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20 Reasons Why Companies Should Do Less Better

In the CEO Afterlife

Today, 40% of Nike’s revenue comes from apparel and sporting goods. What’s left in apparel and sporting goods is a good strategic fit with Nike’s operations. Human capital is the source from which competitive advantage flows or falls. The goal isn’t more people; it’s less. They are kidding themselves.

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What Connects Coca-Cola, Lego, In-N-Out, Intuit, and Nike? Focus.

In the CEO Afterlife

Back in the ‘90s, LEGO had cluttered its corporate structure with the complexity that comes with acquiring a variety of businesses from apparel to theme parks. Their goal is to make accounting, simple. Intuit is successful because they bring their ‘do less better’ cultural ethic to their customers. Something had to be done.

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