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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

By management system, they're referring to the integrated set of processes and tools that a company uses to develop its strategy, translate it into operational actions, and monitor and improve the effectiveness of both. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Discipline I.

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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

By management system, they're referring to the integrated set of processes and tools that a company uses to develop its strategy, translate it into operational actions, and monitor and improve the effectiveness of both. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Discipline I.

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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

As Nike's Senior Portfolio Manager Adam Day says, "The global development sector had overlooked the enormous potential of investing in adolescent girls to reduce global poverty. Day says, "we have been able to use the best of our Nike DNA, but have the freedom to operate as an independent force for change in the development sector.

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Compete on Know-Why, Not Know-How

Harvard Business Review

I call these types of insights core insights, a concept which I first introduced in my book, Innovation X. Core insights are a complement to the familiar notion of core competencies , which were first advocated by Gary Hamel and the late C.K. Forward-looking.

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How the Best Restaurants in the World Balance Innovation and Consistency

Harvard Business Review

For example, at The Fat Duck in the UK (which has had three Michelin stars since 2004, except in 2016 when it closed for refurbishment, and where I worked on the innovation side), cooking temperatures are systematically controlled to 0.1°C, books and cooking gadgets), developing brand partnerships, and opening more restaurants.

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Zappos’ CEO on Using Corporate Relocation to Preserve Customer-Led Culture

Harvard Business Review

One of the most significant came in early 2004 when we decided to relocate from San Francisco to Las Vegas. But we were reluctant to relinquish control of something that is one of Zappo’s core competencies. We also lost some good people: Our star software developer loved San Francisco and decided not to leave.

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