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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? At the risk of drawing the ire of corporate elitists, I submit to you that the dumber your business is, the better off you are.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

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Innovation, improvements, or these 'Next' Practices should be looked at in all facets of your business value proposition, your core. As one example; if you are a manufacturing organization, innovation in your core could include new and improved materials, new techniques, novel approaches to supply chain management etc.

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The Future Economy Project: Q&A with Marne Levine

Harvard Business Review

Levine talked with HBR about her firm’s sustainability efforts as part of the Future Economy Project, an HBR initiative that shares real-world lessons on sustainability leadership. When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Andrew Liveris.

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Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Here's my take on the 10 big stories in sustainability and green business this year: The usual sustainability drivers got stronger. Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). The greening of the supply chain.

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P&G Innovates on Razor-Thin Margins

Harvard Business Review

Third, P&G didn't stop at an India-tailored product, but built an India-tailored business model. All manufacturing is done locally to further control production and supply chain costs, resulting in razors and blade cartridges selling for 15 and 5 rupees , respectively (or about $0.30 This blog is co-authored with John R.