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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The reality is that great leaders all seem to possess an innate sense of timing such that most executives have a very clear understanding of the critical role timing plays as a survival skill at the C-suite level. There are a few times in the life of every professional where staggering opportunities will present themselves.

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The Dreaded Performance Review | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

If we are to give meaning to measuring performance and helping people build skill and experience, we have to pay a little attention to it every day. Reply Gwyn Teatro July 17, 2009 at 7:12 pm It’s not hard to find people who agree that the present system is painful. Thanks for the insightful post Gwyn. What gets in the way?

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How Midsized Companies Can Avoid Fatal Acquisitions

Harvard Business Review

Big-company corporate development departments dream of acquisitions that substantially boost revenue or bring assets that turbo-charge growth. Most midsize companies lack the breadth and depth of skilled corporate development professionals whose jobs are to source, make, and integrate acquisitions.

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Divest With Care

Harvard Business Review

Its corporate development group looked at upwards of 150 targets a year, and used a remarkably efficient screening process that rejected any potential acquisition that didn't make good sense strategically. If a target got through the initial screen, the group was able to perform the necessary due diligence in three or four weeks.

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The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business Review

Since 2009 we have interviewed and surveyed 181 executives who run PE-owned companies, as well as eight to 15 people who work with each of these 181 executives (supervisors, board members, director reports, and others). Selectively developing top team members to accomplish the strategy. Too many CEOs fall short of these skills.

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