N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Dov Gordon [link] mikemyatt Hi Dov: As with other endeavors, poorly conceived or unneeded restructuring efforts will not end well. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. Others avoid it at all costs because it's a distraction from their distractions.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

The condition is rare but, fortunately, there appeared to be several specialists both in Germany and France who had each treated hundreds of cases during their careers. When it comes to specialist operations, experience is key, so he was going to visit each of them and then make a decision. The answer was clear: Get out of DRAMs.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 15, 2009

The Penguins were delighted with the idea that Perry would bring a refreshing new perspective to their operation and Perry, being an ambitious sort, was equally delighted to be chosen. For a deeper view on this, check out the book “Orbiting The Giant Hairball&# by Gordon McKenzie ( [link] ). But then, the tide changed.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

In mid-September 2013, 10 professionals returning from multi-year career breaks walked into 270 Park Avenue in New York City to begin the J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Head of Diversity Gordon Cooper told me his firm is now introducing a Legal ReEntry Program. (In The OnRamp Fellowship operates on a different model.

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Ulrich Gordon Cooper Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

The Gordon-Howell Report in 1959, funded by the Ford Foundation, criticized the weak scientific foundation of business education, suggesting that professors were more like quacks than serious scholars. The economics of operating large campuses, and big faculties and admin staff are inflating the costs of business education beyond reason.

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Education Drucker Globalization Gordon 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

The Gordon-Howell Report in 1959, funded by the Ford Foundation, criticized the weak scientific foundation of business education, suggesting that professors were more like quacks than serious scholars. The economics of operating large campuses, big faculties, and admin staff are inflating the costs of business education beyond reason.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

It seemed as if there was never a good time for Susie Gordon and Antonio Barile to talk. I really do think the company''s at a stage where it could benefit from having an operations person running it. Alessandra, Bottoni''s head of operations, had sent her some revised process sheets. It''s my turn to stir!"

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