Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

Economywide ROIC has trended downward since the 1980s, falling from above 6% in the mid-1960s to 5% in 1980, then to 3% in 1990, and to only a bit more than 1% by 2010. Deloitte attributes this fall in part to rising competitive intensity, as a result of new technologies and lower entry barriers. An increasing number of U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

According to research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), EP constitutes 26% of what senior leaders say it takes to get to the next promotion. In today’s hypercompetitive world, the organization absolutely needs you to bring your whole self to work.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Nordstrom has increased its sales by 50 percent from 2010 to 2015 through both online and offline sales. All of this digital technology—be it apps, analytics, or social media tools—is tightly integrated to serve the customer via Nordstrom’s empowered employees. Who wouldn’t want to work at a place like that?

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