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Leadership Infrastructure – A Prerequisite To Mightiness

Tanveer Naseer

In business, leadership infrastructure is the sum total of all the management systems, processes, leadership teams, skill sets, and disciplines that enable companies to grow from small operations into midsized or large firms. Leadership infrastructure is every bit as real as roads and bridges, electrical grids, and the Internet.

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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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New Ways to Collaborate for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

IBM has accelerated collaboration with " innovation jams " that engage everyone in identifying opportunities. In a two-part event, employees in WorldJam 2004 first brainstormed solutions to increase growth and innovation, resulting in 191 pragmatic ideas. A year later, IBM used a jam to bring its new values to life.

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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. Leaders must create a no-blame culture. Leaders must lead by example.

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The Scaling Lesson from Facebook’s Miraculous 10-Year Rise

Harvard Business Review

On February 4th, 2004, Harvard undergraduate Mark Zuckerberg launched “Thefacebook.” In early 2006, Diego Rodriguez and I started teaching a class we called “Creating Infectious Action” at the Stanford d. Change management Getting buy-in Informal leadership' Today is Facebook’s 10 th anniversary.

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The Market Wants Apple to Unveil a Time Machine

Harvard Business Review

No advertising innovation: The "I'm a Mac/"I'm a PC" campaign ran for three and a half years without a refresh. In 2004, Apple's CFO, Fred Anderson, left the company. Apple's General Counsel, Nancy Regina Heinen, left in 2006. (In Volatile stock: In 2008, under Jobs, the stock price dropped by more than 50%.

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Take Ownership of Your Actions by Taking Responsibility

Harvard Business Review

In 2004, Leidich, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. By 2006, she was making products for sale, and in 2010, Two Moms in the Raw had revenues of more than $1 million. In a world where problems are getting more complex, determined and innovative problem-solving will flow from those who live as if help is not coming.