Curious Cat

JANUARY 3, 2017

The Purpose of an Organization (2005). One factor at a time (OFAT) Versus Factorial Designs (2011). The aim of leadership is not merely to find and record failures of men (2011) *. Deming and Software Development (2014) *. Dangers of Forgetting the Proxy Nature of Data (2004) *. The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010).

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Blog Management Deming Software 53

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

After all, he has asserted since 2004 that global oil production was nothing to worry about, and that there would be few effects on the economy. Conventional crude ended its 150-year-long growth trajectory in 2004 and flattened out around 74 million barrels per day. Yergin's dismissal of these risks premature and repetitive.

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Price GDP Supply Chain Maturity 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Flooding in 2011 in Thailand, harmed 160 companies in the textile industry and halted nearly a quarter of the country’s garment production, increasing global prices by 28%.

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Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

I can say this with confidence, because my decision to jump into Social Media headfirst back in 2005 has played an important role in my personal development as a leader -nearly as important as the direct leadership experience itself. Here are 9 ways Social Media has helped me, and can help you too: 1.

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Media Blog Learning-by-Doing Influence 306

Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Chris: I first “met&# Darren in 2004 I think it was. How did this collaboration come about, and will you two be working again on anything else? Lastly, do you think the lessons still hold up today given the rapid evolution of other Social Media platforms?

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Succession Media Mentor Blog 236

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Leaders who succeed at the job usually do so by combing through the company in search of noncore assets to shed, businesses to sell, activities to stop, functions to eliminate, and product lines to simplify, as Steve Jobs did when he took back the reins at Apple in 1997, and as Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, the CEO of Lego, did in 2004.

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