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Great by Choice

Leading Blog

We cannot control much of what happens around us, but the choices we make, as Jim Collins and Morten Hansen’s research confirms, determine our success. They zoom-in and zoom out to manage risk and recognize luck. It is a defeatist attitude to think that luck or circumstances primarily make you what you are.

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Debbie Laskey On Social Media, Brand Audits And Leadership Books

Eric Jacobson

She developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the non-profit arena, and the insurance industry. Her expertise includes brand marketing , social media , employee engagement , leadership development , and customer experience marketing.

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Leveraging Down for CEOs | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

So, in today’s post I’ll share two a few tips on deciding which tasks, and to whom, the art of delegation should apply… As a CEO it is critical to develop a keen understanding of your value to the enterprise, and to further develop an awareness of activities that are dilutive to said value.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Priority number two is team building and talent management. Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do so, or are you the right person for the job? What does a CEO really do anyway?

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Q&A With Millennial CEO And Book Author Rick Lindquist

Eric Jacobson

Rick Lindquist Millennial Rick Lindquist is making his mark in the business world and enjoying the success of his co-authored 2014 bestseller book, The End of Employer-Provided Health Insurance. Lindquist : Professional will, which is defined in Jim Collins’ famous book, Good to Great. It’s a simple concept.

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Game Changers | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. If I read your definition correctly, you are limiting game-changers to positive developments or innovations. It was a game changer!

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Jim Hunter – Servant Leadership Interview Series

Modern Servant Leader

. $16 billion dollar a year Starbucks did this by offering a higher than average salary, health insurance for part-timers and free college education for employees. Also consider how a company in an industry notoriously difficult to make money in, has managed to be wildly successful, where others have failed. Are you raising your game?