Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Of course, you don’t want to become known for boasting. Jon Mertz of Thin Difference shared CEO activism needs a modern-day blueprint. Through time, we understand the political power of business leaders, and now CEO activism is a modern take on it. You’re not alone—that’s a common fear among employees in most workplaces.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Within the organization, new courses charted by the CEO or Board may have broad implications for effective procurement, and leadership needs to be prepared to respond agilely. A well-rounded and comprehensive set of leadership requirements can be defined by involving stakeholders from finance, operations, and other relevant areas.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

B LACKSTONE chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman has written a book about the potential that can be realized when you combine personal responsibility with ambition. This is where he really learned about finance and discovered his strengths. They offer a free course from the real world to help you improve.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2012

I was a painter and lifelong art aficionado with the idea of opening a studio where people could pursue their artistic passion without fear of embarrassment – and with the help of a little wine, of course. I was perfectly capable of handling finances, but it wasn’t nearly as exciting or interesting to me as the creative side.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Today, I help (mostly) professional services firms — law, accounting, insurance, architecture, finance — attain growth, productivity, and profitability. Shamis is CEO of Winding River Consulting and the author of Building Blocks— Case Studies of a Serial Entrepreneur. Together, we identify deficiencies and implement solutions.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself. They will believe what they want to believe regardless of what they hear or what they observe.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

CEO Interview: Sam Walsh. This edition of the CEO interview features Sam Walsh, the recently retired CEO, of Rio Tinto. Since taking up the CEO seat at Rio Tinto Sam has steered the business through a torrid industry downturn and firmly positioned them for new growth. (as featured in mining.com).

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 30, 2012

He also had his fair share of failures, including: The Apple III computer, the Lisa, the early Macintosh computers (John Sculley, the CEO Jobs brought to Apple, pushed him out over the Mac’s initially lackluster sales), Apple TV, the NeXT-like Apple G4 Cube, and Apple’s Pages word processor to name a few. Jack London. 9. .” - Mark Cuban.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

What’s the role of NEDs, CEOs and Government in creating inclusive workplaces? We caught up with three of them – Keji Moses , Daniel Chapman and Folashade Bakare – who started their courses in September. We will of course continue to provide in-depth analysis of the latest changes and developments in management thinking.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Grounded in solid research and three decades of entrepreneurial experience, this book has one purpose: to teach you how to be both the boss everyone wants to work for and the high achiever every CEO wants to hire—all without drama, stress, or endless hours in the office. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

However I believe the more important emotional trait for CEOs and entrepreneurs to gain mastery over is what I call EC or emotional control. Great CEOs lead by example…they set the tone for others in the organization by demonstrating proactive, rational, logical and balanced thinking as opposed reactionary emotional thinking.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

The achievement of current goals and objectives free up the time & create the resources to move on to bigger and better things…Trying to do too many things at once will impede progress, dilute effort & energy, add to chaos and lead to burn-out.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

He had a CEO of his own ego that kept him focused on the larger goals and visions – those that exceeded self-interest. Of course his well-honed empathic sense also enabled him to read the situation and determine was was called for. Of course not everyone who appears quietly confident has humility. " Thanks Anne.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Many good people in the organization choose the latter course, and both morale and productivity tend to spiral downward. The only alternatives are to "grin and bear it"–doing one's best to make sure her/his part of the organization acts on right principles–or leaving as soon as possible.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Currently, we have more than 250 courses on offer and have awarded more than 410,000 EY Badges since launching the program in 2017. The biggest pivot happened during a trip to Silicon Valley when I was CEO of EY Canada. I got diverse experience working in different markets, with different businesses and people.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

This month we are featuring Instigator Susan Mazza , CEO of Clarus-WORKS , Founder/Author of Random Acts of Leadership ™, and Co-Author of The Character-Based Leader. Susan graduated from Penn State with a BS in Finance and International Business. She believes her “real education” started when she began working.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The following list of suggestions is my gift to you in hope that it will allow you to outsmart those that feel they cannot be outsmarted… Define Acceptable Behavior : This first thing all CEOs need to do is to accept responsibility for any “corporate crazies&# who have taken residence in their organization.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Use the person’s name during the course of your ensuing conversation. Andrew Cravenho is the CEO of CBAC Funding, an innovative invoice finance company. When meeting someone for the first time it is always a good practice to repeat their name. You might say, for example, “Herbert, it’s so good to meet you!”

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It is worth noting that corporate strategists have a long-term career ahead of them, as they can easily become Senior Directors, independent consultants, or even CEOs of London-based companies. Even if a certain course or training session won’t make you perfect for a job, you can use that as a boost to your strategy career.

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Chart Your Course

JANUARY 13, 2017

The finance department is your business foundation so you need it to be one that you can trust. You as the Leader and CEO. If your CFO is doing something financially shady, SOX says that he is either doing it with you or to you. Your CFO should be Captain America with the emotional range of a rock. Customer Service Rep.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2018

Avoiding losing valuable members of staff because the business overspent when the good times were rolling along and expected to never end should be a priority for any CEO who understands that people are the lifeblood of their business. Make the payment terms part of the agreement, not something to tack on at the end.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Frances Hesselbein – Former CEO, Girl Scouts of America and Peter Drucker Foundation. Alan Mulally – Former CEO, Ford and Boeing Commercial Aircraft. CEO Magazine – CEO of the Year. Non-profit CEOs. Mark Tercek – President and CEO, Nature Conservancy – world leader in global conservation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I have witnessed on numerous occasions CEOs with average, or even sub-par performance histories fare well because they possessed great messaging skills. By contrast, I have also watched CEOs with excellent performance histories not do so well because they did not possess the messaging skills necessary to keep stakeholders engaged.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

My engagements with CEOs often focus on helping them to embrace change through disruptive innovation. Bottom line…don’t be the CEO who causes your management team to continually say “the boss won’t go for that one.&# or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 26, 2021

. “This is important because academic success does not predict earnings, but social success does: members of selective final clubs earn 32% more than other students, and are more likely to work in finance and to join country clubs as adults, both characteristic of the era’s elite.”

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 27, 2014

Traditional courses can be a very inefficient method for learning. Leaders of the future will take online courses tailored to their needs. Parts of the course that are less relevant can be skimmed or skipped. Parts of the course that are less relevant can be skimmed or skipped. . - Get help when and where you need it.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It can be a tricky decision, especially if this is your first business venture and you aren’t sure what course of action is best. Many start-up CEOs have some of the skills required to run a successful business but are missing others. Skills development courses can go a long way for the success of your leadership and business.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 29, 2016

The commitment of finances, organizational energy, and resources – human and otherwise – can be daunting. Over the course of these long enterprise pursuits, you will be dealing with wide, diverse buyer networks. David is CEO and President of Sandler Training.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. My clients usually tend to be successful individuals prior to finding me.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The sad thing is they don’t just exist on the golf course… My bottom line is this…real leaders don’t accept mediocrity - they constantly seek improvement. Know the type?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. It was Andy Grove the former Chairman and CEO of Intel and Time Magazine’s 1997 Man of the Year who said “You have to take action; you can’t hesitate or hedge your bets.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

While there are of course exceptions to the rule — e.g. a hole in the wall restaurant with fantastic food can be a hit — if your design is haphazard, outdated or otherwise not up to snuff this will have a negative impact to at least some of your potential buyers.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

You, of course, are the exception:) [link] mikemyatt Hi Deborah: Thanks for the comment with which I obviously concur. Manage your brand judiciously. If you are going to say something, make it worth reading and listening to. Otherwise, it's just alot of noise. And there is enough of that around already. I also appreciate the kind words.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

If you want approval for a new project — purchasing new equipment or computer systems, applying for a patent, building a new store — chances are you need your company’s finance department on board. To get the green light, it helps to understand how finance people think. Finance & Accounting Tool.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2017

What makes a CEO effective? The question has been studied extensively, of course, including in HBR. Yet we still know fairly little about how CEOs behave day-to-day and how their behavior relates to the success or failure of the companies they run. Our data doesn’t insist on classifying CEOs strictly as one type.

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