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The attack of the Yabuts!

Strategy Driven

1 killer of collaboration, cooperation, great ideas and innovation in organizations. They are those prickly little creatures that make noises like; “ Yabut, the banks will never back us on this one… Yabut, the market is totally unpredictable… Yabut, we’ve never done that before… ”. Consider leaving a comment!

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What Big Consumer Brands Can Do to Compete in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

The ones that manage to escape are discount chains —such as T. A recent report by the consultancy BCG documented a general decline in sales among consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in the United States during 2017, with mid-sized and large companies losing market share and small companies increasing theirs.

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How Investors React When Companies Announce They’re Moving to a SaaS Business Model

Harvard Business Review

Yet by April 2016 Adobe’s stock price had nearly tripled from its value four years earlier. Due to the fast growth of the SaaS market and the high valuations of SaaS startups, a move toward SaaS seems very compelling for traditional software vendors. On April 23, 2012, Adobe Inc. increase in stock price on the announcement day.

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How Johnson & Johnson and American Express Are Developing Young Leaders

Harvard Business Review

The study examined the management and development preferences of America’s young and rising corporate leaders. In 2016, former American Express CEO Ken Chenault tasked chief human resource officer Kevin Cox with finding new opportunities that would drive innovation and revenue growth. American Express. Why these programs work.

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It Pays to Become a B Corporation

Harvard Business Review

At Cabot Creamery Cooperative, we’ve seen firsthand that combining corporate self-interest with support for social and environmental issues is not a costly distraction. Yet, when the marketing team suggested that Cabot become a certified B Corporation, I was skeptical. Why did we need an outside certification?

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How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business Review

Even the near-term outlook has been quite negative: A 2016 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said 9% of jobs in the 21 countries that make up its membership could be automated. Could Liberate 50% of Managers' Time. That was the year Bing became a profitable business for Microsoft.)

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How a Cyber Attack Could Cause the Next Financial Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Ever since the forced bankruptcy of the investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered the financial crisis 10 years ago, regulators, risk managers, and central bankers around the globe have focused on shoring up banks’ ability to withstand financial shocks. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images.

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