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Executive Search Firms in Finance: Unlocking Fiscal Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms. They remain current with industry regulations and compliance requirements, ensuring their organizations operate within legal boundaries.

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Great Leaders Make Decisions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

It was Andy Grove the former Chairman and CEO of Intel and Time Magazine’s 1997 Man of the Year who said “You have to take action; you can’t hesitate or hedge your bets. I am always so refreshed by the centrality of ethics, doing the right thing, and people as capital – in your work! Great insights Susan.

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What If Google Had a Hedge Fund?

Harvard Business Review

Acutely aware of the competitive edges timely data offers sophisticated investors, the company's ever-entrepreneurial cofounder once proposed that Google launch a hedge fund. Google may not have a hedge fund, but it's unlikely that high IQ hedge funds aren't using Google's data to better manage their own situational awareness and risk.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

And that response is hidden inside ‘business’ behaviors – sandbagging quotas, hedging on stretch goals, and avoiding accountability or commitment. Without trust, people respond with distraction, fear, and, at the extreme, paralysis. Trustworthiness is the most noble and powerful of all the attributes of leadership.

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Reimagining Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

Capitalism degenerates into narrow self-interest without a strong ethical foundation. How do we measure the ethical or moral climate of a company, and what is the dashboard? What kind of a forum or process could we create that would allow individuals to freely share and discuss ethical dilemmas?

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

And that response is hidden inside ‘business’ behaviors – sandbagging quotas, hedging on stretch goals, and avoiding accountability or commitment. Without trust, people respond with distraction, fear, and, at the extreme, paralysis. Trustworthiness is the most noble and powerful of all the attributes of leadership.

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business Review

But with the departures of a number of high-level HR leaders in late 2016, head of operations Ryan Graves largely took on the head HR role in addition to his other duties. That is like setting up a finance organization to do exotic risk hedging before putting in place basic reporting and compliance.