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Leadership Infrastructure – A Prerequisite To Mightiness

Tanveer Naseer

But he will still have to tell them what to do and how to do it. The CEO will become less of a doer and innovator and more of a leader of leaders. But in October 2004, private equity firm Behrman Capital bought out the founder for $200 million. In August 2006, Lyndon Faulkner came on board to lead the company.

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Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault-Nissan

Harvard Business Review

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, famously coined the term "frugal engineering" in 2006. He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. For example, in 2004, Renault launched Logan, a small, no-frills family car.

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Building a Culture of Transparency in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Providers are often hesitant to disclose mistakes to their patients even though a 2006 study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine concluded that full disclosure is associated with a lower likelihood of changing physicians, higher satisfaction, and greater trust. The result is a safer environment for patients and staff.

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How to Really Listen to Your Employees

Harvard Business Review

” Christine Riordan, a leadership coach and president-elect of Adelphi University, agrees: “To be able to motivate and inspire others, you need to learn how to listen in both individual meetings and at the group level.” ” Su had a client who was strong, passionate, and innovative. Further Reading. Ram Charan.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business Review

Though many would call that decade NASA’s golden age, we’d argue that NASA’s innovation and influence is even greater today. NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business Review

How to make your company more nimble and responsive. Our data shows that from 2004 to 2014, WPP made a staggering 271 acquisitions — which averages to more than one every two weeks — 60% more than the next busiest acquirer during that decade, Google (now Alphabet). In 2004 PCC was in a poor position. Insight Center.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Here is some advice on how to tap into supply chains for successful scale-up: Reveal more than is comfortable. Innovative, proudly geeky Norwegian software company, Trolltech , an open-source pioneer, landed a contract with the mobile division of Sharp, the Japan-based consumer electronics global powerhouse.