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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

They gathered data from performance reviews, past projects they worked on, and looked at the roles and responsibilities they had within the organization. They were those individuals you would find pitching in to help out regardless of the project in order to ensure the company reached its goals. Succession: Are You Ready?

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As Emerging Markets Slow, Firms Search for “New” BRICs

Harvard Business Review

The three main grocery retail chains in Peru grew from 57 stores in 2001 to 155 stores in 2010. The region has piqued executives’ interest, as it benefits from improving business conditions, demand for infrastructure projects, and a strong demographic profile. Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa.

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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

Failure comes part and parcel with invention” (Bezos 2013 letter). Bezos invited Collins to Amazon a few months before Collin’s book was published in 2001 to teach the senior leadership team the flywheel concept. Members of the team are given responsibility for a particular metric (either standalone or one part of a larger project).

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

“Succession between generations is a very risky project,” says Fernández-Aráoz, which is why it’s critical to talk early and openly about rules for advancement and what handing off power might look like. ” Toby did everything his father asked, joining The Bozzuto Group in 2001 as a development associate.

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What You Might Not Know About the Cuban Economy

Harvard Business Review

Cuba projects a population of 10.8 agricultural exports to Cuba in late 2001 under presidential discretion, which exceeded $5 billion between 2002 and 2014. In 2013 in U.S. Cuba is closing primary schools and opening homes for the elderly, closing pediatric wards and opening geriatric wards. million in 2030. million in 2030.