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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

Opportunity's investment in an agricultural processing plant, which enhances the value of poor farmer's crops and provides year-round access to new markets, achieved 30 percent higher yields and an average income increase of 50 percent over last season for our farming clients. Today, Roger is president of the school, elected by his peers.

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Tomorrow’s Factories Will Need Better Processes, Not Just Better Robots

Harvard Business Review

They think of the “lights-out” factory that General Motors Chief Executive Roger Smith fantasized about in 1982 and Elon Musk talks about building today—plants so dominated by robots and machines that they don’t need lights to work. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

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The Big Picture of Business – Developing The Talent for Business to Succeed

Strategy Driven

While all good leaders must keep the company’s internal operations moving forward, the very best ones must also be looking outside the company towards the customers, clients, financiers, volunteers and the organization’s entire affected constituencies. Mid-Level Sellers (consumer services, multi-level marketing, retailers, vendors).