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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. Nicely done Mike!

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

Before 2018, it had the three standard board committees — governance, compensation, and audit — plus a technology and risk committee to cover important areas such as product risk, cybersecurity, and technological innovation. After the demise of Enron in 2002, many U.S.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (2002). Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, Christensen presents a set of rules for capitalising on the phenomenon of “disruptive innovation.”. By Jack Welch. By Patrick M. It is one of the most popular and frequently discussed books in HR.

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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. In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course.

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As Work Changes, Leadership Development Has to Keep Up

Harvard Business Review

Similar to what we’ve learned about creating cultures of innovation, it takes more than a handful of leaders contributing creative brilliance; it takes leaders driving the focus on and readiness for change that going digital requires. Welch Leadership Center at Crotonville where leaders from other organizations (e.g.,