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Think SoLoMo or SoCoLoMo – Social Commerce, Local & Mobile – For Digital Success

Modern Servant Leader

In an evolving digital work place, it is critical for leaders to think of their products, services and leadership in terms of SoCoLoMo. Employee Trust: 82% of employees say they trust a company more when the CEO and leadership team communicate via social media. Billion in 2010 to 7.9 Billion in 2015. Checking In: 16.7

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Gun Manufacturers Need to Lead Change, Not Just Follow the Law

Harvard Business Review

Investors also did well: A $100 investment in Ruger in late 2010 was worth $443 in late 2015, while the equivalent investment in the S&P 500 yielded only $163 over that time frame. Remington sells to both federally licensed wholesalers and directly to some federally licensed retailers (Walmart being its largest retail account).

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Rural China Offers Big Opportunities, Too

Harvard Business Review

Departing Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao recently urged his China leadership not to pursue an urbanization policy that neglects the needs and wants of China's significant rural population. And while only 34 percent of the rural population earned more than $882 per year in 2009, this proportion is expected to reach 54 percent in 2015.

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

CEO Kenneth Samet, along with Wagner and the six other executives on the leadership team, set a long-term goal of building a major growth business from these new areas. MedStar connects all three portfolios not just through resource allocation but through the constant efforts of the leadership team, which does not delegate this task.

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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business Review

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. ” Not only has this purpose served Nordstrom well for decades, but it has helped the company overcome the multichannel challenges most retailers struggle with.

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The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles

Harvard Business Review

” It explains why firms that have anchored their strategies to content have ceded digital leadership to those that have focused on connections. JC Penney spent no money on television advertising during the 2015 Super Bowl, yet its “mittens” campaign was one of the most watched. That is some group of people.

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