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3 Ways to Confront Economic Adversity in 2011

Coaching Tip

Nothing has ever been able to keep it down for long, and nothing ever will, if we are patient and allow our economy the time to heal itself through the virtues of the free-market system. . Bottom line, the American economy is multi-faceted, robust and resilient. Deregulation.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

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. So while profits were rising and ROIC was high, market share was declining. Copyright (c) 2011.

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No Pain, No Gain. Life Lesson on Endurance

QAspire

He was a marketing executive with a large pharmaceutical company when he decided to pursue his calling and start a fitness center. Life Lesson on Endurance Other Links to this Post QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life! replied the man who was himself a fitness freak. Don’t Kill It!

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

Strategy Driven

In The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy , Booz & Company’s Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with a coherence premium – a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. Let’s go after it.”

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A Boomer's Advice to Marketers: Go Ahead, Make My Day | In the.

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. A Boomer’s Advice to Marketers: Go Ahead, Make My Day. by John • June 19, 2011 • Life , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. Today, we represent a marvelous marketing opportunity. Aha,” say the savvy marketers. The world’s best marketers are on to us. Leadership.

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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. By the end of October in 2010, the market value of the 100 constituent stocks reached 582 billion RMB, accounting for 31% of the total market value of the Shanghai Stock Exchange's A shares. Stay tuned.

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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. Here at Harvard Business School, Dean Nitin Nohria has revamped HBS's MBA curriculum to emphasize practical leadership and global experiences.