Remove 2006 Remove 2007 Remove Human Resources Remove Innovation
article thumbnail

But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement.

Blog 305
article thumbnail

QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Nicholas Bate’s Book ‘Instant MBA’ and Other Great Resources for 2010 Nicholas Bate is a prolific thinker, blogger and author. He shared some of his best work with me in 2009, in form of his books and innovatively done cards. More than that, he is a wonderful friend.

Quality 170
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Scaling Lesson from Facebook’s Miraculous 10-Year Rise

Harvard Business Review

In early 2006, Diego Rodriguez and I started teaching a class we called “Creating Infectious Action” at the Stanford d. We were tickled when we realized the coincidence, because it wasn’t long at all after we started thinking about scaling that we had our first conversations with someone from Facebook.

article thumbnail

How Labor Standards Can Be Good for Growth

Harvard Business Review

Nike is a leading example of how both anti-sweatshop campaigns and labor standards in trade agreements can be good for innovation and growth in developing countries. In late 2006, Nike broke off relations with its existing supplier in Sialkot amid concerns over labor issues. Nike began contracting with Silver Star in 2007.