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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

As a person that works with CEOs and entrepreneurs on a daily basis I can tell you with great certainty that all leaders are not created equal when it comes to the competency of their decisioning skills. Conduct a Cost/Benefit Analysis : Do the potential benefits derived from the decision justify the expected costs?

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Teaching Teenagers to Develop Their Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

Business leaders are beginning to recognize that how people manage their emotions matters to their society’s economy. Some business schools are working to train future leaders in the management of feelings. A meta-analysis of 213 studies on a wide range of social and emotional learning programs showed similar findings.

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Ideas Don't Equal Innovation | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

My advice to you is not to let your business get caught up in embracing random ideas – at least not without some initial analysis being conducted to determine the likelihood of success. Assess : Put the idea through a risk/reward and cost/benefit analysis. Failed initiatives are costly at several levels.

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