Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. I NNOVATION has always been important. New technology will change the way we work.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

How to Develop Entrepreneurial Thinking on Your Team. “Errr, well, no, but …” The conversation after that “but” is at the heart of teaching your team how to think and act like an entrepreneur. This could be a project, a market, and group of customers, or even a group of emerging leaders to develop.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Evolving Role of the CMO Previously, a Chief Marketing Officer’s or CMO role mainly involved traditional marketing activities like brand management, public relations, and market research. Yet, when carried out adeptly, it results in holistic and sustainable marketing strategies.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

What we were taught in high school science, F = MA , force = mass times acceleration, also describes the physics of innovation. The laws of innovation may be an entirely different application than Newton intended, but tracking through on the metaphor yields pragmatic tips for innovators.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Buffalo NY CEO’s are concerned about Innovation, Goal Setting and Assessment, plus Societal and Market Change. An area of focus is the shifts or impacts of innovation and market change or the increase in felt complexity of the business leaders. Business Weaknesses: level of innovation. Business Strengths: .

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Embracing innovative tools and technologies is no longer optional; it’s a strategic imperative. As a leader, you can harness these tools to gain a deeper understanding of your organization’s performance, market trends, and customer behavior. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Mike Cardus

JUNE 28, 2020

Innovation, change, the ability to notice patterns, and try unique or novel approaches will continue to be a differentiator in your organization , team, and self. In a recent webinar on change and innovation , I shared processes and ways to support innovation in your work : . Innovation and Overcoming Organizational Stuckness.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How to Become a Successful Business Leader. It’s essential that you create an environment where mistakes are accepted so that people don’t become afraid to try new things or innovate. As a successful business leader, you need to know when and how to outsource tasks. This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 20, 2023

Lack of innovation : When a leader believes it is their job to do all the thinking when it comes to innovation, they cause stagnation. Additionally, their actions of being stuck in the nitty-gritty result in the company lacking in innovation. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success. In addition, the CCO manages and implements strategies to drive revenue growth, break into new market segments, and foster customer engagement.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. This is emphasized by the fact that only 12% of respondents reported to having achieved an outstanding result using innovative dissemination channels.”

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Their greatest fear is no longer their closest competitor, but the startups which, although they live in metaphorical garages and have hardly taken off, have an innovation power that established organizations can only dream of possessing. The Three Tracks of Innovation. Optimizing innovation: Improving the past.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 25, 2021

For all the narrative around the disruptive nature of innovation, it’s fairly rare for innovators to fully capture the value of their invention. It has long been argued that this mismatch disincentivizes innovation, which in itself creates a mismatch between the potential benefits we could see from an innovation and the reality.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In today’s competitive educational landscape, attracting more students to your college or school requires a strategic and innovative approach. Identify your institution’s strengths and unique selling points (USPs) and emphasize them in your marketing materials.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

They say business leaders tend to “underestimate Africa’s size and potential as a market, and overestimate the challenges of doing business there.”. This young continent, with a median age of around twenty, is an eager adopter and innovator in all things digital and mobile.” Africa is the next growth market. And technology?

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 21, 2014

In today’s increasingly competitive, global market, it’s understandable why so many leaders are trying to figure out how to foster innovation in their organizations. So how is it that some organizations seem to thrive on the cutting edge while others can barely get their innovative initiatives off the ground?

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In this blog post, we will explore the critical importance of fostering an environment that embraces AI, highlighting how it can drive innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth. The Power of AI Innovation: As technology continues to advance, AI innovations are reshaping industries across the globe.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2021

Are you wondering how to most effectively use a B2B video marketing strategy to attract leads and sales for your company? Many companies today struggle to mix B2B video best practices into their B2B marketing strategy. How-To/Explainer Video. How-to videos help your prospects or customers learn something new.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If you don’t market your accomplishments, no one will notice, and you will fade into obscurity. We all know those managers who grind on those loser initiatives (and act like saints when they do it) - but innovative leaders know those projects that are quick wins. Make it a point to promote yourself deftly.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 26, 2016

Innovation occurs when boundaries, roadblocks and Naysayers are pushed to the side. A book, ORBIT-SHIFTING INNOVATION , explores both the creative process behind innovation, as well as the execution. How to now make the big idea work in the market is the dominant question in their mind.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

The infusion of diverse thoughts and skills does more than just foster innovation; it boosts resilience and adaptability, too. How to Identify Potential Leaders for Future Roles Recognizing future leaders requires a discerning eye for talent and an understanding of what constitutes leadership potential.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 17, 2019

Co-creation is an increasingly popular means of innovating, with the idea that involving multiple stakeholders, and especially end users in the development improves its likelihood of success. “Our findings challenge the conventional wisdom in many marketing campaigns. . New ways of communicating.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Innovation occurs when boundaries, roadblocks and Naysayers are pushed to the side. A new book, ORBIT-SHIFTING INNOVATION , explores both the creative process behind innovation, as well as the execution. How to now make the big idea work in the market is the dominant question in their mind. Innovation Execution.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With the current state of the real estate market, it’s been difficult to find good opportunities for people to make money. There are many ways on how to make money with real estate, but some of them are more effective than others. Market Your Property Business for Further Growth. So come up with a plan and start to execute it.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 19, 2017

How Can Leaders’ Best Explore and Exploit both Disruptive and Incremental Approaches to Innovation? With the market realities of the current economy, it appears that new players need to continually break through the ranks in order to survive. These players test more established racers with breakthrough innovations.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 26, 2016

There’s agile marketing, introduced by thought leaders at CMG. Or, think about innovation. Everyone knows innovation is important. But again, if you can innovate successfully, is that enough? In truth, factors like speed, agility and innovation aren’t all that valuable by themselves. Can agile help you win more?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 27, 2016

An executive at a company I work with recently told me: “W e have very creative employees who want to be innovative but find many obstacles created by the cultural opposition to it. We spend a lot of time training and encouraging employees at all levels how to be more creative and innovation. Allow employees time to innovate.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Rather than seeing it as an obstacle to overcome, integrate it into your strategic approach to invigorate your high-growth potential and outperform competition under any market condition,” explains Rebecca Homkes , author of the new book, Survive, Reset, Thrive. Most books aren’t honest enough about how hard it is to reset ,” adds Homkes.

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Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Advice: Everything is connected: How to strengthen your strategic business partnerships Written by Dr Kelly Wee CMgr FCMI Tuesday 26 March 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email No business is an island, but collaborating across sectors and geographies can be complex.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Disruptive and incremental innovations: How to ascend the ladders and avoid the snakes Guest post by Gaia Grant and Andrew Grant Current realities are harsh. Whereas once it was enough to bring out slow incremental improvements, to give time to … Continue reading →

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders. Satya Nadella.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Marketing your business to a wide variety of audiences and maximizing the number of people you will be reaching is undoubtedly one way of promoting success. However, as a business owner, you probably understand that the market is saturated with the traditional methods of branding and marketing a business. Social Media.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. But not every business knows how to convert that data into actionable insights.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Young leaders are innovative. Young leaders are innovative. But young leaders can be even more innovative (and influential) with a few tweaks. But even before the light bulb people couldn’t say Edison wasn’t innovative. He was innovative. You better be if you’re wanting to be innovative.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

A truly effective leader fosters an inclusive culture of innovation and collaboration, which is critical to creating a dynamic learning environment. In today’s rapidly changing business environment, a good business program must build and maintain a culture of innovation, adaptability, and adventure (i.e., comfort with risk).

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