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Trent Henry on Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

HR Digest

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. EY is known for its focus on innovation.

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Robert Iger's 20 Leadership Lessons

Leading Blog

Iger truly embraces innovation. When he took over as CEO in 2005, he laid out three strategic priorities saying it should be about the future, not the past : Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.

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How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing

Harvard Business Review

We’re used to thinking of high-tech innovation and startups as generated and clustered predominantly in fertile U.S. The first is technological, as the confluence of high-speed internet, mobile devices, and cloud computing has made it possible to start and scale digitally-enabled businesses at a fraction of the cost.

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Reflections on Dr. Deming’s Hospital Notes – What Has Changed Since 1990?

Deming Institute

It’s often not much more complicated than studying the patient’s needs, studying the work, and respecting and engaging team members to have a say in how processes, technology, and spaces are designed and utilized. The beatings (and blaming and punishing) will continue until quality and safety improve? Why was the payment delayed?

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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. We know that great ideas that drive breakthroughs in productivity come from human beings with the time, talent and energy to innovate. And wages are stagnant.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. As the 24 th biggest industrial consumer of water, Coca Cola has now invested $2 billion to reduce water use and improve water quality in the communities in which it operates. Fostering innovation.

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How Big Companies Beat Local Competition in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Consumers in many developing countries don't trust the quality of the municipal water supply; some boil their own water, others buy bottled water and yet others purify the water in their own homes. PureIt became a grand market success in India, winning a Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award and acclaim in UNESCO's Water Digest.