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Tom Polen and the art of starting again
He arrived at BD through an acquisition, left, and came back. Tom Polen’s career offers a close look at how a company changes - and how its leader persuades people to change with it.
Peter Arduini and the art of coming back
He learned to sell at a roadside vegetable stand, learned to lead at GE, then left for sixteen years. His return came with an unusual assignment: help a familiar business learn to stand on its own.
Larry Culp and the importance of small things
He took apart General Electric. Larry Culp’s career is a long education in getting a little better by paying attention to what is right in front of him.
Andrea Walter Put a Lean Factory Mindset Inside the Marketing Department
The Ease.io CMO has spent more than 20 years moving from brand campaigns to enterprise software. Her sharpest idea is also her simplest: marketing should work like a good production system - visible, useful and built to improve.