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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

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Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Well actually, no it’s not. Even the most savvy CEO may have blind spots in his or her skill sets, core competencies, or voids in the org chart which can also cause blind spots. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

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Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Best practice for them is to outsource to manufacturing partners who can do the job. But manufacturing? Our Freedom.

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Why Deep Investment In Automation Results In More Jobs

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Indeed, the data shows that a 20% increase in robot use in the sector between 2010 and 2015 corresponded with a 3.2% fall in employment across the sector. When looking at individual firms, however, those companies investing heavily in robots actually saw total employee hours rise by 10.9%.

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What to Do If There’s No Clear Career Path for You at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

But it’s been decades since that was a reliable path, and not just because of layoffs or outsourcing or robots. These days, the culprit preventing many professionals from identifying a clear career path at their company is simply that one no longer exists. We all know the old script: join a company, work hard, move up the ladder.

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Generation Wrecked: how Ontario school board's waste yet another.

Roundtable Talk

We get why organizations make these kinds of “staffing” moves – outsourcing supply teaching to experienced teachers is easy just as, in the corporate world, bringing in “interim” executives to fill key strategic executive gaps is easy. In my experience, this is far from the truth. Interesting times ahead my friends. Happy leading!

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

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This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. I will onshore, offshore, outsource, insource, or execute whatever business strategy I implement without regard for diversity.

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Morning Advantage: The Myth of the Viral Video

Harvard Business Review

When a business process outsourcing firm in India tested both models, employees were more than 32% less likely to quit their jobs during the first six months at the company if they received identity-focused onboarding. And with a 2010 acquisition of Buy.com, he's planning on entering the U.S. We are a bazaar," Mikitani emphasizes. "We

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