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Category Archives: Knowledge Work
Public Works give work to machines and not “shovel ready” men in the 21st century
This post was published on August 2, 2010 during the recovery process from the Great Recession of 2007-2009. We believe that the core idea idea that you need advanced computer and knowledge skills in large scale shovelling still holds in 2021. Just as Governments worldwide try to dig out of the Coronavirus pandemic – Updated January 10, 2021.
Behind every successful risk management is a routine- an example from BP supply chain risk
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“Go West (now overseas)” or at least source iPhone parts globally for a thriving business !
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Middle Managers becoming extinct but “silo” managers are needed even in the recession
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Jack Welch and the “Buy-Make-Sell” sell for non-profits
I am again (!) reading Straight from the gut by Jack Welch. With many contacts with present and former executives from GE what amazes me is that these variety of executives sing the same song as Jack Welch even ten years after Welch retired. And guess what – they have not really read Jack’s books-Continue reading “Jack Welch and the “Buy-Make-Sell” sell for non-profits”
Overcoming the mid-career, mid-skill problem – Part-II
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Slow recovery or fast recovery? depends on tapping into global innovation
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The last mile of innovation- and missing middle managers of the recession
Middle managers are the last mile of innovation. They serve as the glue of the organization and take care of translating “strategic vision” of the top management to operation and execution. Middle managers calm down the front line employees who find HQ mandates out of touch as not many C-suite managers descend from the MBAContinue reading “The last mile of innovation- and missing middle managers of the recession”
Restructuring for Innovation- exploiting and exploring capabilities and relationships
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