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Salary Negotiation Tips for Executives

N2Growth Blog

I encourage you to read my notes on why compensation before jumping to how to negotiate. Hollywood movies and career gurus depict compensation as zero-sum, where winning for either party means getting more/giving less. How to negotiate: Hold fast to your values. Look for linkages between EBITDA and your take-home pay.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. How can you boost your financial acumen? How do you decide which concepts are most important to understand to your work and your understanding of the business? Go it alone. ’” He needed help.

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Improve Your Ability to Learn

Harvard Business Review

In a 2010 study with Cornell University, we showed that our assessment grades predict performance, as measured not only by revenue and EBITDA but also by boss ratings (often issued by the Board). And it will make you more aware of how to bring out the potential in your learning-agile people. Seek out new solutions.