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Five Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation

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In 2009, the company expanded to Brooklyn. Here are five strategies for doing so: Think like a business. Innovation business model innovation kaplan nonprofit' That first location was so successful that Housing Works soon opened another outlet to handle the demand, and then another, and another still. Package up offerings.

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Best Leadership Books of 2011

Leading Blog

Good Strategy Bad Strategy : The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard Rumelt. What to Ask the Person in the Mirror : Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential by Robert Steven Kaplan. Best Leadership Books of 2009. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.

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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

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According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. Try this simple test.

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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

CO2

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. Failure to Focus On Strategy.

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How the U.S. Can Reduce Waste in Health Care Spending by $1 Trillion

Harvard Business Review

But, as Michael Porter and Robert Kaplan of Harvard Business School have argued , we need to examine costs at a more granular level at which clinical outcomes are matched with the business and administrative processes. We believe that the United States should pursue both strategies.