N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The reality is that great leaders all seem to possess an innate sense of timing such that most executives have a very clear understanding of the critical role timing plays as a survival skill at the C-suite level. There are a few times in the life of every professional where staggering opportunities will present themselves.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

People can do some due diligence before going to work for a compnay. If you find that workplace contamination is rubbing off on you, you may be forced to make a change in order to preserve your own mental health. link] Donna Svei Great post Mike. Here are "9 Signs That Your Next Company Cares About Its Employees."

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Unlike other executive roles, there is also the demand for a proven track record in revenue generation and driving operational efficiency. Therefore, recruiting a CRO is a substantial challenge, raising the bar even higher than most executive placements.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

That is All Jesse Harriot, Monster Thinking : 2011 Job Market Trends HR Introvert : Time for Due Diligence on Personal Objectivity Tim Sanders, Sanders Says : Three Lists to Make for 2011 Rachel Suff, XpertHR : New Year's Resolution: Boost Poor Performance?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

This due diligence included, setting a new household budget, moving investments, setting up a home equity line of credit, and finally, buying a new car (for the first time in 11 years!). I volunteered to be the “lucky&# laid off executive and have never looked back. Synchronicity is such a blessing!

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2018

M&A deals that are made for the purpose of acquiring new technology can make or break a company. As a former M&A attorney, former Google executive, and a serial entrepreneur, I have experienced M&A from every point of view. Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images. In 2005, eBay spent $2.6 Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

But recent technological developments like artificial intelligence (AI) are now helping companies overcome many of the challenges to contracting. It requires a lot of manpower to draft, execute, and improve not only the contracts themselves, but also the contracting processes and the transactions these contracts govern.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Few executives appear prepared for the challenges of digital M&A. When we recently interviewed top M&A executives in Europe about their experience, fully three-quarters of them said that digital disruption has had a relatively large impact or even requires a complete overhaul of their M&A strategy. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

He equipped his Boulder offices with state-of-the-art video conferencing systems, and now holds meetings using this technology or asks business partners to travel to see him. As a VC, you need to conduct due diligence on companies. Executives’ Biggest Productivity Challenges, Solved. Not really. Thriving at the Top.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

An internet technology company picks up a mobile phone manufacturer. Technology, manufacturing, research and development, or human know-how – whatever the capability, acquisitions are a way to acquire it. With asset prices at record levels, careful due diligence is more critical than ever. Capability upgrades.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

AlphaGo’s success is emblematic of a broader trend: An explosion of data and advances in algorithms have made technology smarter than ever before. In addition to executing well-defined tasks, technology is starting to address broader, more ambiguous problems. Remember Long-Term Capital Management ?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Four things are required: Do deeper due diligence. Find out how they made it work and double down on the due diligence. I work with executives around the globe; so being on Telepresence and Webex is a natural way we communicate. At Cisco, we use technology to make communication as dynamic as possible.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

Martin describes how executive teams carefully explore the risk of different courses of action, but neglect to make a similar assessment of the risk of staying the course. Mine societal, economic, political, regulatory, and technological trends to identify any external changes that necessitate a shift in your strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

” This feedback helped Oka, an industry outsider, convince President Kazuo Ushida, a 40-year veteran of Nikon’s technology businesses, that the company needed to revisit its dialogue with investors. It also called for streamlining headquarters and cutting executive management’s compensation.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

What would new product development executives or project managers in the R&D lab tell you are the organizational dynamics that ice their best ideas? Executives may be playing favorites with one way to approach a particular opportunity, or it may be hard to envision how a tiny customer base can get big. Start with a survey.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2015

The research organization promised to invest in special research over several years to develop the technology needed to combine with that of the partner firm, which was to employ this technology in its own product line. Why the executive left is immaterial and unrelated to the project. Work started, investments were made.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

In fact, in talking to executives at Experian, it seemed clear to me that the techniques that Blank advocates, such as focusing on customer development before produce development, creating a minimum viable product and iterating and pivoting to a new business model, can actually be done more effectively in an established business. .”

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Not long ago, the chief executive of a global telecommunications firm shared with me his frustration that "even in a meeting with the CEO, most institutional investors seek only granular data points to plug into their models. This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

Anxiety, fear, even dread are among the predictable reactions in the executive suite and boardroom when they unexpectedly appear. Founded in 1928, Motorola diversified over the decades from car radios into a host of communication technologies, ranging from equipment aboard Apollo 11 to the best-selling RAZR mobile phones.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

Our champion, Pete, was a mid-level executive tasked with bringing gaming opportunities to AT&T. Cool new technology, new market for AT&T, competitive pressure, etc. Generally senior executives, decision makers have the power to say yes to a deal and are held accountable for the final outcome.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

The country’s urbanized and large middle class has maintained a strong preference for foreign-made products despite restrictions due to U.S. Senior executives should not lose perspective on the enormous opportunities in Iran, but they must be prepared to navigate some serious challenges. sanctions and a fragile economy.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2011

I've been privy to many ERP battles as a board member of an ERP consulting practice, and I've heard many ERP war stories in my executive-education teaching. Rule 2 gives rise to Rule 3: A vendor's references to specialized solutions need to be subjected to high degrees of due diligence.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

Although technologically advanced, this did not prove profitable and Motorola had launched little else to compensate. Another key difference between pioneers and followers was the amount of due diligence they undertook before going to market. Pioneers who come to market with a narrow scope of innovations take on enormous risk.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In efficient M&A situations, steps 1-3 would be considered in detail before deal closure, with steps 4 and 5 executed post-close. It may seem like common sense to weigh these costs and benefits along with the merger, but according to McKinsey research , only 15% of executives set detailed business targets for their reorgs.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. search engine company Inktomi in 2002. Although he didn’t have a U.S.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 26, 2024

These concerns underscore the importance of due diligence in the online auction, emphasizing understanding the risks and how to mitigate them. Anticipated technological advancements, such as virtual and augmented reality, could redefine the inspection process, allowing interested parties to remotely examine machinery in fine detail.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

Focus on the specific opportunity, and do the necessary research, due diligence, and soul-searching to figure out whether that particular job is right for you. To help bring cool new technology to the world? Uncovering the right opportunity, he says, is “a matter of investing the time and doing due diligence.”

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

The conduct of due diligence in the ventures raising money will render crowdfunding prohibitively expensive and thus impractical. Due diligence is too expensive. If investment complexity makes crowdfunding untenable, then the need for due diligence makes it too expensive. Crowds are frequently stupid.

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