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Beyond Recruitment: N2Growth’s COO Search Solutions Enhance Organizational Performance

N2Growth Blog

Also, as a part of the executive management team , COOs frequently play an intricate role in policy development and governance. N2Growth’s dedicated focus on leader performance, combined with its use of innovative methods to recruit and develop top-tier executives, invariably translates into vastly improved operational outcomes.

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How to Anticipate a Burning Platform

Harvard Business Review

Companies should have their fingers on the pulse of the start-up community to spot potentially transformational development early. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is the equivalent of corporate blood pressure. Look at profit margin trends. Listen to passionate leaders.

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Improve Your Ability to Learn

Harvard Business Review

What Alex’s success exemplifies is the importance of “learning agility”: a set of qualities and attributes that allow an individual’s to stay flexible, grow from mistakes, and rise to a diverse array of challenges. It’s easy to assume that those qualities would be highly prized in any business environment.

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Category Creation Is the Ultimate Growth Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Starbucks and Keurig share two essential qualities that are typical in category creators: 1. Starbucks delivered not just high-quality coffee but personalization, badge value, and an affordable luxury experience. They captivated their consumers with significantly better benefits, experiences, and economics.

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The $300 House: The Urban Challenge

Harvard Business Review

At this point, the commercial viability of a market-based approach to providing good quality housing in urban areas at prices affordable to low income customers is beyond question. This development plan can be scaled to build 3 million or 30 million units per year, if needed. The entire thing isn't unlike putting together giant Legos.

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