N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Now that we’ve identified the trends, let’s focus our attention on specific business problems to be solved by the addition of senior leadership talent in the consumer packaged goods space. The ability to “think small and local” must be balanced with the global vision of a large CPG company. Agility is key.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

Global connectedness is blurring borders and time zones. When put to work, new technologies create many positive ripple effects on the global market, spawning some of today’s most exciting new businesses, even creating whole new industries and movements around them. Creativity is thinking up new things.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 14, 2023

We asked some managers how they embed horizon scanning into their practice With Covid, Brexit, the cost of living crisis and the rapid development of AI , the external environment in which organisations operate is changing faster than ever before. Please login to the left to confirm your registration and access the article.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It took a global pandemic to shake open executive minds to the possibility of better ways of doing office work. Buildings and their construction are among the largest contributors to global resource use. Facility managers should be rewarded for maintaining highly sustainable environments, not merely reducing costs.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Soon, I will share my pick for the Best Leadership Book of this year (2022). In the meantime, here's a reminder of what I selected as the Best Leadership Book of 2021. Flashback : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 29, 2022

Today, we flashback to 2021 : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2022

At Freeman, we streamline our supply chain by taking a beginner’s mindset and breaking down the process. The first step was to manage our inventory. She is a dynamic and empathetic leader who has succeeded by putting people first in the process of transformational leadership.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Much of the useful work of managers and consultants is maintenance—the constant battle against entropy. Of Related Interest: The Four Hallmarks of Bad Strategy. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. The big conference room as the lights dim and the Power Point slides begin.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 4, 2019

A lot of people in leadership dream about becoming the CEO of a company. As an executive leadership coach, I have the privilege of working with numerous CEOs. Here is a little insight into the things that trouble CEOs: The human reality of leadership. Talent management. Building a strong management team.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 24, 2022

About this time a year ago, I announced my pick for the Best Leadership Book of 2021. Flashback to the 2021 post : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one. Let's look back to that well-deserving book.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 21, 2020

There is typically no one factor on its own that contributes to poor performance but rather a combination of risk and uncertainty; stakeholder engagement; strategy, governance and procurement; leadership and capable teams’ coordination and supply chain integration. ” Fault lines.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

Many economists were predicting a global recession before the coronavirus crisis, but the prognosis now is even gloomier. Those still working on site are often arguably under even greater strain, whether those in our hospitals and health systems, or those in our food and retail supply chains. Tackle the climate of fear.

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Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What is Sustainable Leadership? Sustainable Leadership is a style of management that drives solutions for environmental, social and economic challenges in the world. It recognizes leadership as a process of influence and breaks down silos to combine efforts towards change and transformation.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

The supply chain is the heart of a company’s operations. To make the best decisions, managers need access to real-time data about their supply chain, but the limitations of legacy technologies can thwart the goal of end-to-end transparency. Alistair Berg/Getty Images. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 27, 2021

Leave it to leadership and communications expert, David Grossman , to decide to write a book called, Heart First, Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything. And, if you read only one leadership book this year, make it this one. It’s a book you’ll want to read and then refer to time after time.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 7, 2020

At the start of each year, the World Economic Forum release their global risks report, which attempts to highlight some of the primary risks the world faces in the coming year. Of course, just as few forecasters predicted a global pandemic would tip things upside down, hindsight has not been kind to the global risks report.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The following 10 leadership and business book authors recently answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

About 90% of firms globally are considered small- and medium-sized enterprises, with such firms representing around 70% of all jobs. Our global assessment showed no significant differences of future readiness of SMEs at the regional or the industry level,” the authors say. Becoming future-ready. Organizational agility.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The seismic effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic have impacted every single aspect of our lives, with the workplace and commerce in general changing unrecognisably in the space of just a few months. So, what are the key traits of successful leadership in a post pandemic world?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Amidst the complexities of leadership challenges, the unique insights contributed by Anthony Horton, Stephanie Neal, and Chris McCarthy add a compelling layer to the unfolding narrative. Stephanie Neal’s research underscores the importance of aligning organizational values with leadership actions.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Integrity, passion, and teamwork – these are the values that Walmart looks for in its employees and fosters through its talent management. The HR Digest: In building a reliable pipeline of leadership talent, how do learning programs help deliver on your objectives?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson and in global logistics. Our employees are experts in helping our customers create more efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains. Freight transportation accounts for about 8% of global carbon emissions, and Scope 3 emissions account can account for 90% or more of a companies’ emissions.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise. H is about spreading hope.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Enterprise systems became more integrated, and several larger global organizations emerged as the leaders in enterprise applications. Sales managers need to do a much better job at onboarding and coaching in this new environment. The typical sales cycle stayed mostly very stable from the mid-1980s into the 2000s.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Businesses from top global firms to main street staples are looking into a future driven by new technology capabilities. New financial innovations enabled both historic global economic growth and cascading global financial failures. That requires a new way of thinking about people and leadership.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Businesses and companies now need to rethink how to manage post-covid work trends like their remote workforce, hiring policies, skills, and experience needs. A streamlining of roles with a smooth supply chain and workflow created cost efficiencies, but the pandemic showed up the model’s fragility. Humanizing or not.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

The experiences of global beauty company Coty Inc., where one of us is Vice President Supply Chain, suggests this “magic” can be repeatable. In 2010, Coty was rapidly expanding through acquisitions and internal growth and needed to align, integrate, and further accelerate improvements in its supply chain.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

These shifts will have important implications for the supply chain and profitability of U.S.-based The uncertain nature of trade policy has left many leadership teams reluctant to act. Senior leaders who have learned to manage in uncertainty focus on the few risks that matter most. based companies. political upheaval.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Being servant leaders as Chartered Managers In an opinion piece in the Daily FT , Ajantha Dharmasiri CMgr FCMI, president of CMI Sri Lanka , reflects on a successful year and assures that CMI Sri Lanka will continue to facilitate the processes of up-skilling, multi-skilling, and re-skilling managers. Read it here.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Supply chains are linked to these inputs, as is every other variable the CEO needs to be concerned about, from available corporate resources to stock price. So BDAI is pretty useful for management to be able to see where we are and where we might be headed. BDAI (for short) is excellent at making sense out of the current state.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Today, the following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

  As I was walking through this ancient city searching for dinner tonight, I started thinking about the kind of leadership that must be required to start a project you won't live to see the end of.    That doesn't mean, however, that your leadership can't build a legacy that outlives you.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2019

The ‘trust issue’ is a central theme for organisations in any sector, and it’s one in which I’ve conducted a mass of research into how a post-truth culture is impacting brands, across an array of business sectors, on a global basis. Why is this so important? And this genuinely has to go all the way.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 22, 2022

Bayly, Cambridge University historian and author of a historical study on globalization, from his book The Birth of the Modern World: 1780-1914. I told that story to a leadership team last week in a strategic planning retreat. The turmoil was worldwide. This is a description of 1780 by Sir Christopher.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Regarding management’s role, Peter Drucker focused on the discussion around how much of innovation is inspiration versus how much is genuinely hard work, from the angle of appropriate management. As he stated, “if it’s mainly the former, then management’s role is limited: hire the right people and get out of their way.

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