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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Unfortunately, many of us have developed expertise in only one field (software engineering, information technology [IT], marketing, biotechnology, automobile manufacturing, the food industry, etc. The more knowledge you possess in more areas, the more problems you can solve in pursuit of your vision. and we like to stick to our knitting.

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How to Get Yourself Invited to Important Meetings

Harvard Business Review

In a work culture with too many meetings, we often look for tactics to get out of meetings. She was on the legal compliance team at a fast-growing biotechnology company. Securing an invitation to an important meeting will likely require different tactics depending on the situation. MINCHU/Getty Images. Elizabeth Grace Saunders.

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Understanding The Power Of Our Words

Tanveer Naseer

The first leader was someone I worked with as part of the management team at a biotechnology firm, and how he guided our organization during the merger of our North American parent company with a much larger European multinational.

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It's Manufacturing's Turn for Special Treatment

Harvard Business Review

This tight connection between R&D, innovation, and production is present in sectors like biotechnology, advanced materials, and nanotechnology. These tactics have never proved effective. If we lose manufacturing, R&D eventually follows. The Right Policies.