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Why Every Top Leader Needs a Succession Plan

Lead from Within

A succession plan can help to ensure that the organization’s mission, values, and goals are carried forward, even if the leadership changes. Additionally, a succession plan can help to mitigate the risks associated with the unexpected departure of a top leader, such as a sudden resignation or illness.

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Leadership & Change

N2Growth Blog

Put simply, leadership is not a static endeavor. In fact, leadership demands fluidity, which requires the willingness to recognize the need for change, and finally the ability to lead change. Much has been written about the importance of change, but there is very little information in circulation about how to actually create it. .

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How to Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption

Skip Prichard

That’s one reason I was interested to talk with Leo Tilman and General Charles Jacoby, who co-wrote a new book, Agility: How to Navigate the Unknown and Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption. and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. Leadership Practices to Watch. Take a smart risk. Northern Command.

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Has SAS Institute’s Goodnight Cracked the Code on Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

Last year I met with Jim Goodnight, SAS Institute’s founder and CEO, to learn more about his leadership and SAS Institute’s culture. What stood out to me as I observed Goodnight is that he loves to think about how to crack the code of difficult problems. Just what Dr. Goodnight ordered. _.

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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

You cannot separate leadership from decisioning, for like it or not, they are inexorably linked. The first key in understanding how to make great decisions is learning how to synthesize the overwhelming amount incoming information leaders must deal with on a daily basis, while making the best decisions possible in a timely fashion.

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement.

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The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

Strategy Driven

In it, Bogey reprised the 1930’s Broadway hit and movie that launched his career. Those of us who grew up working on typewriters know how to master the medium. It was written by Rod Sterling and starred Jack Palance and Ed Wynn. The Petrified Forest , starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Henry Fonda.

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