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50 Ways to Leave your Lover: Keep Failing Til the Last Thing You Try Is Successful

Mills Scofield

In meat plants, tens of thousands of operators are “whizzing” meat products everyday in over sixty countries around the world. By the end of 2010, we have a prototype adaptation of our Whizard trimmer for tissue processing operating with the original customer, but we know that the tool is unsatisfactory in many ways.

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How Nokia Embraced the Emotional Side of Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Recall that Nokia dominated the mobile and smartphone markets in 2007-2008 when Apple launched the iPhone and Google the Android operating system. The new rivals revolutionized customer expectations, causing Nokia’s Symbian operating system to become outdated. Practice #1: Increase trust by defining new conversational norms.

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Midsized Firms Can Survive a Cash Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Operational meltdowns can devour a midsized company’s cash. To use a different company example, one growing financial services firm’s new CFO learned this in 2004. The CFO couldn’t understand why. If the CFO has a realistic budget, it’s much easier for a midsized company to borrow money. Not growth, or even profits.

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Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners: Lessons from Banner Health

Harvard Business Review

Nonetheless, between 2012 and mid-2103, Banner has captured nearly $70 million in savings, and by 2017, the savings will contribute $256 million annually to its bottom line. By the end of 2012, the first year of implementation, Banner captured $31 million in G&A savings. . Capitalize on success.

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