Europe has lost it

This is a snippet from the 13th Gold Nugget, “Do you have the right Captains?”! In this episode, we discuss the highest entity in an organisation. The board is key to strategic development when it comes to being successful with innovation or in dynamic environments. Yet most board members are uninvolved in the day-to-day business and react to filtered information. In our opinion, it is not the ideal way. There are better ways, especially in Great Britain. We also discuss what it takes to be a good CEO and what fails teams or even complete organisations. Enjoy the Gold Nugget and set sail for success!

Watch the full Gold Nugget 13 on the Goldcasting website!

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Flow pattern of a slurry. It shows the better feedability of Rheocasting slurries in comparison to liquid HPDC

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