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Verizon, the iPhone, and the Power of Second Chances

Harvard Business Review

The Verizon Wireless side of the telecom giant, which is 45 percent owned by Vodafone, is also deepening ties with Google for the Droid and betting on its faster fourth generation (4G) network based on new LTE (long term evolution) technology to leap forward in the wireless marketplace. They make mistakes. They fumble.

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Are You Driving Too Much Change, Too Fast?

Harvard Business Review

She's outlined a long-term recovery strategy but the congealing critical consensus is that she's simply not moving fast enough. GE's Jack Welch was inordinately fond of emphasizing that his biggest leadership regret was that he didn't move fast enough to make fundamental changes.

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Five Questions Every Leader Should Ask About Organizational Design

Harvard Business Review

If, as Dave suggests, there isn’t any ideal design model, then how does one choose an approach to designing an organization that is robust enough to address the dual goals of achieving efficiency and investing in growth at multiple levels of the organization? Business strategies are lofty, typically long-term oriented, and often aspirational.

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How Much Do Companies Really Worry About Climate Change?

Harvard Business Review

That said, the respondents might be right in the larger sense that companies are unprepared for systemic and longer-term challenges. In my experience, most companies are risk-averse and like to fashion themselves as great “fast followers.”

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The Way Forward for Samsung, and Innovation

Harvard Business Review

The price of Android phones probably will rise in the short term. It's a model that works when you're competing to provide a safer car, a faster computer, or a cheaper airline ticket, but it's of little use when the goal is a better user experience. In the near term, Samsung is going to be fine.