N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

I left my son’s graduation in Florida on Sunday evening headed for Dallas and then traveling on to San Antonio. Moreover, it is those leaders who receive the negative press, those leaders who just can’t seem to get the job done that universally seem to be void in some or all of the aforementioned traits.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2016

We weren’t sending them off on a gap year to travel Europe — we would help them roll up their sleeves and figure out what it took to run a business. My daughters are now in their 30s, and looking back, they agree it made them smarter about business and more satisfied in their careers. It was serious learning.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. So a school could legitimately prepare a student for a business career while omitting training in sales. Each group has its own operating procedures.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

A recent Fortune article on John Reed, the former co-CEO of Citigroup, reported that a decade ago he tried to convince the newly formed Citigroup board (the result of the $70 billion merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group in 1998) to bring in a new CEO and that both he and Travelers CEO Sandy Weill should leave.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

We talked to David Lawee , vice president of corporate development at Google, about how he got to where he is and the role that luck has played in his career. For the most part, I've traveled an entrepreneurial career path. What follows are excerpts of Lawee's remarks. Both choices created enormous risk.

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Home-based businesses are a great way for busy people to take more control of their careers , but starting your own business can be intimidating. Term loans , SBA loans , lines of credit and invoice financing are just a few of the options available to small business owners. As a startup, your finances will likely be very thin as is.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

That Washington was childless proved a great boon to his career. Washington ran his own spy network during the war and was often the only one privy to the full scope of secret operations against the British. His public life took a terrible toll on his finances. Washington tended his place in history with extreme care.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

For example, at Kenya Women Finance Trust , we were intrigued to hear about the "marriage counseling" its human resources department offers to the newlyweds among its women employees. Finding the success stories out there, celebrating them, and spreading the practices behind them can be part of that.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2014

They can’t wait to play more golf with their pals, travel, hang out with the grandchildren, perhaps spend more time on non-profits, and generally pursue a more relaxed lifestyle. Like my partner, with whom I co-founded our finance services company. Career planning Entrepreneurship Succession planning'

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The lower reimbursement and need to provide 24/7 coverage that makes a primary-care-based system so appealing to policy makers and others has long been shown to be a source of burnout and challenges in getting medical students to choose careers in primary care. The last thing that this group of providers desires is more responsibility.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

Quitting a job can negatively impact your career and disrupt your personal life. He didn't take a job right away (though 14 months later he joined the legal department at another bank) but instead traveled and visited friends and family. "It How do you know when you're truly ready to move on? And how do you then get out gracefully?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

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. askaaronlee These are the books that I brought to University and books that I bring along when I travel sometimes. All my best Jim.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

. “It’s probably a frustration you haven’t had for a while — and if you’re a relatively new manager, you might not have ever experienced this before,” says Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Okay, let me see if I understand this…a good coach doesn’t necessarily need any experience, but if they’re a really good listener, can restate what their client tells them, and ask a few good questions, then they can miraculously lead a client to the ah-ha moment that transforms their life and their career.

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