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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest.

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Globalization Is Becoming More About Data and Less About Stuff

Harvard Business Review

Globalization is not what it was even a decade ago. The 20th-century version of globalization was defined by rapidly growing trade in goods, as major multinationals created supply chains that spanned the world. But globalization hasn’t gone into reverse. The same is true for cross-border financial flows.

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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Women-owned entities in the formal sector represent approximately 37% of enterprises globally — a market worthy of attention by businesses and policy makers alike. That''s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank.

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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business Review

While no one advocates for labor abuses, poor working conditions are often seen as an inevitable consequence of global trade. However, until recently there was little evidence on this question in the countries that dominate global markets in low-cost manufacturing. Our research suggests an alternative to this race to the bottom.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business Review

3D printing is poised to redefine global manufacturing and distribution. It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. What would be the cost/benefit of flattening your supply chain and moving production closer to your markets?

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How Leaders Can Keep Their Cool in a Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Involve your head of marketing and human resources early. ” Marvin Chow, VP of Global Marketing at Google, emphasizes how important it is to create a vision and then build and show momentum. Customers, employees, and partners are watching to see how the company reacts. Are you being transparent?

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Stop Operating with a Guild Mindset

Harvard Business Review

Craftsmen allied themselves to essentially create firewalls around their primary competitive offering in the market. Today, the guild mentality persists within companies, where functions such as marketing, sales, finance, IT, human resources and R&D all have their own area of special expertise.