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What Don Draper and Gordon Gekko Have to Teach Us

Next Level Blog

Over the past four years, Mad Men , with its lead character, advertising exec Don Draper, has become more and more popular as evidenced by ratings, buzz and marketing tie-ins. This past weekend, Gordon Gekko was back in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. It was number one at the box office.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

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). On with the interview.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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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How To Survive And Then Reset To Ultimately Thrive

Eric Jacobson

Rather than seeing it as an obstacle to overcome, integrate it into your strategic approach to invigorate your high-growth potential and outperform competition under any market condition,” explains Rebecca Homkes , author of the new book, Survive, Reset, Thrive. Thrive : Employing an adaptable strategy through evolving market conditions.

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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This is so much the case that some CEOs will avoid restructuring initiatives at all costs. My question is this…since when have fear and avoidance become prerequisites for success as a CEO? What do great CEOs do when the business model, the strategic plan, and the revenue hurdles don’t seem to be in alignment?

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The Best Leadership Books of 2015

Leading Blog

The Lean CEO : Leading the Way to World-Class Excellence by Jacob Stoller Lean is not just a manufacturing system. The Lean CEO gets to the heart of what it means to lead from anywhere. Lead the larger story. * * *. It is a way of thinking about people that applies to any organization. Lean is a culture. It’s not a directive.

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First Impressions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I actually prefer to play to the middle in that I am neither understated nor overstated, but I am comfortable with who I am and my approach to the market. Share and Enjoy: View Comments Gordon R. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment Gordon. Thanks for stopping by Gordon. Clogston Hi, Mike.

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