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Frontline Festival: January 2016 DRAFT

Let's Grow Leaders

Michael Porter. According to Michelle Pallas of MichellePallas.com , having a vision and setting goals enables realization of our dreams. Skip Prichard of Leadership Insights posits that the same strategy, the same goals, the same execution may result in different outcomes. Follow Jon. Follow Alli. George Washington Carver.

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CMI Hong Kong: updates from the board

Chartered Management Institute

How can we strategically plan for sustainable development, formulate education and development plans, and prepare the workforce in advance? Leaders and managers of organisations from various sectors often face the question of how best to ensure people are ready for tomorrow. What skills should we pursue to suit our future needs?

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Strategy Essentials You Ignore at Your Peril

Harvard Business Review

Michael Porter, the world's leading authority on competition and strategy, is sometimes the victim of his own success. My premise in writing Understanding Michael Porter was very simply that clear strategic thinking is essential for any manager in any setting, and Porter's work lays out the basic principles and frameworks you need to master.

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Five Common Strategy Mistakes

Harvard Business Review

I just finished a two-year project looking at Michael Porter's most important insights for managers. Understanding Porter's strategy fundamentals will help you to avoid them. Too often the goal is chosen because it sounds good, whether or not the economics of the business support the logic. It's not the goal (e.g.,

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3 Myths That Kill Strategic Planning

Harvard Business Review

One of history’s greatest strategic thinkers, Napoleon Bonaparte summed it up this way: “In order to concentrate superior strength in one place, economy of force must be exercised in other places.” Yet, three pervasive myths continue to make strategic thinking an elusive skill set in today’s organizations. Sounds simple enough.