N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This executive role focuses on developing and implementing human resources strategies to manage the workforce and create a positive organizational culture. In today’s dynamic business environment, the CPO plays a pivotal role in talent management, recruitment, and retention.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

.” These are a bit extreme, but we’ve heard variations of these thoughts over the years in focus groups to survey a Client’s organizational culture. One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 20, 2020

You’re also committed to MBWA (or in today’s pandemic-constrained world, Management By Clicking Around- MBCA). Everyone knows that when you ask, you sincerely want to know and are committed to taking action on what you learn. In fact, most open-door policies are a passive leadership cop-out. You have an open door.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2023

Managers often hire consultants to help them solve major organizational problems. The consultant will interview key leaders and staff, run focus groups, and gather input from a variety of sources. Managers are hearing them for the first time. This often starts with surveys and third-party interviews or focus groups.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Below is an actual Executive Coaching and Managerial Leadership Training + Development process I facilitated. Situation: Currently there is an authoritarian style of management creating a decrease in morale, satisfaction with work and innovation amongst employees. The methods and processes worked!

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

From top leaders to freshers and interns, every employee needs to be clued in on the company culture and equally committed to pursuing it. In companies that have a positive work environment, employees are more motivated and committed to come to work every day and do their best with every task.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. The first two stages depend on people or leadership skills. It’s a big competitive edge.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

I once asked a manager how many people work for his company. As someone in a focus group quipped, “The most dangerous place in this organization is at the exit door around quitting time. The main reason they gave for this big difference was frustration with management practices. ” Leadership is emotional.

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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. I followed up with the authors to learn more about their leadership philosophy. But you should pick a longer time horizon for calculating ROI on your leadership choices.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

We launched a new culture framework in 2019 to articulate what our culture is – and what we aspire it to be – with a focus on building on our strengths and committing to stretch ourselves into the future. We led focus groups, created advisory and steering teams, and engaged our executives in workshops and feedback sessions.

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Management Craft

JULY 25, 2011

I am asked to evaluate teams, departments, and managers quite often. This work is sometimes done in the form of focus groups, interviews, or team training sessions. As managers, this needs to be considered in the planning stages. Emotional commitment is critical for all employees in all industries.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Ola Snow, Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health, brings her 20+ years of life experience, offering a glimpse into the company’s commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment. What kind of leadership experience helped you reach the very top of the corporate ladder?

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

And because of its ongoing commitment to culture, Zappos continues to perform well, even weathering an acquisition by Amazon—without doubt an extraordinarily different corporate culture. Many leaders are uncomfortable with the emotional side of leadership, but without that connection, their organization will not thrive.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2016

By jumping on these online requests immediately and illustrating your commitment by setting an appointment, you are already showing your professionalism that in most cases goes far beyond the competition. Do yourself a favor and organize your day, manage your time and make a commitment to immediate follow through.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

"Presence in the Present" As a branded company whose success depends on change management, Kellogg Company puts a premium on its internal culture. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, Kellogg Company has taken great strides in the field of diversity and inclusion (D&I).

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Coaching Tip

JULY 22, 2011

As a result, employees—who, at best, feel marginalized—lose all trust in leadership. The good news is that executives can easily circumvent the trust-busting failures of leadership during M&As. Additionally, employee surveys and focus groups can be beneficial. Here are seven such failures and how to avoid them: .

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. And yet black women’s advancement into leadership roles has remained stagnant , even as the number of them in professional and managerial roles has increased. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? What made their ascent possible?

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The successful entrepreneur knows how to manage those fears, and understands that failure can just be another step on the road to success. If you want your business to be a success, you need to make a long-term commitment to it, so you’d better make sure it’s something that you truly feel passionate about. “Try again.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 24, 2021

We’ve both heard these words and so has nearly every manager we’ve ever worked with. For example, if the decision has been made to invest in front-line leadership training, now you can entertain the “How will we get there?” What competencies should we focus on? A group makes the decision through a vote.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2013

In 1973, Peter Drucker stated in his book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices, "Management is not culture-free, that is, part of the world of nature. Yet, here we are in 2013 with organizational leadership models that continue to deny the social nature of organizations and wallow in inertia. It is a social function.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Picture, for example, a Muslim who prays in his car because he doesn’t want to advertise his religion, a mother who doesn’t put up pictures of her children so that coworkers won’t question her commitment to the job, or a gay executive who is unsure whether he can bring his partner to company functions.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

They have a leadership problem," I listened carefully. I featured Ronn, a former P&G executive (and current executive coach and entrepreneur), in several places in The Little Black Book of Innovation , most notably for his rant against the evils of focus groups. It's time for leadership to step up. It isn't either/or.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

We host focus groups with employees to understand their thoughts and concerns and actively listen to their feedback on how and where we can improve our efforts. A critical component of the DEI strategy is our commitment to measurement and metrics. How are you planning to manage these challenges?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In the 1980s, however, pioneering women began moving into management roles and into frontline business areas, such as investment banking. Today 47% of management and professional roles in American financial firms are occupied by women, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

To get serious results from a network, you need commitment and a continuity of relationships among the participants. Instead of passive subscribers, it created “communities of friends” who generated new story ideas and collaborated with Fast Company staff to develop themes of the “new management revolution.”.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2012

They believed in the project, the committed cast and production team, and themselves. Preview audiences were leaving Spider-Man confused, so the co-producers conducted focus groups, asking early questions about specific aspects of the show. Any turnaround effort is a profound test of leadership. But listen to customers.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Worse yet, they’ll sometimes hire different vendors to address different issues – lifestyle coaches, employee assistance counselors, case and disease management vendors, nurse lines, occupational health and safety experts, workers’ compensation specialists, disability managers, organizational development consultants, you name it.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

’ I commissioned focus groups. To test the premise, I staged a focus group dinner meeting at a prominent inner-city church, eliciting ideas and insights. Building corporate cultures and successful businesses means making and sticking to commitments.). Its CEO (John Y. ” Song by Frankie Avalon.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Instead, according to new research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), the fundamental issue is the health care industry’s failure to develop a nuanced understanding of, and commitment to, women as consumers and decision makers.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2016

It must be acknowledged that assigning full-time clinicians to such roles, those that don’t entail directly delivering care to patients, is a large commitment. The team received verbal commitment that the insurer would be willing to negotiate new reimbursement arrangements that would defray some of the cost of Care in Place.

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