Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

There is a lack of employee engagement and productivity as accuracy levels decrease, absenteeism increases, motivation is lacking and an unhealthy degree of competitiveness exists. Team members make your company’s success and in an era that is so focused on technological advancements effective teamwork is your biggest competitive advantage.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Chief Innovation Officer is the spark that drives a company’s creative momentum. As businesses increasingly focus on innovation , having a dedicated leader championing this mission is more crucial than ever. They carve out a unique competitive edge by harnessing data, AI, and inclusive practices.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

With 70 percent of American workers disengaged today, Pixar and Disney Animation provide a model for engaging and energizing employees by making culture a competitive advantage. Catmull understands that creativity and innovation are maximized in a community with a rich marketplace of ideas. Care about people first.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Modern leaders must be adept at balancing strategic initiatives with operational needs, fostering a culture of innovation, and executing business plans that align with the company’s broader goals. When done right, a strategic COO search can catalyze competitive advantage. times higher revenue growth compared to their peers.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Chief Learning Officer is now the architect of a company’s learning culture , responsible for identifying skill gaps, fostering talent development, and driving innovation through continuous learning. Championing Organizational Change and Innovation Chief Learning Officers play a crucial role in driving organizational change.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

The importance of this role in high-performing organizations cannot be overstated: research from various organizational studies shows that effective operations leadership is one of the most reliable predictors of sustained performance and competitive advantage in business.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 27, 2024

This disconnect costs organizations both immediate productivity and long-term competitive advantage When top performing talent feels systematically undervalued, their departure becomes a strategic inevitability rather than a preventable loss. This combination drives both personal growth and organizational innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

The payoff is significant: leaders discover or refine skills that help them innovate, lead teams with greater empathy, and navigate challenges with resolve. These efforts not only strengthen leadership pipelines but also reinforce sustainable competitive advantage.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

High-performing teams are increasingly a competitive advantage. Steve Jacobs: The Behavior Breakthrough: Leading Your Organization to a New Competitive Advantage . The Innovative Leader "Out Thinks". Stephen Kohn: 9 Powerful Practices of Really Great Teams. John Agno: Can''t Get Enough Leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Instead, it has evolved into an indispensable leadership position encompassing digital innovation, organizational change, and business model reinvention. Today, the digital chiefs portfolio extends to orchestrating data-driven strategies, leveraging cloud computing to scale innovation, and architecting robust cybersecurity protocols.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 1, 2020

But what if you could reframe your thinking and utilize the conflict, crisis, and change to start seeing possibility, collaboration, and innovation? Listen in as Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell discuss how utilizing the potential energy from conflict, crisis, and change can be harnessed and used for transformation and driving innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2021

12:18 – What is white space and why it is a competitive advantage for leaders who ensure it exists for themselves and their teams. 16:38 – A practical example of an innovative team member who was innovative because he regularly had a minute to think.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 29, 2014

Call it the age of imagination, ideation, conceptualization, creativity, innovation—take your pick. Creativity, mental flexibility, and collaboration have displaced one-dimensional intelligence and isolated determination as core ingredients of a competitive advantage.”

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 20, 2024

When leaders prioritize developing future innovators, they create sustainable competitive advantages. Your performance sets the tone for organizational achievement and innovation. When leaders master this alignment, they unlock unprecedented levels of team commitment and innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 5, 2013

Guest post from Shoya Zichy: Innovation is critical to an organization''s growth and competitive advantage. If you chose more items on the left, your inborn styles is that of a "structured" innovator. Structured" innovators are known for conserving resources and establishing the procedures necessary for long-term success.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Leaders who master emerging competencies consistently outperform their peers in organizational innovation and talent retention. Moreover, they systematically convert emerging challenges into competitive advantages through sophisticated pattern recognition.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 18, 2012

Here's some new research on innovation and a guest post by By Rich Wellins, Ph,D., Senior Vice President, Development Dimensions International (DDI): In the past year, innovation has risen to the top of the business agenda. It seems not a day goes by that the major media writes (or broadcasts) stories in innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Fluid and innovative business strategies centered on adaptability, foresight, and competition are replacing traditional management methods. Innovative Approaches for Effective Decision-Making In the fast-paced corporate world, innovative decision-making methods are replacing traditional models.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

“As many contemporary organizations will attest, this is an area that is increasingly important for companies to develop a distinct competitive advantage.” The post The Competitive Advantage Of Having A Good Day first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. As opposed to: Until recently, the greatest competitive advantage went to companies that controlled distribution channels, had hard assets on the largest scale, or had established brands or patents. .

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Some business leaders eager to keep a competitive advantage often invest in new technologies without fully understanding how to harness their potential or fully considering how digital technologies will meet the company’s needs. Transformation is the new normal.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Conversely, poorly managed transitions invite uncertainty that can erode employee morale, undermine client trust, and weaken competitive advantage. For enduring success, this framework must incorporate elements that foster continuity and innovation.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 15, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell One of the most rewarding things about writing my book Mapping Innovation was talking to the innovators themselves. All of them were prominent (one recently won the Nobel Prize), but I found them to be the among the kindest and most generous people you can imagine, nothing like the difficult […]

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 13, 2024

With the increasing importance of data and analytics that spans across several business areas, the need for a CDO who can adapt, innovate, and lead in this complex environment has grown significantly. These specialized operations require a unique combination of creative innovation and strict regulatory compliance.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Importance of Finding Innovators in the Life Sciences Industry In today’s rapidly evolving life sciences industry, finding innovators has become critical for organizations seeking to stay ahead of the curve. Finding innovators in the life sciences industry The importance of innovative leadership cannot be overstated.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

These rules create greater value with lower cost and even lower effort, helping to avoid unneeded turbulence to decision-makers who are responsible for navigating the organization through the rough waves of the deep blue oceans of competition. Acknowledge the need to innovate to change. Get Into It…. Get Involved….

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

N2Growth recognizes that this role operates at the nexus of product development, marketing innovation, sales optimization, and customer experience. In markets saturated with competition, this role becomes increasingly critical. Moreover, the Chief Commercial Officer champions the customer at every touchpoint.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Significance of Executive Competency Evaluation Assessing executive competencies is imperative for organizations aiming to cultivate a high-caliber leadership team, essential for sustainable growth and competitive advantage.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 13, 2012

Imagine Apple without innovators or Zappos neglecting service or Whole Foods selling a slew of processed foods loaded with saturated fat. With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. That is sustainable competitive advantage.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. But he does prides himself on being rational and he knows that SAS’s culture clearly provides a competitive advantage.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

N2Growth, as a premier executive search and leadership advisory firm, recognizes the transformative influence a skilled Commercial Leader can wieldone who interlaces strategic vision, operational excellence, and people-centric leadership into a cohesive path toward profitability and innovation.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 20, 2012

Imagine Apple without innovators or Zappos neglecting service or Whole Foods selling a slew of processed foods loaded with saturated fat. With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. That is sustainable competitive advantage.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 30, 2020

What’s the secret to a winning business model and long-term competitive advantage? Your customer experience may just be the ultimate competitive advantage. Strategy and innovation experts Nicolaj Siggelkow and Christian Terwiesch just published a new book called Connected Strategy: Building Continuous.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Creativity is the starting point for all innovation, and most organizations rely on innovation to create a competitive advantage. Innovation is necessary for the successful development and implementation of new programs or better products. Where does it come from?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 30, 2011

Specifically they drive collaboration and cross-functional leadership and innovation, actively seek greater cultural diversity in their leaders and workforces, and they show a strong focus on developing leaders within their organizations. In the process, they are gaining important competitive advantages.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2013

Failure: The Competitive Advantage by @LollyDaskal. Knowledge@Wharton: The New Model for Innovation Is Social —and Mobile: But Are Companies Ready? Emotional Intelligence ~ 20 Years On by Louise Altman @intentionalcomm. Emotional Intelligence ~ 20 Years On ~ Part 2 by Louise Altman @intentionalcomm.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Leaders can develop workplace cultures that engage people and provide a source of competitive advantage. The openness that emerges in a trusting and cooperative environment creates a robust marketplace of ideas that stimulates innovation. The good news is that is doesn’t have to be this way.

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