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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

People can do some due diligence before going to work for a compnay. I read a Navy Times article by Donnie Horner recently called "Challenges Facing Surface Fleet", posted March 16, 2009. link] Donna Svei Great post Mike. Here are "9 Signs That Your Next Company Cares About Its Employees." I Think Not.

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I’ve observed the risk adverse take due diligence one step too far, the greedy negotiate too long, the impulsive jump the gun, and the plodders move to slow. As the saying goes “timing is everything.&# The proverbial window closes on every opportunity at some point in time. I Think Not.

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Relationship Excellence: Chick-fil-A's Competitive Edge

Michael Lee Stallard

I’ve done some due diligence and feel highly confident that Chick-fil-A is the real deal. Chick-fil-A has won numerous awards for its exceptionally high level of customer service. Sometimes when I hear corporate leaders talk I wonder if they walk the talk. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Divest With Care

Harvard Business Review

If a target got through the initial screen, the group was able to perform the necessary due diligence in three or four weeks. Some of those capabilities, incidentally, came back to Pfizer in 2009, as part of its acquisition of Wyeth, which had a consumer health business of its own.). Gillette-Duracell.

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Learning from Microfinance's Woes

Harvard Business Review

The pugilist-presenter was David Roodman, a fellow at the Center for Global Development and the author of a new book, Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance. Microfinance institutions do "compete and innovate, cater to poor people, create jobs, and enrich the national economic fabric." That's nice.

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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). In fact, management consultancy Bain & Co.

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