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Gray Versus Green: Who Makes the Better Start-Up CEO?

N2Growth Blog

This, of course, starts with the CEO, and young companies have a broad set of founders and CEOs with different backgrounds, competencies, and demographics at the helm. A Forbes article in 2017 titled “If You Want To Be ‘CEO Material,’ Develop These 15 Traits,” created a laundry-list of traits needed to be a great CEO.

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Leadership U: The Six Degrees of Leadership

Leading Blog

T O LEAD people from one place to another in good times and in challenging ones requires a framework like the one presented in Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison’s concise book, Leadership U: Accelerating Through the Crisis Curve. The framework is called, The Six Degrees of Leadership. Degree #1: Anticipate.

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Prosocial CEOs Boost Shareholder Returns

The Horizons Tracker

CEOs are now more prominent than ever, with their actions and decisions receiving widespread attention, from Elon Musk’s tweets on Twitter to the job cuts at tech firms. This has sparked new research from the University of Washington, which seeks to gain insight into the decision-making habits of CEOs. They devote time to it.”

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CEO Tenure Affects The Likelihood Of Recalling Unsafe Products

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Indiana University reveals, however, that rather than being purely driven by consumer needs, the propensity to recall products can instead be driven by the length of tenure of the company’s CEO. “This phenomena is even more likely when the previous CEO left under poor circumstances, becoming more blame-able.”

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The Most Important Ingredient to Successful Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Brad Chase : No business subject garners more attention than leadership. There are endless leadership books, classes, websites and more. And that includes the other critical components of great leadership. Everyone is searching for the essential qualities of a successful leader. Think about it for a moment.

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This Bud's Not for Me | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership. Because I had a few of the old cans in the refrigerator I conducted a side-by-side comparison through the eye of a marketer. Because I had a few of the old cans in the refrigerator I conducted a side-by-side comparison through the eye of a marketer. Leadership. Main menu Home.

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Slow Down, Sell Faster - CEO Blog - Time Leadership

CEO Blog

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, December 31, 2010 Slow Down, Sell Faster I am really enjoying the snow. Essentially, you reach the end of your sales process just as the customer arrives at the point when they start comparison shopping. Keep in close contact with the customer, especially when they are in a comparison mode.

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