N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The Unaware CEO : These CEO’s will take any report or piece of information at face value.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

According to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics , women in high paying jobs now earn 81 cents for every dollar earned by men—19 cents more than in 1979, the first year for which figures were available. It is a fast growing field and attracts a lot of entrepreneurs and innovators. In managerial positions only 1 percent.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , a new film set in India and directed by Shakespeare in Love's John Madden (age 63), hangs its plot on the notion of "outsourcing" the elderly. screens this month comes with $70 million in foreign box office receipts already in hand, for a film that cost a modest $12 million to make.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The story, which apparently has echoes in some other school districts around the country, is but one more salvo in the wars of educational reform (recently depicted in the film Waiting for Superman — dont miss it).

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Four years ago, Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, approached me about a brainstorm: an event recognizing and celebrating breakthrough innovators. When I suggested to Clayton Christensen that we partner with Hatkoff to create the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards , Clay’s response was : I trust you Whitney.

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Women's Leadership Exchange

JANUARY 2, 2006

Thank you to Beth Polish, a business leader and innovator, for bringing to my attention a news item (NY Times) on New Year's Eve about the passing of author Rona Jaffe. I could hardly wait to be a teenager after seeing that film. We have lost many great women in 2005. That bestseller was followed by 15 more books in a similar genre.

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