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Time For Women to Compete

Women on Business

Seventy years have passed since women left the confines of being homemakers and joined the work force en mass. Today, in 2012, there are only 12 Fortune 500 companies are led by women CEO’s. Out of fifteen industry categories women scored better than men in twelve. You know your strengths better than anyone else.

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3 Reasons Why Truckers Jobs Are Safe From Automation

The Horizons Tracker

When people talk about the jobs that are likely to be automated in the coming years, trucking is one of the most common to be cited, with innovations by companies like Otto used to exemplify the risk drivers face. With some companies actively developing tech at this level, it seems a reasonable place to start testing assumptions.

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5 Key Lessons From Learning Organizations

QAspire

What fascinates me is how the company has continued to grow with a leadership that is set on throwing money and more people at the problem rather than any other approach to remedy. I have observed that on a longer run, such companies hit a ceiling because all customers (internal and external) get frustrated. Thabo HermanusĀ“s last blog.

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The Boundaries Around Your Industry Are About to Change

Harvard Business Review

But companies should also be preparing for profound shifts in their competitive strategies as the IoT takes off. It will change the category you compete in, the products and services you sell, and how you market them, and even the talent you acquire. These three mini case studies will show you just how profound those shifts will be.

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The Boundaries Around Your Industry Are About to Change

Harvard Business Review

But companies should also be preparing for profound shifts in their competitive strategies as the IoT takes off. It will change the category you compete in, the products and services you sell, and how you market them, and even the talent you acquire. These three mini case studies will show you just how profound those shifts will be.

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What It Takes to Build a Startup into a Brand

Harvard Business Review

Today he has more than 125 stores in the world’s most affluent urban locations and a company valued in excess of $1.5 Set your company up for success. Today, Leslie Wexner is CEO, chair, and founder of L Brands, a $25 billion market cap company with two primary brands, Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works.

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Morning Advantage: Best Buy Is Struggling, and It's All Your Fault

Harvard Business Review

Most of the category killers that have come to this impasse havenā€™t been able to do it. Thankfully, Burger King has developed a workaround to prevent such a travesty, equipping its to-go boxes with special vents that keep fries hot and crisp en route. New App Aims to Create a Peer-to-Peer Dining Experience (Fast Company).

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