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Taking a Look at the Future of Oil and Gas Industry

Strategy Driven

What is more, the adoption of new technologies will facilitate oil and gas operations. Despite major turbulences (like the one of 2014), OPEC has successfully managed the supply/demand in the past. The US is poised to chip away at the influence of these old fossil fuel goliaths. The Future of Oil and Gas Industry is Now.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

In this uncertain environment, including the mounting global economic concerns, a humble mindset will be the only thing that will unlock the most promising business, social and economic innovations. Anyone can innovate if given the opportunity and the support. He provides practical tools to “unleash” the hidden creativity in all of us.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Operations Group Baring Private Equity. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries.

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If Your Employees Aren’t Speaking Up, Blame Company Culture

Harvard Business Review

In our research we collected survey data from a manufacturing plant in Malaysia in 2014. The firm was responsible for manufacturing and sales of soaps, detergents, and other home cleaning products, and employees often encountered situations where there was compelling need to speak up about issues around current work operations.

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Where the Digital Economy Is Moving the Fastest

Harvard Business Review

The transition to a global digital economy in 2014 was sporadic – brisk in some countries, choppy in others. This is happening in a country where online vendors largely operate on a cash-on-delivery (COD) basis. But even where cash is still king, digital marketplaces are innovating at a remarkable pace.

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Huawei: A Case Study of When Profit Sharing Works

Harvard Business Review

A 2014 IMF study illustrates that extreme inequality is self-defeating as it slows down economic growth and insights from behavioral economics show that it damages employee morale and productivity, while large executive bonuses have presented PR nightmares for the companies that award them. Today, Zhengfei himself holds only 1.4%

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How Our Company Connected Our Strategy to Sustainability Goals

Harvard Business Review

However, like many of the companies surveyed by Bain, we were unsure how to connect our strategic vision around sustainability with meaningful operational changes. Too often, however, the employees who are best positioned to influence change do not understand how they can contribute or may not view sustainability as a business imperative.

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