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Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

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having fewer options to assess based upon the new found time constraint. The two most common outcomes created by a lack of contingency planning are: 1.) watching things grind to a halt as you scramble to evaluate options, and; 2.) Speed is your friend and should be leveraged to your advantage.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

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Is your article title really about anger management or appropriate emotional expression in business? link] mikemyatt While I agree with all your assertions, there is in fact quite a lot of overlap between emotions, conflict management, anger management, interpersonal communications, etc. I will be curating again, soon.

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Should CEOs Have Term Limits? | N2Growth Blog

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Stating that a CEO of a start-up should operate with the same term limit constraints of a CEO of a Fortune 500 company is very unrealistic and dangerous thinking. Great CEOs possess the ability to refine their thinking and leadership skills to reflect the evolving needs of the enterprise and the changing global business climate.

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Top 30 Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

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You can follow Seth on Twitter @ThisIsSethsBlog Alexa Rank : 4,876 Google Page Rank : 7 PostRank Leadership Score : N/A Number of Posts in last 30 days : 35 TwitterGrader Score : 100 The Management Experts : If you’re looking for a positive spin on leadership then look no further than Phil Gerbyshak.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

In my view, however, the structure and processes of the GE board were poorly designed for effectively overseeing Immelt and his management team. The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee. There were three problems in particular: The Board Was Too Big.

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Fixing the World's Infrastructure Problems

Harvard Business Review

In Jakarta, from 2005-2009, the number of cars rose by 22% annually, while the distance of usable roads actually declined (PDF). A focus on the huge need for additional investment and potential difficulties in financing it dominate the debate. an estimated $100 billion per year. Pessimism rules, but it needn''t be that way.

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What Big Companies Can Learn from the Success of the Unicorns

Harvard Business Review

Think about Uber, created in 2009, which is now available in over 400 cities worldwide, fulfills over one million rides on a daily basis, has about 9 million users, and receives more than $1 billion in payments per year. Financed by VC firms. At one level, the answer is quite obvious: Unicorns get big fast.