N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s the board’s prerogative to chart a strategic course, oversee the operational ambit, and instill a culture of accountability—morphing it into a cornerstone of organizational governance. It orchestrates the operational rhythm, supervises decision-making, and enforces accountability across the hierarchy.

Succession 386

Succession Ethics Diversity Objective 386

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 28, 2022

This includes being too kind and not managing conflict. While no board member should strive to stir conflict or dissention, pretending to agree just to “get along” isn’t helpful to the organization. I have never seen a healthy board/organization relationship where board members got too much in the weeds of daily operations.

Conflict of Interest 55

Conflict of Interest Long-term Learning-by-Doing Edmondson 55

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2014

It is a fight that every manager is familiar with, but nowhere is the challenge bigger than when the existing strategy is not aligned with the demands of the situation you are in. And it requires a constant vigilance to make sure that you don’t get into legal or ethical grey areas or lose sight of the company’s interests.

Innovation 11

Innovation Conflict of Interest Strategy System 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

Public relations and communications professionals—and the academic programs that train them—find themselves operating in a radically new environment. Many of the more venial sins are the result of a widespread lack of understanding and education about Wikipedia’s standards about conflicts of interest.

PR 8

PR Public Relations Conflict of Interest Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

These costs are not operational costs, such as commission fees or transportation costs. When managers spot these sorts of problems on the horizon, a deal that potentially will create value may not get done because the contract is bound to be incomplete. Invest resources in relationship management.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Long-term Conflict of Interest Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2016

As a company, whenever you undertake any significant, new initiative in a foreign setting, whether it’s developing an HR system, investing in a new technology platform, or scaling up operations that involves hiring new workers, make sure you filter what you’re doing through the logic of the new cultural system.

Process 10

Process Globalization Conflict of Interest Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

You have to approach these problems as a manager and do the best analysis you can, including hard-headed financial analysis. From a historical perspective, the idea that managers in organizations have a single, dominant duty — to achieve or maximize economic returns — is a striking development.

ROI 8

ROI Long-term Conflict of Interest Pharmaceuticals 8