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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue?

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A Simple Way to Test Your Company’s Strategic Alignment

Harvard Business Review

The current mantra is “Move fast with stable infrastructure”, which speaks to the organizational design challenge of operating at scale in a fickle and volatile world. ” It further revealed a complex and siloed organization, with competing operating assumptions, values, and practices across the group.

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Will China Bring Your Firm New Owners, Partners, or Competitors?

Harvard Business Review

But Chinese companies of all sizes are already operating in the U.S. During the global financial crisis, Robert Remenar, CEO of Nexteer, a Michigan-based automotive steering firm, deliberately searched for potential new Chinese owners. When a Chinese company operates in the U.S., in a big way. This assumption is false.

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The End of Banks as We Know Them?

Harvard Business Review

Even before the banking crisis of 2008, something was gradually, but undeniably, in decline. One of my favorites is the story of the JAK Members Bank (or JAK Medlemsbank), a co-operative member-owned financial institution based in Skovde, Sweden. The classic film offers an eloquent lesson in how much good a bank can do for a community.

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The End of Banks as We Know Them?

Harvard Business Review

Even before the banking crisis of 2008, something was gradually, but undeniably, in decline. One of my favorites is the story of the JAK Members Bank (or JAK Medlemsbank), a co-operative member-owned financial institution based in Skovde, Sweden. The classic film offers an eloquent lesson in how much good a bank can do for a community.

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The Big Picture of Business – Communications Reflect Your Strategy

Strategy Driven

This resurgence in photography comes after a conversion of the industry from film to digital. The irony is that its principal corporate contributor (Eastman Kodak) fell by the wayside, a victim of changing technologies. Photography is presently at an all-time high in terms of societal impact.

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The Big Picture of Business – Sayings, Meanings and Interpretations

Strategy Driven

Times of crisis and economic downturn get people thinking differently about the conduct of business. Welcome to the paradigms that many of us have operated under for some time. For many, times of crisis mandate that they think boldly and get used to doing business that way henceforth. Toilet paper. Bathroom tissue.