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Review of From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

The Practical Leader

Engulfed in a personal financial crisis by the evil business tycoon, Mr. Potter, George prepares to jump off a bridge so his family can collect on his life insurance policy. In true movie fashion, George joyfully returns to his real life, and grateful friends and family resolve the financial crisis. What voids have I filled?

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Managing Board Relations | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Manage the Trickle-down : Remember that what happens in the board room rarely stays in the board room…VC, private equity, or other investor directors leave your board meeting only to make a report on their observations. Non-investor board members will usually discuss the goings on of your board meetings as well.

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Looking For Leadership

N2Growth Blog

only to fail in miserable fashion. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. They get the job done, they stand out from the crowd, they don’t need identifying – you know who they are. I’ve seen many an executive or consultant attempt to identify leaders with interviews, tests, evaluations, etc.,

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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I'm hopeful that today's comments will help us all process things in a healthier fashion while not forgetting the sacrifices that have been made for us. I am grateful for the people who served in that crisis. I was driving to my office when I heard a sketchy report of a “small plane&# hitting the WTC.

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How to Build Expertise in a New Field

Harvard Business Review

Mid-Career Crisis. The next step, as I describe in my book Critical Knowledge Transfer, is to identify opportunities to experience in some limited fashion, the environments, situations or roles that have made the expert so valuable to the organization. You and Your Team. When you’re feeling stuck. Study on your own.

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What CEOs Have Learned About Social Media

Harvard Business Review

For example, even in 2013, Scottish fashion brand Lyle & Scott put out a call for a new CEO on Twitter. Some CEO videos are repurposed clips of CEOs reporting on quarterly earnings and at industry-related events, while others are directed at customers. Companies don’t want to be left behind.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I am a huge fan of the benefits of professional development gained from good old-fashioned reading. What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire.

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