Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

We prioritized how to move the industry forward as a more mainstream, P&L-focused business. Our end goal was to hire not only the artist and body piercer with the most talent but someone who understood and could adapt to our company culture. We didn’t care that “it’s never been done before.”

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Brand Mission Statement P&L Retail 291

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

I often hear this question when I visit companies and speak about how to make an innovative idea less terrifying to high level executives. There are plenty of pundits arguing that big companies need to innovate, and pointing out that it is difficult to do so. Have you actually seen this done?”. The skepticism is warranted.

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Innovation P&L Short-term Company 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

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. Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures.

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Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

My goal was to present the essential Porter in a form that could be more easily digested and put to work than the original. If you have a competitive advantage, it will show up on your P&L. Competition is about profits, not market share. But strategy is more than marketing.

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Porter Strategy Competitive Advantage P&L 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2016

No matter how you look at it, there have been terrible, unintended outcomes from the introduction and marketing of next-generation prescription opioids. How did the making and marketing of drugs like OxyContin go so terribly wrong? has quadrupled, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Commercial.

Incentives 8

Incentives Pharmaceuticals Crisis P&L 8

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. The more trust that exists between players, the more efficiently the system, market, or organization will work. One part of fostering creativity and innovation is to accept the inevitable failures.

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

The Empowered Buisness

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The goal of a leader as coach is to improve the behavior of his/her team. A leader wearing the hat of teacher focuses on building competencies and thinking capabilities – such as how to read a P&L statement or presentation skills. While competition can be a blessing, fueling higher standards and innovation.

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P&L Strategic Planning Game Theory Mission Statement 100