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Great Leaders Make Decisions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

It was Andy Grove the former Chairman and CEO of Intel and Time Magazine’s 1997 Man of the Year who said “You have to take action; you can’t hesitate or hedge your bets. A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. To be blunt, the concept of equality in the workplace has only made team building more difficult as employees seem to have a sense of undeserved entitlement with regard to their roles and responsibilities.

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GM’s Stock Buyback Is Bad for America and the Company

Harvard Business Review

” But the only real wins are a victory for the hedge funds, and a Pyrrhic victory for GM in that it managed to keep Wilson off its board and reduced the size of the buyback from the $8 billion the investors had been demanding. During the bailout, financial firms, including hedge funds, were nowhere to be found.

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The Internet Shouldn’t Run on Dirty Energy

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, data centers represented 2% of all electricity use in the United States. Clean energy can provide a hedge against rising and more volatile electricity prices. Many managers we speak to still erroneously think of “intermittency” when we mention renewable energy supply.

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An Activist Investor Lands in Your Boardroom — Now What?

Harvard Business Review

Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. Would the new activist be strategically aligned and prove to be a good fit? A partner with ValueAct, Bradley E.