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Leadership Matters

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Gordon Berridge: Our readers, with mining knowledge, will be will be familiar with the name Sam Walsh and Rio Tinto, but to provide a complete sketch of your background, would you please share a brief summary of your career history? Gordon Berridge: Would you please share what first attracted you to join Rio Tinto back in 1991?

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The Seven Tests of A CEO

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Test #1 Can You Develop a Simple Plan for Your Strategy? Or as former CFO of the Disney Interactive Media Group, Bruce Gordon, puts it, “Very few people are bad at their job, but many are not as good as they must be.”. Listening is actually being alert to the whole ecosystem in which you operate.”

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

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The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue? " Great article.

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First Impressions | N2Growth Blog

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Share and Enjoy: View Comments Gordon R. In today's world our first contact with people is often through social media. What you say and how you say it via the social media apps is just as critical as your physical appearance at the first meeting. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment Gordon. Clogston Hi, Mike.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

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If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions.

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Memorial Day Leadership Lessons

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While not all great business leaders have served in the military, those of you who have worked to develop the leadership traits mentioned above understand the advantages you derive from a having a military leadership state of mind. link] Gordon R. link] mikemyatt Hi Gordon: Thanks for your well wishes Gordon. Thanks Mark.

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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

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The good news is that there is a cure for all four of the preceding problems: Items one through three can be solved with an emphasis on leadership development and talent management, and item four can be solved by holding the board of directors accountable for CEO performance and firing an apathetic CEO. I Think Not.