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Robert Amter: May 2014

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Even well-run manufacturing companies periodically have product quality problems. The lifeblood of a manufacturing company is controlling its costs. Quality problems increase costs and ultimately reduce sales. As such, successful chief executive officers pay attention to product quality costs and causes which are readily available in monthly financial and operating reports. Points up a serious flaw in its management process and culture. As reported in a recent Bloomberg article.

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Robert Amter: October 2013

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Monday, October 7, 2013. Steve Jobs compared to Peter Drucker. Into one of the most successful and valuable companies in history. He had a distinctive management style. How would his management compare to the advice Peter Drucker. Would give a CEO? Steve Jobs’ practice of management:. Focused on and generated well above average profits. Strictly limited priorities to three. Practiced full and open cross-functional communication. Hated PowerPoint presentations and written documents – preferred f...Treated...

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Robert Amter: April 2014

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Warren Buffett and Corporate Governance. Coca-Cola’s $13 billion management equity compensation plan was recently assessed as excessive by Warren Buffett and investment advisors, according to a NY Times article, “Buffett Punts on Pay”. Buffett is Coca-Cola's largest shareholder, owning 400 million shares. Ironically, in 2009, on the subject of excessive executive compensation, he said, “The way to get big shots to change their behavior is to embarrass them.”. To make sure every...

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Robert Amter: My Leadership Excellence magazine article “Seven lessons from a turnaround CEO”

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. My Leadership Excellence magazine article “Seven lessons from a turnaround CEO”. Leadership Excellence magazine published my article: "Mastering Leadership -. Seven lessons from a turnaround CEO". By Robert F. Amter. There are many theories about what it takes to be an effective Chief Executive Officer. Most are based on observation and research. 1 Understand the True Meaning of CEO. Naturally born leaders are very rare. It takes hard work to learn how to lead effectively. A perso...

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Robert Amter: September 2012

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Sunday, September 2, 2012. The Jaguar and Land Rover Turnaround. I was pleased to read the New York Times recent article “ Tata Motors Finds Success in Jaguar LandRover”. The article describes the turnaround of the troubled England based manufacturer of Jaguars and Land Rovers by Tata Motors an automobile manufacturer headquartered in India. Tata purchased the company from Ford Motor Company in 2008. Surprisingly, this may be an indication of some weakness in Ford's management ability.

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Robert Amter: August 2015

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Henry Paulson's Book “Dealing with China”. Henry Paulson, Jr. Has a new book titled “Dealing with China”. Is this a practical treatise on working with China? A Wall Street Journal book review by Jeffrey Wasserstrom. 8220;…careful language that will not bother Chinese censors…Mr. Paulson is too soft on his “old friends,” including the man now in power, Xi Jinping.”. The Financial Times review by James Kynge. Is on target as well:. These reactions are entirely understandable, lea...

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Robert Amter: Avoiding a Common Manufacturing Problem

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Monday, May 5, 2014. Avoiding a Common Manufacturing Problem. Costly move of its Mexican plant to its South Carolina plant is a common problem in manufacturing. Sadly it is an elementary, “Manufacturing 101”. Process that seasoned manufacturing managers know how to avoid. Contrary to Otis’ reasoning that “…it was trying to do too much”. T he principal cause was most likely that the “manufacturing fundamentals”. This would include inaccurate bills of material and routings in its cost system:. Not everythi...

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Robert Amter: What will the world look like in a decade?

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015. What will the world look like in a decade? Has 11 chilling predictions for what the world will look like a decade from now”. By Armin Rosen, Business Insider, June 16, 2015. The private intelligence firm Strategic Forecasting, or Stratfor. Recently published its Decade Forecast in which it projects the next 10 years of global political and economic developments. We expect Moscow's authority to weaken substantially, leading to the formal and informal fragmentation of Russia" the rep...

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Robert Amter: May 2015

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. My Leadership Excellence magazine article “Seven lessons from a turnaround CEO”. Leadership Excellence magazine published my article: "Mastering Leadership -. Seven lessons from a turnaround CEO". By Robert F. Amter. There are many theories about what it takes to be an effective Chief Executive Officer. Most are based on observation and research. 1 Understand the True Meaning of CEO. Naturally born leaders are very rare. It takes hard work to learn how to lead effectively. A perso...

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Robert Amter: Is China Headed for a Breakup Just Like The Soviet Union’s?

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Is China Headed for a Breakup Just Like The Soviet Union’s? The Wall Street Journal article “The Coming Chinese Crackup”. By Dr David Shambaugh. A leading expert on China, forecasts that China may be heading towards the same political breakup the Soviet Union experienced in 1991 under Mikhail Gorbachev. 8220;Consider five telling indications of the regime’s vulnerability and the party’s systemic weaknesses.”:. 4 The extensive corruption continues which is corroding support for ...