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The Art of a Seamless Board Transition: Mastering Succession Planning

N2Growth Blog

It prepares for the inevitability of change and ensures that operations will remain uninterrupted while minimizing potential hiccups that may come with the transition of power. Developing an internal culture fosters dedicated leadership that is aligned with the organization’s mission and operations.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. When artisans have no understanding of their cash flows, they fail prey to spending a big percentage of their working capital, without meaning to, on non-business issues that usually cripple their operations.

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight. Is the balance right in your organization?

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

The parable of the disappearing bankers gives the tiniest glimpse of a better way: a path to a smarter kind of growth, built on a different set of institutions — those that operate at micro-scale, instead of mega-scale, built on human relationships, instead of anonymous transactions, self-organizing, instead of "administered," and that have the (..)

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The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work.