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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

The goal is balance: A coherent company strikes a balance where the right product and service portfolio naturally thrives within a capabilities system consciously chosen and implemented to support a deliberate strategy or way to play. Companies today operate in a business environment that encourages incoherence.

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What Happened When Linkin Park Asked Harvard for Help with Its Business Model

Harvard Business Review

” We restructured Machine Shop to focus on innovation through non-traditional business partnerships and creative design thinking. Over the course of a year, we built strong case studies in fashion, design, and technology. Our business now operates like a tech startup, with less hierarchy and far more agility.

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How to Ask for a Raise

Harvard Business Review

By understanding your boss’s interests and goals, and aligning those with your own case, you are more likely to get what you want. Assure your boss that you understand his pressures and goals, and pitch your raise as a way to help him. Case study #1: Know your worth. Here’s how to craft your request.

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