N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

I was casually reading the results of a survey on the topic of hiring methodologies last weekend when one particular survey question really caught my attention: “When considering a new hire, what is the one characteristic or attribute of the candidate that would most influence your hiring decision?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

In April 2007, Catalyst surveyed all of the FP 500 companies in Canada, and at the time, 15.1% Tags: Catalyst Women , women in business , businesswomen , female executives , leadership , women on business No related posts, yet. CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), which is down 4% from 30% in the prior year.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021. You can listen back here.) You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It is no wonder we came to fear our gender would keep us from achieving the same level of success as our male peers in finance. We turned to those most able to effect change in finance: the professionals actively working in the field. Family-friendly policies alone may not be enough to drive change in gender equality in finance.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Overcoming the Final Hurdle – The Pre-award Survey Audit Post by Veronica Eyenga, contributing Women On Business writer Before. Ten Tips to Earn Stimulus Money Contracts Federal dollars from the stimulus package are slowly making their. Networking to Land Contracts Work is love made visible. – Kahlil Gibran As I.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

According to a survey done recently the average person only has 2 close friends. But that is one of the many characteristics of leadership, doing what you perceive to be the right thing, even if it goes against the crowd or you are – initially anyway – a bystander. This generation is weak in many ways.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But don’t be discouraged; for many the hard work is worth it when you consider the freedom over your own time and finances. If you’re making a big career change, gaining new qualifications or re-training will help to support your new business. Here are 8 signs that you might not be ready for it (yet). Do your research.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Technology has exploded, giving us instant access to information and knowledge, and it all moves and changes so fast that some of what Boomers have learned during their careers may be obsolete. Still, there are potentially alarming downsides when essential employees leave. Petersburg, Florida.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Most Western executives have limited exposure to a frontier market until they are relatively senior in their careers. For example, I once helped survey US global money managers. Spending time early in your career in a frontier market has a lasting impact on all your subsequent management decisions.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. ” The assumption is that massive finance salaries are luring graduates who would otherwise be making important scientific discoveries and leaving meaningful marks on society. more likely to enter finance.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. And yet black women’s advancement into leadership roles has remained stagnant , even as the number of them in professional and managerial roles has increased. How People Get Ahead. What were the critical events, and what lessons did they learn?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

As organizations run leaner and flatter, your ability to move up can stall much earlier in your career because, simply put, there’s no place to go. So what should you do when you reach that plateau and you’re only midway through your career? This is true whether you work for a corporation, nonprofit, or public agency.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

That''s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank. Job creation: Beyond their own incomes, 112 million of the GEM surveyed entrepreneurs employ one or more people. 12 million expect to employ up to six people in the next five years.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 20, 2022

Brock is a Channel Partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, an executive leadership coach, servant leader, and a man of integrity. I have discovered throughout my career that one’s character is rarely tested by making the right choice but more by what you do when someone points out that you’ve made the wrong choice and everyone is watching.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Conventional thinking has suggested that leadership positions go to those who aggressively plan their careers with a keen eye for building the right skills to reach top jobs. As the agency grew, Bud appointed an agency leadership team and focused his energies on scaling up the company’s unique value proposition.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2018

She had launched her career 12 years earlier with no connections — she just picked up a camera and started making small-budget films, including one she financed out of her own savings account. DuVernay, 44 at the time, had overcome many challenges to reach that moment. Third, women can practice breaking rules.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

According to the first study, a survey of 1,195 executives, nearly half of those who had ascended to top-level positions in their firms said they were unable to align colleagues around the goals they set out in the new role, while more than a third admitted that they had failed to meet those initial objectives. Of course not.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Although a lot of attention has been given to the idea that millennials in particular will prioritize a sense of purpose and meaning over raw earning power, the numbers are still pretty tough to ignore: looking at where graduates actually want to go, the biggest sectors for top graduates are still technology and finance.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. If you want to conduct an employee survey, ask business stakeholders about its relevance and how to do it. Take over responsibility and leadership. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

While virtually all pharma companies say they encourage risk, in reality the failure of individual drug-development programs frequently results in career damage or even job loss for the research teams involved. Roivant’s first response was to address misaligned incentives.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Indeed, surveys show that managers and executives describe the “ideal worker” as someone with no personal life or caregiving responsibilities. In 2004, Hickox was a certified public accountant in Texas and at a crossroads in her career. They both wanted important, but not overwhelming careers.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

Instead of simply providing health insurance, savvy employers are tackling health care costs by supporting the whole employee—everything from their finances to their career development to physical health. This is not just good for individuals; it’s good for business. I put in extra time and effort as needed to do my work effectively.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2014

More than 70% of the Fortune 1000 companies surveyed by NewVantage Partners said it was “very difficult” to source analytical skills, with more than a third of the respondents saying their current level of AD&A skills are less than adequate. The study also found a looming need for over 1.5

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Many new CEOs have international experience and a track record in marketing or sales rather than finance or manufacturing, the specialties of CEOs two or three decades ago. They also haven't necessarily spent their careers at one company or in a single industry. CEO turnover declined from 12.7 percent in 2007 to 9.4

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2013

I offer three recommendations to ensure that we keep these promises to those who depend on our leadership. Earlier in my career, I had the chance to visit leaders such as Jack Welch (GE), Paul O’Neill (Alcoa), and Ralph Larsen (Johnson & Johnson). This requires much more from leaders than reviewing survey results.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2013

Your survey showed that as much as CEOs had shaken up their senior team, looking back on it they wished they''d moved even faster. Certainly we know that heads of finance and HR tend to move around a lot more because the skills are very transferrable, and in fact it looks better for an HR executive or CFO to show a breadth of industry.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

This is my plea for the “meeters&# of the world to break from the pack and start becoming “doers.&# Many studies find that 70% or better surveyed said their meetings are very often time-wasters and could be more productive. I spent more time meeting and less time actually doing.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Changing jobs is an often used and effective way to develop new leadership capabilities. Introduction Execution of Great Moves is one of the key strategies to support our Leadership Excellence Strategy. Many executives have said that this is where they learned some of their most valuable lessons of leadership. “I

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The methodology: Career center questionnaires were completed by 355 incoming business school students (241 men and 114 women) regarding their job preferences (desired compensation, hours of work, and days per month of travel). Students also rated their leadership abilities and professional ambition. Read the full article.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Hey, Billy Bob — what do you think of this XYZ survey about ABC, commissioned by 123, for 789?" Hey, Billy Bob — what do you think of this XYZ survey about ABC, commissioned by 123, for 789?" If thats what to reflect on, here are a few tips for how to reflect better.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

There is nothing short of a voluminous amount of leadership information being published on a daily basis. Is it because everything valuable in regard to leadership has already been discovered? I believe our world is suffering greatly due to a lack of leadership.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2019

It’s no longer the domain of tech companies, as industries from manufacturing to finance are entering a tech-driven phase. What’s more, a survey conducted by Korn Ferry for Focus found that only 74 percent of the respondents who felt agility was critical incorporate it into the hiring/promotion process.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 13, 2011

NOTE: Samples for quality content include: top ten lists, how-to manuals, research findings, survey results, original articles, resource links, interviews, and events. Content gets searched and stored by Google, so consider a multi-pronged approach including keywords across all your web channels. 2) Always add a contact form.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Their stories were typical of research I have been conducting on dual-career couples. Her husband continued his career. Anything in between ends up being a morale- and career-sapping morass. ” And into marriages billed as equal, as long as the man’s career isn’t disturbed by his wife’s success.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

According to a 2007 survey conducted by Robert Half International , nearly three-quarters (73%) of Gen Y professionals are worried about balancing a career with personal obligations. What's more, driving these traditional attitudes was a belief that career demands will limit their options for spending time with family in ten years.

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