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Thoughts on the Presidency

Leading Blog

W ITH the presidential election of 2020 upon us, here are some thoughts about the presidency: “Despite all of the trappings of power—the big house on Pennsylvania Avenue, Camp David, Air Force One, never having to sit in a traffic jam (ever!)—the Newt Gingrich, 2011. You can’t just appoint smart people.”

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China Wants the U.S. to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff, Too

Harvard Business Review

It boasts world class economic advisors, many of whom have gone to Harvard, the University of Chicago, or other similarly esteemed institutions, and all of whom know how to diversify the nation's portfolio, make sensible tradeoffs, and execute wise, carefully considered investment decisions. China is one of the world's most shrewd investors.

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

The company would double the size of its business, he said, by channeling its efforts toward achieving eight ambitious goals by 2020 — among them, doubling the proportion of Unilever's portfolio that meets the highest nutritional standards, and halving the water associated with the consumer use of its products.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

That knowledge helped them understand how to make change happen inside an organization. In 2011 the board selected as the new CEO one of its own members, Heinrich Hiesinger, a Siemens executive with experience supplying technology to many industries. ” Make no mistake, they have substantial relevant experience.

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I Got My Strategy from Greenpeace

Harvard Business Review

In pursuit of this goal, I committed Desso to becoming 100% Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020. We will phase out all chemicals deemed unacceptable according to Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020. Signing up to Cradle-to-Cradle has forced us to learn how to develop closed loop systems where our products are designed for disassembly after being returned.

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Why Your Customers Hate You and How to Fix It

Skip Prichard

In his first book, NINCOMPOOPERY: Why Your Customers Hate You-and How to Fix It , he leverages research across thousands of companies to show leaders how to find and kill the corporate stupidity that drives customers crazy. For more information, see NINCOMPOOPERY: Why Your Customers Hate You-and How to Fix It.

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Interview with Sramana Mitra on 1M/1M Program

Rajesh Setty

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. 1M/1M Program has a bold mission.