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

Great Leadership By Dan

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Let’s look at a case study of a manufacturing company that saw the need for a leadership development program for their high potential employees. Case Study: XYZ Widget Manufacturing Corporation. Background Information.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

She has held roles of increasing seniority including VP and Senior Business Partner, leading Human Resources for the North America Geography, Global Product Creation (Footwear, Apparel and Equipment), Global Finance and NIKE, Inc. Jeff has written case studies at Harvard Business School and INSEAD and taught leadership at Yale Law School.

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How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together

Harvard Business Review

When Raja Rajamannar became CMO of MasterCard Worldwide in 2013, he moved quickly to transform how the credit card giant measures marketing. Rajamannar involved finance early. At many companies we work with, analytics becomes the connective tissue between the different visions of what drives results emerging from marketing and finance.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

In 1973/4 I participated in an Overseas Fellowship at General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) in a work/study cooperative programme in Flint, Michigan, which was the birthplace of GM. This programme which moved me through all major departments (Engineering, Finance, Supply, Vehicle Assembly, IS&T etc.)

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How Startups Overcome the Capital Gap

Harvard Business Review

Fast-forward to 2013: Zoho is a $200 million dollar a year company. If you analyze this case study, what strikes you is that Sridhar''s first business idea was not fundable. The initial cash needs to come from revenues, not financing. Not even any kind of bank financing. Acquisition offers started floating in.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

Through a study of AI that included a survey of 3,073 executives and 160 case studies across 14 sectors and 10 countries, and through a separate digital research program , we have identified 10 key insights CEOs need to know to embark on a successful AI journey.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

Case study #1: Create financial flexibility for yourself and commit to an end date. ” In 2013, she and Robin Smith — a former colleague from Artus Labs — began exploring ideas. ” Case study #2: Solicit ideas (and maybe funds) from others and maximize free time. I have no regrets.”