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President Reagan is Still Teaching Me About Leadership

Kevin Eikenberry

The President asked him to repeat the question, and the energy in the room was further dampened. I reprise it today for three reasons. To celebrate the life of the late President Reagan on what would have been his 100th birthday. No one in the audience could understand and the room became tense. Again, no one understood.

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

Harvard Business Review

He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. Recently, in New York, we participated in a panel discussion organized by the Asia Society called " Jugaad Innovation: Reigniting American Ingenuity " (you can watch a video here ).

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Lessons from the Best Global Brands 2010: Building trust and.

Strategy Driven

which resulted in an increase in brand awareness of 72 percent between 2004 and 2010. Santander has also been innovative when it comes to social media and mobile campaigns. Cómo consigue una marca la confianza de sus (potenciales) clientes | Soy Digital 2011 says: January 3, 2011 at 5:14 pm [.]

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Corporate Diversity Still Coming Up Short for Women

Strategy Driven

Integration and Innovation Abound – According to the report, 30% of the S&P 100 companies include some oversight of diversity issues at the board level and 34% of companies include diversity measures within their compensation plans. For a full copy of the 2010 study, click here. Source U.S.

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Why the South Will Lead in the Global Tilt

Harvard Business Review

Successful leaders of the South have enormous energy, ambition, and business savvy, and they are aiming to compete everywhere on the planet. In 2011, for the third year in a row, the Euromonitor International market research firm ranked Haier as the top appliance brand in the world, calculated its retail volume share as 7.8

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

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%. Coca-Cola, for example, faced a water shortage in India that forced it to shut down one of its plants in 2004. Fostering innovation.

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Why the South Will Lead in the Global Tilt

Harvard Business Review

Successful leaders of the South have enormous energy, ambition, and business savvy, and they are aiming to compete everywhere on the planet. In 2011, for the third year in a row, the Euromonitor International market research firm ranked Haier as the top appliance brand in the world, calculated its retail volume share as 7.8