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The Future Economy Project

Harvard Business

And what type of leadership will take us there? Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical. But over the coming months, we will provide case studies and practical lessons from their experiences to help other executives who believe that profits and environmental responsibility must go hand in hand. Marc Benioff. Richard Branson.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

As senior leadership peeled back the organizational onion, a clear case for change emerged in 2013. Senior leadership has begun a journey to reset decision authority – notably in the opposite direction from Philips. PepsiCo is also a case study in the vertical health of the organization: getting to the right number of layers.

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How Royal DSM Is Improving Its Geographic and Gender Diversity

Harvard Business

But the ones who really understand the issue see gender balance as not just a numbers game but part of a broader, more strategic cultural shift that includes developing leadership teams representing geographically diffuse markets. The senior leadership team of 35 was dominated by Dutch men. How did he do it?

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Friday Fusion: May 29, 2020

Tsavo Neal

Experts are experts because of their thought-leadership (articles, whitepapers, speaking, courses, intellectual property, etc). When you publish your thought-leadership (combined with specialization), you’ll attain expert status much more quickly. It is not about solutions or technology or chemicals or lines of code or artichokes.

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