Ivey Business School
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The Execution Imperative
The Gap-Closing Trade Secrets Of Companies That Consistently Get Things Done
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Service Complexity: Managing A House Of Cards (Really)
Whether Lean principles can help us chart a path through the complexity and actually improve customer service?
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How To Think Long-Term About Climate Change: Learning From Leaders In The Oil And Gas Industry
No industry is as visible and active in the climate change debate as the energy industry. Almost every day, managers are addressing the short-term and long-term implications of their policies for dealing with this issue. The authors of this article interviewed over 50 managers in 8 firms in the oil and gas industry and found that companies that address the short-term and long-term threats and opportunities of climate change can gain a significant competitive advantage
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Coping With Complexity
Coping with the complexity of today’s business environment is not about predicting the future or reducing risk. It’s about building the capacity, in yourself, your people, and the organization to adapt continuously and learn speedily, in order to maximize the chances of seizing fleeting opportunities. These authors’ excellent suggestions will help today’s leaders cope with complexity
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Lean And Green
The research of Robert Klassen shows that managing environmental and social issues helps strengthen the bottom line
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Leading A Life Out Of Balance
Professor Chris Higgins discusses why people are experiencing time crunch and what they can do about it