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Could Your Next CEO Come from Any Department?

Modern Servant Leader

Do you value operations, maintenance, customer service , engineering, information technology , sales , finance, marketing , accounting – all departments, equally? In Good to Great, Jim Collins explains the best CEOs are not external hires, but brought up through internal development.

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Debbie Laskey On Social Media, Brand Audits And Leadership Books

Eric Jacobson

What are the biggest mistakes business leaders make when it comes to social media for their company? While a business would not trust its finances to an intern, it should only trust its social media to a full-time member of its marketing team. Here are some comments from Jim Collins about the book. Question 2. Question 3.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? As the founder, can you, or should you, attempt to grow with the company? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

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Buzzwords Aren't All Bad | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

link] Dan Collins Academics like to debate. link] Dan Collins Buzzwords are definitely not trite. As you pointed out in your comment toning down the serious nature of discourse can also lighten the mood and be more effective in doing so. Thanks for sharng Sami. The best argument in the world will always lose to a two by four.

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Vision and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Jim Collins did a good job of addressing this as have you in prior posts. link] Bridget Haymond I agree completely that vision is the underpinning of any successful venture, be it corporate or personal. Vision is often misunderstood. Thanks for sharing Mark. learning » Leadership thinking [.] paramount place of vision [.]

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

The truth is that great companies are those which can thrive and prosper in the absence of sophistication. If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable.

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Leveraging Down for CEOs | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

That said, it is nonetheless safe to say that CEOs who find a way to focus their efforts on values, vision, mission, strategy, team building, innovation, networking, and branding will be the CEOs who achieve the highest and most sustainable levels of success. Best wishes for continued success Ben.

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