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Gray Versus Green: Who Makes the Better Start-Up CEO?

N2Growth Blog

.” said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla in 2011. It is widely known that among the top determinants in a start-up’s success or failure is the executive team. This, of course, starts with the CEO, and young companies have a broad set of founders and CEOs with different backgrounds, competencies, and demographics at the helm.

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Succession Planning: Not Just for Older Leaders

N2Growth Blog

He is highly intelligent and incredibly successful with a net worth of $15.3 According to The Conference Board, CEO tenure has decreased to an average of 8.4 years as of 2011 from 10 years in 2000. It is clear once again that planned CEO succession is necessary. billion as of March 2013 (per Forbes Magazine.)

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8 CEO Actions to Ensure Chief Customer Officer Success

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Jeanne Bliss : More than ever, customer experience is a priority for CEOs in nearly every industry. There are eight major actions the CEO should do to ensure CCO success. Take Personal Ownership The CEO should position the work of the CCO as a priority of their agenda.

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10 Gifts For You To Succeed In 2011.

Rich Gee Group

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 10 Gifts For You To Succeed In 2011. As my holiday gift to you, here are my TEN most read & requested posts from 2010: Set Your 2011 Goals In Two Steps.

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LeadershipNow 140: May 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from May 2011: @Jim_Kouzes: If you want to be more creative, think outside of yourself. profkjmoore: How CEOs Define Success - an Interview With INSEAD's Kets de Vries. BoozCompany: Models of corporate management have an impact on CEO succession patterns. Read more @PsyBlog.

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Appointing Female CEOs Can Cause White Men To Try Less

The Horizons Tracker

The study found that when female or racial minority CEOs were appointed, it seemed to make white male executives associate with their company less than before. Also, white males’ biases may make them feel that racial minority and female CEOs give them less respect in strategic decision-making processes,” the researchers explain.

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Are You On Track For 2011?

Rich Gee Group

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Are You On Track For 2011? You’ve had 20 days to kick off 2011 the right way. Today is January 20th. You know, MAKE A DIFFERENCE. How’s it working for you?

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