N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. What do great CEOs do when the business model, the strategic plan, and the revenue hurdles don’t seem to be in alignment? They make changes.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

From my experience, the best way to build a Growth Advantage is to commit to growth, develop and execute a strategic growth plan, outgrow the competition, invest in your market advantage, and become Strategically Brave.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

1 killer of collaboration, cooperation, great ideas and innovation in organizations. They are those prickly little creatures that make noises like; “ Yabut, the banks will never back us on this one… Yabut, the market is totally unpredictable… Yabut, we’ve never done that before… ”. Let’s take Stephen, for example.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

Happiness has created unparalleled customer loyalty to the extent 80% of their customers return to purchase again. The amazing thing is there are lots of innovative employees who have great ideas, but most of them go untapped. Create a system to learn and apply new knowledge, trends and ideas through evaluation, study and innovation.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Mozilla, for example, seeks to deepen its connections to customers, who have an open invitation to shape the company’s Internet browser and other product offerings, by publishing its financial results (something it does not need to do as a private company), opening its business meetings to the public and posting its strategic plans online.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 8, 2011

There are two ways to compete in existing markets – gaining brand preference and making competitors irrelevant. Most marketing strategists perceive themselves to be engaged in a brand preference battle. Whole Foods Market. Brand Relevance. Brand Relevance : Making Competitors Irrelevant by David Aaker.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Transactional leadership might be a motivator when money and better benefits are available, but today’s climate seems to lend itself more to transformational leadership where a caring leadership can stimulate innovation, creative thinking, and productivity. How to SPARK employee engagement in your organization: S et High Goals.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Public scandals like the BP oil spill and Goldman Sachs’ mortgage securities fraud compromised consumers’ trust in brands, and as a result, consumer loyalty was at an all-time low. Santander has also been innovative when it comes to social media and mobile campaigns. He is a frequent lecturer on the subject of branding.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? Identifying this so-called “growth gap” is critical, because the bigger the gap, the more a company needs to look beyond its current offerings, markets, and business models to find growth opportunities. By reaching new customers in current markets?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

Despite studies showing that succession is an essential part of strategic planning, many companies ignore leadership development to focus on more immediate challenges. Too often, companies demand a laundry list of vague qualities, such as creativity and innovation, which fail to align with organizational needs.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

Strategic planning? But over time, I became less interested in the tactical – calling up reporters to come to press conferences – and more interested in media and marketing strategy. Even Best Buy, the originator of the innovative “Results Only Work Environment” program, later rescinded it.)

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2015

One of our clients was a $1 billion services company with a plan to grow to $5 billion. They had a detailed strategic plan in place that included increased collaboration and innovation necessary to grow the business. Launching new collaborative initiatives and expecting them to stick just wasn’t going to cut it.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Even if it’s walking to the local market for lunch, or parking further away in a parking lot. Breaking down the verse into four key habits presents an effective strategic plan for any leader who wants to align with God’s plan for their life and career. John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing. Keep moving!

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 21, 2010

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes There are lots of lessons tied to those canary yellow squares, called Post-it Notes -- how ideas and innovations can come from anyone on your team at any time. How test marketing is critical. How they can be used by leaders to boost morale.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

After years of fantastic innovations that helped bring the automobile to the masses, Ford fell prey to the “anchoring” bias that leads people to make (or fail to make) new decisions by referencing their prior experiences. Managing uncertainty Strategic planning'

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