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Five Steps to Adopting a Beginner’s Mindset for Your Business

Strategy Driven

At Freeman, we streamline our supply chain by taking a beginner’s mindset and breaking down the process. Eventually, we transitioned to a national model with eight regional fulfillment centers, evolving from a local market model to a regionalized footprint. The first two minutes make or break any habit, Clear says.

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The Future Is Where Brands Must Focus

Great Leadership By Dan

But a problem that’s becoming ever more visible is that some organisations have made authenticity their marketing strategy, rather than a business one. This isn’t a marketing issue, this is a business-wide issue, involving every facet of the organisation. And this genuinely has to go all the way.

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What U.S. CEOs Should Do with the Money from Corporate Tax Cuts

Harvard Business Review

The Economy in 2018. For example, well-managed consolidators such as Dell Technologies are doing well in this market. In a world of tight labor markets, where recruiting and retention are at a premium, investing to make frontline employees more productive should be a priority. Investing in the supply chain.

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Every Organizational Function Needs to Work on Digital Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM GARTNER

Harvard Business Review

Digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 as organizations scaled their digital capabilities. Leading supply chain organizations, for example, are embedding agility and responsiveness into their DNA to catalyze the digital supply chain into action.

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The Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2010

Harvard Business Review

The drought in Russia destroyed 40% of its wheat crop, so Putin pulled wheat — 1/6 of the global trade in the crop — off the global market, driving up wheat prices. The market for renewables is growing fast. No wonder HSBC says the market for clean tech and climate change solutions will top $2.2 trillion by 2020.

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Is Tesla Really a Disruptor? (And Why the Answer Matters)

Harvard Business Review

These include offering a more expensive product whose superiority shifts consumer buying patterns, a “blue ocean” alternative that redefines consumer expectations to create new market space, and a long period of growing revenue but shrinking profits that lead to industry collapse and reincarnation based on a new value proposition.

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The Dangers of Digital Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

Still others hope to create market barriers for global companies — a form of digital protectionism. These include access to digital goods and services, being part of global supply chains, accelerating and partaking in the fruits of innovation, and helping citizens access information, entertainment, and connectivity on a worldwide basis.