Edward D. Hess

Professor Edward D. Hess spent more than 30 years in the business world. He began his career at Atlantic Richfield Corporation and was a senior executive at Warburg Paribas Becker, Boettcher & Company, the Robert M. Bass Group and Arthur Andersen. He is the author of ten books, over 60 practitioner articles, and over 60 Darden cases, etc. dealing with growth systems, managing growth and growth strategies.

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Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part II (Coursera)

This course focuses on the common human resource ("people") challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially. Part 1 of the grow to greatness course is not a prerequisite for taking this course.

Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part I (Coursera)

This course focuses on the common growth challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially. What you will learn: common myths and truths about growth in business; growth readiness assessment; the 4 P's of growing a business: planning, prioritization, pace and process; four ways to [...]