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Doing Well By Doing Good With Darrin Williams, CEO Southern Bancorp

N2Growth Blog

Darrin Williams , CEO of Southern Bancorp, may have been a little surprised when a world-class business school professor came knocking at his door. Indeed Brian Moynihan, Bank of America’s CEO, and Darrin appeared side by side on “ Mad Money ” on CNBC touting their new partnership. Yet, he could no longer fly under the radar.

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Succession Planning: Not Just for Older Leaders

N2Growth Blog

According to The Conference Board, CEO tenure has decreased to an average of 8.4 It is clear once again that planned CEO succession is necessary. No matter whom the talent, anyone in the same position for several decades is bound to become temperate, or perhaps even myopic. years as of 2011 from 10 years in 2000.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

She was the model for executive assistants and office managers everywhere. The CEO is made stronger with a good C-suite team. Bandleaders on the late-night are vital #3 characters on the show, including Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson, Paul Shaffer and The Roots band. A host of people make the CEO look good.

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A Partial Defense of Our Obsession with Short-Term Earnings

Harvard Business Review

On the other hand, most large sample studies in the accounting literature show something different: firms that manage their earnings perform better than firms that don’t (and not just in the short term). I spoke with Professor Henderson about their research. the capital markets are much stickier. Do the firms do better?

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The Future Economy Project: Advice from Sustainability Experts

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review interviewed the CEOs and other business leaders who signed up to the Future Economy Project, our initiative spotlighting businesses’ sustainability agendas. We need tools to assess progress for external stakeholders, consumers, and managers. Future Economy. Future Thinking.

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Customer-Centric Org Charts Aren’t Right for Every Company

Harvard Business Review

managers , he said the proportion of U.S. managers , he said the proportion of U.S. He also emphasized in a 1999 book that “the wrong structure can doom all other market-driven initiatives in the organization to failure.” Henderson of the University of Oregon and Irina V. In his 2006 survey of U.S.

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Unilever’s Big Strategic Bet on the Dollar Shave Club

Harvard Business Review

While Dollar Shave Club represents a growing share of the razorblades market, it is still tiny, it operates with low margins, is made up of an irreverent albeit engineering-savvy team – and is, as yet, unprofitable. And according to a market study by Technavio, the global wet shave market is expected to reach $31.41