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Moving Beyond Company Organization Silos: Lessons from the Aviation Industry

Leading Blog

Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. systems, air travel feels a bit more like a chore than like a treat. It’s helpful to first understand the various stages involved in improving business processes. In the U.S., Handoff errors would result. logistics, and finance.

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Focus on Your Customer's Customer

Harvard Business Review

And while these companies were the first to acknowledge the business benefits of delivering a great customer experience, business-to-business (B2B) organizations are increasingly getting in on the game. Often, the best way for B2B companies to satisfy the multitude of business customers is to focus on the needs of their customers' customers.

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China Needs a New Generation of Dreamers (and New Dreams)

Harvard Business Review

Richard Branson, who is also a Planetary Resources investor, is already selling tickets for space-travel on Virgin Galactic’s commercial spacecraft, and he’s competing with the dreams of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin , and Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Can you name five?