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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

This programme which moved me through all major departments (Engineering, Finance, Supply, Vehicle Assembly, IS&T etc.) Paul assisted me particularly as I entered new territory in restructuring, and maintaining the focus on getting the balance right between the present and future business. billion in the last 5 years).

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How to Know If a Spin-Off Will Succeed

Harvard Business Review

The outsiders provide new blood in support functions such as finance, legal, or administration. In parallel, it reduced its fixed costs by restructuring its industrial footprint and overhead structure; increasing sales, marketing, and R&D expenditures in targeted areas; and dramatically reducing working capital.