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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business

Many of the small and midsize manufacturers that did manage to survive kept going by cutting costs, which has led to stagnant wage growth. They already report that the domestic supplier base is hollowed out, depriving them of the agility they need to respond quickly to new market opportunities. manufacturers are taking notice.

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7 Tenets of a Good CEO Succession Process

Harvard Business

While some situations demand outside successors — such as a turnaround or a discontinuous shift in the industry and strategy – we believe that internal candidates remain the future CEOs-of-choice. Assess candidates against industry benchmarks, valid indicators of executive potential, and the CEO profiles you’ve developed.