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Managing Board Relations | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Manage the Trickle-down : Remember that what happens in the board room rarely stays in the board room…VC, private equity, or other investor directors leave your board meeting only to make a report on their observations. Non-investor board members will usually discuss the goings on of your board meetings as well.

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Looking For Leadership

N2Growth Blog

only to fail in miserable fashion. They get the job done, they stand out from the crowd, they don’t need identifying – you know who they are. I’ve seen many an executive or consultant attempt to identify leaders with interviews, tests, evaluations, etc., I’ve never been a fan of what I refer to as “make-work” disciplines.

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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I'm hopeful that today's comments will help us all process things in a healthier fashion while not forgetting the sacrifices that have been made for us. I am grateful for the people who served in that crisis. I was driving to my office when I heard a sketchy report of a “small plane&# hitting the WTC.

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Why Do Smart People Do Such Dumb Things?

Harvard Business Review

In recent years, though, latecomers to the concept of microcredit, from Wall Street and other financial hotspots, have expanded (and deformed) Yunus's ideas beyond recognition, to the point where it has now become fashionable to denounce microlending as an abuse of the poor, and to rally borrowers to default on their loans.

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The Faustian Bargain of Online Services

Harvard Business Review

In November 2009 I took leave from my academic position to serve as the Secretary General for Information Systems at the Greek Ministry of Finance. It was set up by the Minister''s team for issuing ministry email addresses to his reports. Yet the complexity of cloud-based technology also helped me catch the perpetrator.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I am a huge fan of the benefits of professional development gained from good old-fashioned reading. With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. Thanks again for stopping by Dan.

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How Multinationals Can Adapt to a Political Mood That Doesn’t Care for Them at All

Harvard Business Review

The financial crisis of 2008 is often attributed to deregulation and unfettered capitalism. Already, the World Trade Organization reports a rise in protectionist measures by the G20 countries, with 1,583 added since 2008 and only 387 removed. But this ascendancy is under threat. The first, and most obvious, is trade protectionism.