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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. Never be swayed by consensus that calls you to compromise your values, rather be guided by doing the right thing. I know I am still working on it. Thank you for sharing.

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Solving the Looming Talent Shortage in the Energy Industry

Harvard Business Review

for example, a backlog of baby-boomer retirees is expected to turnover upwards of 40 percent of utilities'' 400,000-strong workforce, according to a study by the Task Force on America''s Future Energy Jobs produced by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). In the U.S., The need for digitally savvy technical hires is especially pronounced.

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The Discipline of Listening

Harvard Business Review

Active listening and probing (with humility, not aggression) energizes groups, encourages them to reach consensus, and helps them arrive at new and better solutions. This released GE managers' energy to grow their businesses with new ideas. Consider Ivan Seidenberg, who rose to become Chairman and CEO of Verizon.

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How to Know If a Spin-Off Will Succeed

Harvard Business Review

There is little consensus as to whether firms that find themselves spun off from other companies – either as new, standalone companies, or under the stewardship of new parent companies – perform better or worse than they did before.

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Leadership in Liminal Times

Harvard Business Review

By 2010, P&G exceeded $80 billion in revenue, its market value had increased by over $100 billion dollars and the number of billion-dollar brands – such as Gillette, Pampers, and Tide – increased from 10 to 24, suggesting that Lafley’s leadership through P&G’s liminality was a success. Lawrence A.

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever's London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. Undeniably there is more pressure on the things we all depend on: finite resources like water, energy, food, certain metals and minerals, and ecosystems like fisheries and forests.

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How Will You Measure Your Company's Life?

Harvard Business Review

The book traces back to Christensen's 2010 Harvard Business Review article , which was based on a speech he gave to that year's graduating Harvard Business School class. The group quickly came to consensus that corporate longevity and employee satisfaction were critically important to them. Environmental impact. Short-term profits.