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The New Age of Operations: Modern COO Search Strategies by N2Growth

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the Evolving Role of a Chief Operating Officer In the ever-evolving world of business, the role of a Chief Operating Officer (COO) is undergoing numerous transformations. Their role expands beyond mere efficient operations, reaching into complex problem-solving, organizational design, and corporate transformation.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

In this uncertain environment, including the mounting global economic concerns, a humble mindset will be the only thing that will unlock the most promising business, social and economic innovations. Anyone can innovate if given the opportunity and the support. He provides practical tools to “unleash” the hidden creativity in all of us.

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How to Lead in High Turbulence – 5 Lessons from the Tunisian revolution

Strategy Driven

I was Dean of a leading business school in Paris and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the top mobile telecom operator in Tunisia when the Arab Spring broke out, turning the already troubled Middle East and North Africa upside down. Separate the transformation or innovation team from the traditional part of the organization.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

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Using CoachingOurselves to Help Merge Organizations

Coaching Ourselves

They are currently merging operations and their next step will be integrating cultures and management. Organize a one session pilot with a small group of 4-5 senior leaders, using modules such as Strategic Blindspots, Probing into Culture, or even Accountability or Five Ideas on Teamwork if they’re an intact team. Strategic Blindspots.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Give Pointers on Handling Conflict

Let's Grow Leaders

For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate. Business leaders need to know how to handle conflict in the workplace to keep operations running smoothly. Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership says if you’re the boss, you have to confront team members about poor performance.

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The Next Wave of Hospital Innovation to Make Patients Safer

Harvard Business Review

Since then, improving health care outcomes has become a central goal in everything from clinical training and research studies to government initiatives and political debate. Waves of Innovation in Surgical Quality and Safety. Nearly 65 million surgical operations were performed last year in the U.S.,