Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

A 2010 IBM survey found that 79% of global chief executives foresaw "high or very high complexity" over the next five years, but only 49% felt their organization was prepared to handle it. Through our partnership with Allianz we were able to access £150,000 of funding to carry on with our social franchise model.

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Entrepreneur Company Six Sigma Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2014

Prior to joining American Express in 2010, Schulman was CEO of Virgin Mobile and Priceline. Instead of thinking about technology for technology’s sake, we studied the real consumer pain points in the market. There’s a saying that “It’s expensive to be poor,” and it really applies to these segments of the market.

Execution 8

Execution Software Banking Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In 2010, Google rocked the $60 billion broadband industry by announcing plans to deploy fiber-based home internet service, offering connections up to a gigabit per second — 100 times faster than average speeds at the time. Major markets were migrating to two segments — a high-end served by cable and a low-end served by DSL.

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Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Any number of franchised coaching offerings can be purchased at affordable prices, numerous affliliations with the hot coaching brand de-jure are available for the asking, or if all else fails coaches can just go it alone as a solo practitioner – the more the merrier right? As you say, it is not about the coach.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2011

The success formula is part car guy, part bean counter, and part strategist. A succession of CEOs prior to Rick Wagoner (who fought heroically to overcome the dreadful hand he was dealt) allowed all manner of legacy costs to build up (retiree health, Jobs Bank, etc.) market: small and mid-car. Outside the U.S., And in the U.S.

Company 12

Company Franchising Fixed Costs Banking 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

Add to that the problem of intra-European financial markets with "national" regulatory institutions and the lack of a Europe-wide deposit insurance scheme or common debt instrument, and one can start to understand why the euro zone is going through an existential crisis with still no real end in sight.

Crisis 11

Crisis Policies Banking Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Political campaigns are marketing campaigns, messages aimed at selling a product. Yet by 2004 its market share was down to 3%. It focused its efforts on earning a majority share of Europe’s digital classified advertising market (a product that connects buyers and sellers). Bigger marketing budgets may not pay off.

Media 11

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 11

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

The politician makes speeches and promises motivated by pride, ego, notoriety, power, position, stature, and personal success. One might add that at the time of the Founders, America had approximately 2 million people, and many fewer had the franchise than today. M [link] James Strock Great points, Mike. Thanks for stopping by Mark.

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