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Management Styles

Strategy Driven

As a reaction to industrial reforms and the strength of unions, a Hard Nosed style of leadership was prominent from 1910-1939, management’s attempt to take stronger hands, recapture some of the Captain of Industry style and build solidity into an economy plagued by the Depression. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

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The Big Picture of Business – Corporate Cultures Reflect Business Progress and Growth.

Strategy Driven

As a reaction to industrial reforms and the strength of unions, a Hard Nosed style of leadership was prominent from 1910-1939, management’s attempt to take stronger hands, recapture some of the Captain of Industry style and build solidity into an economy plagued by the Depression. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

AI technologies like neural-based machine learning and natural language processing are beginning to mature and prove their value, quickly becoming centerpieces of AI technology suites among adopters. Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed. There’s no one-size-fits-all AI solution.

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The 5 Things IBM Needs to Do to Win at AI

Harvard Business Review

IBM leadership must have the courage to quickly modify or even eliminate the ones that aren’t working according to plan. This strategy is natural since revenue reflects a mature business with established products and business models that can scale up. Acquire ideas, not just revenue.

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The Greatest Barriers to Growth, According to Executives

Harvard Business Review

You can think of these distortions as a set of lenses to focus your attack on this chronic disease of maturing companies. We have seen management teams benefit greatly from setting up ways for them to “drop in” on customer calls, or call-center service discussions.