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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Which hat, or hats do you wear? What does a CEO really do anyway?

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Social Media Demystified

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If you’re among the group of active users who no longer find it confusing, but still haven’t hit your stride, you’re also in good company. link] Lisa Welch Hi Mike: Thanks for taking something so confusing and adding clarity by doing little more than telling the truth. Thanks for the great insights Rob.

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In 2014, Resolve to Make Your Business Human Again

Harvard Business Review

The article castigated companies for losing sight of the essence of their business, setting themselves up for challenges from competitors and, ultimately, for obsolescence. And yet, more than 50 years later, companies have become worse, not better, at answering it correctly – far worse. No, it’s to maximize shareholder value.

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Should Older CEOs Be Forced to Retire?

Harvard Business Review

In October 2000, Jack Welch announced the biggest deal of his 20-year tenure as head of GE: a $45 billion merger with Honeywell. Yes, but with some caveats, according to a paper recently published in the Journal of Empirical Finance. It’s partly because younger CEOs are attracted to faster-growing companies.

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Dealing With Investors the Sam Palmisano Way

Harvard Business Review

Last fall, when it was still not clear who would be the next chief executive of Microsoft, Jack Welch recommended Sam Palmisano for the job. I’d be interested, Palmisano replied, but only “if Bill took the company private.”. Communication Finance Getting buy-in' Are today’s investors really that horrible? Short answer: no.

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

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Never confuse power with leadership. It was full of trite cliches and worn out leadership rhetoric. Bill’s passion an his sales skills were clearly evident, but his presentation came across as a wannabe self-help guru more than a CEO of one of the world’s best software companies.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

Editor’s note: When the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba goes public, as it will soon, Yahoo will earn many times its significant original stake in the company — a surprising ending to a tale of experimentation and discovery. search engine company Inktomi in 2002. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.