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Executive Hiring For a P.E. Portfolio Company – Tangential Opportunity

N2Growth Blog

This series’s final part will balance needs with compromises, float tangential opportunities to expand horizons, and extricate from myopia on that elusive ‘unicorn’ management candidate. Certain functional leadership positions, and industry sectors, can be less strident on this question. Realize that P.E.

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Let’s Stop Pushing “Development” as a Cheap Replacement for Training

Great Leadership By Dan

A slightly abbreviated version of this post was recently published in Smartblog on Leadership : True confession time. The company was harvesting its mature and declining business in order to pump cash into its growth bets. A new CFO came on board and decided that training was a luxury that could no longer be afforded.

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Making the Turn: 10 Warning Signs You aren’t Shifting from Founder to Leader

N2Growth Blog

There are warning signs you may be stuck in founder-mode and not making the turn to leadership. As startups grow, leaders build and mature a HR/People strategy that is informed by and aligned with the overall business strategy. Maybe your CFO is a family friend. Leadership is uncomfortable sometimes. You’d be wrong.

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The Unexpected Realities of Being an Entrepreneur

Lead Change Blog

You cannot dare do the same thing as an entrepreneur when you are still the HR manager, marketing guru, office manager, janitor, tech guy, sales staff, CFO and CEO. With some of these other jobs, you can leave behind the workload and take some time out. Let’s flip over to the bright side of the coin: It’s rewarding.

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How to Get on the Shortlist for the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

” The management literature is overflowing with advice on becoming the boss. With transparency in succession planning becoming a priority, career management for senior executives becomes easier. You can be stronger at one of them, but you need to know how to manage both.

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Why New Leaders Should Be Wary of Quick Wins

Harvard Business Review

No matter how sophisticated and mature the new leader may be, rushing too quickly toward early wins can deprive the new leader of the insight needed to understand the culture and build relationships. As a consequence, quick wins may soon be undone, or they may beget new leadership problems. The New Leader Who Starts Too Fast.

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A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambitions

Harvard Business Review

Leadership & Developing People Book. From a business strategist who can appear aloof and dismissive of those with less intellectual horsepower, to a general manager who aligns and inspires her region through personal connections and demonstrates genuine care for people. Further Reading. Marc Effron. Add to Cart. Ask for insights.

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