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Brent Saunders on Building a Bold New Allergan

BCG

Video Tuesday, June 28, 2016. The pharmaceutical industry is coping with regulatory pressure to reign in drug prices and dealing with the expiration of profitable patents. In his two-decade career in the industry, Saunders has gained a reputation as both a deal maker and an operator.

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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Businesses need leaders able to take action amid economic uncertainty and operate effectively in a digital workplace with a diverse workforce. Greenleaf & Spears The following short video from leadership guru Ken Blanchard provides some additional insights into the potential of servant leadership in today's workplace. Kirkwood, C.,

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Survey: People’s Trust Has Declined in Business, Media, Government, and NGOs

Harvard Business

In 13 out of 28 countries, business was distrusted and respondents were eager for greater business reform, including potentially more policies hostile to businesses’ license to operate. For example, 82% of respondents said that the pharmaceutical industry needs greater regulation. Related Video.

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4 Autopsies of Big Change Management Failures

LSA Global

Borders began as a standard bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Michigan in 1971 and grew to employ almost 20,000 workers before it ceased operations in 2011. This company was doing great as the leader in video rentals. foresee the necessity for change soon enough or. adapt in a way that made good business sense. Autopsy #1 – Borders.

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Why Western Digital Firms Have Failed in China

Harvard Business

failure to fully embed operations in China. Despite the differences between the inside view and the outside view, these factors have converged in three clusters: (1) poor understanding of the business environment, (2) ineffective strategy making and communication, and (3) underperformance in operation and execution. Related Video.

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The 5 Elements of a Strong Leadership Pipeline

Harvard Business

To help them in their new roles, companies spend almost $14 billion a year on courses, books, videos, coaches, tests, and executive education programs — and such spending rose 10% last year. And fifth, while these companies do have leadership “programs,” they are embedded in the business, and HR does not operate alone.

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Here Are All the Reasons It’s a Bad Idea to Let a Few Tech Companies Monopolize Our Data

Harvard Business

Apple and Google, for example, each control a popular mobile phone operating system platform (and key apps on that platform), Amazon controls the largest online merchant platform, and Facebook controls the largest social network platform. Unlike some pharmaceuticals, data-opolies do not charge consumers exorbitant prices.

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