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Social Networking for Business: Does it Really Work? :: Women on.

Women on Business

Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. EVEN MORE: Yet another example: a good friend of mine from the 2004 Dean campaign, who was active in the 2008 Obama campaign as well, put in a request for web developers through his Facebook e-mail.

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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. Power ranks Ford the highest in initial quality among non-luxury automotive brands.

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

Harvard Business Review

And under Ghosn's leadership , Renault-Nissan has proactively embraced frugal engineering and become one of the world's leading producers of both electric cars as well as low-cost vehicles — two of the fastest growing and most promising market segments in the global automotive sector. Yet engineers and scientists love challenges.

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How Leaders Can Build a Change-Friendly Culture

Great Leadership By Dan

Organizations today are caught in a leadership perfect storm. The forces of internet transparency, rapid technology and young generations demanding empowerment are challenging organizations of all sizes across every industry to sail differently. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Charles Darwin.

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Avoid the Improvement Hype Cycle

Harvard Business Review

Fed by consultants, gurus, technology vendors, and academics, their enthusiasm for a particular process improvement method takes on a religious tone (as I described in my last post.) Companies that practice process improvement have been victims of this hype cycle for decades. Under the guidance of external coaches, the $7.2

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Exclusive: Chris Garrett Reveals His Secrets of Success (and More.

Terry Starbucker

He’s a thoughtful, friendly, and caring person who genuinely wants to help people , not only by improving their web sites, but by improving the quality of their lives as well. Chris: I first “met&# Darren in 2004 I think it was. But there is more to Chris than this knowledge and business savvy. Cosell note his passing.

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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.