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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

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Global NGOs Spend More on Accounting Than Multinationals

Harvard Business Review

But the data, gathered in our new study " Stop Starving Scale " and compared against benchmarks from APQC (American Productivity & Quality Center), hint at a little-known story: most global NGOs today struggle to master the complexities of managing efficient, integrated operations in large part due to restrictions placed on them by funders.

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Top Leaders of 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I spent some time talking with Peter Anderson, the manager of the Mologne House. Peter has been the manager at Mologne since it opened 14 years ago. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. He told me that the average stay for his guests is somewhere between 16 and 18 months.

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To Profit from Doing Good, Start Small

Harvard Business Review

Leaders of these companies now believe that "doing good" can be a powerful strategy for growing markets, stimulating innovation, motivating employees, tapping into new talent pools, and actually reducing costs. Bring your team together to identify ways that you can operate with greater sustainability and then set stretch targets.

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Change the World Without Losing Yourself

Harvard Business Review

Most major universities now have nonprofit management programs that didn't exist ten years ago. How would the charities trying to change the world operate without the manufacturers that make the equipment for their medical clinics, or without General Electric providing them with light bulbs?

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Dow Asks, What's the Business Case for Protecting Nature?

Harvard Business Review

Companies are increasingly seeing the obvious benefits of slashing energy use, and beginning to include in their calculations the considerable risk reduction from managing water well or limiting the use of toxic chemicals. Risk reduction: Managing your nature-sourced supply chain well can help avoid headaches and possible litigation.

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The Big Trends Changing Community Development

Harvard Business Review

Three lines of progress are crossing, and rapidly reshaping how businesses and nonprofits together strengthen the locales in which they operate. Take the example of child sponsorships, highly popular as a marketing tool for many NGOs. It’s a valid question, but disappointingly, almost no NGO can point to evidence of impact.

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