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CapitalWorks - A Six Disciplines Client Case Study Part 2

Six Disciplines

KKSP Precision Machining in Glendale Heights, Illinois, is a manufacturer of high-volume, precision made-to-print automatic screw machine products for automotive, medical/veterinary, appliance, HVAC and aerospace markets. The company serves a wide variety of OEM manufacturers and industrial production facilities.

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Guest Post: Talk is Cheap!

Lead on Purpose

Over 150 companies, including Durkee, Cremora, San Giorgio, Ronzoni, and McCormick, now use the entire line of Flapper products, and Weatherchem continues to lead the industry in offering the widest, most innovative array of closure products.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Similar comments have been made about Elon Musk as he has invested to master key knowledge domains relevant to software engineering (PayPal), automotive and battery technology (Tesla), rocketry (SpaceX) and solar energy (SolarCity). 2010): 253-269. [6] 2] Cawthorne, Tesla vs Edison, pg. 3] Cawthorne, Tesla vs Edison , pg.

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As Emerging Markets Slow, Firms Search for “New” BRICs

Harvard Business Review

Quantifying the impressive rise of the middle class, FSG calculates private consumption in Peru is set to grow 54% between 2010 and 2015. The three main grocery retail chains in Peru grew from 57 stores in 2001 to 155 stores in 2010. Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa.

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50 Ways to Leave your Lover: Keep Failing Til the Last Thing You Try Is Successful

Mills Scofield

To many, a modern meat plant might seem somewhat “shocking”, but to us this “automotive assembly plant operating in reverse” is common place and, in fact, we are not easily “shocked” by much of anything (for evidence of this you are welcome to view the video on our website).

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GM’s Stock Buyback Is Bad for America and the Company

Harvard Business Review

In 2010 the “New GM” did one of the largest initial public offerings in history, with share sales to the public of $23.1 billion from 2010 through 2013), it would probably still be bankrupt but for the booming Chinese market. Economy Financial markets Labor National competitiveness Automotive' Instead, U.S.

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How Volvo Reinvented Itself Through Hiring

Harvard Business Review

Under new ownership (Volvo was sold to China’s Geely by Ford in 2010), the Swedish automaker decided to transform its product line by becoming a premium player. To get the skills and change agents it needed, Volvo looked outside the automotive industry. The company sold 571,000 cars last year, up from 373,000 in 2010.