N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., So let me propose the defining game changer which is one all good leaders practice regularly: know what you can do, what you cannot do, and know what you need to focus on to achieve your intended results.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2011

From France's perspective, Christine Lagarde is an inspired nomination to succeed Dominque Strauss-Khan as Managing Director of the IMF. She has had done an admirable job as France's Finance minister, showing composure and resolve during a crisis that would wither weaker dispositions. What's not to like? It's question worth asking.

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Finance Restructuring Crisis Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2016

Political spending, climate change, diversity, and human rights are now some of the most frequent resolutions that investors file. While activism takes many different forms, it usually begins with investors holding private conversations with company management on the need to change a process, business model, or management practice.

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Proposal Short-term Advertising Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Myriad potential public policy-related risks and opportunities for companies arise across a broad spectrum of political and economic systems — from the state capitalism of former Communist states to the “ mixed economies ” in traditional “liberal” democracies, from developed to developing markets.

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Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

The protests have already cost the CEO of Air France his job : He stepped down after workers rejected his proposal of a 7% wage increase over four years (unions want a 6% immediate increase). In 1995 a train strike paralyzed France and forced the government to back down from its proposed reform of the railway sector. GDP grew by 1.9%

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Managers in these organizations translate corporate objectives into a few straightforward guidelines that help employees make on-the-spot decisions and adapt to constantly shifting environments, while keeping the big picture in mind. Its new management team took over an organization that was bureaucratic, overstaffed, and bleeding cash.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Carla was literally bred for success as a business manager. The daughter of a senior corporate executive, she had all the right tickets including an MBA from a top school and several years of experience with a prestigious management consulting firm. (Carla's an actual executive whose name has been changed.).

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Even before announcing his new cabinet, Mnangagwa installed a key reformist, Patrick Chinamasa, as acting finance minister, tasked with tackling corruption and re-engaging with international institutions to unlock funds to ease liquidity shortages. Lower-income consumers also present a lucrative opportunity.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

On August 13, 1982, when Mexican Finance Minister Silva Herzog met with officials of the U.S. Only in the face of concerns about Mexico's political stability did the U.S. attitude came in October 1988, following the Brazilian debt moratorium of 1987 and serious political instability in Mexico following its 1988 elections.

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Crisis Banking Politics GDP 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

We found that we shared a passion for finance, the stock market, innovation, and marketing (and, candidly, politics). As the CMO, I can say that a big part of trusting Gene (CFO) was that he not only demonstrated a passion for marketing, but a genuine interest in helping our department with his finance expertise.

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CFO Advertising Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We wrote about our adventure nearly a year ago in The Atlantic, but as we thought more about our interaction with Tejon Ranch’s managers, we realized there were valuable lessons that we wanted to share with the corporate leaders who are likely to confront the risk of an activist campaign. The team was polite and respectful.

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CEO Real Estate Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The other authors on the article are Murat Taraki (lead author) and Patrick Groenen, both at the Rotterdam School of Management. Greer : First, we wanted to understand when it’s ideal to have a strong hierarchy, and when it’s better to let groups manage themselves. What lessons should managers take away from these studies?

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Quality Leadership Dunning Emotional Intelligence 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

All they read is commercial offers, proposals, etc. link] James Strock Terrific post, as ever! Avil Beckford [link] Slava This is somewhat surprising and quite contrary to the CEOs I know. They haven't read a book in years. Some magazines – yes, but mostly glance through the pictures. 50+ employees tops.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

Difficult conversations — whether you’re telling a client the project is delayed or presiding over an unenthusiastic performance review — are an inevitable part of management. And, how can you manage the exchange so that it goes as smoothly as possible? HBR Guide to Office Politics. What the Experts Say.

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How To Construction Case Study Performance Review 8

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 9, 2018

Entire new systems need to be constructed just to manage this complexity, with questionable or negative value to society at large. today, where complexity is piled upon complexity in a number of critical sectors, such as health care, energy, finance, and government. The increased role of finance in our economy. Government.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

If you are convinced you are in the wrong job at the right company, get to know people in other departments so that you can ask polite questions about whether people there are happy, how they ended up there, and whether there are positions that might better fit your interests and skills. Unfortunately, her misgivings proved right.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I don't think it's crazy to ask if your CEO is the next Mubarak," says Gary Hamel, one of business' most eminent theoreticians of management. A brewing example of the opportunity for grassroots leadership through social power is the proposed building of a publicly-owned bridge between the busiest U.S.-Canada Canada border crossing.

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Power Norton Hamel Leadership 102

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2012

The Ex-Im Bank was formed in the 1930s to help finance U.S. Today, it provides financing support to exporters or to their customers overseas, when, per its charter, private credit is not readily available (locomotives to Kazakhstan, medical supplies to Viet Nam). In 2011, according to Bank numbers, it used $32 billion to finance U.S.

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Banking Globalization Finance Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2017

Property managers forecasted an 8% increase in rents in 2016. Could Liberate 50% of Managers' Time. Commentators across the political spectrum have proposed guaranteed annual incomes as a potential solution. Money spent on these necessities account for 70% of middle-class expenditures. Related Video. There are 3.5

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Retail Automotive Supply Chain Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

They have spoken out on social, political, and environmental issues, such as climate change, LGBT rights, equal pay, immigration, gun control, and race relations. Each political event produced its own unique stamp, including legal briefs, open letters, resignations from presidential councils, and the usage of new hashtags on social media.

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CEO Travel Letter Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

And a recently released report suggests that Europe’s digital divide problem extends way beyond the Atlantic; Europe is a distant third behind North America and Asia for $100 million plus financing for VC backed companies. ” The proposal is to create a “Digital Single Market” in the EU. million jobs.

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Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

His bottom line: “For a manager running a nonfinancial business, the proposed reforms to Dodd-Frank are probably a bad trade-off.” Why Dodd-Frank was created: “Following the American and global financial crisis, there was legitimate political demand to try to prevent it from repeating.

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