N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

After hundreds of interviews with fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) professionals, N2Growth identified the following trends: Consumers seek moments of happiness to escape reality and relieve the stress of the pandemic and the Ukrainian invasion. Agility is key. CPG leaders must be comfortable thinking digitally, creatively, and on their feet.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 14, 2021

Learning how the most innovative leaders step back and see the big picture, assess the underlying issue, and then approach the solutions in a systemic, realistic way helped me see things in an entirely new way. Unorthodox thinking is required throughout the innovation process.”. That finding has stuck with me.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2019

The Coffee Bean: an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change. It can be harsh, stressful, and feel like a pot of boiling hot water. How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success by Walter Bond.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 10, 2020

Innovation is broadly portrayed as a positive thing, but the very act of disruption can often create as many losers as winners, especially in the immediate aftermath of the disruption where the winners gain a larger share of the pie, and the losers see dwindling returns. market however, things weren’t quite so straightforward.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Are you planning how to effectively navigate it now? Here’s how change communication can drive your success or failure. They deal with anxiety and health issues that weigh heavily, financial and personal matters that keep them up at night, and a host of other problems that make their day more stressful than needed.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

While many of us have read about various organizations to understand how they’ve dealt with change, I’d like to share an experiment done with crows to highlight some key lessons we can glean from this research on how to embrace change.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 4, 2013

Marketers of Michelob, Fosters, Miller Genuine Draft, Black Label, and Labatt’s 50 have all walked this path. Experienced and astute beer marketers ought to know by now that it is far better to milk the cow than flog the dead horse. The key to success in beer marketing is keeping the brand fresh. Easier said than done.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2023

With the pandemic causing stress and anxiety for many people, it will be important for companies to prioritize the mental and physical well-being of their employees. This includes the use of wearable devices to monitor physical activity and sleep patterns, as well as the use of software to track and manage stress levels.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The Good Fight : Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back on Track by Liane Davey (Page Two, 2019) Liane Davey shows you how to create the productive conflict your organization needs to get along and get stuff done. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek (Portfolo, 2019) Do you know how to play the game you’re in?

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Leading Blog

JULY 24, 2014

To be able to meet the needs of the enterprise, the entrepreneur must be able to demonstrate five skills , consistently in high-stress situations: self-awareness, facility with the basics of the business, relationship building, motivation, and leading change. Stage four should not require the founder.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 1, 2018

So how do we gain these much-needed skills as entrepreneurs? They teach us how to get along with others, work in a group, take criticism. These things teach us how to dive in and hunker down. School can teach us how to channel stress and define how we behave under pressure.

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CO2

APRIL 2, 2020

Instead of worrying about finding top talent in a tight job market, you now find yourself deeply concerned about customers canceling or delaying orders, putting the brakes on your own supply chain, and figuring out how to simply make payroll. . You may not be able to control the situation, but you can control how you respond to it. .

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

He stressed that the UK has been lagging on skills and apprenticeships for decades. Daisy Hooper , CMI’s head of policy and innovation, appeared in BusinessGreen last week, pointing out the key role for apprenticeships in the transition to a low-carbon economy. We need that injection of talent more than ever.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2022

Innovation . Dealing with stress. B2B Marketing. Adaptability. Attention to detail . Negotiation . Proposal writing . Task delegation . People management . Technological savviness. Six Sigma techniques. Porter’s Five Forces. Data analysis. Web analytics. A/B Testing. Best Resume Tips.

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CO2

APRIL 2, 2020

Instead of worrying about finding top talent in a tight job market, you now find yourself deeply concerned about customers canceling or delaying orders, putting the brakes on your own supply chain, and figuring out how to simply make payroll. You may not be able to control the situation, but you can control how you respond to it.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2018

Jim Taggert of Changing Winds provided Leading for Success: How to Create a Culture of Innovation by Following 10 Leadership Behaviours. Jim asks: “ What do we each need to do to contribute to creating a hotbed of innovation in our organizations, whether it’s in business, government, or the non-profit sector?”

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

David Grossman of The Grossman Group provided How to Effectively Plan Your Next Communication in 5 Minutes. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided How to Create a Monthly Finance Routine. Kelby Kupersmid shares How to Tame Your Imposter for Good. What we don’t always know is how to act on this understanding.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This moment also comes with the decision of what to do with your company’s profits and how to put it towards an investment that will pay off. Invest in your marketing. When done well, investing in your company’s own digital marketing is a smart investment. It’s an exciting moment for a new business owner. Invest in yourself.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2020

It will come as no surprise that stressful work conditions can cause employees to burn out and dread going to work. While stress can give us short-term boosts to meet deadlines, it can become debilitating, adversely affecting our health and well-being, when it returns frequently or lasts for long periods of time.

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

We’ll also explore the art of crafting effective performance appraisal phrases, providing insights into how to provide employee review feedback that truly drives performance. When an employee is absent or arrives late, it can disrupt workflows, delay projects, and cause unnecessary stress for their colleagues.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

While it can feel like a localized issue, such market changes are just as possible in U.S. It takes an active HR department and research team to keep their eyes on shifting trends in order to find innovative ways to retain employees. industries and it emphasizes the importance of the retention process in HR.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 10, 2019

Guest post by Jamie Anderson and Gabor George: Truly creative leaders tap ideas from all ranks, and are typically skillful at fostering innovation. Up until recently Elon Musk’s eccentricity and wacky sense of humor have been seen by most as a reflection of his genius, being a maverick innovator and business leader.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 1, 2016

Thirty-five years ago at a ceremony in Vancouver, BC, I accepted AMA’s Marketer-of-the-Year Award on behalf of Nabob Foods. This company earned that honor by re-staging a tired coffee brand with innovative packing technology and breakthrough advertising. As marketers well know, unfilled needs create opportunities to meet the need.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In his book Thursday is the New Friday: How to Work Fewer Hours, Make More Money, and Spend Time Doing What You Want , Joe Sanok outlines how we arrived at this point in history, what we each can do internally to thrive, and how slowing down is actually the key to growing productivity and creativity. That brings us to today.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Steven Snyder offers insights as how we should accept and reconcile the struggles we experience. The Myths of Creativity : The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas by David Burkus Creativity is not as divinely-inspired, unpredictable and random a gift as we tend to think it is. Blog Post ).

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Companies will make window dressing of employee wellness and continue to value signal – while reducing staff, making flatter organizational structures , underfunding employee wellness initiatives, holding more cash, and figuring out how to keep production numbers high. Finally, I think about Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Modernity.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In fact, it were the L&D teams that were instrumental in bringing about wider acceptance of innovative measures, processes and strategies, including reimagining how employees learn to work in a digitized world. Managers will increasingly need to take up more innovative roles to manage disparate and dispersed teams.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Altman’s sleepless nights are a stark reminder that even the most successful leaders, those seemingly immune to stress and anxiety, are not exempt from the burdens of responsibility. The discourse on employee well-being takes on new dimensions with Anthony Horton’s perspective. According to Horton, “84% of U.S.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2010

As a leader, how do you inspire your people to give their best to your cause? The following quote from The Artist Farm links earning money to creating value: Next time you are stressed out about money be self-reflective. One the most effective ways to create value for your company is to become an expert at market sensing.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Iger truly embraces innovation. When he took over as CEO in 2005, he laid out three strategic priorities saying it should be about the future, not the past : Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. .:) Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market. Innovation, improvements, or these 'Next' Practices should be looked at in all facets of your business value proposition, your core.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 19, 2016

Have a ring leader Before you can start improving your team’s EI, you have to work on yourself by cultivating: Self-awareness – leaders aren’t only self-aware; they also know how to recognize their emotions. Develop creative ways to manage stress Stress can lead to your employees getting burned out, as well as harm their overall health.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

September’s Leadership Carnival brings together links to more than 25 fresh posts on topics such as employee development, identifying true leaders and beating stress. You’ll find posts from great bloggers such as Wally Bock , Art Petty , Scott Eblin and others.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2012

When I was on the ‘hot seat’ and in the line of fire as a CEO, I constantly dealt with pressing day-to-day issues such as bringing in the quarter, forecasting erratic commodity markets, reacting to predatory pricing, and stressing over sales shortfalls and excess inventory. Many senior managers haven’t the foggiest idea how to do this.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. How to close the say-do gap and tap into hidden talent? How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Leaders and organizations are under more stress than ever to do two things simultaneously: deliver on today’s pressing commitments by troubleshooting and refining processes; and find and invest in innovation opportunities that will create tomorrow’s success. The problem is, this instinct crowds out longer term, innovative thinking.

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