Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2022

During difficult times, what leadership values matter most? In fact, in our recent LinkedIn poll, 61% said “compassion” was most the most critical leadership value this year. In fact, in our recent LinkedIn poll, 61% said “compassion” was most the most critical leadership value this year. Compassion.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2022

As the investor leader, you are tasked with tackling senior leadership management issues at a newly acquired portfolio firm. portfolio company executives , diving into hiring assessment essentials in terms of hard skills to lead a portfolio company and run the business. Part One – Core, Hard Credential Constituents.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding the Role of a Chief Commercial Officer In the complex world of corporate leadership, a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) holds a pivotal role. This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful and disruptive companies. Still, it has taken many different forms, and today, not all executive or leadership coaching is created equal.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

A study by Equilar reveals that the median tenure among S&P 500 companies has decreased by 20% from six years in 2013 to 4.8 This trend highlights the shift towards shorter CEO tenures in large corporations, as companies seek leaders who can quickly adapt to changing market dynamics and drive growth. years in 2022.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of business, leadership feedback stands as a cornerstone for team excellence and organizational growth. Constructive critiques and affirmative recognition pave the way for heightened team morale and a company culture of continuous improvement. What is Leadership Feedback?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

The Chief Operations Officer acts as a bridge between the company’s strategic vision and operational execution, making key decisions, formulating strategies, solving problems, and driving operational excellence. Their strategic input and tactical steering are indispensable in transforming a company’s vision into reality.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The company was led by Marc Porat, who had a vision of what the future smartphone would be like at a time there was no world wide web or digital phone. We get overall leadership from Marc, which is all we need. It got me rethinking the true role of leadership. . Service leadership is about realness, not about roleness.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2020. Leadership isn't easy. They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up. Leadership isn't about you. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

This method is not just about matching resumes to job descriptions; it involves a deep understanding of the client company’s long-term vision and the specific skills required for the role. The aim is to find individuals who are not just suitable for the role but capable of shaping the company’s future direction.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

I’m sure you’ve heard of the terms Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Intelligence Quotient (IQ); but few people have heard of Adaptability Quotient (AQ), especially as it relates to leadership. There are many examples of companies that have failed to extol the virtues of an AQ mindset. What Low AQ Looks Like.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Board Chair Coaching: A Catalyst for Organizational Growth As a firm that works with top executives in some of the world’s largest companies, we have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of board chair coaching in driving organizational growth.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Welcome to the October 2020 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. How is your company living out its values amidst the storm? Communication. With Words.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

With disruptive creation, “the new comes at the expense of the old and its associated companies and jobs, creating a win-lose or winner-takes-most economic outcome. In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.”

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The internet is awash with content, and companies are certainly not immune to producing their fair share. Indeed, many companies and executives strive to be thought leaders in their field, publishing an array of articles and papers that aim to advance their particular field. percent boost in average revenue for firms.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

A resilient culture is built one person at a time, winning companies cultivate cultures that enable their people to develop the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. The degree to which a business weaves this kind of training, thinking and behavior into its work settings determines how quickly a company can recover under pressure.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

In Creative Construction , Gary Pisano says that when big organizations fail to innovate, the root cause is often related to “management practice and leadership than with organizational scale per se.” Pisano carefully details how companies should do each of them. It also aligns a company around common priorities.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A number of recent surveys from McKinsey research have identified three traits that are becoming leadership imperatives to respond to this growing demand for social accountability. One way some companies are seeking to be more transparent is by adopting B-corp status. The post Is Social Accountability Changing Leadership?

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Examples include prioritizing personal perks over employee welfare, making decisions that harm long-term sustainability for quick wins, and ethical lapses. 6191 may address these issues by capping executive pay in a way that aims to realign the incentives of corporate leaders with the wellbeing of their companies and employees.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Yet many times, companies struggle with sharing and aligning functional plans. Doing so ensures that what they’re doing as an entire team will enable the achievement of the company’s overall business objectives — which often represents the difference between success and failure. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

I always preached that our company needs to be “the best” or “the greatest” at what it does. The post Dream Adjusters: Why Company Leaders Also Have To Be Chief Calibration Officers appeared first on Terry "Starbucker" St. I can sum that up in three ways: 1) Dream big qualitatively, always.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Examples include prioritizing personal perks over employee welfare, making decisions that harm long-term sustainability for quick wins, and ethical lapses. 6191 may address these issues by capping executive pay in a way that aims to realign the incentives of corporate leaders with the wellbeing of their companies and employees.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 25, 2018

Unfortunately, the younger demographic has a highly defined set of generational workplace preferences that may make it hard for some companies to tap into their labor. Once upon a time, you would often start and end your career at the same company, gradually moving up the ranks as you grew older. Invest in Technology.

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 22, 2016

Yet, according to Bain and Company, only 10% succeed in achieving sustainable profitable growth. While growth is the life-blood of every business, at some point, your company will experience the double edge sword of growth. Either your company will grow faster than your internal capacity to handle it. Below are 2 examples how.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Case Study 1 One example is an organization disrupting the sector with a Patient Engagement Platform. The bootstrapped company serves individual health providers and SMBs that face significant challenges in this rapidly evolving industry. However, the complexity and fragmentation of the healthcare market made this a daunting task.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 17, 2020

Whenever someone asks me to define marketing, I tell them that a marketer’s primary responsibility is to differentiate because when two competing products are perceived as being the same, consumers are forced to make their choice based on price. Tech-First Paradigm. A lack of focus equates to a lack of positioning.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In our leadership programs, we always recommend facing difficult conversations with confidence and humility. For example, “Yes, it sounds like this project would benefit our marketing strategy. I can certainly prioritize this new marketing project if we can shift the product deadline. That idea is so fun!

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Want to take your company to the next level? Kerr is an author, management consultant, and leadership coach specializing in culture, vision, and people strategies. Please believe that regardless of what your company does or how it does it, there’s another firm right behind it ready to take your spot. Would you share an example?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Drawing on her twenty-year career as an advisor to the C-Suite, Davey shares real-world examples and practical tools you and your team can use to handle even the most contentious conflicts as allies?instead All day long, the power of bad governs people’s moods, drives marketing campaigns, and dominates news and politics. Blog Post ).

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Jim Wexler is a digital communication expert and thought leader, helping top companies create digital experiences to deepen engagement, build relationships, and change behavior. The post GC19: Game-Thinking at Work: Enterprise Gamification Examples | with Jim Wexler appeared first on Engaging Leader.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Buffalo NY CEO’s are concerned about Innovation, Goal Setting and Assessment, plus Societal and Market Change. An area of focus is the shifts or impacts of innovation and market change or the increase in felt complexity of the business leaders. responding to societal & market change. Business Strengths: .

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 3, 2022

Tool #5 - Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy This week, let’s understand how companies position themselves in the marketplace to succeed - The Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy. Summary: Strategic moves create a leap in value for the company, its buyers, and its employees while unlocking new demand and making the competition irrelevant.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Ideally, everyone who works for a company would act as an ambassador for that organization to the public at large. When the senior executives act like ambassadors they also act as role models for everyone else in the company. When the senior executives act like ambassadors they also act as role models for everyone else in the company.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 11, 2020

Leadership is not something just reserved for the top bastion of an organization. It exists everywhere, and right now we are witnessing some great leadership and also some really poor leadership. There are plenty of examples of companies adapting to this change. Restaurants have moved into the takeaway market.

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CO2

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This evolving definition of leadership underscores the importance of executive coaching. The Unseen Threads of Leadership Diverse threads such as vision, empathy, resilience, and adaptability intricately weave together to form effective leadership.At This case underscores the transformative power of empathy in leadership​​.

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