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The Transformational Leader: Compass to a New World, part 1

Strategy Driven

Front Runners step-by-step program includes case studies, illustrations, graphs, glossary, and bibliography. What trends do you see in the market, and how does your competition relate to them? In 2005 he won the Japanese government’s Most Valuable Patent award. Today’s call is even more urgent. Prepare and Adapt.

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The Dell Deal Explained: What a Successful Turnaround Looks Like

Harvard Business Review

And last year, he decided that the answer was to take the company private, to escape the hectoring of the public market. Competitors like IBM and Compaq struggled with the politics of managing their various channel partners and lagged Dell in inventory management. For more background on the potential deal, click here.)

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How a Turkish Bank Became the Employer of Choice

Harvard Business Review

But, as the story of Samsung demonstrates, recruitment is very much on the minds of emerging-market companies. By 2005, Garanti began to open branches and grow rapidly. In addition to Talent Camp, we conduct workshops, case studies, and a banking game called "Banking Street" that introduces Garanti's departments to students.

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Fix Management Weakness First

Great Leadership By Dan

I've had the opportunity to become a student of the "Topgrading" methodology for talent management. Trouble is, management is like the decathlon, with a lot of “events,” and if someone is strong in 8 events but weak in 2, that person will not succeed if competitors are strong in all 10. So, you’re fired!”

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The Hidden Costs of Cash

Harvard Business Review

My colleague Benjamin Mazzotta and I have been studying the costs of cash across a wide range of countries: U.S., offers an interesting case study in what happens when only about a third of all transactions are conducted using cash payments. While the overall costs of cash usage in all these markets are daunting, the U.S.

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How to Anticipate a Burning Platform

Harvard Business Review

Nokia is still struggling to find a future beyond going head to head with the Android and iPhone platforms in the fiercely competitive smart phone market. At the same time, the New York company launched a Silicon Valley start-up with a separate mission, management team, and business model while leveraging vital assets of the parent.

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Fixing the World's Infrastructure Problems

Harvard Business Review

In Jakarta, from 2005-2009, the number of cars rose by 22% annually, while the distance of usable roads actually declined (PDF). South Korea''s Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Management Center has saved 35% on its infrastructure budget by rejecting 46% of the projects it reviews, compared with only 3% previously.