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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Great leaders don’t major in the minors and understand that the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing…Great leaders are committed to not losing focus and not giving-up. They are committed to both personal and professional growth. Section VI: Persuasiveness. Thank you for sharing this freely.

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How to Fix Financial Capitalism? Focus on Ethics

Harvard Business Review

These were among the questions addressed at a luncheon in New York convened by CFA Institute President John Rogers with financial industry leaders that included representatives from private and not-for-profit asset managers, public pension funds, insurance companies, and diversified financial services firms. How Did We Get Here?

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What 11 CEOs Have Learned About Championing Diversity

Harvard Business Review

Yet progress within organizations has been slow – there is still a lack of women and minorities in leadership positions, and certain industries like tech and finance are lacking diversity at all levels. Similarly, in 2015 Techstars committed to doubling the representation of women and minorities in their programs within four years.

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Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green

Harvard Business Review

Our problem with banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions that tout their commitment to sustainability by focusing on energy and water in their sustainability reporting is that these issues are simply not material to the sustainability of the institution itself. Finance Sustainability SASB'

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Why We Fail to Report Sexual Harassment

Harvard Business Review

Last month, Fox News agreed to pay Gretchen Carlson $20 million to settle her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes, the network’s former Chairman and CEO, who resigned in the summer. Her request was not granted, and not long after, she was written up for an unrelated and trivial infraction.

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How Economics PhDs Took Over the Federal Reserve

Harvard Business Review

Yellen, whose first workday as chair ( the Senate confirmed her as “chairman,” but the Fed seems committed to leaving the “man” out ) is today, got her PhD at Yale. What wasn’t really up in the air was whether the new head of the world’s most powerful central bank would have a doctorate in economics.

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business Review

In 1979, Betsy Rogers became the first Central Park Administrator and set out to save park operations from a shrunken staff and dismal resources. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale. Collaborative leadership was critical for the revitalization of Central Park in New York City.

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