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Target’s Fall Guy: Is Your Board Prepared?

N2Growth Blog

The primary reason stated was because of the continued fall-out from the 2013 massive data breach. In 2008, thieves simultaneously hit more than 2,100 ATMs across the globe and within 12 hours stole more than $9 million in cash. What if the board does not have technology expertise? Or if their technology expertise is antiquated?

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Why Most Change Efforts Fail and 7 Guidelines to Ensure Your Team Succeeds

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

A 2008 study by IBM found that over 60 percent of change efforts do not fully meet their objectives, and a 2013 Towers Watson study revealed only 25% are sustained over time. Most change efforts fail, not because of the technology or the topic of the change or even because it was the wrong idea. .

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Four Ways to Grow Your Business

Chart Your Course

According to a May 2013 survey from email marketing company Constant Contact, 59 percent of small businesses say running their business is harder today than it was five years ago. Plus more than half say the bad economy is the main reason for their troubles, followed by changing technologies and an increase in direct competition.

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High Performance Team Building Certificate Program

Mike Cardus

The 2013 program runs from March 6 to May 1. I received a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) in 2008 where I learned the theories on much of what was talked about in class. David Monroe, Director of Community and Technology Development Community Connections of New York. Register early , as it will fill up quickly! "I

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2013 Trends and The Power of Women

Women on Business

I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. As a female entrepreneur who has built a successful company over the past decade, I forced myself to look even further ahead and determine what might be coming, not just in 2013 but in the next five years or so.

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How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices

Harvard Business Review

In 2008, GE corporate decided to invest $1 billion in the $5.6 In January 2013, Chip Blankenship, CEO of GE Appliances issued a challenge to the newly formed team: “You’re going to change every part the customer sees. In January 2013 the team came out with a “minimum viable product.” Leadership roles and responsibilities.

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To Succeed in Tech, Women Need More Visibility

Harvard Business Review

A study by Jennifer Glass and coauthors in 2013 found that women leave STEM fields at dramatically higher rates than women in other occupations. Earlier this year we led a thought exercise for 240 senior leaders of a Silicon Valley technology company. ” What can companies do to stop the departure of senior women? .”