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Social Mood and Presidential Leadership

Coaching Tip

Elected in 1836, by the time Van Buren assumed office in March 1837 a speculative bubble had burst and a banking crisis was at hand (sound familiar?) -- the national mood had turned south and the "Panic of 1837" followed. The depression worsened as Van Buren continued Andrew Jackson's economic policies. Life savings were wiped out.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

It seems that they are adapting their work from Micheal Porters 5 forces. They also go down the road to explain free to not free enterprises like Skype. The Empathy Map by XPLANE Design : How to build a business model around customer insights. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Secure Your Flanks, Protect Your Business

Harvard Business Review

In early 1990s, most new African banks used information technology as a SWATS tool to break the monopolies established during the colonial era. The new banks outflanked the old ones by offering superior customer service. They redesigned banking and opened a new vista in African commerce.

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The 4 Types of Small Businesses, and Why Each One Matters

Harvard Business Review

A blanket policy that just tries to create another Silicon Valley can turn out to be a disaster. But these Main Street businesses employ a lot of Americans –as many as 57 million– and the policies they need are not the same as the ones required by startups. Most of these small businesses don’t actually have employees.

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A Playbook for Making America More Entrepreneurial

Harvard Business Review

An effective policy strategy for small businesses needs to focus on the unique needs these companies have. The Playbook is a policy menu, based around three core needs of small businesses: access to capital; people and skills; and innovation ecosystems. A third promising policy area is the emergence of accelerators.

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The Ideas that Shaped Management in 2013

Harvard Business Review

And the seven policy changes Stew Friedman recommends would benefit all working Americans. 7 Policy Changes America Needs So People Can Work and Have Kids. The good news is that millennial men are changing the way they define leadership and demanding work that fits around their families. Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

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Leading Job Growth in the Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

As a result, according to HBS’s Michael Porter, Singapore developed a highly efficient civil service elite that has been able to dynamically shift policies and priorities over time.

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