Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

A LL COMPANIES begin with a vision. Given that the global biotechnology market was valued at USD 1.55 trillion in 2023 and is projected to grow nearly 14% a year in the next 6 years, that's understandable: there's a lot at stake. Individuals or partners develop a plan and iterate as new information arises.

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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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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Hollywood has the Oscars, Television the Emmys, publishing has the Pulitzer prizes, and leadership development has its own annual awards. There’s Chief Executive’s 2012 40 Best Companies for Leaders , Fortune’s 25 Top Companies for Leaders , and the just published Hay Group Best Companies for Leadership Study and Top 20.

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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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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Identifying Organizational Needs: Assessing Challenges and Goals Assessing the challenges and goals of an organization is a critical first step in providing effective leadership advisory and executive coaching solutions. It is crucial to assess the areas where the company requires assistance and identify the gaps that need to be bridged.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Businesses simply have run out of time to embark on multi-year transformation projects – that window has closed. Following are four focus points that smart companies use to reframe their thinking around digital. Start thinking about opportunities based on insights, customers, markets, and business models.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2022

A few conversation starters: This project exceeded our customer’s expectations. Sales are significantly up in your market month over month. Or you could host a post-project celebration. . Participants in our leadership development programs tell us our I.N.S.P.I.R.E. It has to be measurable. I love this.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This deep understanding allows them to develop a customized search strategy and target individuals with the technical expertise and leadership qualities required for success in the technology industry. However, identifying and attracting top talent in this highly competitive field can be challenging for many companies.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

I was fortunate to work in corporate recruiting for a global technology company in 2008 when the idea of a remote workforce was embraced. My role changed from hiring entry-level roles in the local market to hiring professional and executive-level roles virtually across the country.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Senior leadership hires can make or break an organization. Various studies show that the failure rate of executives coming into new companies is 30 to 40 percent after 18 months. In a hiring market like the one we’re currently experiencing, finding a true game-changing leader is extremely challenging. Typically, Ms.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If someone asks you what you think about a project and you say, “My interpretation is that it sucks,” you may be honest, but you’re not being respectful. So, instead of saying that the project sucks, share what values are at stake and what concerns you have. You’re not projecting a toxic interpretation of events onto other people.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This is where business coaching and leadership development emerges as not just a support system, but a critical investment in the future of your company. It’s a journey where coaches, with their expertise and experience, help you navigate the complexities of business decisions, strategy formulation, and personal leadership development.

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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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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I recently had coffee with a newly retired HR executive for a Fortune 500 healthcare company and learned The Great Resignation had worked its way up to the executive shelf. Candidate Driven Market: Most active candidates are exploring at least two to three other opportunities while interviewing with your organization. It’s a win-win.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

The seemingly more attractive (and logical) option is to do more and more – the theory being the more markets, products, and businesses a company engages in, the better the results. The Campbell Soup Company has been doing more and more for decades. Nike began as a shoe company. Nike is a Do Less Better company.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

While many companies are turning to more flexible models, far too many are still being run as old-fashioned bureaucracies. Many companies can’t properly manage their resources or their people. As a result, resources and talent are spread too thin, causing projects to be understaffed and underequipped. External market factors.

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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. Success Blind Spots .

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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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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

R OBERT IGER has worked for the same company for forty-five years: twenty-two of them at ABC, and another twenty-three at Disney, after Disney acquired ABC in 1995—the last fourteen of those years, as the CEO of Disney. These priorities have guided the company through all of the growth and acquisitions since he was named CEO.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Statistics surround us, and leaders need to have a good grasp of numbers’ roles within their companies. The decisions that you make as a leader can have an outsized impact on your company. It has plans to create its own Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and give money to innovative ideas.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 19, 2021

From Jay Miletsky 's book, 101 Ways to Successfully Market Yourself , here 10 tips for projecting an effective professional image : Discipline yourself to be positive and enthusiastic. Keep up with the latest developments in your company and in your field. Acknowledge mistakes and shortcomings and learn how to correct them.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Back in her Verizon days, one of Karin’s favorite questions to ask a team member whom she was encouraging to think like an entrepreneur was: “If this was your company, would you _ (make this decision, hold this meeting, spend money in this matter, invest in this project)?” Give them a piece of the business to own.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

From Jay Miletsky 's book, 101 Ways to Successfully Market Yourself , here 10 tips for projecting an effective professional image : Discipline yourself to be positive and enthusiastic. Keep up with the latest developments in your company and in your field. Acknowledge mistakes and shortcomings and learn how to correct them.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

But it only intensifies something we were already seeing in the world of work: organizations need to adapt constantly to keep up with market dynamics. It surveyed top professionals from more than 120 countries about the skills needed for effective leadership in the decade ahead. A recent MIT study underscores this.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

Myth #1: Build a Billion Dollar Company. I personally blame my MIT classmate Aileen Lee, formerly with Kleiner Perkins, who coined the term Unicorn , a private company valued at over a billion dollars. To do that, you have to show how your market is big enough (a multi-billion dollar market) to support that kind of valuation.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Great Leaders Have No Rules : Contrarian Leadership Principles to Transform Your Team and Business by Kevin Kruse (Rodale Books, 2019) Kevin Kruse debunks popular wisdom with ten contrarian principles for better, faster, easier leadership. Maxwell (HarperCollins Leadership, 2019) In Leadershift , John C. Blog Post ).

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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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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 6, 2018

This brought them the tools to express themselves as individuals and they were exposed to brands that marketed to them as individuals. The Three P’s of Second-Wave Leadership So, how do leaders practically manage this new batch of workers in the workplace, and what do these Second-Wavers need from an employer?

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Guest post from Pam Didner : When I speak at conferences, I frequently talk to young marketers. I tell them that the pre-requisite of leadership is not having a team to “lead.” Leadership comes in different facets. Working on a project is like playing a soccer game.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Put simply, leadership is not a static endeavor. In fact, leadership demands fluidity, which requires the willingness to recognize the need for change, and finally the ability to lead change. It is the implementation of change which results in evolving, growing and thriving companies. The change being adopted must be measurable.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In business, leadership infrastructure is the sum total of all the management systems, processes, leadership teams, skill sets, and disciplines that enable companies to grow from small operations into midsized or large firms. Leadership infrastructure is every bit as real as roads and bridges, electrical grids, and the Internet.

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Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 14, 2023

We've all been there — a daunting project, an overbearing boss, or a coworker who doesn't seem to understand boundaries. This proactive approach showcases your commitment to the company's growth and demonstrates leadership qualities. Case Study: Emily's Dilemma Emily was an account manager at a mid-sized marketing firm.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 30, 2020

When was the last time you saw a major planned project suffer from a cost overrun ? It’s not as common as you might think for a project with a clear plan to come in at or under budget. For instance, a 2002 study of major construction projects found that 86% went over budget. First, break down each project into component parts.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2013

Interested in a career in leadership development? Leadership Trainer or Training Manager : c onducting or managing leadership and management training programs. Leadership Author : w riting books about leadership. Leadership Blogger : w riting online posts about leadership. Road warriers.

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Career Advancement

MARCH 8, 2021

Through active leadership , you can support your direct reports through these transitions. You need to proactively help him develop a strategy for remaining marketable and valuable, helping him define a viable pathway for his career. They might be people in your company, such as leaders in other departments or your boss’s boss.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

From Jay Miletsky''s book, 101 Ways to Successfully Market Yourself , here 10 tips for projecting an effective professional image : Discipline yourself to be positive and enthusiastic. Keep up with the latest developments in your company and in your field. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Projecting Professionalism'

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I recently had coffee with a newly retired HR executive for a Fortune 500 healthcare company and learned The Great Resignation had worked its way up to the executive shelf. Candidate Driven Market: Most active candidates are exploring at least two to three other opportunities while interviewing with your organization. It’s a win-win.

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