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What Ever Happened to the Pepsi Generation? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • November 20, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. November 21, 2011 at 5:08 am. However, it woke up Coke who were forced to look beyond their advertising and instead at their operational strategy. November 21, 2011 at 7:20 am. November 25, 2011 at 12:02 am.

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Turnarounds and the Big Play | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • December 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. Firstly, by facilitating all aspects of Appleā€™s hardware and pre-installing its own operating system, he secured sustainable competitive insularity. December 13, 2011 at 3:50 am. Human Resources. December 2011.

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • August 29, 2011Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. billion in sales) provides huge economies of scale throughout the operation, especially in production, fixed overheads, distribution and marketing. October 8, 2011 at 5:19 am. October 15, 2011 at 8:39 am.

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Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! The Resource: Management Improvement Carnival What it is:  The Management Improvement Carnival is similar to other blog carnivals that you may be familiar with (e.g. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S.

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But My Business Is Differentā€¦ | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. Well actually, no it’s not. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

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The Most Efficient Die Early

Harvard Business Review

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 Total losses from those two disasters were very likely greater than the savings companies had won, over the preceding years, by squeezing out costs and making their supply chains so efficient. So the goal should not be greater efficiency, but rather efficiency where it makes sense.

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The Big Picture of Business ā€“ Planning and Budgeting in Downsized Times

Strategy Driven

Validate your worth to the overall company operation. Become top management’s partner in efficiency of operations. Values in terms of efficiencies: Meantime between new product introductions. Speed, accuracy and efficiency of project fulfillment. Continuous quality improvement within your own operation.