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Is Social Accountability Changing Leadership?

Lead Change Blog

Especially as some two-thirds of consumers around the world say they would switch, avoid, or boycott brands for their stances on controversial issues. In 2015, the World Economic Forum predicted that emotional intelligence would be one of the top 10 skills demanded by employers by 2020. Cognitive Empathy.

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business Review

In other words, they had great business models. Every successful company, whether it knows it or not, owes its success to its business model. Key Resources are the assets that are required to deliver the CVP to the customer at a profit, meaning the people, technology, products, facilities, equipment, channels, and brand.

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Meet My Next Group of Coaches!

Marshall Goldsmith

Alexander Osterwalder – Thinkers 50 #1 Strategy Thinker 2015-17, million-selling author Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design , inventor Business Model Canvas. Thought Leaders – Cohort 1. I have loved spending time with each and every one of them.

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Most Popular Leadership Posts So Far This Year

Eric Jacobson

With the first half of 2015 past us, here's a look back at the three most read postings on my leadership blog so far this year. He has worked with American Express, Apple, Mazda, GM, Kellogg’s, Levi’s, Nikon, and Visa, among many outstanding firms and brands. Run through the fear rather than running away from it.

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3 Questions to Ask Before Adopting a Platform Business Model

Harvard Business Review

Platform models are often lauded as the path to the next disrupted industry. A platform business model creates an ecosystem that promotes shared value in place of traditionally transactional relationships — think of eBay or Airbnb, businesses that actually broker trust between buyer and seller instead of stocking inventory.

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Three Key Strategies Any Business Can Adopt in 2016 to Boost Profitability

Strategy Driven

The ability to automate processes has transformed business operations; in order to thrive in a competitive market, businesses must conform to the new business model of automating work. In an ever-changing, dynamic market, businesses must be able to brand themselves as unique by constantly innovating.

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Unilever’s Big Strategic Bet on the Dollar Shave Club

Harvard Business Review

And it’s a telling tale about whether the consumer products industry can get a digital business model right. million Series D in November 2015 — Dollar Shave Club had been valued at $630 million, according to Pitchbook. Filling out its brand portfolio. The deal is full of intriguing details. billion in 2020.