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Culture Counts

Leading Blog

I was struck not only by their disciplined approach but also by their freedom to discover, develop and design within broad operating parameters—conditions I did not typically associate with large, for-profit corporations. There I observed a wide array of Abbott executives, scientists and managers. General Business'

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IT Organizations Built to Last

Strategy Driven

Customer centricity as a strategy reorients the entire business-operating model around the customer; it means understanding the customer’s point of view and respecting the customer’s interest. This type of progressive workplace culture nurtures loyalty to the company – especially in younger employees. Consider leaving a comment!

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The 7 Silent Business Killers

Strategy Driven

Dig hard into your operation to see what’s wrong. One toxic employee can destroy years of customer loyalty. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Right about now you are feeling like you have this CEO thing down cold! Maybe it is finally time to work on that golf game. You couldn’t be more wrong.

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How Walmart Can Start Competing Online

Harvard Business Review

Walmart recently lost $20 billion in market cap in one day, in part because its leadership admitted it needs to invest more into its e-commerce operations. In 2013, Target even told the Securities and Exchange Commission that “digital sales represented an immaterial amount…of total sales.”

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Smart Marketing for Small Businesses

Strategy Driven

” Marketing can sometimes slip through the cracks given the constant and pressing demands of sales, client service, and internal operations. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. What’s your proactive marketing approach to loyalty? Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved. The phone is smart.

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Where There’s No Margin for Toxic Leadership

Harvard Business Review

The CEO thought he needed to step out of the chief sales role to focus on operations and finances. By 2013, the CEO, his business partner and an early private equity investor received an offer to sell some of their shares to a large company. It’s a different story. Consider the case of a $30 million manufacturer.

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Why Data Breaches Don’t Hurt Stock Prices

Harvard Business Review

While consumers are rightfully worried that their personal information may be compromised, shareholders and companies’ management have a wider set of concerns, including loss of intellectual property, operational disruption, decreased customer trust, tarnished brand, and loss of investor commitment. The stock price declined 0.3%

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