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Developing Future Leaders – It’s Imperative Not to Wait!

Great Leadership By Dan

Challenges for Mid-Market Companies. Unlike GE, mid-market companies generally don’t have 96 candidates in the succession planning process queue, and a seven year process may be overkill. At the same time, many mid-market companies often wait until it is too late to successfully identify and develop their next CEO.

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Put Your Customers on Stage

Harvard Business Review

Charismatic presenters are nice and crisply articulated messages are wonderful, but one critical success factor stands out above all others: The best customer events put the best customers on stage. Without exception, these companies want to be seen as innovative and customer-centric in equal measure.