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What I Wish I Knew as a CEO That I Learned Later in HR

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Having served as Chairman and CEO of SAP EMEA (Europe, ME, and Africa) and President and CEO for SAP Asia-Pacific, and a member of the SAP Global Board, Les was asked to delay his retirement for two years to take on the role of Global Head of HR, responsible for all of SAP’s Human Resources activities worldwide.

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A New Model for Innovation in Big Companies

Harvard Business Review

Masala has been at Kuoni, a leading travel services company, since 2007, and is known for frequently shaking things up. This can provide a useful contrast to blue sky innovation sessions, where ‘no ideas are bad ideas’ and many ideas are so outside of a company’s core competencies that they aren’t remotely actionable.