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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Does the company purchase an off-the-shelf solution, utilize an ASP (Application Service Provider) solution or embark upon developing a custom application? Oh, and what about development methodology? I could go on ad-nauseum with this line of thinking, but I’m sure you get the point by now.

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How Coty Reinvigorated Its Supply Chain

Harvard Business Review

where one of us is Vice President Supply Chain, suggests this “magic” can be repeatable. In 2010, Coty was rapidly expanding through acquisitions and internal growth and needed to align, integrate, and further accelerate improvements in its supply chain. Allocate budget for a team.

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McDonald’s and the Challenges of a Modern Supply Chain

Harvard Business Review

Part of this story relates to the provenance, or origins, of its products: Chains that provide more upmarket “fast casual” dining such as Panera, Chipotle, and Shake Shack have brands that speak of freshness, health, and trustworthy sourcing. McDonald’s woes offers three lessons for others about supply-chain transparency.

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Leadership and Your Long Term Legacy

Next Level Blog

  Last night, I went to dinner with a good friend who helps head up executive development for the company.  Posted by: Gayle Ely | November 12, 2010 at 11:41 AM I worked with a supervisor in the National Park Service.   They've set the standard in their discipline for their industry and others. . 

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The Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2010

Harvard Business Review

Here's my attempt to capture what I see as the most important stories affecting the greening of business in 2010. Russia saw its worst drought in 1,000 years ( video ), and Pakistan was overcome by flooding ( video ). Now for the company-level stories: Supply chain pressure continues to rise (a.k.a.,

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Living in a Radical State of Uncertainty

Harvard Business Review

As a result, the risk-reward ratios that we take for granted, such tight global supply chains, may no longer make sense. These firsts-of-their-kind developments require unprecedented degrees of creativity.". For a number of reasons, the size, complexity scale and symmetry of risk are vastly different in 2011 than 1991.