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Board Governance Excellence: The Pinnacle of Organizational Success

N2Growth Blog

Moreover, governance excellence is synonymous with nurturing a culture of transparency, trust, and ethical behavior. A formidable board delineates clear expectations and periodically reviews the performance of the CEO and other apex leaders. When these facets meld seamlessly, governance excellence catalyzes organizational success.

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Let’s Make a Deal: Building a Strong Company Culture is Everyone’s Business

HR Digest

When it comes to building a robust company culture, it’s not just the CEO’s show to run or the HR department’s responsibility to shoulder. The Old Guard: The Top-Down Approach Once upon a time, company culture was more of a top-down decree , a legacy passed down from the CEO’s ivory tower.

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10 Steps to Creating a Talent Advantage

N2Growth Blog

While I rarely meet a CEO who is completely comfortable with turning the hiring process over to HR, most of them still seem to acquiesce and do exactly that…&# Who should do the hiring?&# is a question that more CEOs should spend time pondering. Here’s the thing; Anyone can make a hire, but not all hires are good hires.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

She was the model for executive assistants and office managers everywhere. The CEO is made stronger with a good C-suite team. Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors.

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Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

Jim Goodnight, co-founder and CEO of SAS Institute, is not one of them. During our conversation it was evident that he is proud that SAS is developing software to solve problems in a broad range of fields. Everyone there knows that Goodnight, in addition to his CEO duties, spends time writing code like many of them.

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The “Business in Society” Imperative for CEOs

Harvard Business Review

The contemporary CEO must not only be expert at addressing the commercial verities of products, markets, and competitors. Recent global developments underscore the importance of these societal issues. presidential election and the transition present a confusing (and confused) mix of pro-business and anti-business themes. But the U.S.

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The Big Picture of Business – Biggest Excuses They Use… and You Should Avoid: Rationales and Reasons Why Businesses Fail

Strategy Driven

We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Examples: This company reflects the character of its CEO. The wise CEO is one who listens to others, surrounds himself-herself with smart people and fosters a spirit of teamwork.