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

N2Growth Blog

The CFO candidate might get by with only a broad sector experience in manufacturing, finance, or technology. Perhaps they started careers in a very different environment, for example, a well-traveled photojournalist or even a failed technology entrepreneur. . You will subconsciously know when a candidate is CEO material.

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An Effective Business Review Meeting?

N2Growth Blog

I had the opportunity to sit with Lewis Booth , former CFO of Ford Motor Company, who along with the senior executive team, led the successful turnaround and global repositioning of Ford. to present their charts and each “Skill Center” gets 5 minutes. Each global region gets 10 min. They truly are efficient!

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Don’t Just Lead – Guide!

Great Leadership By Dan

Over the past decade, I organized over twenty, guide-led expeditions designed to build leadership and teamwork skills for Wharton Business School students. Although the expeditions were mentally and physically challenging, each allowed relatively inexperienced travelers to participate. It’s never about talking about things.

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The Personal Strength of Self-Development: Rackspace's Dynamic CEO, Lanham Napier

Building Personal Strength

My wife went straight to the Sunday (May 2, 2010) edition of the San Antonio Express-News , to see if her new article was published in the Travel section. In 2000 he accepted a job as CFO at start-up Rackspace. Monday we arrived home from Nashville, and we were greeted by our three cats, a pile of mail, and a pile of newspapers.

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Morning Advantage: Female Leaders Have Tempers, Too

Harvard Business Review

Sorry, CFOs: CEOs Don't Think You'd Make Good COOs (CFO). While CFOs are increasingly a part of running company operations, a new survey of CEOs indicates that they may not be entirely comfortable with this arrangement. CNN Travel). STICK TO MATH. WHAT INNOVATION FORGOT. BONUS BITS: You Can't Get There From Here.

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Sales Reps, Stop Asking Leading Questions

Harvard Business Review

The sellers I traveled with did a decent job of asking questions and getting answers, but it felt more to me (and to the prospects, based on their responses and disposition) like they were going through a checklist. When I watched a few meetings it was easy to see why.

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Balancing Parenting and Work Stress: A Guide

Harvard Business Review

Whatever skills and traits have made you successful at work (Is it organization? Make friends in the business development team so that you know about the big local client projects coming up and can volunteer for them early (no business travel!). Get enough people on the team, and make sure their skills are complementary.

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