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20 Interesting Behaviors of Strategy Tourist

Strategy Driven

So take advantage of all the strategy tourists you know and develop opposite behavior. Create diversions when things get difficult. Develop your power play skills and use them as often as you can. ’ It creates a great diversion from the real issues. They show us how not behave. THE STRATEGY TOURIST: 20 BEHAVIORS.

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The Commoditization of Scale

Harvard Business Review

In other words, the advantages of size gave some companies a bit of safe harbor. Where most managers are forced to spend their days figuring out the next best iteration on their products or services, a handful of companies have been able to exploit scale instead of vision in their pursuit of profit. Consider Porter's value chain.

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Why The Best Teams Might Be Temporary

Harvard Business Review

But research into the inner workings of teams, particularly creative teams, suggests a different conclusion, one supported by experience from many of the most innovative companies: The best teams might temporary, with members forming around a given project and then going their separate ways to work on new projects.

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The Ideas that Shaped Management in 2013

Harvard Business Review

Meet the New Face of Diversity: The “Slacker” Millennial Guy. And the applicable lessons aren’t just about innovation — many of the best new ideas in people management, from hiring practices to leadership development, are emerging from places like LinkedIn, Google, and Netflix. In the Company of Givers and Takers.

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Leadership and The Attitude Contagion | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

Too many of us work to develop and use “best practices&# – few of which have to do with attitude. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. You are the soul of generosity Reply Landon Creasy August 16, 2010 at 6:30 pm Great post Gwyn!

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Meet Your New R&D Team: Social Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Gurus Michael Porter and Mark Kramer have tried to reframe the role of CSR by putting forth the concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) as an alternate model, with "innovation and growth" as one of three primary value propositions. We worked with a diverse network of partners as part of PopTech's Innovation Accelerator program.

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3 Steps to Break Out in a Tired Industry

Harvard Business Review

Both men thought that the industry was stale and too homogeneous relative to the diversity of customers it sought to serve. ” When having defined a subgroup, companies often proceed to think of things that those customers would value and be willing to pay for. The topic of conversation was the hotel industry.