N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Importance of a Strong Chief Commercial Officer in Business A robust Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) plays an instrumental role in businesses, providing strategic supervision, guidance, and management of all aspects of commercial operations. Guillen, previously serving as the company’s automotive president, was appointed CCO in 2020.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

T HE BIGGEST CHANGE being brought about by AI is not human replicas, but the emergence of digital operating models. The operating model is how that is accomplished. The goal of the operating model is to deliver value at scale, to achieve sufficient scope, and to respond to changes by engaging in sufficient learning.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

In Japan it's called the "Ghosn Shock"—the stunning arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the jet-setting CEO who saved Nissan and made it part of a global automotive empire. Culture clashes, infighting among executives and engineers, dueling corporate traditions, and government maneuvering constantly threatened the venture.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

However, the automotive industry may not be best placed to meet the UAW demands and lead the change. Automotive workers are chronically overworked and frequently work overtime, often for 7 days a week. Reorganizing workloads and ensuring the same amount of work is accomplished is a challenge. . That’s not a living.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 12, 2024

Image: Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares at the Paris Automotive Summit 2022 Stellantis Factory Workers Confronted by Layoffs after Automaker Calls It Quits on a Product Line Over 2,450 factory workers will be affected by the Stellantis layoffs, of the 3,900 workers at the factory.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 8, 2021

This training facility is designed as a partnership between government and private companies to train pilots and other operators on specialized equipment. Automotive. The automotive industry boasts 4,151 jobs i n this area, which is 141% above the national average.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Rumors of Volkswagen’s factory closure plans at its heartland, Germany, have shocked the automotive industry. According to correspondents at NPR , Volkswagen has set its sights on its operations in Osnabruck and Dresden and is considering shutting down two plants.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Ensure There Are No Gaps In Operation. Before, during and naturally after the move, it is vital to ensure that your business is operating completely normally and the products or services you offer do not suffer in quantity, quality or speed at which they are provided.

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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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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

A few years ago, Ed Whitacre took over as CEO at General Motors even though he had limited experience in the automotive industry. Unfortunately, diving deep into operational details carries a heavy opportunity cost. For example, IBM hired Lou Gerstner as CEO in 1990s rather than promoting from within.

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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. But one angle that hasn't yet been covered is the brand-inspired cultural revolution he led inside the organization.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2024

Norway, and other Scandinavian nations were early adopters of EVs, and Germany and Japan have long been automotive powerhouses, their EV markets have lagged in mass market adoption compared to China. In 2022, new EV sales in China grew by 82%, and the country provided 35% of global EV exports. While the U.S., How did China get to this point?

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HR Digest

MAY 25, 2022

It was operating successfully for more than 70 years. The automotive industry in the U.S. They started to buy the cars from Toyota and Hyundai and this led to problems for the American automotive industry. Here are the examples. . American automakers were the leaders in the industry for many years. How to avoid groupthink?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

If you are looking for a career in the automotive industry, for instance, you might want to search jobs Heber Utah , and see what is on offer in that sphere. Salt Lake City, in particular, hosts the headquarters of some major players, such as Wells Fargo, which runs its western operations from here.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 27, 2019

There has nary been an industry that hasn’t been caught up in the rush to recruit as much AI talent as they can in the past few years, but perhaps few have such a pressing need as the automotive sector. The UK will need 1.2

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2020

The findings emerged from a study of the automotive industry in nine developed countries, which collectively underwent 205 collective layoffs from 20 major brands over a 15 year period. It’s likely that the merit of the firm’s prior actions will be called into question, however, as will their future prospects. ”

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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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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 24, 2013

KKSP Precision Machining in Glendale Heights, Illinois, is a manufacturer of high-volume, precision made-to-print automatic screw machine products for automotive, medical/veterinary, appliance, HVAC and aerospace markets. The company serves a wide variety of OEM manufacturers and industrial production facilities.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2012

In other words, I think leadership is the first step toward owning and operating a successful business. Your organization will operate just like many other unfortunate businesses that open their doors and close them shortly thereafter with little fanfare and few people missing them.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The number of industrial robots in operation around the world has grown rapidly in recent years, but nowhere more so than in China, where some 30% of the world’s robots are in operation. The researchers collected data from the China Employer-Employee Survey to gauge how many firms are using robots.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

They remind us that only very limited demonstration events have come close to the level 5 (full automation) standard determined by the Society of Automotive Engineers, and that these are often confused with the much more widespread adoption of level 2 or 3 technologies that provide partial or conditional automation, which are more common.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

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. I don’t try to mislead others or deliberately cause injury to someone for my gain, so I simply assumed everyone else would operate that way in business. Ours did; over 700 did not.)

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Sam Walsh: I graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University and started my career in the Automotive Industry at General Motors in Australia in 1972. I started my career in purchasing; migrated to sales and marketing; moved to manufacturing, mining, and then general management in a business operating in 40 countries.

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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. How much power do we have to change that environment? . Your answers may vary widely.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

From starting her post as CEO of America’s largest automotive manufacturer, to being named “The Most Powerful Woman” by Fortune, to being the focal point of the newest cyber rampage on gender pay inequality, Ms Barra is making headlines around the world. What an eventful month it has been for Strategista Mary Barra! Just keep swimming.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 2, 2019

Automotive Design, you can design your own unique custom Defender. Even if your business operates solely via the web, it won’t hurt to improve your office’s curb ap-peal. Thanks to E.C.D. Improve your curb appeal.

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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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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 22, 2016

Instead, effective risk management enables a company to accelerate its business operations and to become more aggressive in the marketplace; approaches that in today’s fast paced environment is immeasurably valuable.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2015

These “ nexus suppliers ” could be important for one or both of two reasons: A disruption of its operation would have a surprisingly huge impact on the original-equipment manufacturer’s production. (A The Future of Operations. Insight Center. Sponsored by GE Corporate.

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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 addition to 18 employees operating three shops in two locations, the Division also manages two fueling sites and a Parts and Inventory Room. Background. Staffing Challenges and Planned Actions.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2018

When people think of the automotive Factory of the Future, the first word that comes to mind is automation. But the reality is that any major leap forward on cost and efficiency will no longer be possible through automation alone, since most of the tasks that can be automated in an automotive factory have already been tackled.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 1, 2020

Healthcare is not renowned for its high pay and may struggle to attract talent in these areas in sufficient volume and quality when they’re fighting against organizations in finance, technology, and automotive sectors, who traditionally offer much higher packages to workers. ” Developing the skills.

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Deming Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Be aware of the public nature of the automotive industry and contribute to the welfare of society. In 1979: A two-year management capability improvement program was implemented with the department and section managers specifying topics for operational improvement. Item 4 was added in fiscal 1970 (ended June 1971).

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Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

He did not believe the results and instructed the team to repeat the assembly operation. Pipp’s documentation of the striking difference in the assembly process within Toyota, by comparison to Ford, was to be found again in the early 1980s when teams from both Ford and General Motors began to routinely visit Toyota’s operations in Japan. .

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 28, 2017

From aerospace procurement to the automotive and biomedical industries, extending to the construction industry and healthcare, quality is almost universally defined according to a tradition of “conformance to requirements” for each element of the system, a system of managing “interchangeable components” which dates back at least 200 years.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Whatever the nature of your business, there are certain technologies that are slowly and quietly but consistently revolutionizing the ways in which businesses operate and the tech savvy business can either get in on the ground floor or face the combined impediments of increased running costs, lower output and reduced productivity.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

All kinds of companies had failed at operational flexibility. There were companies in a wide range of industries, from automotive and industrial equipment manufacturers to oil and gas majors. The third trait that many masters share is the use of flexible plant designs and multiskilled, or cross-trained, machine operators.

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