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Today’s Organizations Are Outward Bound

Leading Blog

Vertical integration extended their chain of operations, bringing inside their boundaries suppliers at one end (“upstream”) and customers at the other (“downstream”). Thus, the businesses in a city — hotels, restaurants, theatres — might affiliate to promote local tourism.

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The Leadership Response To Coronavirus

The Horizons Tracker

Travel has been disrupted, tourism has shriveled, healthcare systems have come under intense strain, and factory output has withered. Many economists were predicting a global recession before the coronavirus crisis, but the prognosis now is even gloomier. Co-create strategies. Now is the time to truly live up to that ideal.

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Ready to Grow Your Business? How to Appeal to Niche Audiences

Strategy Driven

When your operational and back office processes are aligned you work efficiently and productively. The most obvious sector to benefit is the tourism industry, but other sectors can thrive by appealing to non-English speakers – we all have the same needs and requirements. Your processes are A1. Your timing is critical.

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The Big Picture of Business – Collaborations, Partnering and Joint-Venturing… Priority for Business.

Strategy Driven

Those who benefit from collaborations, rather than become the victim of them, will log the biggest successes in business years ahead. The client is opening new locations in new communities and asks its consultants to formulate a plan of action and oversee operating aspects. Professional societies and associations.

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How to Lead in High Turbulence – 5 Lessons from the Tunisian revolution

Strategy Driven

I was Dean of a leading business school in Paris and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the top mobile telecom operator in Tunisia when the Arab Spring broke out, turning the already troubled Middle East and North Africa upside down. Success one year, or even one week, doesn’t at all guarantee future wins. The situation was dire.

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business Review

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” In turn, this will foster better social outcomes and create new markets and consumer segments.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

Compared to most oil-rich countries in the Middle East, Iran has a diversified economy, its tourism sector is on the verge of a major windfall, and threats to its political stability are in decline. The country’s tourism sector attracted fewer than five million visitors in 2014 while neighboring Turkey attracted 39 million people.