First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 28, 2012

Paul Schoemaker is the founder and chairman of Decision Strategies International, Inc., and serves as Research Director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation at the Wharton School. a consulting and training company specializing in strategic planning and executive development. He specializes in decision [.].

Strategic Planning 80

Strategic Planning Technology Consultative Innovation 80

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

It is useful to distinction between three motivations for creating partnerships: Optimization and economy of scale, Reduction of risk and uncertainty, Acquisition of particular resources and activities) Cost Structure – The business model elements result in the cost structure. (It This final chapter puts it all together.

Business Model 141

Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2011

Best Practice – Open, Honest, Timely Communications During Times of Uncertainty [ StrategyDriven Premium Content]. Make Technology Work for You by Lucas Ives. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Principles. Common Language [ StrategyDriven Premium Content]. Best Practices. Can You Hear Me Now? All rights reserved.

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Content Guidelines Tips Article 50

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There was so much fear and uncertainty. Ironically, or providentially, I had just graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey and was preparing to go into the intel field to catch these kinds of "bad guys." It was a humbling time to serve in uniform. link] 9/11: Heroes and Leaders « The Alpha Elephant [.]

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2014

A company is clearly more at risk if it has just one major product, service, technology, key supplier, or other core element. In the 2011 Thailand floods, both hard drive makers and auto giants realized that having a sole key component made in one place made for a fragile system ( Toyota took a $1.5 billion hit to earnings).

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Strategy Risk Management Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2018

In 2011, GE embarked upon an ambitious attempt to digitally transform its product and service offerings. This kind of unfortunate decision has happened over and over again, in wave after wave of transformative business technology. It is multi-faceted and diffuse, and doesn’t just involve technology.

Technology 8

Technology Business Model CEO Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

One reason for the uncertainty is that we don’t know yet what kind of acquisition this is. And, frankly, a pure PE approach would not be consistent with Satya Nadella’s efforts to forge a new strategy for Microsoft. Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn is big and bold — and likely to be consequential.

Software 8

Software Price Marketing Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 9

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Among the top performers on the 2011 World's Best Multinational Companies list are culturally-strong technology companies such as Microsoft, NetApp, SAS, and Google. But is there a direct correlation between employee investment and the balance sheet?

Company 16

Company Heskett Ryan Audience 16

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Businesses from top global firms to main street staples are looking into a future driven by new technology capabilities. organizational structure (such decentralizing and aligning technology to business areas more effectively), and governance. Levine is an expert on lean and agile software development and information technology.

Agility 65

Agility Banking Supply Chain CTO 65

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

They also want to be involved in developing sustainability strategy. For instance, in 2008 Simon Colbeck, head of technology for clothing, was concerned about the huge volume of garments that end up in landfills every year. Ideas for improvements or for entirely new initiatives bubble up from all corners of the organization.

Metrics 8

Metrics Chemicals Simon Energy 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

The impact of her lack of leadership and management skills resulted in a tremendous amount of mistrust, uncertainty and poor moral. Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. Her attitude of retaining only good followers resulted in the loss of numerous well-experienced and efficient people.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Businesses of all sizes are besieged with opportunities, competing information sources and large amounts of uncertainty. Too often, they rely upon what worked for them in the past, on buzzwords, and on incomplete strategies. by Hank Moore.

Strategic Planning 79

Strategic Planning Advertising Consultative Planning 79

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Also known as “token sales,” this new fundraising phenomenon is being fueled by a convergence of blockchain technology, new wealth, clever entrepreneurs, and crypto-investors who are backing blockchain-fueled ideas. How technology is transforming transactions. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain.

Venture Capitalist 10

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

Scenario planning has typically been used as an aid to strategy formulation by businesses that must develop a point of view about a distant future in order to make decisions about capital investments today. Pioneered by Shell , it’s a way of acknowledging great uncertainty without being paralyzed by it.

Planning 8

Planning Scenario Planning Transportation Workshop 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

After a year of uncertainty and tumult, Congress finally got around to making some crucial decisions in the last month of 2010. Barring any Congressional action to change this law, taxes were set to revert back to their pre-2001 rates on January 1, 2011. This provision was extended through 2011. In 2011, workers will pay 4.2%

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Press Release Discount Insurance PR 178

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The centrepiece of the institute is the Qatar Science & Technology Park, which brings together applied research and technology innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship. These projects sit alongside the National AI Strategy that was published recently, with biomedicine and precision medicine one of the pillars of the strategy.

Resources 89

Resources Innovation GDP Education 89

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

The House bill is flawed, leaving many uncertainties that the Senate has promised to address. Second, technology has become a pervasive element across the health care system, with a major impact on diagnosis, treatment, and communications. But technology has become rooted firmly in U.S. Subsequently, Republicans in the U.S.

Health Care 8

Health Care Trends Venture Funding Technology 8