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Does Your Company Come Across as Too Male?

Harvard Business Review

Every manager, male or female, saw the difference very fast, without any preaching on my part. Most companies and managers think they speak in gender-neutral, “meritocratic” terms equally comprehensible and motivating to everyone. They were carefully chosen, of course. So far, so good. He’d thought it was nice!

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If Your Mobile Strategy Can Win Here, It Can Win Anywhere

Harvard Business Review

If you''re marketing to women through social media, imagine your conversations mediated by a smartphone screen. According to a 2013 survey by Nielsen, "Nearly 60% of women use Facebook/access Facebook multiple times a day on their device/computer compared to approximately 45% of men." And these messages use strong market segmentation.

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Navigating the Dozens of Different Strategy Options

Harvard Business Review

The f ive forces framework for strategy may be valid in one arena, blue ocean or open innovation in another, but each approach to strategy tends to be presented or perceived as a panacea. In fact, for many managers, it may be the approach that defines strategy. Firms deploying a visionary approach also follow a distinct thought flow.