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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business Review

The tightly-controlled automotive company fostered a mentality where the lower ranks faced immense pressure to achieve the company’s business objectives. Take the culture that seems to have bred corner-cutting at Volkswagen. His successor frequently berated poorly performing employees.

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Do You Have the IT For the Coming Digital Wave?

Harvard Business Review

It is no longer sufficient for IT just to be ''aligned'' with your business objectives; a fusion is needed. But, they can also represent a significant cultural challenge to implement and require strong leadership and cooperation from your organization. IT must play a central role in your digital transformation.

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CMOs and CEOs Can Work Better Together

Harvard Business Review

The CMOs will need to be much more attuned to the business objectives and strategies of the company in general and the CEO in particular, while the CEO must become more immersed in the customer perspective. The marketing team at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Group also offers a good example of cross-functional cooperation in action.

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