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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

The company has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions to place itself among the world leaders in the production of many commodities, including aluminium, iron ore, copper, uranium, coal, and diamonds. Gordon Berridge: Would you please share what first attracted you to join Rio Tinto back in 1991?

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2019

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2019. The Coffee Bean : A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change by Jon Gordon and Damon West. Analyzing 1,500 fast-growing companies from Alibaba to Zara, the Columbia University lecturer and Ogilvy global consulting partner unpacks five branding secrets.

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How To Survive And Then Reset To Ultimately Thrive

Eric Jacobson

Homkesā€™ book is a timely, comprehensive, and essential read for business leaders looking to take the next step toward ensuring high growth for their companies. The book brings together more than 15 years of Homkes working directly with high-growth companies of all sizes and across a wide variety of industries.

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Common Purpose Leadership

Leading Blog

For example: Emphasize One Goal ā€“ Gordon Bethune, CEO of Continental Airlines, recognized that his customers valued on-time performance. He set this as the measure of success for the company. In order to underscore this goal, Bethune decided to send every employee a check every time the company was first in on-time arrival.

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The 15 Minute Guide to a Successful Interview

N2Growth Blog

My name is Gordon Berridge , and I am the UK Partner and President at N2Growth , a global, multifaceted professional services firm. Common HR questions vary from ā€˜Tell me a little bit about yourselfā€™ to ā€˜what do you know about the companyā€™ and ā€˜why have you applied for the role.ā€™ HR Interview Questions.

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Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Deming Institute

In 2014, as in previous years, the dominant reason for discontinuation of a venture in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania was that the business was not profitable, as per the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014 Global report. Even myself, by 2013 I was still working for a Company. Stephen Gordon CEO Opus Bank.

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The Renaissance We Need in Business Education

Harvard Business Review

More importantly, business education needs to evolve once again, revising its goals to educate leaders of the future who have a new set of skills: sustainable global thinking, entrepreneurial and innovative talents, and decision-making based on practical wisdom. Historically, business schools have so far been through two waves.