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Book Review: The Coming Jobs War

Lead on Purpose

“Those things destroy cities, destroy job growth and destroy city GDP. More money, jobs and GDP turns on who is named manager than on any other decision,” says Clifton. The role product managers can play in the jobs war is to make sure their products resonate with the market. Companies need to hire the right people.

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How Ready Are Companies For The Post-Pandemic World?

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, during 2020, GDP in advanced economies plummeted, with many businesses having to shut for prolonged periods, and nearly all having to rapidly adapt to the changing conditions. “If a company is willing to learn from other sectors then that is really powerful.” Cultural similarities.

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How to Become Truly Social

Coaching Tip

The ongoing unrest and power vacuum in Egypt illustrates what happens when the old “freedom from” system is not followed by a sustained effort to introduce institutional frameworks that gives citizens the freedom to live (or work) in a better, more fulfilling manner. 4) Seek to inspire, not just motivate. 8) Measure HOW, not ‘How much.’

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Would You Invest in This Kid?

Harvard Business Review

In 2002, a 14-year-old Malawi boy named William Kamkwamba built a windmill using items he collected from a scrap yard to power the electrical appliances in his family home. His windmill made him famous, and he has since traveled all over the world speaking at leadership conferences. No nation has a monopoly on great ideas.

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Why Multinationals Are Doubling Down on Russia

Harvard Business Review

And while two years of shrinking GDP growth , sanctions , and a volatile ruble have led some companies like GM to leave the market, there has not been a large-scale exodus of MNCs from Russia. For multinational firms, Russia’s attractiveness lies primarily in the size and sophistication of its market.

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Midsize Companies Shouldn’t Confuse Growth with Scaling

Harvard Business Review

trillion in private sector GDP. Replace counterfeit “strategies” with real market identity. But although all of these things are important, they aren’t a strategy, and they’re insufficient for defining who a company is to its market, relative to its competitive set.

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How GE and IBM are Playing Global Development to Win

Harvard Business Review

In the last few years, a more powerful dynamic has gained traction. CEOs are proactively engaging with emerging market government to spur economic development and create opportunities for their companies. The company’s leadership moved proactively to accelerate it and shape it. “If It’s neither.