Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Developing a culture of caring within your organization to engage your employees is vital to the strategy to drive success to your business. But what they don’t realize is that they are damaging the business by failing to develop staff. Now she writes about business and finance and finds her work-life balance far more enjoyable.

Motivation 59

Motivation Environment Servant Leader Competitive Advantage 59

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

The Lean Startup is an approach to developing new products that came out of “Agile” software development, with “sprints” (quick deliverables) and fast learning. In January 2013, Chip Blankenship, CEO of GE Appliances issued a challenge to the newly formed team: “You’re going to change every part the customer sees.

Ries 11

Ries Waterman Finance Competitive Advantage 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Total investment (internal and external) in AI reached somewhere in the range of $26 billion to $39 billion in 2016, with external investment tripling since 2013. There’s still time to make AI a competitive advantage. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging.

Survey 12

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

The majority of small businesses rely on such loans, and in the fall of 2013 alone, 37% of small businesses applied for credit. These developments, while promising, are not without risks. Finance Small/medium business Technology'

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants. But from the average consumer’s point of view, it can be hard to see Sears’ competitive advantage right now.

Retail 9

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

And that same transparency has radically shortened the shelf life of any new competitive advantage. “We’ll McKinsey’s DataMatics 2013 survey shows that companies that use customer analytics extensively are more than twice as likely to generate above-average profits as those that don’t.

P&L 11

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 11