2011 Merchandising Products Technology 
Strategy Driven
JULY 13, 2011
They might include sales productivity metrics such as market share, the company’s ability to charge premium prices relative to peers, or sales force productivity. Operating-cost productivity metrics might include the component costs for building an automobile or delivering a package, the rates of rework, and so forth.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 17, 2015
’ the questions must be asked, ‘WHY did we start doing WHAT we’re doing in the first place, and WHAT can we do to bring our cause to life considering all the technologies and market opportunities available today?’” A better litmus test for keeping or killing a brand may be purpose.
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In the CEO Afterlife
NOVEMBER 4, 2012
Towards the end of 2011, he was diagnosed with inoperable esophageal cancer. On a productive day, aside from the mountain of dead trees (recycling hadn’t been invented in 1982), stacked polystyrene coffee cups and an overflowing ash-tray, there would also be a satisfying thick sheaf of “concepts.” But here’s the thing. To sleep on it.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2014
In each iteration, we spent a lot of time thinking about what might make the best use of our existing product. 3721’s core product was essentially an early form of search: a browser download that helped users in China go directly to destination web sites. Not surprisingly, this didn’t sit well with the local team.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” Greater productivity meant lower prices and faster growth, leading to increased industry dominance. Andrew Brookes/Getty Images.
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