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The Secret to Success: It’s Not a Secret

Strategy Driven

New objectives will form, and they may very well be the means to all kinds of rewards. In closing, remember that the only chains and shackles that hold any of us back from any goal in life are those that we ourselves forge in the fires of doubt and hammer out on the anvils of lack of belief. To summarize: Define your goals.

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Don’t Overlook the Small Brands You Already Own

Harvard Business Review

In our most recent Breakthrough Innovation Report , Taddy Hall and I cite that 49 percent of the growth in U.S. Their actual advertising budget went down, but their spending worked harder for them as they had a hit innovation that created news energy and clarity around their super consumer—teen boys—to maximize their creative.

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Make the Internet of Things More Human-Friendly

Harvard Business Review

The initial vision involved embedding sensors and actuators in physical objects like UPS packages and factory machinery to sense the environment, transmit “huge volumes of data,” and facilitate new kinds of automation. trillion market by 2020 — lay in its ability to operate with little or no “human intervention.”

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The Guru's Guide to Creating Thought Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Shifting from Drucker's erudition and measured tone to Hammer's revolutionary and provocatively violent declarations ("don't automate, obliterate") was a bit dizzying. Pick an Apt Objective. We also analyzed the top 50 ranked HBR articles of all time (by reprint sales). As the U.S. Link the New to the Old.

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How to Write a Resume That Stands Out

Harvard Business Review

Don’t think you’re going to sit down and hammer it out in an hour. It can be hard to be objective about your own experience and accomplishments. . “There’s nothing quick or easy about crafting an effective resume,” says Jane Heifetz, a resume expert and founder of Right Resumes.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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Uniting the Religions of Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

In addition to laying out an approach for making one-time improvements, Reengineering's high priest (the late Michael Hammer) had advice for organizations wanting to sustain improvement. What's more, the company helped develop Hammer's PEMM concept and is now training Lean managers.