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Expertise Matters!

Nathan Magnuson

One day the president of the other NGO expressed a need for a new accountant and I casually suggested his consider the accountant from the first NGO. I didn’t want to be like the woman in the first NGO: a friendly and enthusiastic person who couldn’t be taken seriously as a professional. Learn from Experimentation.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Asheesh Advani – President and CEO, Junior Achievement Worldwide – the largest NGO dedicated to teaching young people about entrepreneurship and financial literacy. a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Former CEOs / Advisors.

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Top Leaders of 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

He was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. He is rare in the world of coaching and leadership development and I feel honoured that he has chosen to partner with me to deliver our leadership workshops. She’s 37.

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How Target Is Taking Sustainable Products Mainstream

Harvard Business Review

The company has made significant efforts to improve store operations with their impressive energy efficiency work and the purchase of more solar power than any entity in the U.S. But by and large, for years, Walmart has taken, in my view, a mainly operational, cost-reducing, brand-fitting approach to sustainability.

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If You're Out to Change the World, How Do You Know When to Move On?

Harvard Business Review

To be sure, many international water agencies have left developing countries but those exits tend to reflect a loss of funding or end of a contract — or sometimes a convenient belief that a community water challenge has been solved by simply installing a water system and providing basic community management training.

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Delivering on the Promise of Private-Public Partnerships

Harvard Business Review

billion people — over half of the developing world's population — lack access to basic sanitation. As a business that operates in many of the countries where these needs are most evident and pressing, we must help ensure those rights are realized. Unilever believes these are basic human rights.

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

It recognizes this new reality will spell decline for some commercial activities, but growth for others who find better ways of operating. identify key stakeholders that have an influence on the organization (73%). identify key stakeholders that have an influence on the organization (73%). engage in effective dialogue (75%).