Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Indeed, a diligent commitment to improving their already powerful position is what makes the Japanese a formidable competitor in the electronic and automotive industries. Similarly, the Japanese philosophy of perpetual quality improvement is a restless, but positive diligence. Related posts: Purpose: The Soul Of Leadership.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Indeed, a diligent commitment to improving their already powerful position is what makes the Japanese a formidable competitor in the electronic and automotive industries. Similarly, the Japanese philosophy of perpetual quality improvement is a restless, but positive diligence. PERSEVERANCE The developers of the ulcer drug at C.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

The uncertain nature of trade policy has left many leadership teams reluctant to act. Leadership teams can limit the negative consequences of a possible NAFTA withdrawal and currency moves by adopting an approach that anticipates several future scenarios. producers to lower their prices in foreign markets, raising demand for U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

In 1933, General Motors President and CEO Alfred Sloan established the automobile industry’s first full-time consumer research department under the direction of Henry “Buck” Weaver, a pioneer in market-based decision making. Because of the exponential growth of social media in recent years, and the fact nearly half of U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

Western multinationals — especially the most successful ones — consistently struggle to achieve their growth targets in emerging markets. Because they try to repeat their past success formulas — the ones that work so well for them in developed markets. It is impossible to earn healthy profits in emerging markets.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2012

And under Ghosn's leadership , Renault-Nissan has proactively embraced frugal engineering and become one of the world's leading producers of both electric cars as well as low-cost vehicles — two of the fastest growing and most promising market segments in the global automotive sector.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2015

At the same time, Google and Apple have announced their intent to be drivers of digital transformation in the automotive sector. As the automotive sector digitizes with electric drivetrains (e.g., As the automotive sector digitizes with electric drivetrains (e.g., Important questions remain to be answered. value for data).

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Along the way, I’ve talked to hundreds of founders, sales and marketing leaders, customer success VPs, and front-line reps about how to build a customer-first SaaS organization. Your #1 focus at this stage is product-market fit. Your company has (mostly) solved product/market fit. What to do. What to do. What not to do.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. Toward a New Leadership Agenda. While the last wave of globalization centered on accessing foreign markets and creating low-cost global supply chains, the next wave could follow a very different pattern. “Strategies for Two-Sided Markets” 3.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

GM must embrace a culture where safety and quality come first,” Barra said at a company town hall meeting. “GM ” But although changing a corporate culture is hard, it is not impossible with the right leadership. GM employees should raise safety concerns quickly and forcefully, and be recognized for doing so.”

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