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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Open Strategy : Mastering Disruption from Outside the C-Suite by Christian Stadler, Julia Hautz, Kurt Matzler, and Stephan Friedrich von den Eichen (The MIT Press 2021) Why are some of the world’s most successful companies able to stay ahead of disruption, adopting and implementing innovative strategies, while others struggle? Blog Post ).

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Taking a Look at the Future of Oil and Gas Industry

Strategy Driven

It could contribute to climate change goals or at least stop acting as a green boogeyman. The goal is to reduce the emissions by at least 3.4 The organization kept the prices from fluctuating too wildly. We should never underestimate the potential for technological innovation. The Bleeding Edge.

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Doing 'Different' Right: Ten Big-Time Difference Makers and How.

Strategy Driven

…And the Clients Went Wild! : And the Clients Went Wild! gives you the tools to take an eclectic approach to your marketing, and pick the best, most wildly successful marketing methods – traditional, online, or both — to win at achieving your marketing goals. Do what works!

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Calculate How Much Your Company Should Invest in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless.

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Your New Hit Product Might Be Underpriced

Harvard Business Review

Between 65% and 75% miss their revenue or profit goals, depending on whose research you look at. Often new products are over-engineered with too many features, usually at too high a price. Some products are truly innovative but stay walled up too long in R&D and then are released to market when they are no longer unique.

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Groupon: Is Google Making a $6 Billion Mistake?

Harvard Business Review

Even before Google bid $6 billion to buy Groupon, the online coupon startup, earlier this week, the media and businesses alike were trying to make sense of this innovative new promotional tool. The answer depends on your ultimate goal. Do you want to use these promotions to sell products and services to price sensitive customers?

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Why Investors Who Bought Groupon's IPO May Be Disappointed

Harvard Business Review

Priced at $20 per share, the stock ended the day at $26.10, resulting in a $15.7 As a price strategy consultant, it's common for managers and sales people to enthusiastically pitch me on a strategy of "let's get them in the door with a big discount, they'll love our product or service, and then return to pay full price."

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