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Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, and Apple's Innovation Premium

Harvard Business Review

As Steve Jobs steps down as Apple's CEO — and Tim Cook takes over — many folks are wondering whether Apple can keep its innovation engine humming. During Jobs' absence from 1986-1998, Apple's innovation premium dropped by 30% as the company quit innovating and its investors lost confidence. Can he do it?

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What Makes New Orleans a Startup City to Rival the “Big Three”

Harvard Business Review

Prior to Hurricane Katrina, in 2005, New Orleans was a place where too many people accepted that the city’s zenith had passed over 150 years ago. Now, New Orleans is being recognized as a hub of innovation, with a rate of business startups 64% higher than the national average.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman of the Gallup Organization present the findings of an extensive research undertaking involving over 80,000 managers in over 400 companies – the most comprehensive analysis of employee engagement done in the world. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011). Drucker passed away in 2005.

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

Trust is a common factor in the cost-benefits analysis, compliance with authority, or loyalty to leaders hypotheses. Before joining MassMutual in 2005, Mark served as general counsel and secretary to the following three public companies prior to their sale/mergers: Fisher Scientific International Inc.,

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The 2010 Execution Round-Up: Six Companies That Couldn't 'Get It.

Strategy Driven

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

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To Cut Health Costs, Focus on the First Minutes of Care

Harvard Business Review

Just one in three diagnostic mistakes result from physicians’ mental mistakes, according to a 2005 analysis by the Archives of Internal Medicine. But the latest innovations in imaging and diagnostic testing can lower costs by improving the odds of a correct diagnosis. Cutting costs Health Innovation' Four things.

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Expanding the Reach of Primary Care in Developing Countries

Harvard Business Review

How the most innovative providers are creating value. We interviewed leaders in 37 private for-profit and non-profit primary care programs identified in the Center for Health Market Innovations database and operating in over 25 developing countries. Market focus. North Star Alliance is a strong example in SubSaharan Africa.