N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Sam Walsh: I graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University and started my career in the Automotive Industry at General Motors in Australia in 1972. Gordon Berridge: Did you have a mentor at Rio Tinto, if so, how important was that person to you and your development? billion in the last 5 years).

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Gordon Restructuring Leadership CEO 150

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

It’s a fascinating study, one that echoes my constant inquiry of the difference between success and failure. You are teaching what separates successful innovators from those who struggle. If Tesla’s ideas ultimately had more impact, then why was Edison so much more successful? Lessons from Tesla versus Edison.

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Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Thanks to the proliferation of smartphones, brand and online-shopping websites, social media, and vehicle connectivity, businesses have a unique opportunity to use technology to revolutionize the customer experience and to incorporate the voice of the customer into product development. But where and how do you start? Keep it simple.

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Media Automotive Globalization Active Listening 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

doubled from 20% to 40% between July and December 2013, and has stayed at that level since. I studied large-scale change and innovation efforts in 56 randomly selected companies in the high-tech, retail, pharmaceutical, banking, automotive, insurance, energy, non-profit, and health care industries. Success begets success.

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Middle Management Six Sigma Taylorism Taylor 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

So when we faced such a challenge at Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 automotive supplier with 136,000 employees worldwide, we knew the odds were against us. We succeeded, but by 2013 we worried that we had taken our focus on results too far. We succeeded, but by 2013 we worried that we had taken our focus on results too far.

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Resistance Long-term Short-term Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Aquion is a modern success story for American industry. Indeed, in a world where globalization and rapid technological changes are the norm, manufacturing, high-tech development, and innovation clearly require a different level of support. competitiveness and growth in the 21 st century. Applying this standard, we identified 50 U.S.

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