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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

It’s not leadership. The military has three of the four pieces of the puzzle you need: strategy, access to technology, leadership. Leadership was not the problem. Strategy, technology, leadership – those were fine. Taiwan announces its intention to comply with the U.S. It’s not technology. Organization Design.

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What’s Plan B? – The Small, the Agile, and the Many

Steve Blank

They converted reefs in international waters into airbases, creating unsinkable aircraft carriers that extend the range of their aircraft and are armed with surface to air missiles make it dangerous to approach China’s mainland and Taiwan. What To Do About It? And the odds are getting longer each year.

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

We made major investments in it, understanding that establishing basic and applied science leadership was necessary for us to build advanced weapons systems to defend our country and deter and if necessary, wage and win a war with the Soviet Union. China is working to build basic and applied science and technology leadership.

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

We made major investments in it, understanding that establishing basic and applied science leadership was necessary for us to build advanced weapons systems to defend our country and deter and if necessary, wage and win a war with the Soviet Union. China is working to build basic and applied science and technology leadership.

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8 Tips On Intercultural Communication And International Etiquette To Create Successful Business Relationships In Asia

YoungUpstarts

For years I’ve studied the cultures in 10 Asian countries: China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar (formerly Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Fast fact: In Taiwan, people work an average of 2,200 hours a year — a full 20 percent more than employees in Japan and the United States.

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[Interview] Pekka Viljakainen, Author of “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age” (Part II)

YoungUpstarts

Viljakainen’s was recently in town to give a talk and promote his book “ No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age “, and we were fortunate enough to catch him for a short interview to talk about how business leadership in the new digital era. How do you see leadership in the new millennium evolve?

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Furniture CEO Finds Balance between Success and Staying Grounded

Hearpreneur

With the state of North Carolina being the furniture capital of the world, Hickory and High Point the main producers, we sat down with Blake to learn more about how this location impacts his business as well as more information on his company, methods for combating stress, and leadership values. Tell us about your background.