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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

I read this book in 2004 or so during my MBA studies and picked it up again to refresh my knowledge of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® (2012). The relationship between workers and their leaders can make or break the way organizations operate. These practices include: Model the Way  — Create standards and set the example.

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Main Risks of Aerospace Engineering Projects: How to Implement Wise Risk Management into Your Organization

Epicflow

Issues with the supply chain lead to poor quality of products and delays in their releases. AS9100 is an international standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry, which aims to improve safety and reliability of aerospace products. Operational risk management . Customer satisfaction. .

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Tesla: Leading the Charge Toward Sustainability

Tom Spencer

In 2012, Tesla introduced the Model S, a luxury sedan with a range of up to 265 miles on a single charge. In addition to its product offerings, Tesla has also disrupted traditional business models in the auto industry. In 2017, Tesla unveiled the Megapack , a large-scale battery system for utilities and grid operators.

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Innovation Is as Much About Finding Partners as Building Products

Harvard Business

But the startup could not keep pace with the development and scale of established battery makers, and production defects led to a $55 million recall in 2012 and contributed to the company’s bankruptcy later that year. and shifts its local focus to engineering and testing.

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A Study of 16 Countries Shows That the Most Productive Firms (and Their Employees) Are Pulling Away from Everyone Else

Harvard Business

The corporate landscape has become increasingly unequal, with the most productive firms thriving and the least productive ones failing to keep up. And second, we are able to link it to firms’ productivity and several measures of labor market policies. The Most Productive Firms Are Pulling Ahead, Across Industries.

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Working from Home

Tom Spencer

Working from Home Your Organisation’s most Productive, Happy and Profitable Year. Actually, both behavioral economics research and WFH practioners argue that having employees WFH can increase your team’s overall productivity, work satisfaction and therefore profit, if managed appropriately. Nathan: “Resist the urge to firefight.

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Why an Innovation Culture Matters

Organizational Talent Consulting

The financial and operational rewards for innovation are significant. improved operational productivity. An empirical study of over 800 organizations found that effective innovation characteristics are not the same for product innovation and process innovation. reduced costs and increased revenue. Cameron, K. Epstein, M.,

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