N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

This multi-faceted nature of the COO’s responsibilities requires an individual equipped with various skills, including strategic visioning, change management capabilities, team leadership qualities, and a deep understanding of contemporary business trends.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 17, 2016

If you’re doing business today, then you know—local is dead and global is the new norm. And with that, study upon study has come out stating that the number one agenda item for today’s corporate leaders is finding talent that can think and lead globally. So, how do you get these skills? Have an open mind. Be flexible.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Troubleshooting Microsoft What precisely did Nadella do to steady the company and launch it into a high-octane period of growth and innovation? He quickly pivoted Microsoft from being a company that sold boxed software to a global computing engine that rents out its processing power and online storage to businesses.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 16, 2018

A McKinsey Global Institute report on future of the workforce shows that between 75 million and 375 million people globally will have to change their occupation and acquire new skills by the year 2030. These changes are not just causing disruption to businesses, but are also becoming a big problem for the managers to face.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Although most C-suite executives, mid-level managers, and data practitioners aren’t AI experts — no one is at this pace of change — they shouldn’t implement AI for the sake of implementing AI. Netflix, for example, claims to have saved more than $1 billion annually using machine learning. Organizations can do more with less.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. What good can I do as a person, an organization, and a society?

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

I was fortunate to work in corporate recruiting for a global technology company in 2008 when the idea of a remote workforce was embraced. Although it was different, the changes led to new efficiencies and approaches to managing workloads and schedules. The recent COVID pandemic was a turning point for remote workforce transformation.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. If you think the business processes in your own company are complex, try running an operation globally that moves 5 billion passengers every year in roughly 25,000 commercial aircraft, via 15,000 airports located in 195 countries.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Here’s another must-read book to add to your list as you transition from manager to leader. How to perfect the do-to-say ratio. That book, in essence, is about what leaders do. It’s The Leap to Leader , by Adam Bryant. Many of his discussions are included in his interview series on LinkedIn. Ways to navigate office politics.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Robust supply chain leadership ensures effective oversight and management of the end-to-end supply chain processes, from procurement to delivery. Moreover, strong leadership in supply chain management ensures cost efficiency.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I N HIS BOOK Thank You for Being Late , author and award-winning journalist Tom Friedman argues that to understand the twenty-first century, you must realize that “the planet’s three largest forces”—technology, globalization, and climate change—are accelerating all at once. And to do all that and more autonomously.

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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. Given not all CHROs are created equal, how do you differentiate from those who simply sit in the chair versus those who set the chinning bar for the future of the role.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

It is rife with struggles related to managing the emerging responsibilities of adult life. If ownership or management of a family enterprise is an expectation, the pressures only mount. Older family members must create space for connections and learning while enabling emerging adults to explore and express their independence.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 17, 2013

Guest post by Nancy Vason: As leaders of global businesses, you draw from a deep well of talent. You employ engineers, plant managers, economists, IT managers and marketing directors from all over the world. But what else do their jobs require? Are they leading global teams? But are they effective communicators?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In addition, the CCO manages and implements strategies to drive revenue growth, break into new market segments, and foster customer engagement. Above all, risk management skills and sound business acumen are required to drive profitable growth and sustainable business expansion.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 3, 2023

Significantly, according to Gallup, 70% of team engagement is attributable to the manager. The truth is, busy and time-starved managers don’t have the capacity to become coaches on top of their day-to-day responsibilities. These are three behavioural changes managers need to make to foster more engaged, productive employees.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 25, 2024

The constant pace of change and a variety of new demands are contributing to widespread burnout among both employees and managers today. According to new research from a Harris Poll survey done on behalf of The Grossman Group , more than 75% of employees and 63% of managers report feeling burned out or ambivalent in their current position.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 3, 2024

“When you put learning at the center of everything you do, you'll grow your career, boost your leadership skills, enrich your relationships, and increase your joy and fulfillment in life,” explains David Novak , author (with Lari Bishop ) of the new book and practical guide, How Leaders Learn. They learn with purpose.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity. Middle manager." Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. But you're ambitious.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 10, 2023

Management knows they can’t do it all alone, so they empower others which boosts productivity, morale, and confidence. Gallup Study: Managers who excel in this skill generate 33% higher revenue. There are some things that only the boss should do. If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 9, 2024

Help them discover their intrinsic motivation Written by Jo Owen CMgr CCMI Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Don’t look to inspirational speakers and gurus – motivating staff instead requires managers to build processes and systems High performance and disengaged staff do not go hand-in-hand.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

How does succession really work in multi-billion dollar, global, iconic, family-owned businesses? How do companies handle horse-races among competing candidates—including family members—any one of whom may become the future heir to the throne? It was now his turn to make an indelible mark on the global enterprise.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

We’ve had many leaders, managers and clients around the world approach us with different cross cultural leadership challenges including: “In my culture, we need sound and music to do our best, but my office is silent as a graveyard. People will certainly learn about one another slowly over time, but why wait? Politely say “no”?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Hyper-Learning : How to Adapt to the Speed of Change by Edward D. Professor Ed Hess believes that requires us to become Hyper-Learners: continuously learning, unlearning, and relearning at the speed of change. Hyper-Learning requires a new way of being and a radical new way of working. Society venerates experience.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 26, 2018

Guest post from Martin Lanik : As a leader, do you scramble to get your work done at the very last minute or tend to cram the night before a big meeting? Are your team members often confused about what to do and unable to complete their assignments on time? Below are the four exercises. Break down projects into tasks.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Co-Intelligence : Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could do previously. Or how do you make sure that you're a good mentor?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 7, 2014

One thing is for sure – we’ll all be better off when leaders stop trying to manage a crisis and become more proficient at crisis leadership. Crisis Management is all about leading through crises after they’ve already begun. By Damian D. “Skipper” Pitts. Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

While the last decade has flattened our organizations and reduced the need for some managers, the need to create leaders at every level has never been more necessary. We need connected managers to create community and spark collaboration. Supervisors hold the success of a business in their hands, and it’s all in how they manage.

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

Wanda Hope: For more than 135 years, the values of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have been part of our culture at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Third, you must have a strong communication and change management plan to engage all employees across your organization.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

So, the question remains: when these top executives want to optimize their performance, become more self-aware, and improve their margins even further, how can they do so? What Do Executive Coaches Do? Executive coaching and talent development, in general, have been around for a few decades.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Navigating Workplace Conflict is Getting Harder: Here’s What You Can Do The workforce has been through unprecedented change in the last few years—for better and worse. Managers are relearning how to lead and support their teams. You probably didn’t learn practical, productive approaches to conflict in school.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Last month Aon Hewitt, The RBL Group and Fortune announced their Global Top Companies for Leaders list. I like to look below the hood of these rankings, to see if there's anything new to learn when it comes to leadership development. Sometimes I'll even call the person in charge of talent management. Here's the full list: 1.IBM.

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2021

Uncertainty is now a workplace norm, and quickly managing new circumstances is a must-have survival and success capability. The biggest challenge most leaders and managers face is deciding what to do when confronted with a new situation. Managing Uncertainty. Managing Me: Managing the Unknown.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 24, 2024

Their responsibilities do not simply involve financial growth but also include strategizing comprehensive growth plans, fostering team spirit, and driving innovation. Resilience and the ability to handle pressure are essential traits, as navigating through uncertainties and risks is often part of managing the revenue landscape.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

Blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, 3D printing, and robotics are among the most important technologies of today’s rapidly changing world. Global connectedness is blurring borders and time zones. Innovation is doing new things.” – Theodore Levitt. Creativity is thinking up new things.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Do surgeons have a God complex? But what happens when the same surgeon is promoted to manage other doctors, or in the case of Dr. Rakesh Suri, asked to become the CEO of the entire hospital? And what happens when said hospital is a major global expansion of the world-famous, highly innovative Cleveland Clinic? Sometimes, yes.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The reason they do this is high-performance leaders understand that their number one goal is to create more high-performance leaders so they can move up to their next position and create more value. Practice – Event – Learning – Rest – Practice – Event – Learning – Rest and so on. How do you create margin? Curiosity 3.

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