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Offshore Centers Can Offer More than Low Costs

Harvard Business Review

Captive offshore operations centers — company-owned delivery units located in low-cost countries such as India and the Philippines — have come a long way. Originally designed to provide labor cost arbitrage, they are now on the brink of being a source for strategic advantage.

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

Great Leadership By Dan

As I’m fond of saying, “You can’t offshore, automate, or AI creativity.” Now you can begin to narrow down the universe of possibilities, solving for the challenge question and factoring in degree of change, and ease and cost of implementation. That’s why I’m on a mission to share this skillset with sales executives. Develop Vertically.

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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.

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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? ” when Apple comes calling with the next big idea. Thank you again!

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

Harvard Business Review

The quest to cut costs per engineer drives new entrants into using engineering and R&D resources from India and China. However, we found that the companies who are most successful with global engineering have vastly different motivations beyond cost reduction, albeit some of the same challenges as new entrants.

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Why Sales Ops Is So Hard to Get Right

Harvard Business Review

As an example, a recent job posting on the website of a global healthcare company seeks an individual for a sales operations leadership position who can do the following: Strategy: •Contribute to the 1- and 3-year business vision as a member of the executive leadership team.

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Distinguish Yourself from the Market, Not Just Other Applicants

Harvard Business Review

As a result, many companies cut costs in those areas, just as they outsourced manufacturing decades ago. to low-cost countries by 2015. But if your previous company isn't keeping your skills at your high-cost location, chances are high that prospective employers aren't either. Get on the cutting edge of your discipline.