ultimate Software. Find out how in this quick guide!

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2015

You cannot dare do the same thing as an entrepreneur when you are still the HR manager, marketing guru, office manager, janitor, tech guy, sales staff, CFO and CEO. With some of these other jobs, you can leave behind the workload and take some time out. Let’s flip over to the bright side of the coin: It’s rewarding.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

One of the most common leadership development questions that I hear from executives is, "Why does succession planning feel like such a waste of time?" Here are some of our thoughts on how to make leadership succession a more relevant process in your company. Jim is the former CLO of three major companies.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The CFO will care about profits. The CFO might be interested but would wonder how profitable those sales will be. You can get a copy of their goals or strategic plan. He’s the managing director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC – a leadership development training firm. The VP of Sales will care about sales.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

The main goal of bidding is NOT get the best product. The main goal of bidding is get the cheapest price. Make an appointment with the CFO. Attitude , The Little Green Book of Getting Your Way , The Little Platinum Book of Cha-Ching , The Little Teal Book of Trust , The Little Book of Leadership , and Social BOOM!

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 9, 2017

Welcome to the January 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group contributed Culture Leadership Charge: The Right Culture Matters. David shares a better way to meet your leadership challenges.” Business owners must not ignore the goal of making a profit.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

I looked around the room at the silent senior leadership of Alentix, all of whom had privately complained to me about Jean''s performance in recent weeks. They knew as much as anyone about leadership. The answer is deceptively simple: There is a massive difference between what we know about leadership and what we do as leaders.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2016

” He asked each student to get more specific, write down the goal, and bring it to the next class. As I watched the class, I reflected on how these kids were likely to meet their goals because they had the additional support from their teacher and each other. It is easy, however, to take others’ support for granted.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2013

Most of the 89,000 leadership books offered on Amazon.com focus on traditional interpersonal leadership: the relationships between leaders and followers. Interpersonal leadership sets up an expectation that leaders must be in dialog or at least in view of their followers. This is a classic topic in the management field.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. I have a documented track record of business development, operational planning, and leadership.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

This, in turn, is triggering a shift in the perceived role of the CFO — from bean counters to planters of seed corn. Redefining the CFO role. After all, it’s the CFO who typically sets expectations about growth to investors and then allocates resources to ensure their organizations deliver. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 13, 2011

My boss, the Chief Financial Officer, set lofty goals. The already overburdened technology team had no bandwidth and the CFO would not accept changing priorities of other efforts. Ultimately, I was called into the CFO’s office and asked for my resignation. I should have resigned the moment the CFO insisted on the project.

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