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A Drive for Excellence

Coaching Tip

Here in Michigan, the automotive industry has always been an everyday topic of conversation. In the past, college graduates would gain employment as automotive industry managers and high school graduates would be well compensated by seeking factory jobs. products during the 10s and 20s. .

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

Mills Scofield

Move from the plant floor to the executive suite and we’re known as a company who has brought several unique and inventive products to the industry that has improved the efficient delivery of protein products to a demanding consumer. Million; not big, but interesting.

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The Real Problem with the Tesla Model S

Harvard Business Review

It has been ranked as car of the year by a number of automotive outlets, and one friend of mine who lives in San Francisco has gloated noisily about his chance to drive it. The company has responded aggressively to criticism in the past, suing the BBC show "Top Gear" in 2011 over a 2008 review of the car; the case was tossed out of court.

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Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault-Nissan

Harvard Business Review

And under Ghosn's leadership , Renault-Nissan has proactively embraced frugal engineering and become one of the world's leading producers of both electric cars as well as low-cost vehicles — two of the fastest growing and most promising market segments in the global automotive sector. Ghosn recounts with humor how Dr. V. lakhs ($6,600).

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How Volvo Reinvented Itself Through Hiring

Harvard Business Review

To get the skills and change agents it needed, Volvo looked outside the automotive industry. He and Samuelsson looked to the fashion industry, hired craftsmen, and shook up the managerial ranks by hiring executives who had conceived and executed significant strategic shifts at bigger companies.

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New York City's Culture Will Shape the Next Tech Sector

Harvard Business Review

But our company makes software that is used across dozens of industry verticals — automotive, health care, hospitality, and the public sector — each with their own specific needs and goals. Established executives, like former Yahoo! It''s a tremendous opportunity. Tech industry'

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GM and Ford Highlight Facebook's Challenges, Opportunities

Harvard Business Review

GM lost the ability to demonstrate leadership in a time where the advertising and automotive industries are flailing. It's all down to execution. One of Ford's much touted successes on Facebook was its introduction of the 2011 Ford Explorer via its "Reveal" campaign.