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Salty to Sweet: The Transformation of Mount Franklin Foods

Change Starts Here

For Mount Franklin Foods, a candy and snack manufacturer headquartered in El Paso, Texas, the years leading up to 2011 were tumultuous. When CEO Gary Ricco joined the company in May of 2011, the company had struggled for years to turn a profit. They also created a scorecard to measure their performance against each objective.

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Study: Female Executives Make Progress, But Mostly in Support Functions

Harvard Business Review

My gender consultancy firm, 20-First, has just published its annual Gender Balance Scorecard ( pdf ) of the top 300 companies in the world across the US, Europe and Asia. As usual, we try to broaden the focus from the current buzz around corporate boards to the more relevant metric of the gender balance of executive committees.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

The results for 2011 are published today — 14 November. An idea can change an entire industry and ideas, from kaizen to the balanced scorecard , continually transform the way we work and lead our businesses. Who is the most influential living management thinker? It's a fair question. Second, management matters.

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With Change Agents, One Size Does Not Fit All

Harvard Business Review

He arrived as President at Quaker Foods North America in 2011 to find a strong, trusted brand with nutritional oatmeal products, but he knew there was an opportunity to build upon the legacy of this iconic brand. They engage, tell the big story of why you do what you do, listen, and model desirable behaviors. The Innovation Manager.