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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

Lilli Marten Christ is an energetic development manager who works for German automotive firm Daimler AG in China, and opens each of her weekly team meetings with a joke or a riddle. Galinsky (2015). She has found it a useful approach for reducing hierarchy, boosting openness and increasing divergent thinking.

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Should a Woman Act More Like a Man to Succeed at Work?

Great Leadership By Dan

To help answer why there are not more women in the top ranks of leadership, scientists at Development Dimensions International (DDI) , the global leadership development consultancy, released two research studies aimed at finding the answers. Make sure your leaders have high-quality development plans.

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How to Solve Complex Problems Fast

Skip Prichard

Fixing a car is complicated; disrupting the automotive industry is complex. Implementing a customer relationship management system is complicated; delivering a winning customer experience every time is complex. 10 Steps to Solving Complexity. You list 10 simple steps to solving complexity. ” The Power of Questions.

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How Manufacturers Can Get Faster, More Flexible, and Cheaper

Harvard Business Review

There were companies in a wide range of industries, from automotive and industrial equipment manufacturers to oil and gas majors. These five vehicle platforms will cascade into a manageable selection of accompanying components and unique interior choices, helping retain design distinctions. Hardly a desirable position.

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How Volvo Reinvented Itself Through Hiring

Harvard Business Review

Developing what we call an “M&A strategy for talent” is one way to overcome this. To get the skills and change agents it needed, Volvo looked outside the automotive industry. Between 2011 and 2015, the company added 3,000 new people in engineering and development.

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Selling to Customers Who Do Their Homework Online

Harvard Business Review

According to a 2015 DrivingSales study of more than 1,300 active car shoppers (where most of the statistics from this article derive from), the changing behavior of buyers has placed even more emphasis on selling at the dealer. At the same time, sellers must manage their existing digital media budgets a lot better.

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What U.S. CEOs Can Learn from GM’s India Failure

Harvard Business Review

To succeed in India, an American company either needs to have robust electronic communication processes at the top management level or must be willing to set its leaders in India free of the bureaucracy at corporate headquarters, so that they can address local issues and opportunities. Local autonomy makes important decisions possible.

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