Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Jeff Dyer’s previous book The Innovator’s DNA, co-authored with by Clayton Christensen and Hal Gregersen, is a bestseller, has already been published in more than 13 languages, and won the 2011 Innovation Book of the Year Award from Chartered Management Institute. Jeff is Professor of Strategy at Brigham Young University and Wharton.

Uncertainty 214

Uncertainty Organization Christensen Tactics 214

Women on Business

OCTOBER 2, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: A study by the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) found that the funds managed by its member firms (79% of which are owned by minorities and 69% of which have women or minorities in at least half of the investment roles) had a median net internal rate of return of 15% from 1998-2011.

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Rate of Return Asset Management Banking Report 165

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. According to licensing agreements and industry sources, Monsanto’s stranglehold on the genetically-engineered seed market in the United States and the world squeezes customers, limits competitors and provides staggering profits. April 2011.

Strategy 131

Strategy CEO Company Competitive Advantage 131

Coaching Tip

AUGUST 4, 2011

Here's an excerpt from our Club EWI resource, the free 50-page 2011 Independent Investor eBook , which quotes one of Prechter's research papers. Three years after the start of 4Q 1987, stock prices were still below their level of that time despite 30 uninterrupted quarters of rising GDP. Figure 10 shows these two events. continued).

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GDP eBook Short-term Marketing 99

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 2, 2011

Beginning on January 1, 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will group people by the actual number of weeks of unemployment, up to five years. There's a price to be paid for the excesses of the past decade; the U.S. Source: The New Yorker, January 3, 2011.

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Long-term Hotels Transportation Information Technology 99

Coaching Tip

AUGUST 7, 2011

As the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 513 points last Thursday, then gyrated wildly on Friday, all of Wall Street seemed to be asking the same question: What the heck is going on? The American consumer confronts a toxic mix of weak home prices and high unemployment. Source: The New York Times, August 7, 2011. Prechter Jr.:

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Hedge Wilde Price Follow-up 95

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 18, 2011

For example, Recreational Vehicle (RV) and Watercraft industries lead the economy during the up and downside of a business cycle. Traditionally, these recreational industries have led the U.S. Source: The New York Times, December 18, 2011. We don’t know what normal consumption looks like.

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Class Industry Marketing Finance 90

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Although uncertainty is accelerating, it isn’t affecting all industries the same way. and technological uncertainty (can we make a desirable solution?) — and how much uncertainty your industry faces depends on the interaction of the two. As the overall rate of invention across industries increases, so does technological uncertainty.

Uncertainty 22

Uncertainty Industry Bottom-up Technology 22

Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

 She has been published in leading industry magazines and ghost authored a number of chapters for books published by Linkage, Inc and Pearson Education. include: MacDermid, Sanofi-Aventis, Mattel, Fisher-Price, Raytheon, USDA, Catalina Marketing, Nielsen Media, Starbucks, Fortune Brands, U.S.C., Johnson & Johnson and others.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 100

Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 14, 2011

 The pain of discipline is always less than the price of regret.  The pain of discipline is always less than the price of regret.   Today I have an excellent audio book from Robin Sharma to share with you.  Enjoy!  Again, when you take care of your people, they in turn take care of Clients. 

Leadership 145

Leadership Human Resources Blog Resources 145

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Yet, in an economy whereby 60% of GDP and 85% of exports are derived from oil and gas, the need to diversify is evident, not least due to the decline in oil prices since 2014 that many believe is the new normal and the political and economic blockade that was imposed by some neighboring countries in June 2017.

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Resources Innovation GDP Education 78

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The entire pricing structure should probably be re-evaluated. Here’s another brief example of this type of thing in a different industry, a for-profit one (assuming you collect anecdotes like this). It was clear to most of us at about 3 minutes in that this makes no sense; what a gross misuse of resources.

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USP Video Workshop Learning-by-Doing 185

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

It turned out that the unit was driving profits by raising prices and cutting marketing and advertising expenditures. Higher prices and reduced advertising created an opening for competitors to take away market share, which they did. The next thing the company knew, it couldn’t raise prices anymore, and market share kept falling.

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ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2011

in September 2011, down slightly from the three-year peak of 6.5% in July 2011 — appears likely to remain a priority. Why are food prices — which rose by 13.4% in September 2011, the same as in August, though down from a July 2011 peak increase of 14.8% — staying so stubbornly high?

Price 8

Price Sharpe Banking Class 8

Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The riots that ensued—propelled in part by anger over high food prices—drove Ben Ali from power and spread to Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, and Algeria. Sources: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, February 21, 2011 and The New York Times, February 20, 2011. He died two weeks later. I think bulls are about to lead people over a cliff.”.

Long-term 95

Long-term Politics Marketing Crisis 95

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

However, even the most significant recent breaches had very little impact on the company’s stock price. Industry analysts have inferred that shareholders are numb to news of data breaches. The company’s stock price decreased slightly one week after the announcement. By now, it has long surpassed its one-year maximum.

Price 8

Price Long-term Banking Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Was a year like 2011 likely ? China, China, and China.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2012

It's emerged as this season's hot holiday pricing strategy for online retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy: dynamic pricing. That's the strategy, employed by industries such as airlines, in which a seller moves prices up and down quickly, charging similar customers different prices for the same product or service.

Retail 8

Retail Price Strategy Airlines 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

Many established actors in the health care industry – including insurers, brokers and providers – are searching for ways to increase their market clout. When insurers or health care providers have to battle one another to attract customers, they must differentiate themselves by charging lower prices or providing better service.

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Crisis Health Care Insurance Newsletter 63

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The two biggest product stories of 2011 were arguably Lipitor and the iPhone 4S. And both teach lessons that apply across many industries. Throughout its history, Pfizer's biggest product and the biggest-selling branded drug in pharmaceutical industry history, has delivered some confounding strategic lessons.

Disintermediation 15

Disintermediation Industry Pharmaceuticals Brand 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Our work started casually at a lunch we had in 2011 with Doug Nieters and Stephen Paine, two other members of Credit Suisse’s Open Network, our firm’s professional network for LGBT employees. These are questions with historically few answers—and one that we and several colleagues at Credit Suisse have been exploring for three years.

Policies 15

Policies Price Due Diligence Human Resources 15

Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2019

More importantly, he offers concrete examples of how any organization—large or small, and regardless of industry—can innovate in ways that delight customers and attract top-level talent. Even a simpler product like the SpinBrush, which entered the market priced at $5 each, required an upfront investment of $1.5

How To 76

How To Middle Management Innovation Technology 76

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

There are several ways to generate Revenue Streams: Asset sale, Usage fee, Subscription fee, Lending/Renting/Leasing, Licensing, Brokerage fees, Advertising and corresponding Pricing Mechanisms) Key Resources – Key resources are the assets required to offer and deliver the previously described elements.

Business Model 141

Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141

Building Personal Strength

APRIL 4, 2011

And, oh yeah - the price of gas. It took a couple decades, but eventually pay-at-the-pump became the industry standard nationwide. Copyright 2011. I've done this countless times, so I pretty much do it without thinking. The only thing I might concentrate on is a bug stain as I try to clean the windshield. Post by Dennis E.

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Creativity Participative Brand Management Course 81

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

For some time now, I've been observing that one of the central principles of strategy — that industries are a fundamental building block for strategic analysis — is being challenged. The Wall Street Journal published a story which shows just how blurred traditional industry lines have become.

Analysis 8

Analysis Industry Wireless Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

The topic of conversation was the hotel industry. Both men thought that the industry was stale and too homogeneous relative to the diversity of customers it sought to serve. The industry had largely been unaltered since the onset of hotel chains over half a century ago. ” They two men were plotting to change that. .”

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Largely due to the iPod’s strong integrated design qualities it is the dominant brand in its class, commands a pricing premium, and has developed an extremely loyal and satisfied customer base.

Brand 267

Brand Blog Reputation Parcell 267

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

WRONG …The simple truth of the matter is that the time needed to attain performance goals varies depending among other things the age, size and competitive positioning of the company, the industry, sector and vertical, etc.

CEO 305

CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 305

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Crude supply did not budge when oil prices tripled from 2004 to 2008, but global demand remained firm, shrugging off a recessionary dip in 2009. A wide spectrum of agnostic analysts with decades of distinguished service in the oil industry and its press have addressed this. Yergin's assertions. And that ledge is getting narrower.

Price 9

Price GDP Supply Chain Maturity 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

Meanwhile behemoths such as McKinsey and BCG, to maintain their above-industry-average growth rates and keep their global office networks humming, have broadened what they do and moved down the food chain. Marakon , which put value-based management at the core of its strategy concentration, is essentially defunct. Monitor & Co.,

Consultative 15

Consultative Strategy McKinsey Porter 15

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

Thinking long-term has led this retailer’s CEO to investigate real estate purchases at lower rates and to buy up high-end equipment now while the prices are low. For example, one-click access to thousands of mutual funds, or exceptional service for the price paid. People and businesses are looking for opportunities.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

That is what we were driven for at first but somewhere along the lines it did not mean as much to those of us who had been working in our industry for 18 years. When you are determining what industry or market to serve and many could use your service which one will you focus on. Which one do you want to be world best at serving.

Executive Coaching 104

Executive Coaching Execution Strategic Planning Marketing 104

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

That is what we were driven for at first but somewhere along the lines it did not mean as much to those of us who had been working in our industry for 18 years. When you are determining what industry or market to serve and many could use your service which one will you focus on. Which one do you want to be world best at serving.

Executive Coaching 104

Executive Coaching Execution Strategic Planning Marketing 104

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Our work started casually at a lunch we had in 2011 with Doug Nieters and Stephen Paine, two other members of Credit Suisse’s Open Network, our firm’s professional network for LGBT employees. These are questions with historically few answers—and one that we and several colleagues at Credit Suisse have been exploring for three years.

Policies 8

Policies Price Due Diligence Human Resources 8

Rajesh Setty

MARCH 26, 2012

The video gaming industry took in $9.5B minutes on FB in May 2011. When they are making a “good” choice, they are usually picking something from the available options in such a way that they pay a smaller price for the instant gratification they receive. Somebody had to be watching that movie.

Short-term 39

Short-term Price Video Long-term 39

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry? That deal sent the price of Brent crude oil to above $70 a barrel in January, after the industry that had suffered through $54 per barrel oil on average in 2017. But with oil producers in North America expanding output, prices are likely to remain volatile.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

This short window also meant that all of the red snapper were being caught and brought to market at the same time, creating a glut that crashed prices. On the business end, fishermen have seen a 25% increase in the price they get for their landings of red snapper. The economic incentives for sustainability are clear.

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Industry Incentives Proposal Globalization 9