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The Best Leadership Books of 2015

Leading Blog

From Everybody Matters which helps us to look at those we lead as family to Becoming Steve Jobs that looks at the development of a leader as a life-long process, the following books help us to do just that. Comparisons with Steve Jobs are not off the mark. They were basically self-taught with a well developed love of reading.

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Companies Invest In Automation To Plug Gaps In An Aging Workforce

The Horizons Tracker

It’s also true that most developed countries around the world are aging rapidly, with nations such as Japan, Italy, Finland, and Portugal aging the fastest. There were also some interesting trends in terms of how the adoption of automation technologies impacted the labor market. ” the researchers explain. Regional divide.

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Get Better Results by Looking at Your Team Differently

Strategy Driven

The result of those comparisons is the Leadership Matrix (or 'the box' for short). That new look at the 'how' of their results will help you coach and develop them more effectively. He’s the managing director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC – a leadership development training firm. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Marketing’s importance was fully embraced in the 1960′s. Marketing departments deal most often and immediately with the side effects of poor quality. Access to global markets.

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The Big Picture of Business- Professional Education Necessary for Company Success

Strategy Driven

Professional education is an important ingredient in corporate development. It is usually technical or sales/marketing in nature. 7 Steps of Professional Development : 1. This requires many years of commitment to learning, compounded by the continuous development of knowledge. Personal Development. 4) Education. (5)

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How China’s Government Helps — and Hinders — Innovation

Harvard Business Review

As the era of China as the world’s low-cost manufacturer comes to an end, innovation has become the most important element in the state’s development blueprint. in 2015 and is on track to reach a targeted 2.5% A comparison between China and India provides a stark contrast. in 2000 to 2.0% respectively.

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3 Reasons Global Firms Should Keep Investing in India

Harvard Business Review

While India remains a formidably challenging market, there are at least three reasons why global firms cannot overlook India without consequences. Similarly, when Renault entered India and introduced Kwid in 2015, Maruti and Hyundai had almost 70% of India’s large and fast-growing sub-compact car market.