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Doubting Existing Management: Private Equity’s Talent Conundrum

N2Growth Blog

The journey from meticulous deal-making to managing assets proficiently has put an unprecedented emphasis on acquiring and retaining the right talent. The Talent Deficit Spectrum Diving deeper, the data reveals that 48% of fund managers in private equity firms and operating partners find their organizations understaffed.

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The Value Of Prosocial CEOs

The Horizons Tracker

CEOs used to mainly manage their team and follow the board’s goals. Think about Steve Jobs, the co-founder and CEO of Apple; his personality had a big impact on how he did business. Think about Steve Jobs, the co-founder and CEO of Apple; his personality had a big impact on how he did business. ”

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Management and leadership in local government report

Chartered Management Institute

Leadership in Local Government CMI has partnered with the Social Market Foundation to explore the role that quality leadership and management can play in improving local government effectiveness. The strategy needs to include a funding increase for councils to improve recruitment and retention of staff across all levels.

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For CEOs, Safe Decisions Aren’t Always Safe

N2Growth Blog

We need CEOs who want others to do better and be better. What we don’t need is more CEOs who hide in safe harbors. You can spot a struggling (and potentially failing) CEO a mile off by simply looking at the types of decisions they make. CEOs whose default setting is to “play it safe” do not impress me.

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Open Door Policy: Meaning, Benefits & Implementation

HR Digest

The culture of an organization is composed of its value system, policies, beliefs, and ideologies. Therefore, the open door policy is highly recommended in workplaces to avoid such situations. What is the meaning of an Open Door policy? An open-door policy is a communication policy.

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Elon Musk Sparks Controversy with Drastic Reduction of Twitter’s Parental Leave Policy

HR Digest

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has recently made a controversial decision to slash the company’s paid parental leave policy. The move, which reduces the policy from 20 weeks to just 14 days, has received backlash from employees and the general public.

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CEO Tenure Affects The Likelihood Of Recalling Unsafe Products

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Indiana University reveals, however, that rather than being purely driven by consumer needs, the propensity to recall products can instead be driven by the length of tenure of the company’s CEO. “This phenomena is even more likely when the previous CEO left under poor circumstances, becoming more blame-able.”

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