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Emerging companies thrive on data. Shouldn’t they use it to improve hiring decisions?

TechCrunch

Zoe Jervier Hewitt is a leadership coach and talent partner at multi-stage VC fund EQT Ventures , where she helps portfolio companies structure and accelerate their search for talent by facilitating connections to the right technology and people required to source candidates at each stage of company growth. Zoe Jervier Hewitt. Contributor.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. Priority number two is team building and talent management. In most cases the answer is no it’s not…however this is often times exactly how the decision is made.

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Veterans Among the Best Civilian Leaders

Strategy Driven

Always at the forefront of innovation, technologies pioneered by the military are often adopted by the commercial sector; companies looking for cyber knowledge or network engineering skills can find this expertise among veterans. Click here to learn more about Korn Ferry Futurestep’s in-depth recruiter development program, Talent Academy.

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The fuel for toxicity is conflict not resolution, ego not humility, self-interest not service above self, gossip & innuendo not truth, social & corporate climbing not team-building, and the list could go on. Great leaders simply won’t tolerate a toxic team member - the risks are too great. I Think Not.

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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you find that you lack skill sets and competencies in certain areas seek out mentors and coaches to shore-up your weaknesses, and more importantly, use your professional advisors to assist you in leveraging your strengths. Section IX: Team Building. Great leaders create great teams throughout the entire value chain.

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Questions and Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Whether you like it or not, your success as a CEO will be largely tied to your team building ability. Not only do great CEOs understand how to recruit a top executive team, but they also understand how to build cohesion among team members through collaboration while addressing specific situational and contextual needs.