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Put Time on Your Team

Strategy Driven

You must understand, for example, what level of authority purchasing or supply chain has and how actively involved in the decision the actual business users of the product or service will be. The most important functional bond to create – no doubt – is the executive-to-executive. David is CEO and President of Sandler Training.

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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

At Bank of America, we have partnerships with Vital Voices and the Cherie Blaire foundation, two leaders in training and mentoring emerging women leaders, to help women achieve their full economic potential. Coca-Cola sees five thousand women entrepreneurs as part of its global supply chain by 2020.

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Bots That Can Talk Will Help Us Get More Value from Analytics

Harvard Business Review

There are a range of causes for data misinterpretation , including insufficient domain expertise and lack of training in statistical thinking. The mix of stocks, bonds, and alternative investments is generally the same as this time last year, but you are holding slightly more cash than you expected to be holding at this point in the year.

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CMOs and CEOs Can Work Better Together

Harvard Business Review

Make the CMO the “bonding agent” that connects the organization. That process incorporates operations, customer service, R&D, clinical specialists, sales, supply chain operators, and service teams.

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