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5 Lessons from an Office on the Edge

Mills Scofield

For the last three years, I have satiated this string of my DNA with an unconventional job – as Executive Director of a small NGO addressing maternal and child survival in slums of Mali, West Africa, where health outcomes are among the lowest in the world. For me, this is a positive development. Delegation. Just ask my staff.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Asheesh Advani – President and CEO, Junior Achievement Worldwide – the largest NGO dedicated to teaching young people about entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Leading innovator in HR for over 25 years.

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Top Leaders of 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. When he told me how long he had been working there, I noted that he had been in a position to see a lot of history come through the doors. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. She’s 37.

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To Come Up with a Good Idea, Start by Imagining the Worst Idea Possible

Harvard Business Review

McManus’s reframing of leadership — the leader as the sidekick, the intern as the superhero — embodies three powerful principles that enable innovation and discovery. To recognize how innovative this approach is, just imagine telling your intern or most junior employee that come Monday, you are their intern.

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Entrepreneurship Needs to Be a Bigger Part of U.S. Foreign Aid

Harvard Business Review

Economists Norbert Berthold and Klaus Gründler, looking across 188 countries worldwide, concluded in a working paper that “entrepreneurship has a significantly positive effect on growth.” We are talking about the U.S. To elevate entrepreneurship, creating programs in a single, solidly funded U.S.

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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Have the Most Impact

Harvard Business Review

Civic Ventures had recently released its first survey of baby boomers and found at least half were interested in “ encore careers ” helping others. My organization, The Bridgespan Group, received 1,800 applications for 18 entry-level positions consulting to nonprofits and philanthropy. The mind that is not baffled is not employed.