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New Ways to Collaborate for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Emerging social networking technologies offer new ways to overcome these boundaries. In a two-part event, employees in WorldJam 2004 first brainstormed solutions to increase growth and innovation, resulting in 191 pragmatic ideas. In IBM's 2006 jam, the company assembled 150,000 people from 104 countries and 67 client companies.

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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. For example, in 2004, Renault launched Logan, a small, no-frills family car. He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In hindsight, this thinking turned out to be far less important than what we learned about leadership, control, and trust, which ultimately were reflected in how each of the businesses was created, capitalized, and staffed. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

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9 Ways Social Media Can Make You A Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

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. And that’s what great leadership is all about. Popularity: 7% [ ?

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Will You Be The Next Blockbuster, Borders, CDs or Mail?

Eric Jacobson

iTunes debuted in 2003 and Tower Records closed in 2004 and Musicland folded in 2006. What is the digital company or the new technology that will force you to change your business model? Perhaps it won't be digital technology that will change or crush your business model. FYE is shriveling. Or expand, or morph?

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How to Pull Your Company Out of a Tailspin

Harvard Business Review

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business Review

Since the Apollo program, NASA has faced funding cuts, competition from other nations for space leadership, and a radical restructuring of its operating environment due to the emergence of commercial space – all of which have forced the organization to change its ways of thinking and operating. It is currently at less than o.5%