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Why Elon Musk’s New Strategy Makes Sense

Harvard Business Review

The first installment had been written in 2006. It outlined Tesla’s automotive strategy and it has been pretty much followed to the letter. The second installment moves Tesla beyond the traditional car market, with a plan to reconfigure our cities, energy systems, and our impact on the environment.

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The Best Companies Know How to Balance Strategy and Purpose

Harvard Business Review

Before the iPhone was introduced, in 2007, Nokia was the dominant mobile phone maker with a clearly stated purpose — “Connecting people” — and an aggressive strategy for sustaining market dominance. In 2006 alone, Nokia introduced 39 new mobile-device models. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

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Your Organization Wastes Time. Here’s How to Fix It.

Harvard Business Review

Companies wind up in trouble and squander the time, talent, and energy of their workforce when they lose focus, spend money on things that don’t make a difference to employees or the future of the business, and use operating models that are out of whack. redesign the operating model. Redesign the Operating Model.