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Federal Contracts Depend on Your Report Card

Women on Business

Did the quality of your products or services meet/exceed the contract? If you’ve developed a good relationship with your CO during the life of a contract, and even communicated about what he/she plans to put on the CPAR, there shouldn’t be any surprises.). Were subcontractors well managed?

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When the Leader Needs Help

Great Leadership By Dan

This is a tricky juncture, when you transition from scrappy, creation mode into organizational development mode. The development of an organization that’s in the fast-growth stage slams you with many new challenges, some of which are extremely difficult for many founders. You’re afraid of losing control over quality and design. -

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“Leadership Qualities” vs. Competence: Which Matters More?

Harvard Business Review

There’s sometimes a disconnect between how we talk about leadership qualities (we tend to use words like authority , power , and emotional intelligence ) and what we actually require from the people leading teams and other working groups (arguably, competence and a deep knowledge of the specific work that needs to get done).