N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference. Putting political agendas and peer pressure aside (as great leaders do), leaders should not make their choices based upon public opinion. Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2024

Charlestein is also the fourth-generation leader of an incredibly successful family-owned enterprise, and she’s seen it all firsthand, including family drama in the workplace and the office politics that come with any corporation. Premier Dental is a global provider of innovative dental products used by dentists in 75 countries.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 3, 2020

Traditionally, thinking has it that innovation is something concentrated in large, urban areas. Of course, recent years have also seen a stark social, economic and political divide between these large cities and smaller towns and rural areas, with many such places feeling left behind by both globalization and the political classes.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 9, 2023

Charlestein is also the fourth-generation leader of an incredibly successful family-owned enterprise, and she’s seen it all firsthand, including family drama in the workplace and the office politics that come with any corporation. Premier Dental is a global provider of innovative dental products used by dentists in 75 countries.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Before Silicon Valley disrupted the world with new technologies and business models, America’s industrial giants paved the way. Companies like General Electric, United Technologies, and Caterpillar were the Google and Amazon of their day, setting gold standards in innovation, growth, and profitability.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 30, 2021

The pandemic has shown that leadership skills fundamentally matter, and also highlighted what leadership skills are particularly important in navigating uncertainty – in politics, business, and in our personal lives. The pandemic forced business to be more open to innovation. Aligning business models with social purpose.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 27, 2019

The recent Global Innovation Index provided its annual walk through the innovation landscape to explore which countries are doing best. These networks could be especially robust if they have ‘anchors’ such as local hospitals or universities who provide vital resilience and expertise as well as innovation generation.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Karin Hurt and David Dye of Let’s Grow Leaders provided How to Stay Productive as You Return to the Office. Communication. Development.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Instead of a technology-powered apocalypse, therefore, we are seeing an evolution of work that is powered by technology. The researchers begin by trying to gain a realistic understanding of the technologies that are driving change across the world. Beyond the hype.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 6, 2023

Few AI-based tools have made such a splash as that made by chatGPT in recent months, with commentators breathlessly proclaiming that all manner of professions will be upended by the tool, its peers, or the technology that underpins them. Instead, those tasks were both amplified and diversified as a result of the new technology.

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HR Digest

JULY 29, 2023

As we look ahead to 2023, the landscape of work is continuously evolving, shaped by technological advancements, changing workforce demographics, and a global pandemic. This new trend is expected to revolutionize the way we work, providing new opportunities for remote teams, improving collaboration, and increasing productivity.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The late Clayton Christensen famously highlighted that consumers are not buying our product as much as they are hiring it to complete a particular job. Unfortunately, to use the vernacular of Stephen Haeckel , many innovators adopt a make and sell approach rather than sense and respond. Co-creating innovation.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

As a business, the challenge is how to best use this technology to promote ideas and products. As a consumer, the challenge is to understand how this technology is influencing us. He identifies this emerging field as psychological technology , or simply psychotechnology.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 8, 2017

The Innovative Finance Foundation (IFF) uses www.if.foundation for its network dedicated to funding sustainable development and ending extreme poverty. AlterNatives develops markets for the products created by women widowed by political violence in Guatemala. The same is true of the Delaware rescue group, www.PawsofTomorrow.dog.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 16, 2018

Organizations around the world are struggling with the increasing rate of change, the degree of global interconnectedness, multiculturalism, and the pace of technological advances. Product specialization is accelerating. Climate change is accelerating. Cultural diversification is accelerating.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 24, 2020

Earlier this year a group of Harvard Business School academics warned that the dysfunctional nature of American politics was harming the country’s competitiveness. The Danes also scored strongly on productivity and international investment. Small economies for the win.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. EY is known for its focus on innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 6, 2022

“Failing fast” has become a popular mantra in innovation circles, but, of course, the idea isn’t to fail but rather to learn. This approach requires the team to imagine that the innovation is actually ready to ship. They produce a press release announcing the launch of the new product to its potential customers.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The inevitable march of technology can make things appear as though all automation is positive automation. They attempted to understand what is a more desirable pace of change to allow innovation to occur but also for workers to adapt to any disruption to their livelihoods. ” Optimal policy. Pace of change.

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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. Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity. Rather entering the productivity zone is found working at about 60% to 70% of capacity.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2016

It focused on core work products that must be produced to transform a corporate culture. Innovation Leverage – Is concerned with knowing how emerging ideas and technologies are used within the organization. Last week, we published the 2nd installment of our 3-part series on corporate culture transformation.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

There is a lot of uncertainty these days with political polarization of historic proportions, a surge in racial violence, and technological and global developments impacting organizations. If we continue to make others wrong, we have little chance of being innovative and creating new solutions together.

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CO2

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Too Much Innovation? I have the privilege recently to work with a technology company that has one of their three core values as innovative. Are we too innovative? And at times it costs us money chasing down innovation at a cost of operational excellence. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Polarization of historic proportions, racial divide, technological challenges and globalization—we are all experiencing stress and uncertainty in our volatile, complex and uncertain environment. The team members were under quite a bit of distress with large changes in technology and challenging deadlines to satisfy client commitments.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Dan Honig, a political scientist at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, believes that “metrics can be useful when an organization has a simple, concrete goal such as building a road. In an example she shares about Toyota, they found a way to use the insights gained from long-term research on current production.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Michelle said: RT @mikehenrysr: RT @mikemyatt Workplace Gossip [link] #LeadChange [.] I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Once upon a time, before the era of big data analytics, corporations had similarly routine business growth issues and threats: i.e.: after years of being the market leader in a specific product category, they quickly begin to lose market share, they wanted to introduce their product into a new market. Product Intelligence: What Is It?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These companies have placed themselves far behind the technology curve because tenured managers hire employees with obsolete skill sets and together they create mediocre solutions. Tenure Inhibits Change and Cripples Innovation : Organizations that favor tenure also tend to be prone to majoring in the minors.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 14, 2018

I N TODAY'S competitive environment, where latecomers can copy almost any product or service, companies can no longer just be good at what they do. Steinway & Sons spiraled into decline “in large part due to its myopic obsession with craftsmanship at the expense or technological advancement and automation.”

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CO2

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Too Much Innovation? I have the privilege recently to work with a technology company that has one of their three core values as innovative. Are we too innovative? And at times it costs us money chasing down innovation at a cost of operational excellence. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Though manifestos are best known for political movements, the ideals and intent of such potent texts can also move people to excel on behalf of the organizations that employ them. Cook said, W e’re on the face of the earth to make great products. We’re constantly focusing on innovating. Apple is a very good example.

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CO2

DECEMBER 24, 2010

They have been studying over the past decade innovation within established organizations. In the process they have compiled perhaps the most extensive library of innovation case studies in the world. If you are struggling with innovation in your organization this is a must read. There is just one little problem.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

A leader’s view on competition will not only reveal a lot about their beliefs on current and future market trends, but also on innovation, branding, talent management, supply chain issues, constituency management, capital markets, and customer facing. Do your R&D and innovation programs evaluate the competitive landscape?

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