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A List of Referrable Keynote Speakers and Topics to Consider for Your Next Conference

Great Results Team Building

In that follow-up zoom call, I try to be as helpful as possible in sharing any data I’ve collected from pre-event surveys or attendee interviews I use to prepare for their event. Because most organizations don’t bring back the exact same speaker every year. The question is intended to serve them –.

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It’s Not a Fair Fight If You’re the CEO

Marshall Goldsmith

John Hay Whitney started the first venture capital firm, financed Gone With the Wind and Minute Maid orange juice, served as Eisenhower’s ambassador to Great Britain, and was one of America’s wealthiest men at midcentury. But when Time magazine put him on its cover in 1933, it was for playing polo.”Jock”

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. Book your place here! Watch this space for upcoming interviews!

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. Even more impressive is that some of the most successful leaders throughout history were known to read one book every single day.

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The Leadership Vacuum | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The number of books, blogs, tweets, videos, webcasts, podcasts, etc., Was it when I wrote my first book on the subject or the third? It's the old example; you can hear 100 times that when you open the door, a dog on a chain will try to attack you. being pushed into the market is reaching truly overwhelming proportions.

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Social Media Responsibility | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

According to a survey done recently the average person only has 2 close friends. Even though the online social world has opened many opportunistic doors for many people/organizations, we should be mindful of both the virtual and physical worlds. link] Del Williams I don't think online is to blame, but poor people skills.

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Still Many Ways to Skin a Capital Cost

Harvard Business Review

It's the opening paragraph of a Harvard Business Review article called "What's Your Real Cost of Capital?" That's the finding of a new survey on how financial professionals determine their cost of capital, presented in a separate post on HBR.org today. One of the architects of the survey, Mark Scott, is also one of its beneficiaries.

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