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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

The company has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions to place itself among the world leaders in the production of many commodities, including aluminium, iron ore, copper, uranium, coal, and diamonds. I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career. On with the interview.

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The 15 Minute Guide to a Successful Interview

N2Growth Blog

My name is Gordon Berridge , and I am the UK Partner and President at N2Growth , a global, multifaceted professional services firm. Whether you are just starting or seasoned in your career, the 15 minutes you will invest here today will serve as your guide to master the basics of interviews- and hopefully help you land your dream job.

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The 5 Skills Employers Seek in Today’s Digital Economy - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBX

Harvard Business Review

The global economic landscape is perpetually evolving, and companies are adjusting their hiring practices to better fit their needs. Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Ingredient to Sustained Success. Leading scholar Ernie Wilson on the surprising skills that employers look for when hiring and promoting employees.

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The Renaissance We Need in Business Education

Harvard Business Review

More importantly, business education needs to evolve once again, revising its goals to educate leaders of the future who have a new set of skills: sustainable global thinking, entrepreneurial and innovative talents, and decision-making based on practical wisdom. Historically, business schools have so far been through two waves.

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The “40-Year-Old Intern” Goes to Wall Street

Harvard Business Review

In mid-September 2013, 10 professionals returning from multi-year career breaks walked into 270 Park Avenue in New York City to begin the J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Head of Diversity Gordon Cooper told me his firm is now introducing a Legal ReEntry Program. (In Morgan ReEntry Program. And last week J.P.

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Five Lessons from 2010 Worth Repeating — Without Repeating 2010

Harvard Business Review

Volcanic ash, generally not on any company's worst case scenario list, disrupted air traffic for several weeks. Speaking of herds, while sacred cows can hold companies back if there is no courage to challenge orthodoxy, cows proved to be a better set of celebrity endorsers than Tiger Woods for Stonyfield Farms and their yogurt marketing.

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The Renaissance We Need in Business Education

Harvard Business Review

In the late 19th and early 20th century, with modern times knocking on the door, successful businessmen like Joseph Wharton wanted to professionalize companies and legitimize working in business. In general, let’s promote more dialogue between companies and academia. They were intended to be institutions of practical education.