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Board Governance Excellence: The Pinnacle of Organizational Success

N2Growth Blog

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.

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How Companies Can Better Work With Startups

The Horizons Tracker

A second challenge is to find the right startups to partner with, especially if you’re operating in an environment where there aren’t a ready supply of high profile startups beating a path to your door.

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How to Be Generous in Business

Nathan Magnuson

It can seem like a conflict of interest. Organizations can give that gift not just through their day-to-day operations but by partnering with employees (and sometimes even outside stakeholders) in the generosity process. Make Money. It’s easy to be suspicious when we talk about altruism and profit in the same conversation.

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10 of the Biggest Mistakes Boards Fall Into

Ron Edmondson

I have never seen a healthy board/organization relationship where board members got too much in the weeds of daily operations. Unhealthy personal interests. Conflicts of interest are always a problem, and most boards have “rules” against them. Boards need to remain focused on the vision. Decision paralysis.

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How Corporates Can Best Engage With Startups

The Horizons Tracker

A second challenge is to find the right startups to partner with, especially if you’re operating in an environment where there aren’t a ready supply of high profile startups beating a path to your door.

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William Miller on Business Model Innovation

Rajesh Setty

WM: No business is an island, separate and independent from the society it operates in. For example: • Charles Schwab disrupted the brokerage industry in the 1970-80s using a business model driven by Principles of high ethics, no conflicts of interest, being trustworthy, and helping everyone become financially fit.

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The Case for Corporate Disobedience

Harvard Business Review

Even if you are operating as a completely separate legal entity, getting things done requires you to collaborate with the main business — and in that process, you will quickly run into conflicts of interest and clashes with existing rules and regulations. But up-front agreements can only carry you so far.