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3 Ways to Confront Economic Adversity in 2011

Coaching Tip

Transforming time from an adversary into an ally has helped me develop the positive mindset to be able to dust myself off from my own early business failures and build my company, Weatherchem, into the leader in my industry. . Bottom line, the American economy is multi-faceted, robust and resilient.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Medium-term value drivers look forward to indicate whether a company can maintain and improve its revenue growth and ROIC over the next one to five years (or longer for companies, such as pharmaceutical manufacturers, that have long product cycles). As with the other measures, what is important varies by industry. Copyright (c) 2011.

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

Strategy Driven

We’ve established a strong correlation between coherence, as we define it, and superior performance over time in a number of industries. Those companies that focus on building a system of three to six best-in-class, interlocking capabilities that support their way to play achieve a right to win in their industries.

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Why The Best Hospitals Are Managed by Doctors

Harvard Business Review

Doctors were once viewed as ill-prepared for leadership roles because their selection and training led them to become “heroic lone healers.” The emphasis on patient-centered care and efficiency in the delivery of clinical outcomes means that physicians are now being prepared for leadership. ” But this is changing.

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China, South Africa Advance Sustainability Efforts

Harvard Business Review

Companies included in the ETF include major airlines, pharmaceuticals, industrials, and technology. We came back from China excited about the potential contribution this country can make to a sustainable economy and society for itself and the leadership it can provide for the rest of the world. Stay tuned.

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Technology Progresses When Business, Government, and Academia Work Together

Harvard Business Review

By the mid-1980’s, the American semiconductor industry seemed like it was doomed. So in 1986, the American government created SEMATECH , a consortium of government agencies, research institutions and private industry. The initial breakthrough came in 1987, but the first drug wasn’t approved until 2011.

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How Meditation Benefits CEOs

Harvard Business Review

Mindfulness is quickly following yoga in becoming a billion-dollar industry. He says he’s seeing a growing interest among leaders in meditation as a way to build leadership skills – and achieve business goals. Patrick Pilz. Why are business leaders embracing meditation rather than, say, massage or ping-pong?

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