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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. Gordon Berridge: What do you see as the greatest leadership strength? On with the interview.

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How Ready Are Companies For The Post-Pandemic World?

The Horizons Tracker

There was then a gap to access to finance and a non-supportive policy environment. Across retail, automotive, financial services, and technology a number of common factors emerged that underpinned the ability of companies to weather the Covid storm. The existential difficulties posed by Covid were also reflected, with 43.8%

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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Too Many Infrastructure Projects Go It Alone

Harvard Business Review

Classic leadership lessons apply. The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. Systemic problems that affect everyone but are beyond the ability of any one person to solve require collaboration skills.

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

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

Harvard Business Review

Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology. We found that industries leading in AI adoption — such as high-tech, telecom, and automotive — are also the ones that are the most digitized.

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Your Board Should Be Full of Activists

Harvard Business Review

In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom. Leadership Boards' ” We are reminded yet again that the chief executive is no longer the sole leader of the enterprise.