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2024 Succession Planning Trends: Staying Ahead of the Curve

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the Importance of Proactive Succession Planning Proactive succession planning is pivotal for an organization’s sustainability and long-term growth. This effective planning is a buffer, allowing the enterprise to function seamlessly, even during transition periods.

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Visionary Thinking Is a Practiced Skill

Leading Blog

V ISIONARY THINKING is the ability to see the big picture, envision what the future could look like, build a plan to achieve that vision, and lead yourself and others down the path of execution. As I looked back, I realized that most, if not all, of the 45 Performance-based Skills are utilized in some way during visionary thinking.

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Modern CMOs: Bridging Creativity with Commercial Acumen

N2Growth Blog

As disruptors in the organization, they hold the onus to align the company’s brand mission with a creative yet commercially viable business strategy. Today’s CMOs are not just marketers but visionaries who strategically leverage creativity with technology to drive commercial success.

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Creative Teams: 12 Habits That Foster Curiosity and Collaboration

Let's Grow Leaders

Creative teams stay open to what’s possible and explore alternative perspectives. Some of the best teams we know are great because they stay curious and creative. And, curiosity is one of those skills that can feel hard to teach. Creative teams learn from what’s working (and are honest about what’s not).

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Why Leaders Need a Lesson Plan

Next Level Blog

It takes a lot of planning plus improvisational skills to keep a roomful of six-year-olds engaged and learning from 8:30 in the morning to 2:30 in the afternoon. If Renee didn’t walk into her classroom with a solid lesson plan every day, she’d lose the kids’ attention and chaos would reign.

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6 Essential Skills for Future Leaders

Career Advancement

“Time and time again, our species has escaped existential threats by reinventing ourselves, finding new skills not coded in our genes to survive new challenges not previously encountered.” – David Grinspoon. Plenty of core competencies will remain essential skills for leaders in the future. Six Essential Skills for Future Leaders.

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9 Tips for Navigating the Inevitable Unexpected

Leading Blog

Individuals or partners develop a plan and iterate as new information arises. If sophisticated investors are involved — as often happens in biotech — the plan is undoubtedly subjected to intensive due diligence. They're things you never saw coming and you never planned for. Develop living plans that are regularly updated.

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