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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic. He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star. Henrik Bunge is one such leader.

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Data Can Do for Change Management What It Did for Marketing

Harvard Business Review

These are not the foundations of a proper science that verifies knowledge through experiment and replication of findings in peer-reviewed studies. The issue is that they operate as artisans, not scientists. Change practitioners struggle to reach the levels of proof that are standard in other professions.

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Speed Up Your Product Development Without Losing Control

Harvard Business Review

As Andy Singleton, CEO at Assembla , explained to me, continuous deployment can be both cheaper and lower risk. Google’s operation stands out for its scale. Google combines automated testing with a related process that requires a human peer to review code changes. Operations Product development Risk management'

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How Facebook Tries to Prevent Office Politics

Harvard Business Review

It’s harder for politicians to operate if everyone is on the same page. For years Facebook has held weekly Q&A sessions where anyone at the company can ask a question and get an answer directly from our CEO and the rest of our leadership team. Reviews also come in from colleagues in other functions.