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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

You cannot separate leadership from decisioning, for like it or not, they are inexorably linked. They make bad decisions. And in some cases they compound bad decision upon bad decision. The truth is that even leaders who don’t fail make bad decisions from time-to-time.

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement.

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Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture? During the difficult business environment in 2009, Goodnight reassured employees that there would be no layoffs at the privately-held company. Just what Dr. Goodnight ordered.

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Has SAS Institute’s Goodnight Cracked the Code on Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

Last year I met with Jim Goodnight, SAS Institute’s founder and CEO, to learn more about his leadership and SAS Institute’s culture. During the difficult business environment in 2009, Goodnight reassured employees that there would be no layoffs at the privately-held company. Education is another field he mentioned.

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Ideas Don't Equal Innovation | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business. All initiatives surrounding new ideas should include detailed risk management provisions.

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Questions and Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

And I can assure you that any CEO who views him/herself as an army of one will fail. I often observe ego centered conflicts among senior executives, which turn into a competition for turf, budget, power, influence, control, and ultimately survival.

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What the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Looks Like in Practice

Harvard Business Review

billion in net economic benefit between 2009 and 2011 and is on course to cut region-wide power plant carbon pollution by half from 2005 to 2020. Low-carbon leadership isn’t just confined to the coasts. Government Risk management Sustainability' The program delivered $1.6

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