N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

Hence, responsible business practices improve reputation and efficiency, ensuring long-term viability. Furthermore, ethical governance underpins the company’s reputation and communal trust—essential elements for long-term sustainability. A commitment to ethical practices is pivotal in ensuring corporate success.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 15, 2010

I teach coaching skills to groups of managers regularly; every individual executive client I have gets taught coaching skills in some way or another; and of course, I practice coaching myself (I call it “practice” on purpose). Let’s call using coaching skills “short term pain for long term gain”.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Rather, it calls for thoroughly considering traits such as business acumen, leadership qualities, and a deep understanding of revenue operation mechanics. Rather than focusing on short-term engagement, our firm fosters a sustained relationship with clients and candidates alike.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

“Talent management deserves as much focus as financial capital management in corporations.” ~ Jack Welch One of the best ways to strengthen your company as a whole is to devote attention to developing your employee talent. There are several ways that you, as a leader, can help to develop the talent at your company.

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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. The short answer is: absolutely because, as we touched on above, executive coaching is far different than standard business coaching.

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HR Digest

MAY 4, 2024

This shift highlights the critical role of Human Resource (HR) strategies in managing gig workers effectively, considering their increasing prevalence across industries. Integration and Cultural Challenges Integrating gig workers into existing teams poses another challenge, particularly in maintaining a cohesive company culture.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 2, 2021

Many factors can make or break your business, including scaling your operations towards growth. Scaling in business is when a company is leveraging resources and increasing revenue. Before you scale your operations, you need to plan your growth in that regard and set goals. Plan your success. Housekeeping. Your employees.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Learning and Development teams of companies are working overtime to figure out ways to keep the organizations functioning in these difficult times. Here we bring you a few learning and development trends for 2022 to help companies introduce impactful and efficient training programs. Training Remote Managers.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In this post, I want to share a short checklist of things senior leaders need to think about and do to shape and drive cultures that make strategies successful. The authors argued that companies had to pick between one of three paths to value creation and success in the market – operational excellence, customer intimacy or product leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

Similarly, another emerging C-suite trend is the rapid shift towards a more empathetic management style for leaders. Entire business landscapes have shifted quickly due to the global pandemic, compelling companies to redefine their operations and strategic roadmaps.

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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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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

frameworks that help make thoughtful decisions about starting, growing, managing, and selling a business. Winning Now, Winning Later : How Companies Can Win in the Short Term While Investing for the Long Term by David Cote. Instead of startup myths?legends legends spun from a fantasy version of Silicon Valley?Rizwan

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Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. A well-written contract defines or explains each term or condition only once. Lesson: Write it Once.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Every company has a set of capabilities that, when properly leveraged, can serve to devastate the competition. Here’s a simple framework that I use with clients to form their company capabilities profile. Here’s a simple framework that I use with clients to form their company capabilities profile. Technology.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Effective financial management is a cornerstone of successful business operations. Here, we will delve into some key strategies for successful business finance, highlighting the importance of financial planning, efficient budgeting, smart investments, and risk management.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 30, 2021

Only those who have managed their own business understand the proper pressure and expectations for a company leader. Operating a business in this regard isn’t easy at all, and this, in many cases, leads to companies becoming stagnant as you get comfortable where you’re at now. Improving Products.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

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. In their attempt to remain the most profitable airline, the company substantially reduced spending on major investments. Bad (Weather) Luck. Overscheduling.

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CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

According to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), effective onboarding can increase employee retention by 25% and improve productivity by up to 50%. In addition, a Glassdoor survey found that a positive onboarding experience can lead to employees being 69% more likely to stay with a company for three years or more.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

Louie was doing his job well, actively selling Marie on the reasons why she should list his firm’s talent assessment on her company’s website. Our companies’ interests don’t appear to be aligned, so a partnership isn’t going to work.”. “If The hotel opened in 705 AD and is still operating. Metrics and money.”. Impressive.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 9, 2017

One of Dr. Deming’s 7 deadly diseases is: Emphasis on short-term profits: short-term thinking. It is easy to focus on short term goals and use a somewhat simple short term figure to measure success. They simply get a letter from me every two years and call me when they wish.

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CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

According to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), effective onboarding can increase employee retention by 25% and improve productivity by up to 50%. In addition, a Glassdoor survey found that a positive onboarding experience can lead to employees being 69% more likely to stay with a company for three years or more.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

In it, he suggests that business leaders should stop focusing on short-term (finite) gains and instead focus on the long-term (infinite) game of the business. The challenge for leaders in the West today has become the fixation on short-term results. If the CEO fails to make the numbers, the stock price plummets.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 23, 2021

And this also applies to companies that have been existing for more extended periods. While this can deter you from starting your own company, it should also be a motivating factor. Have SMART Long-term Goals. Whether you start with a short or long-term goal, you want to ensure the goals are smart. Technology.

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Chart Your Course

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

In particular, when it comes to improving the customer service experience and streamlining operations, today’s call center agents now have a wide array of tech solutions to resolve these matters. Here are three proven ways today’s call centers can better streamline operations and achieve greater success. Employee Benefits.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. The book was a huge business bestseller and served as a guide for managers for many years to come. In spite of the times, some companies were pursuing excellence in the execution of their missions. Perhaps not.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 20, 2019

Effective business operations are key to the short and long-term success of any institution. That is why this article is here to shed some light on what you can do, as a business owner and entrepreneur, in order to improve these operations in the first place. What do you hope to achieve in both the short and long term?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Ambiguity is a condition we sink into because it is automatic and it provides short-term benefits that manifest in a number of ways. The manager who posts a vague job description is able to put off defining the specific responsibilities for the role. is a leading authority on business performance and Lean management.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2021

However, with the concerns over the current growth rate, how can you push your company towards the growth phase? Manages working capital – These loans come as the best solution to fulfill your working capital requirements and further grow your enterprise. This can also help in covering short-term expenses.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 14, 2020

Then, you have the fabled unicorn, who while they may not have a great deal of revenue, much less profits, to speak about, have nonetheless managed to secure the $1bn valuation that marks them out as the next big thing. The report highlights how the growth of companies in this range suffers from a lack of support.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

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. In their attempt to remain the most profitable airline, the company substantially reduced spending on major investments. Failing technology.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Diversification is not a trend; it is essential for companies to become and remain competitive. With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

Due to the current concerns and widespread COVID-19 pandemic, companies are in the midst preparing for business disruptions that can last for at least a few weeks—if not longer. Hyperbolic Discounting — This cognitive bias results in us underestimating medium- and long-term outcomes, focusing instead on the short-term.

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HR Digest

APRIL 6, 2020

Managers are the people that lead a team, give instruction, and see that an organization’s goals are achieved, be it production, branding, or more. In Organizational parlance, there are four types of managers, the c-suite executives, the mid-level, the frontline managers, and the team leaders.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

By examining some of the most inventive companies on the planet—Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft—we can learn valuable lessons to apply in our own situation. To continually turn new ideas into reality, “the tech giants have had to rethink the way a company is run. Nadella returned the company to Day One.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

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. It’s no surprise that the same companies appear on these lists year over year.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2023

Expertise and Knowledge Oilfield services companies provide various solutions to the oil and gas industry. From project management to technical support, these firms can help their clients manage the risks and costs of drilling operations. Their expertise and knowledge allow them to earn attractive salaries.

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