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To directors and advisors: “Noses in; fingers OUT!”

Berkonomics

I first heard this in a governance seminar for a non-profit higher educational board upon which I sit, over 25 years ago. Once a board member reaches beyond the CEO into the corporation, especially without the approval of the CEO, incurable damage has been done to the CEO’s ability to govern. The problem cannot be overstated.

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Please learn this: “Noses in; fingers out!”

Berkonomics

I first heard this expression in a governance seminar for a non-profit higher educational board upon which I sit, years ago. But the position of CEO is absolutely to be reinforced at all costs, never to be undermined by any member or by the board as an entity. If that fits, well then, this one is for you.

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Startup Focus: Amazing Selling Machine

The Startup Magazine

Can you get funding , do you need funding, what type of business could I have, where do I advertise, how do I do that, how much will it cost, how do I set up a company, does it have to be a limited company, do I need insurance, who can I speak to, how long before I’m up and running, the questions are endless as is the ‘to do’ list.

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Tapping The Cloud To Grow Your Business

YoungUpstarts

This sentiment was clearly reflected by participants of a recent seminar at the SME Internet Summit. SaaS offering such as Salesforce.com’s Sales Cloud allows companies to rapidly increase, or decrease, the number of subscribers they are using for a solution whereas traditional software costs are fixed.

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Creating A Sustainable Workplace

YoungUpstarts

Soyka, author of “ Creating a Sustainable Organization: Approaches for Enhancing Corporate Value Through Sustainability “ For many companies, environmentally sound operations are an important organizational value to embrace, both from a customer perspective and to attract and retain employees. stock markets.

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10 Smarter Ways to Save Money in Your Business

Kodorra

With that in mind, we usually attend or send our team to workshops or seminars which can be rather costly. I run an elearning site that provides online business courses for the fraction of the cost of the offline counterpart. Your office rent is probably the most expensive monthly office costs. Join government programs.

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To your board of directors: Noses in, fingers out.

Berkonomics

I first heard this in a governance seminar for a non-profit higher educational board upon which I sit, years ago. Once a board member reaches beyond the CEO into the corporation, especially without the approval of the CEO, incurable damage has been done to the CEO’s ability to govern. The problem cannot be overstated.