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London Succeeds in Its Olympic Trials

Harvard Business Review

We stand today on July 27, one year away from the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Even the notoriously cynical British media remain supportive. Lord Sebastian Coe, chair of the London 2012 Olympic Games, summed up this attitude, saying, "In every time of adversity lies opportunity.never let a good crisis go to waste."

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Greece’s Problem Is More Complicated than Austerity

Harvard Business Review

This is where the July 2012 memorandum of understanding between Greece and the Troika (the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank, and the European Commission) failed miserably; the previous government, much like Syriza, wanted to preserve the status quo. It isn’t only the branded pundits who are neglecting these issues.

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The Gulf Spill: BP Still Doesn’t Get It

In the CEO Afterlife

(First published in Forbes.com, April 20, 2012) Two years have now passed since the explosion at BP ’s deep-water rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The available avenues are advertising, the press, and social media. More recently, the BP-sponsored Gulf Coast tourism TV campaign has implied that everything is back to normal.

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Why Your Customers Hate You and How to Fix It

Skip Prichard

Nike entered the wearable fitness tracker market in 2012 with its FuelBand, supported by a world-class brand, significant advertising, and functional advantages. This is NOT about Lean, or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, or analytics; it’s about social media. Do something hopeful and meaningful.

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