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Succession Planning: Not Just for Older Leaders

N2Growth Blog

years as of 2011 from 10 years in 2000. It is clear once again that planned CEO succession is necessary. Appropriate and carefully selected and strategic change at the top can do much to resuscitate an organization. According to The Conference Board, CEO tenure has decreased to an average of 8.4

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Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While this is understandable, it is nonetheless naive, and it constitutes a major flaw in the business logic of most strategic plans. This is so much the case that the most often overlooked aspect of strategic planning is adequately addressing contingencies as part of the planning process.

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Creating value in 2011

Lead on Purpose

Ultimately, we all want to create more value — for ourselves, for the organizations we associate with and for the people we care about. Believe in yourself: As your skills increase, you gain more confidence; you begin to understand your significance to your organization. The word value has many meanings. Jobs are the same way.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! It's meant to be more of a menu - organized in a way that you can pick and choose based on author, blog name, subject title, and a "teaser" line if the author provided one. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.".

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2020 Hindsight: Learning for Tomorrow

Lead Change Blog

And through the gyrations of the year, many leaders saw levels of agility, adaptiveness, and creativity in their organizations beyond anything they’d previously imagined. In the spirit of learning from the past to create the future, here are five ideas to help you frame your 2021 business plan: Define changes about your target customer.

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Strategy Execution Newsletter - September 2011 - The Strategic Planning Edition

Six Disciplines

Strategic Planning: THIS Time, Do It Differently - Do It Right ! In business, it means closing out Q3, leading to the final quarter of the year, and the annual strategic planning season. How will you approach your strategic planning session this year? THE "BEST OF STRATEGIC PLANNING" - FROM THE SIX DISCIPLINES BLOG.

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Favorites of 2011: Team Building & Leadership activities / simulations

Mike Cardus

With the end of the year approaching, this week is a great to share some of my favorites of 2011. Favorite Team Building & Leadership Activities + Simulations 2011. Planning Path. Real-Time planning at the location of the problem to be solved. What an amazing year 2011 was! 12/30/11 – Blog article.