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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Mello Here's a link to a post I run each year at this time to make sure that I never forget the tragedy and heroism that took place on September 11, 2001. Join me in THANKS and in prayer for our Patriots, both domestically and abroad, who continue to fight valiently for the Freedoms we all enjoy! I Think Not.

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The Peanut Butter and Jelly Approach to Growth

Harvard Business Review

For 2011, it all added up to $4.8 According to chairman and CEO Timothy Smucker, 67, who is now stepping down to hand the jars to his younger brother Richard, 63, "Volume gains in the fruit spreads category were supported by investments in advertising and product innovation." billion in sales. That's a lot of PB&J.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job: Disruption and Activist Investors

Harvard Business Review

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. Innovation at GE was on a roll. Then it wasn’t.

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The 787's Problems Run Deeper Than Outsourcing

Harvard Business Review

While the first 787 was originally scheduled to be delivered back in 2008, a string of delays and cost overruns meant that deliveries didn't start until 2011. Unfortunately, things haven't quite worked out as planned. And while outsourcing can certainly lead to problems, I'm not convinced it's the cause of these problems.

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"Following" and "The Caveman's Valentine" - Two Cool Movies You.

Building Personal Strength

I love the innovative structure. The movie isnt well known because the writer and director, Christopher Nolan, achieved acclaim for his later works, Memento (2000), Insomnia (2002), Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and this year Inception (2010). The second movie is The Cavemans Valentine (2001), starring Samuel L.

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