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Just because you can make an omelet, doesn’t mean you’re a restaurateur!

Mills Scofield

And finally, business model innovation is getting the recognition it deserves. That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. For many, this is frightening.

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Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012

Harvard Business Review

Individual companies are feeling the bite: analysts at Morningstar estimate that input costs at Tyson Foods will rise by $700 million — more than its 2012 net income. One auto analyst declared 2012 the " Year of the Green Car ," with more high-MPG models, 500,000 hybrid sales in the U.S., It wasn't just energy.

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Calculate How Much Your Company Should Invest in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? That might be three to five years in a relatively fast-moving business like media, but 20 years for aircrafts or jet engines. Disruptors typically start in somewhat innocent fashion away from your mainstream customers. Growth strategy Innovation'

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Customer Reference Programs at The Tipping Point

Harvard Business Review

Buyers increasingly expect to check with their peers before they'll purchase from a company — using social media, peer communities, old fashioned live events and conferences, personal and professional networks, and other connective tools. Social media understands this and facilitates it. Traditional media also gets this.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business Review

Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent. Don’t keep relying on the same old social media platforms. SHRM reports that 84% of organizations use social media for recruiting, and 82% of them use it primarily in the hunt for passive candidates. Well, not necessarily. So venture out.

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Why So Many High-Profile Digital Transformations Fail

Harvard Business Review

Procter & Gamble wanted to become “the most digital company on the planet” in 2012, but ran into growth challenges in a difficult economy. Therefore, no managers should view digital — or any other major technological innovation — as their sure salvation.

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Customer Reference Programs at The Tipping Point

Harvard Business Review

Buyers increasingly expect to check with their peers before they'll purchase from a company — using social media, peer communities, old fashioned live events and conferences, personal and professional networks, and other connective tools. Social media understands this and facilitates it. Traditional media also gets this.