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Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success. having fewer options to assess based upon the new found time constraint. As a result, many of them tend to have a major blind-spot (translation: weakness ) when it comes to the anticipation of set-backs. I Think Not.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

However I believe the more important emotional trait for CEOs and entrepreneurs to gain mastery over is what I call EC or emotional control. I believe that with a loss of your temper you can lose your credibility, your influence, and your ultimately your ability to lead. This is a strong challenge for all of us. I Think Not.

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Top 30 Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Seth Godin’s Blog : The best-selling author, entrepreneur and “agent of change” gives you personal insights on the leadership landscape. link] RLG i2ileadership.org – leadership blog that encourages leaders to live lives of integrity in order to maximize influence [link] James Strock Many thanks for including Serve to Lead, Mike!

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Entrepreneurship: A Working Definition

Harvard Business Review

Entrepreneurs often perceive a short window of opportunity. Consequently, entrepreneurs have a sense of urgency that is seldom seen in established companies, where any opportunity is part of a portfolio and resources are more readily available. Beyond resources controlled" implies resource constraints.

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Don’t Start a Company with Your Business School Pals

Harvard Business Review

And as I’ve argued before , it’s certainly tempting to imagine that your Batman-and-Robin duo might be the team to beat the odds but it’s just not going to happen (at least for 99.998 percent of new entrepreneurs). Finances make people twitchy – and are another source of conflict. The first issue is sharing the same blinders.