IT Strategy Leadership Management Strategic Fit 
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 12, 2014
In the late 1990’s, Home Depot’s rapid growth had outpaced its corporate infrastructure and was hiding serious cost management challenges. Their board hired Robert Nardelli from GE to quickly install the organizational foundation necessary to continue the company’s growth and better manage costs. Boards Leadership Strategy'
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
For finishers, he will have to change its treads—redirect its strategy—while barreling down a highway with no map for what lies ahead. And that question is likely to be answered in the affirmative if the directors have managed to avoid the Peter Principle. Great at mid-level, the managers were not game-ready for the next level.
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