N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2019

You also remember the Consultants. As a consumer of consulting services for more years than I care to admit, I have developed a well defined view of a typical engagement. To illustrate the viewpoint of a consumer of consulting services, I want to present a satirical view of a typical engagement. Part 1: The Evil Empire.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 29, 2024

Roughly 60% of companies worldwide have sustainable strategies in place according to a Forbes report. Specifically, implementing a sustainable transportation policy as a corporate strategy offers significant value from environmental and financial benefits to increased efficiency and social advantages.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Making Strategy Matter. Making strategy matter happens when leaders intentionally choose activities in alignment with their organization’s vision. Strategies are the bundling of chosen activities, and not to be confused with goals or objectives. Dave Coffaro is a strategic advisor, executive coach, and author.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. In contrast, other leaders focus so much on long-term strategies that they miss the opportunity to create competitive advantage by pulling the future forward. Digital technology continues to transform both the retail and consumer experience.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

This enhances individual performance and drives collective success by empowering teams to adapt, innovate, and thrive in an ever-changing business environment. To overcome these challenges, businesses must adapt quickly and develop effective strategies to stay ahead of the competition. This is where coaching plays a crucial role.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

Recognizing diversity as a competitive advantage for innovation and customer service underscores the CDO’s critical role in creating a more inclusive environment that values individual differences and unique perspectives. Crafting a job description that emphasizes the role’s impact on culture, innovation, and success is crucial.

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Leading Blog

MAY 5, 2023

T HE PANDEMIC threw all strategies into the junkyard. You must identify those initiatives, innovations, and even behaviors that you may once have thought were temporary or ad hoc to deal with the pandemic but which are, in actuality, permanent advantages if you allow them to be. Moreover, innovation needs to be rather immediate.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2024

At this juncture, the guidance of seasoned franchising consultants can be invaluable, offering insight into the complexities of franchise ownership. Budgeting wisely, preparing for unexpected expenses, and familiarizing oneself with various financing routes are elemental strategies for financial preparedness.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Without sound financial strategies, even the most innovative and promising ventures can stumble and fail. In this ever-evolving and competitive business landscape, entrepreneurs and business leaders must employ strategies that enable them not only to survive but thrive financially.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance. Many leaders have risen through the ranks using tried and tested methods, but these approaches may no longer be practical in an environment that thrives on innovation and flexibility.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 12, 2024

Vicky Zhao, a prominent figure on YouTube known for her insightful business strategies, outlines a straightforward five-step approach that can be mastered by all team members. Goals act as the north star for your project, guiding all subsequent decisions and strategies. Diverse perspectives often lead to innovative solutions.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

By investing in coaching your board chair, your organization can unlock the full potential of its leadership team, paving the way for innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth. Enhancing Board Chair Performance: Strategies and Techniques Board Chairs play a critical role in driving organizational performance and success.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On the one hand, most CEOs agree with with the statement attributed to Peter Drucker: culture eats strategy for breakfast. This approach plays right into the hands of eager consultants because getting from the current culture to the desired future culture becomes a gap-closing program.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Through coaching, executives can refine their ability to analyze complex situations, anticipate future challenges, and craft innovative solutions. Effective Strategies for Implementing Board Advisor Coaching Board advisor coaching is a critical component of the leadership development process in organizations.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Understanding the Core Values of N2Growth Based in King of Prussia, PA, N2Growth is a global leadership consulting firm known for its cutting-edge developmental methodologies. A high premium is placed on collaboration, with the understanding that pooling diverse perspectives encourages innovation and creativity.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 25, 2021

The last decade has seen a gradual rise in the practice of open innovation, such that recent data suggested nearly all organizations engage in at least some form of it. The researchers compiled survey data from 2015 and 2018, with the surveys measuring innovation activity in manufacturing companies across Russia.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Operating in the upper echelons of talent acquisition, executive search sifts through a talent pool rich in skills and leadership attributes and diverse in thought, ideas, and execution strategies. Utilizing resources from top consultancies like N2Growth adds further expertise to the recruitment process.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2024

Binna’s impressive background includes co-founding a global consultancy, writing bestselling books, and receiving an OBE for services to diversity. Practical Strategies for Uncovering Bias 07:24 – What Is Unconscious Bias? This early experience highlighted the importance of making fair, unbiased decisions.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As I watched the documentary, I was struck by how closely the story mirrored case studies from the business world, and how perfectly it illustrated the points I try to emphasize in the leadership and innovation class I teach at MIT. In fact, an original, revolutionary vision isn’t innovation at all (and it certainly isn’t leadership).

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QAspire

JUNE 3, 2024

In many companies I work with and consult, inclusion is used as a mere buzzword that doesn’t translate into any tangible behavioral change. Under Nadella’s leadership, Microsoft transformed into a dynamic and forward-thinking organization resulting in growth and innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 24, 2017

Every university offering a business degree has on their faculty a professor teaching strategy but almost none have a professor teaching its execution. This has left a skills gap among today’s leaders that heavily contributes to the downfall of company attempts to execute their strategy, resulting in loss of market and shareholder value.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Episode 239: Antonella Pisani, the CEO and founder of Eyeful Media , a digital marketing and consulting firm, joins host David Dye, and discusses the importance of culture, values, and remote culture in leadership. She emphasizes hiring experienced talent and creating an intellectually stimulating environment.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 26, 2016

If you can simply accelerate the current activities, products and strategies that your business implements, will that help you win in the future? Or, think about innovation. Everyone knows innovation is important. But again, if you can innovate successfully, is that enough? Maneuver Strategy. But is speed enough?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Understanding the Role of Leadership Development in Organizational Success Building a successful organization requires more than just a competent workforce or a strong business strategy. Cultivating collaborative spaces fosters innovation, promotes cross-functional problem-solving, and enhances decision-making processes.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

With the guidance and support of experienced executive search consultants, companies can strengthen their leadership teams and drive innovation, growth, and success in the life sciences industry. The rapid pace of innovation and advancement in the sector further compounds the challenges of leadership recruitment.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 15, 2022

It is in this ongoing, intentional, local interaction of strategizing that the population-wide patterns of strategy emerge.” The Stacy and Mowles quote at the top of this post points out that our current interactions (with whatever view of the past you have) are what causes the emergence of strategy to happen.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

By defining governance standards, boards can weave a framework that navigates their decision-making odyssey, ensuring it’s in sync with the organization’s mission, values, and long-haul strategies. A crucial strategy is to lucidly define the roles and responsibilities of board members.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Instead, create a one-page strategy map. Having run the internal strategy consulting group at HP, and then consulting to both startups and big companies like Disney, Visa, Colgate, Medtronic and others, I’ve created hundreds of strategic plans. Business strategy used to be a clear and methodical process.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

Global Practice Chair, Strategy N2Growth. Most organizations, and even most strategy consultants, are using strategic planning frameworks built for business models that were designed during the industrial age. IT’S TIME TO INNOVATE STRATEGY. By Mark Hefner.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Be dynamic and agile, not routine and static – most “strategy” firms offer inflexible, rigid, complex and time consuming approaches that eat up resources and yield only limited value. Let your company culture of tomorrow inform your strategies today – Few planning approaches account for existing corporate culture.

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Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Advice: Where innovation meets risk: Helping your clients adopt AI and automation Written by Ian Wylie Tuesday 10 October 2023 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email As organisations take on the task of becoming “more intelligent”, they’re adopting new tools at a blistering pace.

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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. This article explores essential HR strategies tailored for gig workers, aiming to support businesses in navigating the evolving gig economy landscape.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Instead, create a one-page strategy map. Having run the internal strategy consulting group at HP, and then consulting to both startups and big companies like Disney, Visa, Colgate, Medtronic and others, I’ve created hundreds of strategic plans. Business strategy used to be a clear and methodical process.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

They are the guiding force that ensures the smooth functioning of the institution, promoting a culture of innovation and excellence and nurturing the development of both students and educators. This requires leaders who are not only knowledgeable and experienced in their respective fields but also adaptable, innovative, and forward-thinking.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 13, 2024

A CRO’s expertise integrates functional areas such as sales, marketing, customer service, pricing, and revenue management, influencing all aspects of an organization’s revenue strategy and execution. This comprehensive approach ensures a symbiotic relationship between the chosen CRO and our client’s objectives.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 31, 2019

For these offices, seeking the help of a small business consultant makes no sense. But no matter how innovative they may be, some benefits still elude them for neglecting the services of a business consultant. Here are some notable benefits of hiring a small business consultant. Time and money is saved.

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