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StrategyDriven Enterprises Partners with Xen Wireless to Form StrategyDriven Analytics, a Utility Industry Asset Management Blind Benchmarking Service

Strategy Driven

StrategyDriven Enterprises LLC and Xen Wireless form StrategyDriven Analytics to provide utility industry executives and managers with asset management program benchmarking data supporting operational and investment decisions and fleet and individual plant performance assessments. Plant Maintenance and Operations. About StrategyDriven.

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Morning Advantage: A Serious Attempt at "Pay What You Want"

Harvard Business Review

At these locations, any money made goes first to fund operations, and additional profits go to local charities. BONUS BITS: Telecommunications Takedowns. North American restaurant chain Panera Bread is experimenting with a nonprofit variation, where the company donates a number of existing stores to its "Panera Cares" foundation.

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Tracking the Trends in Bringing Our Own Devices to Work

Harvard Business Review

It existed in over half the companies in 2013 with 20% officially allowing it, but both these numbers dropped a year later; by 2014, just over one-third said it existed, and only 7% officially allowed it. BYOPC truly exploded, nearly doubling from 44% to 80% between 2013 and 2014, with a jump in unofficial use making the big difference.

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Ten Reasons Salespeople Lose Deals

Harvard Business Review

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. Price versus Value. 800 Pound Gorilla.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

After Mugabe claimed victory in a disputed election in 2013, however, corruption increased , while the strengthening U.S. Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunication company Econet Wireless has found success with its online payment platform that helps Zimbabweans manage the challenges of its multi-currency system.

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The 3 Things CEOs Worry About the Most

Harvard Business Review

Please note that titles used here reflect the positions the individuals held in 2013, when we conducted the interviews for a separate article ). Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. Operating in a Global Marketplace.

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Ten Reasons Salespeople Lose Deals

Harvard Business Review

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. Price versus Value. 800 Pound Gorilla.

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