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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain. It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base. Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is.

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Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra

QAspire

They have built their own standard for supply chain right from procuring raw material to delivery of these meals in schools across. On further inquiry, we found that their kitchen was ISO 22000 (Food Safety) Certified. They collect some key metrics including cost per meal and constantly look for ways to optimize it. Truly remarkable!

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A Drive for Excellence

Coaching Tip

At the turn of the century, GM's financial leadership had succeeded in maximizing profits while producing noncompetitive consumer products. As I read the Detroit newspaper that morning, I thought just maybe this car guy, who had worked for BMW, Ford, and Chrysler during his career, might be the right leader to save GM.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

As one example; if you are a manufacturing organization, innovation in your core could include new and improved materials, new techniques, novel approaches to supply chain management etc. We did not formulate our own style but tweaked it to our leadership style and vision plan. Many things in the church world do cross over.

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How Can We Increase the Number of Women on Corporate Boards?

Women on Business

” Grace Lieblein, Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors. Almost half of F500 board seats in 2011 are occupied by directors without CEO experience. And it’s not a supply problem with respect to board-ready women. And sponsorship is critical to opening doors to these jobs.”

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What Apple Should Do with Its Massive Piles of Money

Harvard Business Review

In this letter, I’d like to explain more fully why I view the $51 billion already spent by Apple on open market (including accelerated) share repurchases under your leadership as a major misallocation of resources for both the company and the U.S. Yet these careers and the returns that they can generate are not guaranteed.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

There were no checks and balances for members of the supply train. This archaic mindset flies in the face of progressive supply chain management, which successful companies now embrace. A career is all about devoting resources to amplifying talents and abilities, with relevancy toward a viable end result. Communications.