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Why Every 21st Century Sales Leader Needs to Be a Creative Problem Solver

Great Leadership By Dan

Beyond solving strategic business or sales problems, how can we build our creative problem-solving capabilities to become more competitive in our careers and industries? As I’m fond of saying, “You can’t offshore, automate, or AI creativity.” That’s why I’m on a mission to share this skillset with sales executives.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Have a great Thanksgiving Sir.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology? And what are your strategic goals?

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Which U.S. Companies Are Doing the Most R&D in China and India?

Harvard Business Review

They believe in strong, empowered global leadership, at both HQ and at remote sites. Some companies have succeeded at leadership by transferring strong leaders from headquarters to offshore location; others have done equally well by hiring locally in India and China. This model never lasts,” says Markarian.

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Just How Important Is Manufacturing?

Harvard Business Review

Having a strong domestic manufacturing base is vital to the United States maintaining its world leadership in innovation. Since joining the Harvard Business School in 2007 (after a long career at IBM, Kodak, Silicon Graphics, and other companies), I have visited hundreds of factories. When R&D and Manufacturing Must Be Near.

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking. Never confuse power with leadership. It was full of trite cliches and worn out leadership rhetoric. The bottom line is that I really like him, I just wished he had more new material to share. Most overnight successes are 20 years in the making.

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Prepare Your Workforce for the Automation Age

Harvard Business Review

Today, innovations in digitization and robotization are quickly laying the foundation for another disruptive corporate transformation. Blueprint the broader impact on roles, skills, controls, leadership, workforce and talent management, and social contracts. Start early to shift the leadership mindset.