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Love Them and Lead Them

The Practical Leader

Airline revenues collapsed while fixed costs stayed high. Southwest Airlines has been giving its employees and customers L — love and leadership — since its founding in 1971. ” Managers pay a big price for failing to engage hearts. Leadership is centered on emotions. They were named the #1 U.S.

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How Do I Start A Small Business?

Strategy Driven

The price fixation of your products. However, the traditional business plan is only widely used and includes; Creating an executive summary mentioning the mission statement, vision, services, employees, leadership team, location, products, of your business. Therefore, you are required to determine what will be your start-up cost.

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When Cost-Plus Pricing Is a Good Idea

Harvard Business Review

Cost-plus pricing is a lot like the romance novel genre, in that it’s widely ridiculed yet tremendously popular. Almost every manager I know will claim they hate pricing based only on costs. The idea behind cost-plus pricing is straightforward. Cost-Plus Pricing Has Justifiable Drawbacks.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

There are several ways to generate Revenue Streams: Asset sale, Usage fee, Subscription fee, Lending/Renting/Leasing, Licensing, Brokerage fees, Advertising and corresponding Pricing Mechanisms) Key Resources – Key resources are the assets required to offer and deliver the previously described elements.

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How Companies Can Use Investors to Their Advantage

Harvard Business Review

Nikon watched its profits sink and its stock price at one point fell below liquidation value. The right investor base can improve stock price, reduce volatility, and provide valuable feedback. They had surged with the rise of digital camera only to peak in 2012, coming back down as smart phones became widely used.

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Why Tesco’s Strengths Are No Longer Good Enough

Harvard Business Review

There have always been convenience stores in the UK, but the shabby, independent corner shops are giving way to sparkling new outlets run by the supermarket chains full of fresh merchandise, albeit at premium prices. Aldi offers not just low prices, but convenience. You might wonder how anyone can make money with such low prices.

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America's Cities Need to Get Smarter

Harvard Business Review

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. Meanwhile, declines in revenue and escalating fixed costs for things like public employee pensions and health care are crippling our cities budgets.