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4 Ways Leaders Can Get More from Their Company’s Innovation Efforts

Harvard Business Review

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. That’s why good managers put so much focus on measuring and managing return on investment (ROI) as a basic operational practice.

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What If Google Had a Hedge Fund?

Harvard Business Review

That's as true for a Walmart or a JCPenney as it is for a McKinsey & Co. Conversely, figuring out how to maximize ROI on terabytes and gigabytes can't help but force leadership to reevaluate how orders of magnitude more data should make their business more valuable. Ignore Costly Market Data and Rely on Google Instead?

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How to Make Your Management Process More Agile

Strategy Driven

In contrast to startups, which often experiment until they gain their footing in the market, established businesses are notoriously slow to change. In order to adapt to a climate charged by automation, market shifts, and globalization, companies need to evolve to meet changing priorities and conditions. Adjust strategies to meet goals.

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