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The Big Picture of Business- Anniversaries Honor the Past and Build Support for the Future

Strategy Driven

In 1998, I advised the Disney corporation and reminded them that Walt Disney’s 100th birthday in 2001 would offer great marketing and positioning opportunities. Change is innovative. One can always learn from the past, dust it off and reapply it. These anniversaries should be celebrated in 2015: The Galleria, 45th.

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How a New Generation of Business Leaders Views Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

Determined to explore how today’s philanthropists are harnessing market forces to make a difference in the world, and what they are learning, my team and I conducted interviews with several of the most prominent: from Ackman and Cohen to Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson and Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn.

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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business Review

I’ve found that managers who fully embrace a superconsumer strategy learn more from their consumers through increased empathy. The key is to look beyond just the obvious places like marketing. “The learning curve in any industry is steep, but it is particularly so in the airline industry. Adapted from.

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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.” ” The commentators suggested that Woods didn’t need learning; he needed un-learning. But their knowledge can interfere with their learning. The same is true in business. Giving feedback.

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The Battle Over iPhones in India

Harvard Business Review

becoming the second largest smartphone market in the world. billion in 2015. In 2015 alone the country attracted $9 billion in venture capital and was home to four “unicorns” — privately held ventures valued in excess of a billion dollars. Although only one-fifth of its 1.3 The evidence continues.

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