N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A proficient board is a guiding light, offering leadership and oversight to fuel the realization of organizational objectives. A formidable board delineates clear expectations and periodically reviews the performance of the CEO and other apex leaders. How can a board be high-performing?

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Succession Ethics Diversity Objective 410

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 28, 2022

This includes being too kind and not managing conflict. While no board member should strive to stir conflict or dissention, pretending to agree just to “get along” isn’t helpful to the organization. This could be with the CEO or with someone in a less visible position. Unhealthy personal interests.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Is there a process in place for cultivating, identifying, and appointing not just this CEO, but the one after that? Berra was famous for his “Yogi-isms,” but this one contained an essential truth: inchoate strategies and ineffectual leadership generally go hand in hand. Will he or she collaborate with the board, or fight it?

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CEO Tips Long-term Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2012

The secret isn't rocket science — it's a full-time commitment to the art and science of project management. PMI's Pulse of the Profession Survey shows that more than two-thirds of project-based organizations have created a dedicated Project Management Office to lead such efforts. Leveraging Executive Sponsors.

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Project Survey Budgeting Conflict of Interest 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2012

The secret isn't rocket science — it's a full-time commitment to the art and science of project management. PMI's Pulse of the Profession Survey shows that more than two-thirds of project-based organizations have created a dedicated Project Management Office to lead such efforts. Leveraging Executive Sponsors.

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Project Survey Budgeting Conflict of Interest 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2011

This narrow focus on raising stock price by any means possible keeps companies from making long-term investments, protecting the interests of essential stakeholders like employees or customers, or taking much account of social welfare and ethical considerations in making business decisions. There are at least three useful ways to begin.

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Long-term Hedge Strategy Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Whether the questions raised are about police officers’ use of force, politicians’ use of email, or managers’ use of compensation, the answer is the same: more transparency. The idea is that giving the other party complete information about your interests makes that other party responsible for policing your behavior.

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How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8