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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

CIO

As a result, many new car companies are created and competition increases, says Tobias Altehed, who leads Volvo Cars’ digital organization and sits on the company’s extended management team. We need to take greater responsibility for the development of our digital products and not act as an internal supplier to our business.”

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Nigerian e-health pharmaceutical distribution startup DrugStoc secures $4.4 million Series A funding, embarks on expansion drive

TechCrunch

Chibuzo Opara and Adham Yehia, being all too familiar with the problems of poor pharmaceutical supply chains, are planning to widen the reach of DrugStoc, a e-health drug procurement platform that eliminates these challenges by linking drug companies with institutions such as hospitals and pharmacies, in Nigeria.

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Top Leaders of 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Started the school a few years ago to teach students who were too poor to attend regular school. John Rego was a Ranger Team Leader in Iraq. He trained for and completed his first triathlon and has his sights firmly set on doing an ironman. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: If Recession Hits, Infosec Teams Expected to Suffer the Fewest Job Losses

Tenable

1 - Cybersecurity teams to be the least impacted by job cuts With employers concerned about global economic headwinds and a possible recession, continued layoffs are probable in 2023, but infosec pros are the least likely employees to lose their jobs. Then check out how the Reddit breach has put phishing in the spotlight. And much more!

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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” The perception that strong leaders say no and weak leaders say yes is simply flawed thinking.

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Love and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

So why then is it that so many leaders seem to struggle with seeing a tender heart as a strength and not a weakness? It’s as if such an act would tarnish their reputation forever by making them appear weak. I believe the fear of public misperceptions have trained many people to completely avoid outward displays of compassion.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

From my perspective, the issues surrounding conflict resolution can be best summed-up in three words…&# Deal With It. &# While you can try and avoid conflict (bad idea), you cannot escape conflict…The fact of the matter is that conflict in the workplace is unavoidable.