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Taking a Look at the Future of Oil and Gas Industry

Strategy Driven

Developing economies are yet to reach their full appetite for fossil fuels. Even offshore drilling hasn’t delivered on its potential yet. The US is poised to chip away at the influence of these old fossil fuel goliaths. Still Keeping the Lights On. First of all, there are still untapped and undiscovered reserves out there.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Does the company purchase an off-the-shelf solution, utilize an ASP (Application Service Provider) solution or embark upon developing a custom application? Oh, and what about development methodology? I could go on ad-nauseum with this line of thinking, but I’m sure you get the point by now. consultants, etc.), I Think Not.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I will onshore, offshore, outsource, insource, or execute whatever business strategy I implement without regard for diversity. This is a leadership issue in which diversity, and the awareness of it, will play a key role in the development of future leaders. Compete on your merits not why your lack thereof should be overlooked.

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Leaders get too caught up in trivial things and don’t pay enough attention to leadership development. The lack of leadership development in most organizations is tragic. Joseph Grenny was up next talking about influence and leadership. Creating influence is about creating a magical experience.

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What Managers Can Do to Keep Women in Engineering

Harvard Business Review

It developed my confidence so that I now think I can do higher-level work. Challenging and higher-level responsibilities not only helped women to develop confidence in their potential but also enhanced their social networks and profiles within the organization; women became more firmly embedded within their engineering community.

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Our Economic Malaise Is Fueling Political Extremism

Harvard Business Review

play by different rules (do tax laws really matter if your assets are all offshore?), and even different methods of wielding political influence (why knock on doors when you can fund your own super-PAC?). In all these societies, social contracts prize growth over real human development.

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Welcome to the “Designed By Me” Era

Harvard Business Review

This shift is being brought about by three developments. This wouldn’t matter if consumers hadn’t developed a taste for customized products, but the explosion in popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken care of that. Design Manufacturing Product development' The tools to do this are already here.