N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

A move toward the Advantage Strategy Paradigm begins with the adoption and commitment to a set of principles that guides all executives in the decisions and actions they take related to developing, planning, and executing strategy. Trade-offs and decisions on priority initiatives must be made. That is the good news. That is the good news.

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Process Agility Competitive Advantage Strategy 150

In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2012

These are the folks who don’t know the difference between strategy and tactics – those who view strategy as a needless constraint. Instead of reacting to the future, develop a strategy that defines the future based on your actions. Many senior managers haven’t the foggiest idea how to do this. Manage the Future. Be Proactive.

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Strategy Short-term Constraint Strategic Planning 196

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 26, 2011

Guest post by John Mattone , Business Author, Senior Faculty Member of Talent Management Alliance and President of Executive Development Associates (EDA), a global leadership consulting firm that specializes in executive assessment, development, and coaching. Loyalty Where is the loyalty? Where has all the loyalty gone?

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Loyalty Reference Maturity Human Capital 256

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2017

Our greatest insights and most productive work are often generated outside the constraints of the corporate workweek and the cube. It’s much harder to develop, measure, and evaluate the specific value and results that each employee produces. Why is that?

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Real Estate Constraint McKinsey Cost 11

HR Digest

DECEMBER 16, 2018

While it offers an unbiased system to attract and develop the right talent, many corporate bodies are yet to give the technology a chance to offer its promised solution in hiring, including some giant multinationals. Hence, there are constraints in making strong decisions with AI and analytics.

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Press Release Human Resources Trends Talent Management 109

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. For example, at Kenya Women Finance Trust , we were intrigued to hear about the "marriage counseling" its human resources department offers to the newlyweds among its women employees.

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Microfinance Diversity Banking Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

For them, sustainability is a thing to tackle, a functional area; it's a what , like marketing or product development. Most large companies have now appointed a lead on sustainability, but have provided limited financial support and fewer human resources. I've seen it time and again in the companies that I work with or study.

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Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Traditionally, companies have found ways to navigate these challenges internally, in research and development (R&D) divisions like the famed Xerox PARC , founded in 1970, or through programs that encourage employees to dedicate a small percentage of their time to side projects, as 3M began doing in 1948.

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Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Humorous because, as a Human Resources practitioner, I hear similar calls for change within my profession. The Management Innovation Exchange is currently running a competition to "hack" the human resources function to enable organizational adaptability. Every other function of the organization is as out of touch as IT.

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CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This makes sense, because the alternative is for behavioral insights to be tried out by individuals or specific departments, and their knowledge and skill are likely to vary: Someone in marketing might use their behavioral knowledge to develop more-effective campaigns, while at the same time someone in HR uses theirs to focus on employee engagement.

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Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Ask Atma

MAY 3, 2011

Theater of Constraints: great creativity and design flow from an accurate understanding of your limitations. Material limitations are about the resources you have available. But this rigorous honesty is the first discipline of the Theater of Constraints. The second discipline is designing and developing within those constraints.

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Creativity Brainstorming Constraint Learning-by-Doing 56

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2017

The more specific and feasible the plan you develop, the less daunting the situation will seem when it comes. When facing constraints in one area, be willing to relax standards in others. Accept the inevitable, and anticipate how you will handle it logistically: Call in Grandma — or the back-up babysitter? Telecommute?

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How To Short-term Wireless Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Use data analytics to develop a pathway to higher profitability. Some health system executives are developing possible pathways for improving operations for achieving anywhere from 5% to 15% expense reductions, based on forecasts of cost elements both in the care process and in administration. .” The losses of U.S.

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Cost Consensus Budgeting System 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 22, 2016

Framing went from being a constraint in the building process to becoming a stage that could be easily scaled up. Succession planning must be led by the top executive, not simply delegated to human resources. This means that leadership development must be on a very short list of an organization’s top strategic priorities.

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