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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

CEO Jeff Immelt declared in 2011 that GE needed to become a software and analytics company or risk seeing its hardware products become commodities as information-based competitors took over. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011. It also required us to amend our compensation practices to be competitive in the technology space.”

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Silver Linings for 2012

Harvard Business Review

Consider George, a CEO of a large building-engineering firm in Silicon Valley. His firm grew explosively during the 90s and right up through 2008, constructing offices and high-end homes for the technological elite. If you pay attention to workplace surveys, the news sounds pretty bad. What does happiness mean? Where does it come from?

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

As the CEO or manager, demonstrate through your questions, actions, and policies, that you understand the interests of your staff and/or team members and that their interests are reflected in the way you make decisions. However, because of the way it challenges the egos of founders, CEOs, and upper management, it is difficult to carry out.

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Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2011

Harvard Business Review

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Was a year like 2011 likely ? China, China, and China.