Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

On Google’s earnings call for the first quarter of 2006 – more than a year before the iPhone was released and more than two years before the release of the first Android-operated smartphone – CEO Eric Schmidt went out of his way to talk about mobile. In 2011 we were playing a bit of catch-up compared to the market.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management.

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Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

The company came along in 2005, after years of focus on low-fat products had left the US yogurt market vulnerable. Chobani’s brand strategy focused on the taste, texture, affordability, and authenticity of its “real” yogurt. By 2011, Chobani was the number-one yogurt brand in America. Branding Marketing Strategy'

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Apparel Brand Sports Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

Through research and my own consulting experience, I’ve found four practices that explain these companies’ mastery of the art of acquisition: They only buy companies that fit their core strategy. But midsize companies such as EORM shop carefully, making sure the deal is in line with their core strategy. The San Jose, Calif.-based

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011). Drucker passed away in 2005. Winning (2005). According to Sinek, great companies and leaders start with the “Why” layer. By Daniel H. This is one of his most popular books. By Clayton M.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The first category is exogenous factors over which the business has little control: the growth of the markets into which it sells; the competitive intensity and thus the average profitability of the industry in which it operates; or the fragmentation of its industry and thus the scope for a growth-by-acquisition approach.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. They have been tapping into the sophisticated technical and scientific talent available in Western economies as part of their strategy to access international markets and build global brands. and the U.K.

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Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 9

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

That is, it isn’t enough to have solid strategies and good programs – to be successful, you must also have the influence to get them implemented. For years, I operated with the belief that all I had to do was come up with the most brilliantly creative and strategically sound solution.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Get out in the field – engage with your teammates, roll up your sleeves, talk to customers – especially if there’s distance between you and your actual operations. At the same time, it’s a great reminder to the more experienced ones who may have forgotten some of these key strategies. SURESHKUMAR.S

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Leadership How To Blog Learning-by-Doing 337

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

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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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 15, 2010

Plus, taking these critical cogs in the wheel out of circulation for even a few days can certainly be a burden on the operation. Leave a Comment { 2 trackbacks } DeskAway Blog » Blog Archive » Assessing the Team for Enhanced Teamwork Links for March 21 2010 | Dallas Technology Strategy Consulting | Eric D.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

Emerging digital firms compete with knowledge, strategy, and expert human capital, attacking even the largest established firms. They operate as lean organizations, using cloud and internet-based infrastructure, and launch and distribute products more quickly than did firms that competed with factories, warehouses, inventories, and suppliers.

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IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

In 2011, Netflix announced it would split into two businesses, then retreated after only three weeks. An effective strategy must therefore either prevent discontent in the first place, or prevent it from spreading to a wider population. The third step is to understand the most effective strategies for countering insurgency.

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Brand PR Strategy Politics 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

In 2010, 20% of China's urban consumers spent more money than they did the previous year because they were first-time buyers; that figure dropped to just 5% in 2011, according to our survey. That's important for growth; many multinational companies still operate only in a handful of top-tier cities in China.

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Productivity Products McKinsey Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Primary care delivery faces additional challenges for scaling because it operates on thin margins, often is not highly valued by patients, and has difficulty attracting trained providers. North Star primarily serves truck drivers and sex workers, operating in the afternoons and evenings to fit its clients’ schedules.

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Development Health Care Operations Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

It’s unreasonable to expect the architects of the strategies and practices that led to your downfall to see the error of their ways, or the right path forward. Since Knudstorp took over, Lego’s revenues have increased by 400%, and its operating profit margin has increased from -21% to 34%. The results were amazing.

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Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

According to recent estimates from the Telework Research Network, telecommuting grew by over 70 percent between 2005 & 2011 - and based on existing trends, the number of virtual or telecommuting workers will expand to almost five million by 2016. Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion.

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Tips Team Management Teamwork 145

Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

According to recent estimates from the Telework Research Network, telecommuting grew by over 70 percent between 2005 & 2011 - and based on existing trends, the number of virtual or telecommuting workers will expand to almost five million by 2016. Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion.

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Tips Team Management Teamwork 133

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

When Mark Hurd took over as CEO in 2005, he took that picture down, and noticeably didn’t put his own up on the wall. As one senior manager noted, “he knew the operations and its numbers better than many business unit heads.” People found that to be very tacky. Great leaders recognize their own weaknesses.

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