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Should CEOs Have Term Limits? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

My basic feeling on the topic of CEO Term Limits can be summed-up with this quote: “ There exists a season for all things, but decisive, prudent & principled leadership never goes out of season.&# ~Mike Myatt, 2003 With the average CEO tenure hovering at an all time low anyway, who needs CEO Term Limits?

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When Good Management Is a Matter of Life and Death

Harvard Business Review

Leaders need to be productively paranoid. The successful CEOs in our study displayed an odd behavior that we labeled " productive paranoia." Prior to the Oslo terrorist attack, we saw the exact opposite of productive paranoia — a leisurely attitude. As Bill Gates said, "Fear should guide you."

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Embargoes Work – Just Not the Way We’d Hope

Harvard Business Review

Universal Oil Products did ultimately build a $22.5 million petroleum refinery factory in Rumania, perhaps aided by the fact that the company didn’t sell products to the general public.). Crisis management Global business Government' That was enough to prompt Firestone to withdraw.

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Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 1 of 4

Strategy Driven

It’s not enough just to handle a crisis effectively. The follow-through and crisis preparedness planning process helps to divert other crises from transpiring. Recommendations for crisis management and preparedness as part of macro planning are offered. In times of crisis, advisors are called upon more frequently.

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Definition of Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I had the privilege to be part of a group there in 2003. It made me sit down and think… Just yesterday I attended the opening of the second Columba 1400 Leadership Centre here in Scotland. The bottom line for C1400 is to help young people from “tough realities&# to reflect on their personal leadership.

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Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Eric Jacobson

ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. ToneCheck reports that many companies also battle productivity loss triggered by misread employee email. Or, do you have employees whole struggle with the tone of their emails?

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