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Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies

Harvard Business Review

Such high-profile exposure has prompted more companies to view ZBB as a fresh “wonder diet” for achieving radical corporate leanness. Yet for all the promise of ZBB, many companies that try it soon grow disenchanted. It was apparent that others in the company shared this view. We have tried. Nothing worked.

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What Social Entrepreneurs Can Teach Your Company's Future Leaders

Harvard Business Review

As the business environment becomes increasingly complex and interconnected, few leaders express confidence in their companies' ability to adapt. Access to finance , designing operational processes and systems , and building strong, talented management teams are just a few obstacles that many cite.