N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. But not every business knows how to convert that data into actionable insights. Jean-Louis said.

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Innovation Strategy Competitive Advantage Incubator 210

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By partnering with a qualified executive search firm, organizations can gain a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining top talent that aligns with their mission and strategic objectives. Additionally, consider the firm’s expertise and knowledge in the specific sector or cause area in which your organization operates.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 21, 2021

An organization that embraces a growth mindset positions itself to thrive. You will also rely heavily on integrated learning tools that facilitate employees’ professional development and streamline business operation. This way, your employees can be more productive and better positioned to satisfy your customers.

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Strategy Market Segmentation Learning-by-Doing Competitive Advantage 90

Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2019

Governments and the community at large have created a strategic focus on ensuring that businesses become holistically sustainable in their operations and resource utilization. Businesses which emphasize becoming strategically sustainable are more likely to thrive in the competitive market as compared to those which do not.

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Competitive Advantage Compliance Operations Efficiency 51

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 17, 2012

The best ones influenced my mode of operation as an executive of Jacobs Suchard , the maker of coffee and chocolate brands, Jacobs , Nabob , Toblerone , Suchard and Côte d’Or. The philosophy begins with a mindset obsessed with the competition. Successful private label manufacturers have been operating this way for years.

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Strategy Competitive Advantage Innovation Operations 229

In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 2012

As for sport, the game of market share was an easy way to track success. With only 100% available to the players of the market share game, you knew whether your play(s) made you a winner or a loser. The delusion is that market share is the “be all and end all” of business success. The new economy doesn’t operate that way.

Sports 228

Sports Tactics Competitive Advantage Short-term 228

Six Disciplines

JULY 25, 2014

The purpose of using the SWOT tool is to uncover or reveal the organization''s competitive advantages, and what opportunities (sales, profitability) to capitalize upon. It''s typically based on a review of internal and external facts and assumptions about the organization and the marketplace in which it operates.

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SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 99

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

These noble families also held positions of power in the English political system, from which they were able to pass laws that protected their privileges and claims. Today, leaders must continuously transform their businesses, while ensuring day-to-day operations are executed with discipline and efficiency. Don’t wait to act.

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Competitive Advantage Resistance Business Model Consensus 267

LDRLB

JUNE 27, 2012

The best ones influenced my mode of operation as an executive of Jacobs Suchard, the maker of coffee and chocolate brands, Jacobs, Nabob, Toblerone, Suchard and Côte d’Or.

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Strategy Competitive Advantage Brand Influence 111

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2019

This may sound harsh, but the truth often is… I’ve witnessed far too many people in positions of leadership that wouldn’t recognize an opportunity if it hit them squarely in the face. If you cannot recognize, attract, and acquire opportunity you should not be in a leadership position. Advantage : No advantage equals no opportunity.

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Due Diligence Metrics Competitive Advantage Rogers 169

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

It can be hard to stay ahead of the competition when you operate in a competitive industry, as there will always be brands looking to lure your customers away. Staying ahead of the competition will require constant work. If you are to defend your position, then it is vital that you are able to retain your customers.

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Strategy Competitive Advantage Brand Industry 50

Talent Anarchy 1

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The MOQ helps wholesalers ensure that they can sell in bulk and maintain efficient operations. Competitive Advantage Having a well-optimised rate sheet can give a wholesaler a competitive edge in the market. Social shares can increase your rate sheet’s visibility and drive more traffic to your website.

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Price Engineering Long-term Discount 78

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

The purpose of using the SWOT tool is to uncover or reveal the organization's competitive advantages, and what opportunities (sales, profitability) to capitalize upon. It's typically based on a review of internal and external facts and assumptions about the organization and the marketplace in which it operates.

SWOT 118

SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 118

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

If you really want to understand a leader’s perspective on the market, ask them about their competition. Whether you want to admit it or not, competition is part of your world, and likely a bigger part than you’d care to admit. Now it’s your turn – how well do you know your competition?

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Leadership PR Disintermediation Supply Chain 353

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

High on the list is weak marketing, weak management, and weak strategic discipline. Along the way, the leaders of these organizations turned their backs on the tenets of great branding, defined as carving out unique brand positions and adding to that strategic advantage with innovations that thrill customers. Why the stagnation?

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Brand Competitive Advantage Fashion Price 100

Skip Prichard

JUNE 2, 2022

They’ve been burned too many times by empty promises and marketing speak. Just like any other competitive advantage, your new focus won’t do any good if no one knows about it. In the end, if you believe that operating primarily for the benefit of your shareholders isn’t right, you can change your company.

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Competitive Advantage Diversity Short-term Cost 121

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

Teams with strong positive cultures can weather short-term blows to engagement, such as economic downturns, anxiety over mergers, or increased competition. In other words, culture is the fuel that drives and sustains positive engagement. Culture is the fuel that drives and sustains positive engagement.” Jason Richmond.

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How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 110

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

With organizations operating in heavily competitive environments, the pressure to make the right decisions at the most opportune time has never been higher for business stakeholders. Doing the right things to get the right things done requires a GPS system to achieve high performance-driven execution.

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Crisis System Process Leadership 334

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The difference is that, today, with everything moving so much faster, a lack of speed can mean more than just a few missed opportunities — it can put companies in a very precarious position, especially those in markets where they face competitors that can sense and respond far more quickly.

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Company Competitive Advantage Marketing Power 23

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Companies with greater diversity not only have higher retention, but they have higher revenues and operating results, as well as higher brand recognition in their marketplaces. it’s also critical to attracting and retaining premier talent to gain a competitive advantage in today’s competitive talent environment.

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Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

Pricing impacts everything from strategy and tactics, to finance, to branding, to marketing and sales, to vendor selection and supply chain management, to recruiting and compensation, and to customer satisfaction and loyalty. However it is never a good thing to be forced into a low cost position.

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Price Discount Brand Supply Chain 371

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 29, 2019

We live in peculiar times whereby organizations frequently grumble about skills shortages, individuals struggle to adapt to the changing needs of the labor market, and policy makers fret about people being left behind by the pace of technological change. ” A competitive advantage. Skills benchmarking.

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Benchmarking Competitive Advantage Short-term Training 70

LDRLB

JULY 23, 2012

As for sport, the game of market share was an easy way to track success. With only 100% available to the players of the market share game, you knew whether your play(s) made you a winner or a loser. The delusion is that market share is the “be all and end all” of business success. The new economy doesn’t operate that way.

Sports 121

Sports Tactics Competitive Advantage Short-term 121

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

You need to be proactive in helping your employees develop a strategy for remaining marketable and valuable through these transitions. Intercultural competence can serve as both a critical performance management dimension for employees and a meaningful competitive advantage for the organization.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 267

Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

Lisser’s book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a crucial aspect of growth: the Planning Advantage, the Execution Advantage, and the Company Advantage. By combining these elements, businesses can align their operations with their long-term goals and set themselves up for enduring success.

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Power Goal Objective Planning 101

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

There is one universal principle that determines the degree of success of all businesses: Be the preferred provider to your markets. It’s a provider that a customer or client favors in the purchase of a product or service versus its competition. You may decide to transfer to another position within the company.

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Silverman Career Succession Ethics 112

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The LSE team found that when they compared 16 years of data on firms, workers and international trade in Portugal, there was a clear distinction between firms who were operating internationally and those operating domestically. In a world of machines and algorithms, competitive advantage will come from the exchange of human capital.”

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Globalization Competitive Advantage Human Capital Analysis 87

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In a market as competitive as today, employees also act as a competitive advantage. Businesses whose employees are happy produce better results and can be more agile on the market. The biggest cost for a business isn’t the cost of production or operations, but the mistakes employees make along the way.

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Agility Competitive Advantage Cost Insurance 50

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. Regulators now worry that declining seed competition may lead to price increases on foods that every American family consumes. Leadership.

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Strategy CEO Company Competitive Advantage 131

HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

"Workforce Skills Upgrade: A New Competitive Advantage" SAP is one of the few companies leading diversity & Inclusion, having implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade since 2017. In HR we now have the chance to move from an operational, back-office function to a leader of change.

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Ries Skills Human Resources Software 76

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. Regulators now worry that declining seed competition may lead to price increases on foods that every American family consumes.

Strategy 97

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 97

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

It’s essential for high-tech companies to maintain their competitive advantage, but how we’ve handled that change has been one of the pillars of our success over the past four years. Our values informed our guiding principles, developed by our CEO and implemented by our Executive Committee, for operating through COVID-19.

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Leadership Agility Diversity Competitive Advantage 52

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 22, 2013

At the end of the day, in today’s hyper-competitive global economy, talent just might be the only remaining sustainable competitive advantage. Count up how much time is spent reviewing the earning per share, revenue, profit, sales quotas, manufacturing capacity, inventory, marketing strategy, and other topics.

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Review Talent Management Follow-up Bottom-up 248

N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength. I’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation.

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Brand Depreciation Blog Politics 353

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I have actually come to cringe every time I hear a so called expert use the phrase in an authoritarian manner as a justification for the position they happen to be evangelizing. Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market.

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Perhaps, you should ask these questions: How predictable is the environment in which our unit operates? A classical strategy (the one everyone learned in business school) works well for companies operating in predictable and immutable environments. How much power do we have to change that environment? . Your answers may vary widely.

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Strategy Automotive eBook Environment 99

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 14, 2018

Guest post from Robert (Dusty) Staub : “Perhaps the only sustainable competitive advantage is increasing your ability to learn faster than your competition.” - Arie de Geus, former head of Strategic Planning, Shell Oil Company Are you getting the best results from the people–the embedded collective intelligence–in your organization?

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Organization Teamwork Learning-by-Doing System 158