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Book Review of “Good Company: Business Success in the Worthiness Era”

The Practical Leader

Good Company is an inspiring and uplifting read for those of us working to bring about a values-based leadership revolution. The two companies in the “highest” category were United Parcel Service and Walt Disney. Critics of this book will likely try to dismiss it as left wing propaganda describing an unrealistic utopia.

Company 53
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How to (Gradually) Become a Different Company

Harvard Business Review

It initially lost about half of its revenues by divesting its copper and zinc smelting business, but by 2010 it had quadrupled its revenues to €2 billion through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth. Acquisitions are part and parcel of a transformation. Safeguard the short-term performance of the ongoing business.

Company 11
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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

From time to time, the basis of competition in an industry shifts so dramatically that shifting with it requires a new long-term vision that calls for the organization to do things it never would have done in the past. Connecting Three Different Business Portfolios.