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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. I can’t help but wonder: If Kodak had paid attention to its aging workforce trend, would the company have maintained market share and avoided bankruptcy?

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The Big Picture of Business- Flip Sides, Second Acts and Successful Careers

Strategy Driven

It used to be said that people have three careers in them. Bacharach started his music writing career by taking 'work for hire,' tailoring songs to particular performers. We benefit from going back and learning from our own early Body of Work, assuming that we stratregized our career to be a long-term thing, as Burt Bacharach did.

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17 High-Paying Jobs for Women

HR Digest

The number of women in high paying jobs and entering the job market has risen progressively through the years, but there are many hurdles in their journey up the ladder. . In the five years since 2015, women in high paying job representation in C-suite positions jumped from 17 to 21 percent. Marketing and Sales Manager.

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Prof K’s Brand Narrative Manifesto – Differentiate Emotionally and Activate Passion

Strategy Driven

Please note: emotional differentiation is significant in any brand narrative, but it tends to be more prevalent with brands that are in well-known and crowded markets. However, if you are introducing a new MP3 player 10 years after they have saturated the market, you need not tell people about the functions of a MP3 player.

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The UK’s Snap Election Reminds Us That Proposing a Change Forces People to Ask New Questions About You

Harvard Business Review

” But when the new site appeared, I asked and answered a different question: “Should I learn to navigate the new CBSSports.com, or take the opportunity to learn to navigate market leader ESPN.com?” The same thing can happen in an individual’s career, too, if they take on the wrong project.

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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business Review

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. EDENS, of which the latter is CEO, has led the revitalization of the 45-acre Union Market district in Northeast Washington, DC. The Union Market challenge. This needs to change.

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The Difference Between Coaching Rookies and Veterans

Harvard Business Review

In February 2015, he pulled out of the Honda Classic, declaring his play “ not tournament-ready.” They can miss important shifts in the market simply because the telltale signs don’t fit nicely within their models. ” The commentators suggested that Woods didn’t need learning; he needed un-learning. .”