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The Challenges GM Is Facing, and the Reasoning Behind Its Plant Closures

Harvard Business Review

For example, the Lordstown, Ohio, factory that makes the Chevy Cruze is running one shift a day, down from three a few years ago, and last year produced 180,000 vehicles, down from 248,000 in 2013. A major rationale for a great deal of outsourcing activity has been to put assets in the hands of somebody who can restructure them.

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You Can’t Delegate Talent Management to the HR Department

Harvard Business Review

Successfully identifying, developing, and retaining leadership talent is critical for any organization’s long-term success. These talent management people create processes for assessing leadership capabilities and set the strategy for upgrading leadership talent over time. On paper, this approach makes perfect sense.

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A Visa for Transformation

Harvard Business Review

Although the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Bill of 2013 — introduced four weeks ago by a bipartisan group of eight U.S. They must localize work-forces and leadership teams; abandon cost arbitrage and pursue differentiation, and turn their major overseas units into hubs in a global network.

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Who Should Actually Have Say on Pay?

Harvard Business Review

At 74% of the 1,471 companies that have voted so far in 2013, according to Equilar''s say-on-pay tracker , the "yes" percentage exceeded 90%. Only 31 companies (2%) have gotten sub-50% no-confidence votes in 2013. Instead, they mostly outsource the decision-making to Glass Lewis and ISS. Boards Compensation Leadership'

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How CIOs Can Keep In Step With CEOs

Harvard Business Review

As a reaction to these business changes, the enterprise is beginning to respond in a number of ways: Outsourcing services. CIOs must be aware of the changes in the business world and the enterprise, and how these changes are affecting the roles in the C-suite and their own leadership role. IT management'

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What Government Should Relearn from Business (And It's Not Efficiency)

Harvard Business Review

drama's main players about leadership, negotiation, and protecting our (national) brand. Public variants of outsourcing were pushed as part of George W. After all, the best-run companies might have a thing or two to teach this D.C. Of course, government has long looked to business for new ways of managing.

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What CEOs Have Learned About Social Media

Harvard Business Review

For example, even in 2013, Scottish fashion brand Lyle & Scott put out a call for a new CEO on Twitter. — Lyle & Scott (@Lyle_and_Scott) August 29, 2013. LinkedIn gives CEOs a chance to promote their thought leadership, attract talent, and serve as Influencers in their industries. NextGreatLeader. Do it yourself.

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