N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. I had joined the Rio Board in 2009, so I already had broad oversight of the company’s diverse operations.

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Gordon Restructuring Leadership CEO 150

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 7, 2018

With One Ford, he put the purpose and values of the Ford brand at the center of the organization and unified the company’s people, plans, operations, and products to restore the brand to automotive leadership.

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Brand BPR FOB Automotive 193

Coaching Tip

MAY 26, 2016

To reduce greenhouse gases and packed automotive freeways, the automobile industry must sell, not just build, vehicles getting higher mileage.in Today, automotive leadership is taking a wider view of future mobile operations to improve transportation alternatives beyond today's personal vehicle usage. mpg by 2025. .

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Automotive Price Wilde Transportation 93

Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Perhaps, you should ask these questions: How predictable is the environment in which our unit operates? A classical strategy (the one everyone learned in business school) works well for companies operating in predictable and immutable environments. John Agno: Can't Get Enough Leadership (ebook formats at $2.99) John G.

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Strategy Automotive eBook Environment 99

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. Operating a small business is not unlike owning a really old house: things break a lot, and you need to fix them, over and over and over. Some things in business and life are simply out of our control. Ours did; over 700 did not.)

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 274

Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

[ I’m happy to share this guest post from my friend and colleague, Michael Kennedy —a veteran of the automotive industry and renowned automotive recruiter. As an automotive recruiter I should be laughing all the way to the bank—but this is no laughing matter. Good, talented people are asking themselves, Is this all there is?

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Automotive Industry Sample Training 40

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

billion and is estimated to be worth $48 billion by 2026, with the Covid pandemic driving growth, especially in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, but also in sectors such as automotive and defense. It’s a market that is already worth $3.1 “With 5G, you get fast upload speeds, up to 100Gbsp on many public networks.

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Stephenson Wireless Christensen Automotive 114

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2012

In our international operations, we introduced a three-year sales planning process to get beyond the 90-day mentality of 'How will I make my number this quarter?'" Here's how the best trend hunters operate. However, its orders were actually tied to the number of new automotive projects (e.g. Tie insights to operations.

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Trends Automotive Short-term Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare. What do you think?

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COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

Suggestions ranged from streamlining operational processes, saving thousands of hours annually, to simplifying financial and sales processes across business units. Power ranks Ford the highest in initial quality among non-luxury automotive brands. Strong support from company leadership drove membership to over 1,000 by the end of 2010.

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Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2017

General Motors, once the world’s largest car maker, has decided to stop selling vehicles in India by the end of 2017, since it considers its India operation to be not profitable. 1 — Consistent Leadership Over Time Matters in This Market. India is a complex country and has a unique mix of Asian and Western values.

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CEO Long-term Short-term Mass Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

’’ As inspiring as those words may have been, Henry, the patriarch of a successful automotive parts business, wasn’t simply freeing his children to follow their dreams. Give them room to operate. “Find your interests outside our family business and pursue them.’’ He was requiring it.

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Company Long-term Short-term Automotive 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 17

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Under Herb Kelleher’s leadership, the company became known for its sense of humor, irreverence, and focus on the employee. When Alan Mulally became CEO at Ford in 2006, the company operated in regional silos. They rationalized brands, consolidated automotive platforms, made options and parts more common and designs more innovative.

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Airlines Automotive Competitive Advantage Cost 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2015

Automobiles have their own proprietary operating system (e.g., With cars increasingly connected to the cloud through 4G LTE from telecom operators (e.g., Going beyond individual telematics systems, automakers have opened up their operating system (e.g., As the automotive sector digitizes with electric drivetrains (e.g.,

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Productivity Products Automotive Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Avoid specializing by customer type (SaaS vs. Ecommerce vs. Automotive) or specific types of problems–your go-to-market is still changing, continue optimizing for flexibility. Consider hiring a “customer operations” person to focus on automation full-time. implementation, support). What not to do. What not to do.

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Metrics Engineering Efficiency Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

senators — seeks to increase the number of visas that the US government can grant highly-skilled workers (aka H1B visas), from 65,000 to around 110,000 a year, it is likely to constraint non-American companies operating in the US. million automobiles a year.

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Offshoring Information Technology Automotive Technology 9

Strategy Driven

JUNE 13, 2021

Coconino County has enhanced its Public Works fleet operations by focusing on employee development and establishing new business practices. In the last five years, Public Works leadership have taken many actions to build a sustainable future. Background. Flagstaff, Arizona receives an average of 100 inches of snow in a year.

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Operations Succession Automotive Incentives 77

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

So when we faced such a challenge at Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 automotive supplier with 136,000 employees worldwide, we knew the odds were against us. Getting the company back on its feet required a major boost in operating efficiency. It had to come from the leadership, and it had to come with some humility.

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Resistance Long-term Short-term Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

While learning the Ford organization, he could also learn how powerful competitors operated and develop his own skills free from the bubble of Detroit’s automotive society. The process of managing operations, planning, and budgeting was seen as a series of regular occasions for managing the development of their people.

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CEO Automotive Survey Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2014

David Cole , the former head of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the son of a former GM president, said it was the first time in his memory that a GM CEO has apologized for a safety problem. Creating a new leadership position focused on safety is a double-edged sword. Consider the case of Allan Mulally.

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Report Learning-by-Doing Crisis Management CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The internet has dramatically changed the way companies operate. But companies will only be able to realize productivity gains from these new operating models if they skillfully manage the soft side of their automation transformation—the people in what will be a vastly different organization. The Next Analytics Age.

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Early Adopters Short-term Long-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

But who is likely to assume leadership in creating and capturing economic value in Type 3 products: Digital natives or industry incumbents? It would be very hard for Amazon or Google to guarantee customer outcomes and take risks with businesses whose operations they know little about. Ford or Tesla? Rolls Royce or IBM? Not, really.

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Industry Software Six Sigma Engineering 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

In North America alone, GM staffs 26 full-time social media customer care advisers — not including marketing and communications personnel — covering more than 150 owned social channels from GM, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac and approximately 85 earned sites such as automotive enthusiast forums. Keep it simple.

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Media Automotive Globalization Active Listening 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

On those grounds, he says, things look bad not just for Sears and all large chain stores, which before the war were considered a threat to so many Americans’ dreams of setting up their own independent local retail operations. Competition Leadership Retail' A company’s age may count against it, but it’s no guarantee of failure.

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Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Our work with dozens of companies teaches us that individuals on the leadership team often have very different targets in mind. As leaders see their risks to current operations increase, and expected returns from planned investments decrease, it’s likely they’ll face larger growth gaps than they had expected.

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Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

Classic leadership lessons apply. The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. Systemic problems that affect everyone but are beyond the ability of any one person to solve require collaboration skills.

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Project Transportation Construction Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

You’re competing against platforms like Uber in transportation, Google in automotive, Airbnb in hospitality, LinkedIn in recruiting, Netflix in television, and the list goes on. Today, Delta has industry-leading operations in metrics such as on-time arrivals, flight cancellations, and lost bags.

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Software Company Airlines Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Among their trophies in 2014 was a complete housecleaning at Darden Restaurants, the largest operator of full-service restaurants in the U.S. In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

And the sheer complexity of building cars also plays a role — David Cole, the former head of the Center for Automotive Research (and son of a former GM president), insists that this is really what’s behind the ignition switch error and why it was so hard for the company to get to the bottom of the problem. .”

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Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

The linked system allowed for more insight into customers, and managers could use the information to coach employees, to assess whether they had the right tools and resources, and to identify people with innovative ideas and leadership potential. automotive, financial services, retail, telecomm, and hospitality sectors.

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Survey Retail System Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Toward a New Leadership Agenda. We already see companies localizing time-sensitive and highly customizable forms of production to move closer to customer demand, particularly in the fast apparel (Adidas, Zara) and automotive (Tesla) industries, thus turning global supply chains into two-way streets. Essential background. ” 2.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Being a successful business owner means more than knowing one’s industry and understanding the basic concepts of leadership, management, or motivation, according to McBean. Hear this: “The sad truth is that less than 30 percent of businesses last more than 10 years, and most failures occur in the first few years of operations,” said McBean.

Automotive 72

Automotive Succession Open-book Retail 72

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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Executive Coaching CEO Banking Magazine 70

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 29, 2013

Being a successful business owner means more than knowing one’s industry and understanding the basic concepts of leadership, management, or motivation, according to McBean. Hear this: “The sad truth is that less than 30 percent of businesses last more than 10 years, and most failures occur in the first few years of operations,” said McBean.

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Books Automotive Review Open-book 66

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 16, 2014

Being a successful business owner means more than knowing one’s industry and understanding the basic concepts of leadership, management, or motivation, according to McBean. Hear this: “The sad truth is that less than 30 percent of businesses last more than 10 years, and most failures occur in the first few years of operations,” said McBean.

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Automotive Open-book Retail Long-term 56

Strategy Driven

MARCH 9, 2016

We explored those questions while researching for our recent book, Navigating an Organizational Crisis : When Leadership Matters Most , (available on Amazon) and came away with some insight about how leaders might ready themselves. How can leaders prepare, knowing disasters are becoming commonplace? We call it “pre-resilience.”

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