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The Leap from Project Manager to CEO Is Hard — But Not Impossible

Harvard Business Review

Why isn’t successful management of high-stakes projects and organizational resources sufficient to ascend to the top ranks of the business? Project managers who aspire to be CEOs are often surprised to learn that their skills, while highly valuable, do not directly align with those needed for positions of executive leadership.

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The Ethics of Ambition

Phil McKinney

The ambitious person who steps on others to ascend the ladder or sacrifices integrity for personal gain has crossed an ethical line. It's about setting lofty goals and pursuing them with tenacity and determination. Yet, ambition becomes ethically challenging when pursued without regard for others or the common good.

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Achieving Synergy and Orchestration in the Business Ecosystem of the Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs

Ecosystems4Innovating

Introducing the essential components of the Business Ecosystem The Business Ecosystem within the Hierarchy of Ecosystems The Hierarchy of Business Ecosystems In exploring the Business Ecosystem, we ascend to the second layer, Business Synergy and its Orchestration – Interconnected Solutions and Cooperative Strategies.

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Seven Companies That Failed to Innovate and What Happened to Them

IdeaScale

Right when Amazon was beginning to ascend, in 2008, Borders ended the partnership and announced it was going to launch its own online operation. Perhaps most confusingly, Borders and Amazon worked together for a while, with Amazon essentially serving as Borders’ online operation.

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From CxO to Individual Contributor: A Journey Back to Passion

Tullio Siragusa

The pursuit of personal fulfillment and passion often takes a backseat to the societal pressure to ascend the corporate ladder. But what if embracing a “lesser” role is the key to unlocking greater satisfaction, personal growth, and even benefiting the company in new and unexpected ways?

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The Business Case for Open Innovation

IdeaScale

The CD was ascendant, people were buying millions of albums a year, and the industry had a perfect business model that sold songs using radio hits, but to buy the song meant buying the album. This not only helps you refine your product, your customers know that you’re listening to them. Futureproofing Your Business.

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Moving Beyond Boundaries in the Ecosystem of Enterprises

Ecosystems4Innovating

Sub – Title: “Prosperity Unleashed Through Collaborative Power” The Ecosystem of Enterprises- the Apex in the Hierarchy of Business Ecosystems The Ecosystem of Enterprises Layer- the pinnacle or apex Ascend to the pinnacle within the Hierarchy of Business Ecosystem Needs where entities dynamically achieve prosperity through collaborative (..)