The Practical Leader

MAY 13, 2020

Many research reports showed that layoffs sometimes provided short-term relief but hurt most companies in the long-term: A study in the Academy of Management Journal , found that big layoffs often create even bigger turnover spikes soon after. These times also accentuate the power of decentralized decision making.

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Collins Long-term Short-term Decentralization 119

N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

Extraordinary greatness today requires us to adopt the story of the fox and the Hedgehog in Jim Collins’ outstanding book Good to Great. End Games and Summary: Develop follow-on procedures after concluding Grand Strategy (After-Action-Reporting).

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Execution Objective Learning-by-Doing System 345

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

According to a study by the Center for an Urban Future, small businesses that win large supply contracts report average revenue growth more than 250% in the two years after their first sale. This was the situation facing Collins Consulting , a Chicago area provider of contingent staffing services.

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Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8