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Face-to-face networking is still the key to connections.

Strategy Driven

Here is John’s networking and leadership history in the Charlotte Chamber: Business Growth Network. A higher level membership that attracts more of the high-level business owners and managers. Work at your best system and process that lets you get the most done in the time that you dedicate to networking.”.

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The Metamorphosis of the CIO

Harvard Business Review

Eventually, businesses became department stores, specialty stores and malls, and finally, today''s e-businesses and networked organizations that support them. The role of management can be broadly thought of as the processes that tie these components together to produce value. The nature of competition is changing.

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Why the Problem with Learning Is Unlearning

Harvard Business Review

In every aspect of business, we are operating with mental models that have grown outdated or obsolete, from strategy to marketing to organization to leadership. In this model, competitive advantage is achieved by driving costs down, driving prices up, locking in customers, and locking out competitors and entrants.

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Putting Facebook in Perspective

Harvard Business Review

Organizations: From Hierarchies to Networks. Organizations are also experiencing a shift as employees become more empowered and connected. Formal hierarchies are giving way to informal networks. The basis of competitive advantage is shifting from products to platforms. Leadership: From Control to Empower.