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Four Steps for Making Better Decisions

Next Level Blog

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.

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3 Steps to Break Out in a Tired Industry

Harvard Business Review

” The men thought that these customers, on arrival, really did not need a porter to pick up their luggage and carry it to their room – after all, they had likely just brought it all the way from the airport on their own. In both 2010 and 2011, TripAdvisor voted citizenM “The Trendiest Hotel in the World.”

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

Harvard Business Review

Each step in this process leads to another. It’s analyzing processes, measuring outcomes, and changing practices until you get it right. Health care spending topped $2 trillion in 2011. The Cleveland Clinic’s Journey. A patient-focused institute combines medical and surgical departments for specific diseases or body systems.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Michel Porter and Mark Kramer pioneered the idea of “creating shared value,” arguing that businesses can generate economic value by identifying and addressing social problems that intersect with their business. Redesigning products to meet environmental standards or social needs offers new business opportunities.

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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. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture. He has advised two U.S.

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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.