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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. October 31, 2011 at 11:12 am. October 31, 2011 at 11:52 am. October 31, 2011 at 12:33 pm. Great strategies bring a razor sharpness to the company that energizes both employees and customers. December 2011.

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Leading Collaboratively…a 21st Century Necessity

You're Not the Boss of Me

Jones January 31, 2011 at 2:26 am Gwyn, I couldn’t agree with you more. Thanks, Brandon Reply Gwyn Teatro January 31, 2011 at 10:21 pm Hi Brandon, Yes, I agree. Reply Lise Moen January 31, 2011 at 9:10 am Loved this! Lise Reply Gwyn Teatro January 31, 2011 at 10:21 pm Thanks Lise! Couldn’t agree more.

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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. Moreover, fixed assets are more difficult to leverage across diverse businesses than capabilities, and they tend to expire, become obsolete, or give way to related services. It’s a ‘sharp pencil’ capabilities system rooted in superior information.

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Pinterest as Free Market Research

Harvard Business Review

Then I heard that it grew 429% from September to December 2011. In a culture that flowers with an increasingly diverse variety, this is useful. Pinterest founders Ben Silbermann , and Evan Sharp are mapping American culture. My first reaction was panic. You know how it goes. First I heard about Pinterest. OK, so this is.

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The Revolution Will Be Managed

Harvard Business Review

On September 17, 2011, Occupy Wall Street took over Zuccotti Park, in the heart of the financial district in Lower Manhattan. It continues to live on in places as far-flung and diverse as Iran, Burma and Zimbabwe, just to name a few. The contrast is sharp and it is no accident.

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Subscription Businesses Are Booming. Here’s How to Value Them

Harvard Business Review

subscribers in 2017, and the industry as a whole has been growing at 200% annually since 2011. There are over two thousand consumer-focused subscription businesses capitalizing upon customers’ diverse tastes. Business-to-consumer subscription businesses have attracted more than 11 million U.S.

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