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Are Customers Or Employees More Important?

The Horizons Tracker

In 2005, Vineet Nayar made waves when he announced that the Indian IT company HCL would put employees first. The consumer-centric business model is continuing to evolve, becoming more personalized than ever. These trends are affecting the labor market, and how employees are treated,” the researchers conclude.

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Robert Iger's 20 Leadership Lessons

Leading Blog

Iger truly embraces innovation. When he took over as CEO in 2005, he laid out three strategic priorities saying it should be about the future, not the past : Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

Still the agency drags on with its year-old push to end Saturday delivery , the most powerful innovation they can muster — which to be implemented would still take 2 years. This vignette raises a key leadership question: Why do leaders wait too long to modify or abandon their business models?

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Local, Targeted and Religious Marketing… | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

About Portfolio Resources eBuzz Blog Home Blog Main Page Local, Targeted and Religious Marketing… RSS Feed Local, Targeted and Religious Marketing… By Rajesh Setty on Sun 17 Aug 2008, 6:08 PM - View Comments Kavitha (my wife) and Sumukh (our son) are currently in India on a holiday. Rajesh Setty Entrepreneur.

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DVD Rental Battle Zone – Netflix vs Blockbuster+RedBox+Hulu+Cable.

Rajesh Setty

Netflix model was simple and the core still continues to be the same. While Netflix continues to enjoy the advantage of their innovation, it is now being attacked by a number of players. Here is the list of companies that are not allies but each one of them are trying to take a piece of the market. Its even 100% free!

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

Still the agency drags on with its year-old push to end Saturday delivery , the most powerful innovation they can muster — which to be implemented would still take 2 years. This vignette raises a key leadership question: Why do leaders wait too long to modify or abandon their business models?

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Digital Business Models Should Have to Follow the Law, Too

Harvard Business Review

Nowhere is that more prominent than in the current crop of digital businesses, which tend to skirt laws they find inconvenient. When YouTube launched in 2005 as an independent company, not yet owned by Google, it was one of dozens of video sites competing vigorously both for video content and for viewers. Insight Center.