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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. Which hat, or hats do you wear? That’s about it.

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Eighth Annual Hay Group Study Identifies Best Companies for Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Could Mark Zuckerberg be the next Jack Welch when it comes to talent development? Organizations have to think differently about how they relate to their markets. Views employees in new start-up or innovation areas as having equal importance to those driving operational improvement. 72 percent. 59 percent. 80 percent. 56 percent.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 He is struggling to understand why it is that HR is not considered a core function of a an organization like sales, marketing, or operations when it is afforded the opportunity to "direct, deliver, and develop" the employee talent necessary for the company to achieve its goals.  Why?  Why?

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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 53 – An Interview with.

Strategy Driven

About the Authors Randy Dobbs, author of Transformational Leadership , is a Senior Operating Executive at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; one of the largest and most successful private-equity firms in the United States.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

At the time, though, we were just in search of a new approach to building a sustainable business in that critical but often difficult market. In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

In the 20th century, a select group of leaders — General Motor's Alfred Sloan, HP's David Packard and Bill Hewlett, and GE's Jack Welch — set the standard for the way corporations are run. Palmisano could not have succeeded at placing values at the center of IBM's operations without strong principles of his own.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Think of the business leaders that have had the biggest positive impact in your life, and I’m sure you’ll find that these individuals were in constant search of new and better information. However being aware of industry trends, competitive positioning, who the thought leaders are, etc. are all critical to your success.

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