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CMI Hong Kong: updates from the board

Chartered Management Institute

Exchanging ideas in the flagship Women In Engineering (WIE) International Leadership Conference 2021 The Women In Engineering (WIE) International Leadership Conference 2021 was sponsored by CMI – and was a huge success. Event details here.

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The One Thing CEOs Need to Learn from Apple

Harvard Business Review

As one example, Jobs explained at D8 (All Things D conference in 2008) that they were working on the concept for the iPad long before the iPhone, but stopped working on it to focus solely on the iPhone (Here's a video of him talking about it.) Key to Porter's logic is that business reality necessitates trade-offs.

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Create Shared Value with a Trampoline Approach

Harvard Business Review

Creating shared value , a paradigm for how companies engage with society pioneered by Michael Porter and FSG, captures this trampoline mentality very well. Safety nets prevent things from falling; they are responsive and defensive. But trampolines propel things forward.

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Google Glass Failed Because It Just Wasn’t Cool

Harvard Business Review

As Apple, Warby Parker, Net a Porter, and Shinola all know: Cool is perhaps the crucial factor in the success of new products. I’m willing to bet that the Ramones didn’t give a damn about conference calls.) It’s not that it was overpriced — people collect luxury watches and handbags every day, too.

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3 Steps to Break Out in a Tired Industry

Harvard Business Review

” The men thought that these customers, on arrival, really did not need a porter to pick up their luggage and carry it to their room – after all, they had likely just brought it all the way from the airport on their own. As they put it, “a mix of explorer, professional, and shopper.”

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The Lonely Lobby of the Job Hotel

Harvard Business Review

The big, well-signposted conference rooms just off the lobby were full of exhibitions and presentations. The only person available to help is the night porter, who has no idea where the keys are kept. "OK, Bill, three years ago when you were made redundant you visited the job hotel. There were hotel staff around to help.

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HBR's Best Videos, Infographics, Podcasts, and Slideshows of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Our most-watched video was " Rethinking Capitalism " with Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter. — enough conference rooms, we took a look at how office renovations can boost performance. CEO Steve Stoute explained why marketers should worry less about traditional demographics and pay attention to hip-hop culture.

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