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How a Board Search Firm Can Support Organizations

N2Growth Blog

These different leadership development structures require different guidance, which board search firms can provide to positively impact the recruitment process. We pair best-in-class research capabilities with an internal commitment to cutting-edge technology and product development. Enable seamless ratifications.

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The Optimal Margin of Illusion

Great Leadership By Dan

Author Bio: Robert Bruce Shaw , author of Leadership Blindspots: How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter , works with senior executives on the management of strategic organizational change and leadership development. Robert holds a Ph.D. degree in organizational behavior from Yale University.

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The Danger of Denial

Marshall Goldsmith

In the 1980s, I appeared on a videotape that was widely distributed as part of a leadership development course for IBM managers. All I had to do was look at the path of technological innovation and make a reasonable guess. I don’t know much about telecommunications – it just seemed obvious.

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Building a Coaching Culture in Your Small Business

Thin Difference

In addition to coaching leaders and teams, Dan manages a team of Building Champions’ executive coaches and leads internal coach training and development. He also oversees client relationships in the retail, technology, hospitality, healthcare and telecommunications industries. Photo by Dan Burton on Unsplash.

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Multicultural Leadership Starts from Within

Harvard Business Review

As new technologies in social media, transportation, and telecommunications bring us closer together, it's more critical than ever for organizations to recruit, develop, and retain multicultural leaders who can skillfully navigate both the opportunities and challenges of a more connected world. The world is getting smaller.

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

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4 Ways to Become a Better Learner

Harvard Business Review

The CEO sitting across from me is explaining how he and the other executives of a telecommunications firm were caught off guard by a new technology that disrupted the firm’s business. He wants to increase his capacity to learn, to spot and understand developments inside and outside of the firm.