N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

By thinking strategically, executives are better equipped to navigate uncertainty, drive organizational change, and position their companies for long-term success. Executives receive the necessary tools and techniques to manage their emotions and navigate challenging situations with resilience and composure.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Finding the right leaders in an industry that demands excellence, strategic vision, and a deep understanding of financial markets can drive success and stay ahead of the competition. In a constantly evolving industry, these leaders can quickly adjust their strategies and approaches to meet changing market conditions.

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Finance Execution Leadership Long-term 405

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

External factors such as economic oscillations, market volatility, and industry disruptions drastically impact succession strategies. Evaluating the current market scenario, company status, and anticipated future changes is central to this process. Foresight and proactive management must command the planning process.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Impact of Layoffs and Job Cuts Layoffs and job cuts have become increasingly prevalent in today’s job market , affecting industries across the board. In a hot job market where recruiters actively reach out to employees, the ease of exploring other job opportunities further amplifies turnover contagion.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Productivity is key to recovery, but the risk of anxiety and burnout has never been higher. Keeping workplaces safe from the virus and people productive in their jobs demanded a massive reset of business practices. Know that not all productivity is the same, or sustainable. Companies can’t focus narrowly on productivity alone.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

They highlight, however, the significant transaction uncertainty consumers face on sharing platforms, with the reputations and brands of many sellers on the platform unknown, despite the review systems in place. The PPI acts to reduce transaction uncertainty and risk. ” Safety net. . ” Safety net.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 1, 2018

This will help people be more open to asking questions and challenging each other, leading to a better end product. Depending on the tasks that you’re outsourcing, many times remote workers never see the end product or hear how their contribution has caused your numbers to increase (but they certainly hear when something is wrong).

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

In Creative Construction , Gary Pisano says that when big organizations fail to innovate, the root cause is often related to “management practice and leadership than with organizational scale per se.” The best strategy when facing high degrees of uncertainty is to hedge and build options for the future.”. Innovation means tradeoffs.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yet it affects so much of a how a business operates, from the individual in the team to the company as a collection of teams to the entire market place. There is a lack of employee engagement and productivity as accuracy levels decrease, absenteeism increases, motivation is lacking and an unhealthy degree of competitiveness exists.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 27, 2020

Mostly, because of the uncertainty they feel. Sir Alex Ferguson , regarded by many as one of the greatest and most successful soccer managers of all time, commented once that his team, Manchester United, had a virus that infected everyone. Unfortunately, too many businesses are hunkered down or muddling along. He called it winning.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Workers who adapt and grow with the organization in a time of accelerated change will be able to launch products and services that meet market needs. When I was a technology marketing exec in 2009, I heard the words nurture marketing. These were code words for marketing automation. Digital transformation managers.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Enhanced Time Management : Coaches aid in refining your daily operations to focus on critical tasks. Coaching can provide you with the tools and techniques to improve these aspects, fostering a more collaborative and productive work environment. The goal is to optimize processes for peak performance.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As a result, executives must be willing to evolve their leadership capabilities to drive sustainable business growth and maintain a competitive edge in the market. Another significant challenge for executives is managing organizational complexity.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2021

Maybe your customers are still there, but they aren’t buying as many of your products or services, or they may be spending less. The risks start small and manageable but soon become unmanageable. The market is one of the most significant factors affecting your business value. Mounting Risk. Retirement.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 12, 2011

“I explained the theory of the Lean Startup, repeating my definition: an organization designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.” The Lean Startup delivers a lot of great insight for leadership and product management. The question is not ‘Can this product be built?’

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 19, 2021

Debbie Laskey is my trusted resource for expert advice on marketing, customer service and leadership. As background, Debbie has nearly 20 years of marketing experience and an MBA Degree. AND productivity, reduced turnover, attracting top talent. AND productivity, reduced turnover, attracting top talent. Voilà: engagement.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 7, 2021

The authors highlight how in times of uncertainty, the ability to make swift decisions is hugely important. What’s more, local managers usually have access to more accurate and timely information with which to make those decisions. Crisis management. Managing during Covid. Buffering the impact. compared to 11.8%

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader. How is it possible for three months of crisis management ineptitude to occur in an organization the size of BP with a product as environmentally toxic as oil? You’d think a company drilling on the ocean’s floor would be adept in risk management planning. Main menu Home.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Bringing to market. The highly competitive nature of the market often means companies are trying to bring innovations to market as quickly as possible, which can encourage a more iterative approach. This approach tends to see rapid iteration as the way to go, with short development cycles the norm.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 27, 2010

The issue at the heart of this uncertainty involves limited access to capital at a time when banks are reluctant to lend. Recent healthcare reform is also adding to economic uncertainty for small businesses. Unfortunately, few expect a change in the 9.6 percent unemployment rate.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The economic uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting businesses of every size in every industry. Managers just like you are putting their plans on pause, and training programs are often among the first line items cut. The more engaged employees are the more productive they are. in other words: adaptability.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2021

If you’ve been fortunate enough to withstand the financial shocks which rocked many businesses in 2020, and even managed to thrive, you may be thinking that this is a great moment to expand your business. Given the climate of uncertainty, building on your core strengths will be far less risky than venturing into the unknown.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Uncertainty: where the past is no longer a predictor of what will come next. -. I remember him telling me that he considered himself just to be a “professional manager.”. I am not surprised he picked this topic as he is charged in growing Unilever’s businesses in emerging and highly VUCA-prone markets. Rich Wellins, Ph.D.

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Decker Communication

MAY 11, 2023

Business executives are making critical decisions based on disruption in a volatile market. During times of uncertainty, ensuring employees care about their work and feel they have a clear understanding of the changes at hand must be a top priority. NOTE: Workplace trust is a crucial part of getting honest feedback.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Despite that, they identified 17% of SMEs who were either incremental innovators or leading innovators, meaning that they were investing in R&D and introducing new products and services to their market. These included things such as uncertainty about the future, a lack of skilled workers, and building demand for their innovation.

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Engineering Innovation Incubator Open-book 130

Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2020

While this source is primarily attributable to the individual, it doesn’t mean the manager doesn’t have a role to play too. It’s important for managers to pay attention and help their employees to “get up to speed.” Given the sudden changes and uncertainty that have occurred as a result of the pandemic, employees are stressed.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 2, 2020

It shows clear attempts to move exports away from EU markets to elsewhere in the world. The data showed that the smallest exporters were shifting up to 46% of their export growth from the EU to other markets since the referendum in 2016, with slightly larger firms shifting around 19% of their exports. Gravity defying. Tariff barriers.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 7, 2021

The survey found that rather than contracting into their shells and focusing on core markets, organizations responded to the financial crash by becoming even more international. And then you have countries, such as the U.K., And then you have countries, such as the U.K., Speaking the language.

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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. That night, I presented the marketing strategy that catapulted a regional brand to national leadership in Canada. By time the complexity dust cleared, two factories became one, ten product lines became two.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 8, 2018

It cannot assure that every new product – even if they are inspired by the identity of the company – will gain sustainable traction among customers. Nor can it certify that all forays into new markets will turn out well. The power of the identity paradox cannot prevent companies from becoming acquisition targets.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 3, 2015

They thrive in uncertainty. Combining sound judgment with imaginative vision, Producers think up entirely new products, services, strategies, and business models. Imagine what Atari might have achieved if Steve Jobs had stayed there to develop the first mass market personal computer. Taking a Relative View of Risk.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 4, 2021

They’ve seen them wrestling with children, in trying to manage personal and professional challenges at home, more Zoom gaffes than we can count, etc., which has given employers a deeply humanistic view of those they manage. But as you grow, you’ll need specialists on the team: great salespeople, creative marketers, and robust techies.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 25, 2019

So much is unknown, and the new is everywhere--new technology, new economic models, new politics, new cultural norms, and new products and services. To succeed, leaders must find new ways for their organizations to satisfy rapidly evolving market and organizational demands. It is lined with uncertainty and reasons for turning back.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 6, 2012

When the idea becomes a product or service, it’s a pleasant surprise to the consumer. The challenge with surprises, of course, is that they are by definition unexpected – they require uncertainty – which most businesses are designed to reduce. The process of innovation is inherently messy and filled with uncertainty.

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Innovation Uncertainty Case Study Definition 120

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.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The only uncertainty factor surrounding the status of a remote team is the lack of face to face communication. Unlike a manager who supervises work consistently, a leader needs his or her team to grow together. Also, when they are not doing so great, their leaders, colleagues or managers can help them in real time.

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Skip Prichard

MAY 2, 2019

They are complexity, uncertainty, relationships, egos, and emotions. On the other hand, when a corporate leader (whether a manager or an executive) is tasked to run a project that brings a new product to the market, for example, that manager will usually be given a budget and a team to work with.

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