Conflict Strategies for Nice People 02-05
Conflict Strategies for Nice PeopleDo you value friendly relations with your colleagues? Are you proud of being a nice person who would never pick a fight? Unfortunately, you might be just as...
View ArticleRemaking the industrial economy 02-06
Remaking the industrial economyA regenerative economic model—the circular economy—is starting to help companies create more value while reducing their dependence on scarce resources.Visualize, for a...
View ArticleThe ‘Moneyball’ Approach to Hiring CEOs 02-06
The ‘Moneyball’ Approach to Hiring CEOsIt was the lesson of the best-selling book-turned-movie, Moneyball: Don’t throw money at big-name baseball players or judge future performance by purely physical...
View ArticleSubway to remove chemical from bread 02-07
Subway to remove chemical from breadSubway, one of the world's biggest bread bakers, is about to remove a chemical from its breads that raised the ire of an influential health activist and food...
View ArticleFour Tips for Better Strategic Planning 02-07
Four Tips for Better Strategic PlanningNo great strategy was born without careful thought. That’s why the process of planning a strategy itself is an important vehicle for setting priorities, making...
View ArticleFind the Coaching in Criticism 02-09
Find the Coaching in CriticismFeedback is crucial. That’s obvious: It improves performance, develops talent, aligns expectations, solves problems, guides promotion and pay, and boosts the bottom...
View ArticleTHE WORLD'S TOP 10 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES IN BIG DATA 02-11
THE WORLD'S TOP 10 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES IN BIG DATAACCORDING TO ONE PROJECTION, THE SALES OF BIG-DATA-RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES GREW TO MORE THAN $18 BILLION IN 2013. COMPANIES CAN NOW MAP...
View ArticleEight Essentials for Scaling Up Without Screwing Up 02-11
Eight Essentials for Scaling Up Without Screwing UpBack in 2006, my colleague Huggy Rao and I launched an executive education program at Stanford called “Customer-focused Innovation.” Mornings...
View ArticleDecentralising R&D to allow innovation 02-12
Decentralising R&D to allow innovationTableware specialist ARC International began with a single site culture, but chose to spread its production locations. Today, its design offices are situated...
View ArticleNever Say Goodbye to a Great Employee 0-12
Never Say Goodbye to a Great EmployeeSo-called “boomerang” employees — those who leave and then return — will become an increasingly valuable source of talent over the years ahead. In what’s perhaps...
View ArticleEmpty Economics 02-14
Empty EconomicsUnfortunately for Congress and the BJP, Sloganeering Won't Bring Economic GrowthAs India heads into a critical election season, the country seems adrift. In its foreign relations, it is...
View ArticleSeeking Their Fortune: The Career Path for Top Executives in Big Companies 0-14
Seeking Their Fortune: The Career Path for Top Executives in Big CompaniesExecutives in the highest ranks of management have become increasingly diverse in recent years, and the number of lifelong...
View ArticleDo brain connections help shape religious beliefs? 02-14
Do brain connections help shape religious beliefs?Building on previous evidence showing that religious belief involves cognitive activity that can be mapped to specific brain regions, a new study has...
View ArticleIndia’s New HR Challenge: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce 02-16
India’s New HR Challenge: Managing a Multi-generational WorkforceDiversity and inclusion have been steadily gaining traction in corporate India in recent years. Much of this is centered on gender...
View ArticleHow Retail Is Evolving In An On-Demand Economy 02-16
How Retail Is Evolving In An On-Demand EconomyIt’s been widely discussed that Amazon plans to enter the brick-and-mortarretail game. This is ironic because it is Amazon that put many brick-and-mortar...
View ArticleSTEM: How to Put Your Kid on the Fast Track to Success 02-16
STEM: How to Put Your Kid on the Fast Track to SuccessPresident Obama said in his 2014 State of the Union address, "It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's...
View ArticleNext frontiers for lean 02-16
Next frontiers for leanLean-production techniques have been revolutionizing operations for 50 years. Advances in technology, psychology, and analytics may make the next 50 even more excitingWhen the...
View ArticleWhat Americans Don't Know About Science 02-16
What Americans Don't Know About ScienceOn a recent survey, just 74 percent of Americans said that the Earth revolves around the sun.n A rendering of the solar system. Note the sun in the center and...
View ArticleCreating Value Through Business Model Innovation 02-17
Creating Value Through Business Model InnovationCould your company benefit from a new business model? Consider these six questions.Companies often make substantial efforts to innovate their processes...
View ArticleWhat Social Data Can Tell You (And Why) 02-17
What Social Data Can Tell You (And Why)Pretty much everything. In a nutshell.Take this fascinating piece of research: Facebook's data scientists were able to determine a very particular pattern when...
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