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4 Beliefs that Lead to Bad Decisions

Strategy Driven

He earned his BA magna cum laude from Harvard and his MBA and JD from Stanford and previously led projects for McKinsey & Company.

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Nathan Ives Named StrategyDriven Enterprises Chief Executive Officer

Strategy Driven

StrategyDriven advisors work with executives and managers to define their organization’s needs and develop and manage the complex, mission critical projects needed to improve operational effectiveness and lower costs in response to today’s most pressing challenges. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Building a Culture of Transparency in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

A 2013 article in The Ochsner Journal, titled “Just Culture: A Foundation for Balanced Accountability and Patient Safety,” concluded that “a fair and just culture improves patient safety by empowering employees to proactively monitor the workplace and participate in safety efforts in the work environment.”

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Take Ownership of Your Actions by Taking Responsibility

Harvard Business Review

Are you stalled in a project at work, waiting on someone else to take initiative to get things moving? It doesn't always mean you have authority over a project. Honda quickly followed up by announcing a new release for 2013, a year ahead of the original plan. In 2004, Leidich, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

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How Microsoft Avoided the Peter Principle with Nadella

Harvard Business Review

Consider the CEO succession process at pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline beginning in 2004 when chief executive Jean-Pierre Garnier said he would be exiting in three years. Or consider managed-health care provider Humana’s decision in 2013 to recruit an outsider as its next chief executive.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Coca-Cola, for example, faced a water shortage in India that forced it to shut down one of its plants in 2004. billion in mining projects since 2010. In 2013, GE had reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 32% and water use by 45% compared to 2004 and 2006 baselines, respectively, resulting in $300 million in savings.

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Why Greece and Cyprus May Be Better Off Without the Euro

Harvard Business Review

in 2013; and by an estimated 2.8% Cyprus’ growth was higher between 1980 and 2004, before it joined the Eurozone, than between 2004 and 2014, and it has been particularly low since 2008, when it adopted the Euro. in 2012; 5.4% Unemployment in Cyprus touched 16% last year, with 35.5% of its youth without jobs.

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