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Target’s Fall Guy: Is Your Board Prepared?

N2Growth Blog

In 2008, thieves simultaneously hit more than 2,100 ATMs across the globe and within 12 hours stole more than $9 million in cash. One school of thought feels that cybersecurity is the responsibility of the entire board and another believes its rightful place is in the hands of the risk committee. But where is the technology savvy?

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High Performance Team Building Certificate Program

Mike Cardus

Develop high performance teams using a solution-focused, evidence-based model; Learn facilitative and managerial leadership of teams; Use effective prevention and intervention methods to address challenging team member behaviors; Identify steps to create “buy in” for the goals and objectives from people who are outside the team.

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Women and the economy: an opportunity for growth

Strategy Driven

Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. According to the US Department of Education, the number of computer science degrees peaked at 37 percent between 1984 and 1985 compared to only 18 percent in the period between 2008 and 2011. But let’s go further on education.

Mentor 50
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Praise for the High Performance Teambuilding Program

Mike Cardus

Plus there are two more professional development classes starting in September of 2012; Mastering Organizational Complexity ; Solution-Focused Leadership. David Monroe, Director of Community and Technology Development. I never looked at various committees I’m on or parts of my job that are project oriented as teams.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

If you have more time, contribute to an association committee. The only way to work networking in is to schedule attendance to an event and go. If that is all you have time for, at least do that, and seek to exchange a few business cards when there. This leads to furthering your credentials and friendships.

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Boards Aren’t as Global as Their Businesses

Harvard Business Review

since the index was first developed in 2008. Do nominating committees recognize how difficult it is for even the most seasoned and sophisticated executives to think outside of their “home culture”? To be sure, this represents an improvement over 2008, when those figures were 6.6% According to our data, only 7.2%

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A Case Study in Strategic Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

Seven years ago, Bank of America launched Neighborhood Builders ®, a program that provides grants and, more importantly, leadership training to managers of "high-potential" non-profit organizations in the communities where the bank does business. The result has been a clear success. It is both local and national.