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10 Steps to Creating a Talent Advantage

N2Growth Blog

Likewise, just because someone has failed in a previous position doesn’t mean that they might not end-up being a top performer for your company. I also believe that if HR is solely charged with the recruiting efforts for senior management and executive level positions you’ll end-up with a very weak management and leadership team.

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8 Traits of Ineffective Leaders | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium. Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish. Bottom line – leaders who build a static business doom themselves to failure.

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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

No is not all it’s cracked-up to be…Still don’t believe me? It means your vision is not understood, your team is not aligned and your talent is not performing up to par. Bottom line…Yes is not a sign of weakness – it’s a sign of intelligent leadership. It is you who have made assumptions.

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Life Lessons: Become The Best Version Of Yourself

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Rodger Dean Duncan: What role does mindset play in a person’s ability to fashion a meaning-filled life that will be gratefully remembered by others? The bottom line…Never win at the expense of a relationship. What kind of work ethic (attitude about work) do you see as most likely to produce positive results? Learn and move on.

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Lessons from the Best Global Brands 2010: Building trust and.

Strategy Driven

subprime mortgages, instead doing business the old-fashioned way, with 80 percent of revenues derived from retail banking. To the general public, it has come to epitomize the dysfunction of Wall Street—the greed, risk and lack of ethics that drove profits over the last twenty years, but went relatively ignored until the recent collapse.

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Connecting with the 'Overqualified' Job Candidate: Why the Highly.

Strategy Driven

When a job opens up in today’s economy, it receives a lot of attention. And, whether by means of Facebook, Twitter, streaming video, or by old-fashioned word of mouth, public relations, or personal sales skill, the goal is to win, right? Here’s why. And no wonder: Over 15 million Americans need work. Click here to cancel reply.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. The top 10 companies in the Global Empathy Index 2015 increased in value more than twice as much as the bottom 10 and generated 50% more earnings.