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Does The Age Of A Board Affect Company Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Many CEOs, the top leaders of companies, often focus on short-term goals because that’s how they’re rewarded in their jobs. What they found was that younger executives, who have more years left in their careers, are more patient when it comes to waiting for investments to pay off. This takes time and patience.

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Insurance Executive Search: Navigating the Landscape of Risk and Reward

N2Growth Blog

This means highlighting the unique opportunities and benefits of working in the insurance industry, such as the potential for career advancement, competitive compensation, and a supportive work environment. This includes thoroughly vetting candidates, conducting comprehensive background checks, and assessing potential conflicts of interest.

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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – The Ugly Truth About Partisan Public Project Labor Agreements

Strategy Driven

This is a stark contradiction to Sweeney’s inaugural goals including “encourage shared public services among local governments as a way to reduce spending… and make the state business friendly.” StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Government as Owner and Regulator: The Ultimate Conflict of Interest.

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Simplifying the STAR Interview Technique for Your Next Interview

HR Digest

You might have rehearsed your career history and have your goals and aspirations ready on the tip of your tongue, but many interview questions choose to shift the focus from what you know to how you behave instead. This component focuses on the steps you took after deciding what your task or goal should be. How did you do it?

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

When goals are only in financial terms, the company is disproportionately lopsided. There was a conflict of interest in alliance with Enron…not objective enough. Exorbitant bonuses and side ‘consulting fees’ for executives were the goals…and what were most aggressively pursued. Accounting.

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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

We were surprised that 30 leaders in the study recalled a total of 87 “major” ethical dilemmas from their career histories. Some of these activities included inherent conflicts of interest; others simply caused leaders to have to act counter to their values (loyalty, for example). You and Your Team Series.

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