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Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Developing Leaders

Next Level Blog

First released in 2006, The Next Level is now in its third edition and has sold around 50,000 copies. I remember one Fidelity Investments program manager back in 2006 or 2007 who had multiple opportunities to watch me deliver one of my early workshops on leading at the next level.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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You Can't Argue With Crazy | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven.

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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

Women on Business

found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), of upper management positions were held by women (up from 14.4%

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The Personal Strength of Self-Development: Rackspace's Dynamic CEO, Lanham Napier

Building Personal Strength

My next-door neighbor is a manager at Rackspace, so I continued reading. In 2000 he accepted a job as CFO at start-up Rackspace. His visionary and energetic leadership helped the company grow, and in 2006 he became CEO. It's a fast-growing company with revenues approaching $1 billion. Before long, I got my answer.

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Midsized Firms Can Survive a Cash Crisis

Harvard Business Review

In 2006 and 2007, the partners earned big bonuses. To use a different company example, one growing financial services firm’s new CFO learned this in 2004. The CFO couldn’t understand why. Top management must be very careful about how they downsize the organization. Crisis management Cutting costs Small/medium business'

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Dealing With Investors the Sam Palmisano Way

Harvard Business Review

They do, however, have to be managed intelligently. The abridged version is that Palmisano and then-CFO Mark Loughridge came up with what they called the “investor model” or the “road map” — a strategic plan complete with multi-year goals for investment, revenue growth, and earnings growth that they asked investors to judge them by.