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What is the Price?

Kevin Eikenberry

I’m looking forward to reading it (my copy is on the way) and after I’ve read it I will share more. Join the Bud to Boss Community to Connect to Resourcing Relationships Our new Bud to Boss Community will provide resources and support to help you become the best leader you can be.

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Water's Economics as Muddy as Ever

Harvard Business Review

"Off the charts" is both figuratively and literally accurate: the data for the last 100 years shows a tight regression of temperature and water availability in Texas.except for the 2011 drought, which is far off the line (three degrees hotter with an inch less rainfall than any previous year). billion in agricultural production alone.

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The $300 House: A Hands-On Approach to a Wicked Problem

Harvard Business Review

Nearly every criticism the authors levy in their op-ed is answered in 12 blog posts , a magazine article from January/February 2011, a video interview , and a slideshow that integrated community and commentary, which were published between last October and this May. The authors have an implicit negative view on business.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Hoping to alleviate their concerns, this article also provides concrete examples of how sustainability benefits the bottom line. Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Since its launch in 2012, Flyknit has reduced 3.5

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The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 1

Strategy Driven

Business development. However, the manual writing of spreadsheets gave us the chance to digest and learn from the information, developing the skills to better program for our audience. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter.

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How Marketers Can Connect Profit and Purpose

Harvard Business Review

Six years ago, Harvard’s Michael Porter and FSG’s Mark Kramer made the bold statement that shared value — the idea that the purpose of a company is to achieve both shareholder profit and social purpose — would “reinvent capitalism.” Andy Roberts/Getty Images.

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Can Insurance Companies Incentivize Their Customers to Be Healthier?

Harvard Business Review

Insurance is therefore a natural shared value industry — one that can employ the idea proposed by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter and Mark Kramer of FSG in 2011. Consider the Vitality program developed by the South African insurance company Discovery over 25 years ago.