N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Boards that are steadfast in their pursuing of governance excellence are adept at traversing challenges, making enlightened decisions, and propelling the organization toward its envisioned goals. A proficient board is a guiding light, offering leadership and oversight to fuel the realization of organizational objectives.

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Succession Ethics Diversity Objective 410

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

Three findings seem particularly relevant, and they identify some effective practices regarding how to communicate about values that every manager can implement. This is a worrisome example of just how easily our own behaviors can be swayed by the actions of the people around us, like our co-workers, managers and colleagues.

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Ethics Conflict of Interest Constraint Compliance 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2016

But what about the ordinary engineers, managers, and employees who designed cars to cheat automotive pollution controls or set up bank accounts without customers’ permission? Some of these activities included inherent conflicts of interest; others simply caused leaders to have to act counter to their values (loyalty, for example).

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Ethics Company Emotional Intelligence Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

Fake it until you make it" might sound like a manageable way to approach your entrepreneurial efforts, but it''s also worth considering this man-riding-a-lion analogy from EnSite Solutions CEO Toby Thomas: "People look at him and think, ‘This guy''s really got it together! He''s brave!’ —Andrea Ovans.

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Price Company Sports Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

Many of the more venial sins are the result of a widespread lack of understanding and education about Wikipedia’s standards about conflicts of interest. Not all of these are acts of bad faith (although some of them certainly are). We talked candidly about the strained relationship, and how we might start fixing it.

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PR Public Relations Conflict of Interest Ethics 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Many of those investigating Enron had received campaign contributions from the company, yet kept maximum objectivity. It was very ‘old school’ (a management style that was 40 years obsolete), though it pretended to be ‘new school.’ Several committees competed with each other for the spotlight. Corporate Culture.

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Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 60