N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?. Selection Methodology.

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HR Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

Leadership Commitment : Demonstrate visible commitment from senior leadership to promote and uphold the D&I policy, setting the tone for the entire organization. As a part of your diversity and inclusion policies, constantly evaluate how you can make the workspace adapt to the needs of your workers.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

Companies are cutting supply chain complexity and accelerating responsiveness using the tools of artificial intelligence. Through AI, machine learning, robotics, and advanced analytics, firms are augmenting knowledge-intensive areas such as supply chain planning, customer order management, and inventory tracking.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

Operations (facilities, capacity, distribution channels, supply chain, costs, use of technology). Organizational (leadership, accountability, commitment, engagement). Technological (pace and changes in technology). Opportunities and Threats. Economic (economic growth rate, stability, inflation).

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This year's AGM was a testament to the dedication and commitment of our members, as they gathered to discuss and reflect on the events and activities of the past year and to look ahead to the forthcoming year. We’ll have to keep learning and adapting to new technologies and working practices emerge.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Instead, longevity is based on entrepreneurial thinking and innovation – in exploring ways to adapt corporate and business strategies in response to market, technological, and social and cultural change. In the meantime, the firm and supply chain invest heavily in the product or service offering, in hopes of luring customers.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 10, 2020

Just because the ride-along may now have to be supported by video-conferencing and other technological platforms, their usefulness is just as valid as ever. Ride-alongs should be Standard Operating Procedure, and managers should ensure that. For more information, please visit [link].

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2011

Countless companies have reconfigured their supply chains to reflect the latest strategy, only to discover that committing to these "best practices" exposed them to unexpected risks later. MIT Professor David Simchi-Levi says companies need find new ways of managing their supply chains by using a segmentation strategy.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As leaders, we must continually find ways to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day and keep an eye towards macro-economic trends, possible disruptions towards supply chains, changes in customer behavior, and employee morale. Finally, commit to rigorous execution. The pandemic and its impacts are unfortunately not over.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

For Work Management and Supply Chain leaders, areas of potential savings lie with… Executive Briefing Cost Reduction Opportunity: Risk Assurance Maps. Economic demands place increasing pressure on executive and managers to reduce costs while maintaining high levels of operational safety, reliability, and efficiency.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

As an essential prerequisite, compliance demonstrates a commitment to adherence and propriety. These initiatives entail more than mere box-checking; they spotlight an organization’s commitment to pursuing high-quality performance, enhancing reputation, and achieving long-term success.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As leaders, we must continually find ways to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day and keep an eye towards macro-economic trends, possible disruptions towards supply chains, changes in customer behavior, and employee morale. Finally, commit to rigorous execution. The pandemic and its impacts are unfortunately not over.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

As leaders, we must continually find ways to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day and keep an eye towards macro-economic trends, possible disruptions towards supply chains, changes in customer behavior, and employee morale. Finally, commit to rigorous execution. The pandemic and its impacts are unfortunately not over.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Specific to remote work, our Global Tech team will use a primarily virtual work environment post-pandemic, and they will innovate on practices, schedules and technology that will inform our ability to maintain connection, productivity, speed and innovation. It is exciting what the team has established, including the ability for our U.S.-based

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

Instead they’re “spiky” in how they allocate funds and they invest big in three areas: game-changing capabilities, next-generation leaders, and next generation business models: They use the power of 10X—a willingness to commit 10 times the normal resources—on their critical capabilities. How did Verghese do it?

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion? All leaders should commit to these actions. Join us to hear expert speakers from across the realms of politics and business discuss compelling issues such as: Where do men fit into supporting inclusive workplaces?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

There are some pitfalls too that require strategic resolutions: It’s all technology : The core that drives an online marketplace business is pure technology. From the marketplace software to web-hosting, content delivery networks, third party APIs, and compliance with the laws, everything is driven by technology.

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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.” Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Subway just joined a growing list of companies (including, again, McDonald’s) committing to buy mainly antibiotic-free meat. All generations have access to more technology and businesses are raising the bar on what they expect from their supply chains. ” This is clean-label investing.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2016

One chief operating officer I worked with was appointed to her newly created role with the expressed purpose of integrating two supply chain organizations resulting from an acquisition. Having risen through the supply chain ranks, she spent most of her time reacting to operational missteps and customer complaints.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Meanwhile, new technologies are making it easier for sustainability investments to pay off in the middle to long term. Fortunately, the business case for sustainability is broad , if not always easy to measure: A strong commitment to sustainability can boost a company’s reputation with customers and employees.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Before explaining how these collaborations can help, it’s important to note that we observe them already in several industries, spanning mining to technology. By setting clear standards and releasing data, these collaborations help show the market which firms are committed to ESG and which ones are shirking.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

In fact, the relentless drive to embrace digital technologies has been ongoing for many decades. What also seems to have been forgotten are the lessons from these earlier attempts to leverage IT (remember that IT is a digital technology). The heads of the arrows between the network elements signify the direction of relationships.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

Regarding the former, the increased complexity of global supply chains could increase the likelihood of industrial accidents due to such factors as technological differences between home and host countries or culturally divergent perceptions of risk and workplace safety.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

It’s big news and a very good start, but the deal has a major flaw: the commitments will not keep the world from warming 1.5 For example, China committed to implement a carbon cap and trade system , Britain said it would phase out coal plants by 2025, and President Obama vetoed the Keystone pipeline. In the U.S.,

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

Some old technologies, after being rendered obsolete by better and cheaper alternatives (indeed even after whole industries based on them have been decimated), manage to “re-emerge” to the point that they sustain healthy businesses. Who are these makers if not the revivers of dying or, in some cases, long extinct technologies?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2017

One major reason for the update is that analytical technology has changed dramatically over the last decade; the sections we wrote on those topics have become woefully out of date. Some technologies from a decade ago are still in broad use, and I’ll describe them here too. But we’re here to talk about technology.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Employing a circular supply chain would help make processes, such as product design, procurement, and waste management, more efficient and productive. Companies like Dell have started establishing closed-loop supply chains to get more value out of the materials in its products. Rent instead of sell.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2018

The term “digital firms” refers to those companies that from their inception have focused on digital services enabled by the internet and related technologies, including mobile. imposing technological platforms developed for the U.S. There are deeper reasons behind the systematic failure of Western digital firms in China.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

This time, nearly every country is entering the discussions with a legitimate commitment to cut carbon. And while the live negotiations are important, the key discussions, those within each country to decide what it could commit to, happened months ago. What will be the likely outcome out of the talks? For example, the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2011

But deploying tools and technologies explicitly designed to test their veracity? Auditing spreadsheets is good; the ability to audit character and commitment is even better. New technology facilitates greater transparency. In other words, networking these technologies creates a rising deterrent to dishonesty.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2020

There are some pitfalls too that require strategic resolutions: It’s all technology : The core that drives an online marketplace business is pure technology. From the marketplace software to web-hosting, content delivery networks, third party APIs, and compliance with the laws, everything is driven by technology.

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Supply Chain Retail Software Marketing 75

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Blockchain technology is not well understood and subject to a lot of hype. However, there are many reasons to invest the time now to understand the technology and begin exploring specific marketing applications for your industry. Blockchain technology allows for near-zero transaction costs—even on microtransactions.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Seeking to extend its technological edge (particularly in miniaturization), it acquired more than 100 startup companies while pursuing a vast portfolio of research and product development projects. In 2006 alone, Nokia introduced 39 new mobile-device models. In fact, history is filled with similar stories.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The restaurant chain, Olive Garden, uses predictive analytics to guide its food buying and retail staffing plans. Now we have an opportunity to crunch the insights of key talent, data assets, and technologies from multiple internal and external sources, as they arise. Information & technology Leadership Strategy'

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Many conversations about data and analytics (D&A) start by focusing on technology. A robust, successful D&A function encompasses more than a stack of technologies, or a few people isolated on one floor of the building. What’s the best way to build effective D&A capabilities? Jumpstart process and cost efficiency?

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