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IdentityMind Global Appoints Business-Tech Vet To Board

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Zander’s experience led to the successful reorganization of the company, as he oversaw the introduction of several new products and sharpened Motorola’s focus on innovation and operational efficiency. Before that, he served as president and chief operating officer of Sun Microsystems until June 2002.

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Best Buy’s Board Loses Former CEO

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Anderson has a long and winding history with Best Buy , assuming the roles of president and chief operating officer from 1991 to 2002, when he moved a few rungs up the ladder to CEO, where he remained until 2009. Paul Business Journal explained. “It

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. But leadership changes quickly created issues for the merged company.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

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Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Summary: Toys “R” Us was the third largest bankruptcy in the US (after KMart in 2002 and Federated Department Stores, now Macy’s, in 1990). Toys “R” Us.

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FICO Platform Gets 19 Major Enhancements in Applied Intelligence

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These rich enhancements span the digital innovation lifecycle, from data to insights to actions to business outcomes and further differentiate our flexible capabilities like analytics & machine learning, decisions, mathematical optimization, and business simulation.

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21 Lessons From Jeff Bezos’ Annual Letters To Shareholders

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And nowhere is Bezos’ philosophy of business, technology, and leadership better articulated than in his annual shareholder letters, which he has written every year since the company’s IPO in 1997. 2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

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Buffett successfully lobbied the leadership of Coca-Cola — the largest position in Buffett’s portfolio, with his ownership share coming in at 6.2% — to cut back on “excessive” executive compensation plans. The company’s operations and underlying value are the only things that matters, to Buffett. Image source: pValueWalk.

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