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2010: When Leadership Hit the Rapids

Harvard Business Review

It has been a year of challenges for most: relentless business demands, continuing change, and higher expectations from them as leaders. No longer do I need to explain how globalization drives change and that leaders must adapt to a fast-changing world: the economic crisis brought this home decisively.

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Balancing Push and Pull Approaches to Improvement

Harvard Business Review

At the very least, they can give you political cover if the initiative fails; you can blame it on them. If there are continual changes in a company's markets or strategy, that company will most likely need to make productivity improvements part of everyone's job. Using experienced consultants can lower your risk.

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Why Data Will Never Replace Thinking

Harvard Business Review

At Techonomy, Ranadivé made his math-is-trumping-science comments after recommending that the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets monetary policy in the U.S., be replaced with a computer program.

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Why Data Will Never Replace Thinking

Harvard Business Review

At Techonomy, Ranadivé made his math-is-trumping-science comments after recommending that the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets monetary policy in the U.S., be replaced with a computer program.

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