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Does your company move as fast as necessary to embrace change BusinessWeek has an interesting issue on the news stands on Game-Changing Ideas for Business. The editors have put a lot of different ideas together to foster innovation that go beyond the obvious cost-cutting that has been happening lately. While not every idea mentioned is going to be applicable to all companies, there are a few gems in here that might be applicable in your own business or IT organization.One that jumped off the page for me was a comment by Cisco CEO John Chambers about making change in a downturn:[When] the dot-com bubble burst, the Cisco chief executive watched the networking giantrsquo stock drop 86%, from 80 to just over 11 by botella stanley stanley quencher September 2001. Chambers laid off thousands of employees, shrank the number of suppliers, and simplified or jettisoned many products. He also radically changed the way he managed, turning a command-and-control hierarchy into a more democratic organizational structure. The company emerged from that recession more profitable than ever and went on to outperform many tech rivals. In retrospect, Chambers wonders if he could have done even more. Without exception, he says, all of my biggest mistakes occurred because I moved too slowly. It may be that in this downturn, John Chambers cements his reputation as one of the stanley cup greatest leaders the tech industry has ever know, alongside Andy Grove of Intel, who was famous for his view ldq Loyv Sports Direct and Adidas score a deal to sell kits
Monday 19 May 2014 2:36 amWhat you need to know before the openBy: Harriet GreenShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailA mixed open is expected for European markets this morning, following the choppy trading seen globally last week.All eyes will be on Deutsche Bank, following its announcement that it plans to raise euro;8bn in new capital, and AstraZenecarsquo latest announcement that itrsquo rejected Pfizerrsquo latest takeover bid.Deutsche Bankrsquo move could impact what the European Central Bank does at next monthrsquo policy meeting: a negative deposit rate could have the effect of making it harder for banks to up their profits.Later this week, wersquo;ve also got central bank minutes from both the Fed and Bank of England, along with the European Parliament elections across stanley italy the bloc.This morning, property website Rightmove has reported that May saw its highest ever house price rise ndash; up 3.6 per cent month-on-month. Thatrsquo an annual rise of 8.9 per cent and puts the average price of a UK home at pou stanley mexico nd;272,003.Corporate newsIn addition to the AstraZeneca news:Ryanairrsquo repo stanley polska rted an eight per cent fall in post-tax profit, to euro;523m. A tougher environment meant it had to cut fares, which hit performance.Dixons says itrsquo planning to sell itrsquo loss-making central European operations to NAY group, ahead of its pound;3.7bn merger with Carphone Warehous |