N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

If your CFO handles all communications with your banking relationships, and your Chief Investment Officer handles all of your investor relations, you’re flat out missing the boat. Private conversations are accommodated by small conference rooms or a walk about the parking lot. Job requirement determines the size.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

It’s easy to be confused about how to grow in your career. Since the 70-20-10 ratio says that experiences best accelerate your development, you’ll want to understand which experiences will build your career and, more importantly, the few, most powerful experiences that can close your from/to gap. Request an interview.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

If you’re a business leader looking for an opportunity to have real impact on your company — and position yourself for the top job — which career path is best? That the CHRO role, although at first it may look career limiting, can have more impact than any other position reporting to the CEO?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

For example, Tim Sheahan, Chief Financial Officer for a large division of a multi-national corporation, aspires to become CFO of a Fortune 100 company in the future. He is active in a number of outside finance groups and similarly devotes time at their conferences to seek out and get to know finance talent outside the company.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

One of my students, for example, looks for opportunities to speak at conferences on topics related to his experience. For example, a sector manager for an internet commerce organization decided to stretch her skills by forming and leading a community of marketing experts from different organizations.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

and the open market­ (Does a person doing this job in another company get similar pay?). “Think about the individual’s career trajectory. Certainly, such work does deserve reward and recognition, but you can give a one-time bonus, allow the person to attend a prestigious conference, or provide extra time off.

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