N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

We carefully planned our route based on a series of speaking events, conferences, and workshops that maximized our ability to gather as many diverse leaders in one location at the same time. For each leader, the focus would be on understanding the essence of leadership from their point of view. .

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Globalization Leadership Conference Diversity 276

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

After an intense innovation workshop, the CTO of a globally-successful Chinese electronics supplier approached, unhappily. The CTO grimaced. As we talked, the CTO mentioned that one of these firms was a subsidiary of one of his company's biggest customers. Why do they refuse your offers to innovate?".

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CTO Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

During my “Design the Work You Love” workshop, Mickey McManus, AutoDesk research fellow and Chairman of Maya Design, shared an experiment in reverse thinking that captured my imagination. He had her sit next to the CEO, and enabled her to wander around and ask questions to everyone, including the CEO and the CTO.

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Supply Chain NGO CTO Learning-by-Doing 14

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Chief-Technology-Officer CTO, and Human Resources Business Partners within the IT Team and Mike will serve as the Accountability-Team to check-in and coach the directors for completion of the 100 day action plans. CTO – Why are we here? This will be used as their between workshops projects. CTO has some parting words.

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Team Building Team CTO Leadership 129

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Charlie Hill , Distinguished Engineer and CTO, IBM Design, told us, “To deliver fundamentally different and better user experiences, designers want to take a step back and observe users actually doing their jobs. With this approach, cross-functional teams quickly develop prototypes to bounce off of customers.

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Productivity Products Customer Intimacy Software 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2016

This in turn generated a sense of calm that helped him better manage the intense demands of his role as a high-powered CTO. The upshot was an explicit commitment to sharing the burdens of care and a plan for doing so that brought them together in a way that produced in him a deeper, more meaningful connection to his parents and his brothers.

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Career CTO Class Influence 8