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Google, Don't Choose Micromanagement

Harvard Business Review

No, no, no," you're thinking, "It's about keeping the staff or innovating or making sure the wheels stay on the bus or." My point is that when you have a culture of innovation, people stay, products ship, and performance sizzles. Since the beginning, Google has had a great culture of innovation. That's gotta change.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Here is some advice on how to tap into supply chains for successful scale-up: Reveal more than is comfortable. Global supply chains can cut across many “cultures”: national, industry, technology, market segment, and more. Innovate and invest, even when it hurts.

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If Your Mobile Strategy Can Win Here, It Can Win Anywhere

Harvard Business Review

And these messages use strong market segmentation. How do women in that market get information? Some programs use simple game characters to put a face to the advice provided via phone — after all, pregnancy through the first year of a baby''s life is a long time for mothers to text or call a stranger.