Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2011

Michael Porter and Mark Kramer's article in January's HBR tries to advance our world's shared values by arguing that doing right is the best long-term business strategy. But first, let's praise Porter and Kramer. Their article puts Porter's reputational weight behind an idea that in itself has, well, shared value.

Porter 14

Porter Morale Supply Chain Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2014

It relates to what Michael Porter meant with being “stuck in the middle”: if you try to come up with a strategy that does everything for everyone, you will likely end up achieving nothing. The trick is that their business models are built for the long-term.

Management 11

Management Learning Curve Short-term Long-term 11

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2011

It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. ‘Long Day, Short Night’ by The Shirelles, Dionne Warwick and Dawn Penn. ‘Too Late To Worry’ by Babs Tino and Richard Anthony.

Learning-by-Doing 63

Learning-by-Doing Leadership Strategic Planning Open-book 63

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

It is, in short, about you and I, and the places we seek for ourselves in the world. Let me couch this for you in the pedestrian terms of financial hydraulics — the tawdry terms which seem to substitute for thinking in what's become of our thin, shallow economic and political discourse.

Price 14

Price Short-term Proposal System 14