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Case Study in Managerial Leadership: He has the talent just doesn’t talk about it, So NO-ONE knows.

Mike Cardus

The Case Study Below is true, the company and names have been changed. Additionally Jackson now had to attend the Executive Briefing Meetings where the CEO, COO, CFO and all the General Mangers from the other Manufacturing areas of the plant met weekly to find solutions and update status on various projects.

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A Technology Case Study: Implementing What the Customer Wants

Strategy Driven

Every day, business people face critical buying decisions – from new software to revamped website design to employee training programs. You just finished reading A Technology Case Study: Implementing What the Customer Wants ! Plus I kept them doing what they loved, rather than having to deal with any ‘issues.’.

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Case Study: Should You Adjust Your Business Model for a Major Customer?

Harvard Business Review

Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Worse, it apparently hadn’t hired or trained anyone to use the software tools. He clearly had a strong opinion on this, as any good CFO would.

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Case Study: Can an Airline Cut “Turn Times” Without Adding Staff?

Harvard Business Review

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. “I have no education or training to do anything else. We need to invest in our personnel—hire more crew members and give them better training and higher wages.

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Case Study: Play it Safe at Home, or Take a Risk Abroad?

Harvard Business Review

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Also, Coe's managers were trained to approve lease agreements only for people who could afford the payments. Stan Windham walked into the newest Coe's store in South Tucson.

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The Heart of Sales | StrategyDriven

Strategy Driven

Dirty Little Secrets : Why buyers can’t buy and sellers can’t sell and what you can do about it by Sharon Drew Morgen Every day, business people face critical buying decisions – from new software to revamped website design to employee training programs.

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Why So Many Leadership Programs Ultimately Fail

Harvard Business Review

They''d all read innumerable books on leadership, taken leadership skills assessments, and attended multiple training programs — including executive leadership programs at top business schools. Sure, the trainings are almost always fun, interesting, engaging, and filled with valuable, research-based content. Will someone step up?