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Four Steps for Making Better Decisions

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Main | What Leaders Can Learn About Speaking from Martin Luther King » January 17, 2011 Four Steps for Making Better Decisions A friend recently gave me a copy of a new book that’s out now, The Price of Everything by Eduardo Porter.  I found Porter’s book to be a fun and thought provoking read. Thanks Camille!

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HBR's Best Videos, Infographics, Podcasts, and Slideshows of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Our most-read slideshow in 2011 was " Difficult Conversations: Nine Common Mistakes." Our most-watched video was " Rethinking Capitalism " with Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter. We sat down with Rotman Dean Roger Martin, author of Fixing the Game , to talk about the skewed incentives of CEO compensation.

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The State of Strategy Consulting, 2011

Harvard Business Review

co-founded by Michael Porter back in the early 1980s, has seen better days. Or, sometimes related, they have a new CEO with a mandate to shake things up and make her mark. One CEO I talked with rattled off a list of undertakings for which he had enlisted consulting help. Monitor & Co.,

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, as material consumption in emerging economies rises, we also face the fact that, as of the end of 2011, the Earth now contains seven billion people ; by 2050, that global population is projected to reach nine billion. Witness Chris Lazslo's work on sustainable value , and Michael Porter's theorizing about shared value.

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Finding My Own Path to Shared Value

Harvard Business Review

But to name the one piece that has resonated most with me in recent years, I would have to single out " Creating Shared Value " by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer. The article has enjoyed much attention since it first appeared in January 2011. May Porter's and Kramer's work inspire many more to join the fight.

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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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Value-Based Health Care Is Inevitable and That’s Good

Harvard Business Review

Decisions from the CEO on down are made by physicians based on what is best for the patient. Health care spending topped $2 trillion in 2011. To remain viable in today’s rapidly evolving environment, health care systems must reduce costs while continuing to improve quality and outcomes. The Cleveland Clinic’s Journey. Mining Data.