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Interview: Leading Organizational Change from the Middle

Change Starts Here

In 2011, I was interviewed for the Supply Chain Expert Community blog on the topic of Leading Organizational Change from the Middle. I recently found out this recording is included in the course material for a Masters-level Engineering Leadership/Strategic Change class at North Carolina State University.

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A Drive for Excellence

Coaching Tip

Engine Charlie's statement has never been more true as we witness the decline of the American automotive industry over the fifty years since his death. . Like Engine Charlie, most auto industry executives had summer homes in northern lower Michigan.

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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. When Google started they had the greatest focus, the simplest vision, and the least cluttered search engine.

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To Drive Digital Transformation, Focus on People

Strategy Driven

These new capabilities connect to the work we’ve done over the past several decades inside our enterprises to automate processes with tools — such as accounting systems, supply chain, call center, and such. That requires a new way of thinking about people and leadership. But there’s a model of leadership that will.

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Technology Progresses When Business, Government, and Academia Work Together

Harvard Business Review

The initial breakthrough came in 1987, but the first drug wasn’t approved until 2011. The key to making these organizations work is integrating the work of discovery-driven researchers, applied scientists, and engineers in the private sector. The Era of Big Science. Innovating the Innovation Process.

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CMOs and CEOs Can Work Better Together

Harvard Business Review

When Deborah DiSanzo took over as CEO of Philips Healthcare in May 2012, she knew that engineering would continue to drive innovation. We are always on the agenda of the executive team and are a significant part of the leadership meetings,” says Bert van Meurs, CMO of Philips Healthcare Imaging Systems. Leadership Marketing'

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Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2011

Harvard Business Review

The greening of the supply chain. These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices. Was a year like 2011 likely ? But please.