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Get Your Budget Ready for the Upturn

Harvard Business Review

Most budgets for 2013 were made in 2012, when the prevailing economic outlook was grim. Position yourself in market segments that will grow. The recession eliminated some market segments and redefined others. This is the time to revisit the market spaces you occupy and position yourself to ride the uptick.

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Navigating the Dozens of Different Strategy Options

Harvard Business Review

Positional advantage is sustainable in a classical environment: the environment is predictable and develops gradually without major disruptions. This approach works when the visionary firm can single-handedly build a new, attractive market reality.