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Doing Well By Doing Good With Darrin Williams, CEO Southern Bancorp

N2Growth Blog

Professor Rebecca Henderson , an esteemed professor of management at Harvard Business School and a world-leading expert in reimagining capitalism, was interested in the Bank’s trajectory and purpose. Should Southern Bancorp consider a public offering in the red-hot IPO NYSE market? Yet, he could no longer fly under the radar.

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Succession Planning: Not Just for Older Leaders

N2Growth Blog

We know the PC market is in a free fall and we know the financials of the company ad nauseum, but what about the brainpower, ingenuity and creativity that is needed to steer this behemoth in the right direction? Some guidance and information along these lines is becoming unavoidable.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

She was the model for executive assistants and office managers everywhere. Bandleaders on the late-night are vital #3 characters on the show, including Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson, Paul Shaffer and The Roots band. Think as a manager, not as a worker. Learn and do the things it will take to assume management responsibility.

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This is Critical to Building an Agile, Change Adaptive Organization

The Practical Leader

” That’s a key conclusion of a major study by Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work and the Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute. Look beyond the “spot market” for talent. Find ways to manage chronic uncertainty. Collaborate to deepen the talent pool.

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Wellness Perks And Programs Popular Among Best Places To Work Companies

Eric Jacobson

No-cost 15 fruit and vegetable "brain foods" every day - Genesys Systems Integrator Fitness facility - Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa; Henderson Engineers Inc.; Employee Perks Employee Wellness Programs Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Fitness Leadership Motivating Employees Wellness Programs' Plattform Advertising Inc.

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A Partial Defense of Our Obsession with Short-Term Earnings

Harvard Business Review

On the other hand, most large sample studies in the accounting literature show something different: firms that manage their earnings perform better than firms that don’t (and not just in the short term). I spoke with Professor Henderson about their research. the capital markets are much stickier. Do the firms do better?

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The Future Economy Project: Advice from Sustainability Experts

Harvard Business Review

The discussion with Michael Toffel and Rebecca Henderson of Harvard Business School, Tensie Whelan of NYU’s Stern School of Business, and Andrew Winston of Winston Eco-Strategies has been condensed and edited for clarity. We need tools to assess progress for external stakeholders, consumers, and managers. It’s a start.