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Bookseller Leadership Mistakes

Coaching Tip

The new retail-oriented CEO decided to close down their website, fire their internal website experts and contract out information technology by having their books sold through Amazon.com. Unfortunately, the Borders CEO didn''t recognize that the Internet was changing everything.including the book retail business. Related articles.

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Complimentary Resource – Improving Business Operation Performance With Innovations

Strategy Driven

Improving Business Operation Performance With Innovations. Learn how using analytics to guide a business operations function is the path to continuous improvement and achieving higher operational performance. Arguably no technology is changing job functions within organizations more than analytics. Consider leaving a comment!

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IT Organizations Built to Last

Strategy Driven

Over the past two decades, technology has advanced exponentially; and with that burgeoning growth, IT organizations have seen tremendous expansion. IT companies, in particular, need to be deliberate in getting out in front of change or risk being surpassed by advancing technology.

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An Introduction to Data-Driven Decisions for Managers Who Don’t Like Math

Harvard Business Review

But most importantly, they must capture something your business cares about. Data can come from all manner of sources, including customer surveys, business intelligence software, and third party research. For more on what analytics can be used for, read Thomas Davenport’s 2013 HBR article Analytics 3.0.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

If you had asked Singaporeans in 2010 to identify a successful local start-up, they might have paused for a few minutes before mentioning Creative Labs. Today, there’s an investment seemingly every week; venture-capital investment in the tech sector increased from less than $30 million in 2011 to more than $1 billion in 2013.