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Mars Incorporated: A Sweet Place to Work

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It is still 100% family-owned -- now by the three elderly offspring of Forrest Mars Sr., For example, a typical Mars plant manager influences associates by his or her ability to pace development of operational systems and innovative approaches. These operational managers' value to Mars is they initiate or design positive changes.

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The Rise of the Chief Customer Officer

Harvard Business Review

In our recent report, The Rise Of The Chief Customer Officer, we found that: Titles can vary. About one quarter of these CCOs formerly held operations positions. Sometimes it's new leadership that spurs action, other times efforts percolating within companies capture executives' attention. Consider one example.

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Why More Executives Should Consider Becoming a CHRO

Harvard Business Review

That the CHRO role, although at first it may look career limiting, can have more impact than any other position reporting to the CEO? Lucia Luce Quinn is Chief People Officer at Forrester Research. Zabeen Hirji, CHRO at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), grew up in retail banking and operations management roles before moving into HR.

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The Battle Over iPhones in India

Harvard Business Review

Forrester Research reports that online spending in India will grow to nearly $75 billion by 2020, from $12.1 Clearly, there’s awareness and connectivity between major corporate leadership and the prospective tech market in India. Although only one-fifth of its 1.3 becoming the second largest smartphone market in the world.

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