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A Medical Innovation Factory in the Middle of the Desert

N2Growth Blog

But what happens when the same surgeon is promoted to manage other doctors, or in the case of Dr. Rakesh Suri, asked to become the CEO of the entire hospital? According to Dr. Suri, this is when a surgeon must make a quantum shift in attitude and perspective. The CEO must create a vision that inspires others.

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A Lesson from Nine-Year Olds | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. Their diverse heritage : Surnames of Buckles, Clark, Dryer, Karim, Litherland, Okano, Suri, Soltan, Wang, Yang, Zeng. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. © 2011 In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. A Lesson from Nine-Year Olds.

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Leadership Lessons from Nine-Year-Olds

In the CEO Afterlife

The surnames of the class typified several creeds and colors – there was a Buckles, a Clark, a Karim, a Litherland, an Okano, a Suri, a Soltan, a Wang, a Yang and a Zeng. Their Diverse Ethnicity Unleashed Novel Perspectives. Diversity is said to be the world’s engine of enlightenment.

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Verizon, the iPhone, and the Power of Second Chances

Harvard Business Review

Thus, for those same five years since Verizon passed on the first iPhone opportunity, chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg has been making steady progress toward numerous other goals, making huge R&D investments that top industry charts. I met leaders of that team in Helsinki a few months before the Verizon event.