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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

An idea can change an entire industry and ideas, from kaizen to the balanced scorecard , continually transform the way we work and lead our businesses. In The Innovator's Dilemma , he looked at why companies struggle to deal with radical innovation in their markets. Second, management matters.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. Rather, they were abandoning their businesses because of bad bookkeeping.

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Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday?

Harvard Business Review

Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative. Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative.

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

For example, marketing optimizes its activities for its own benefit and the sales and customer service functions do likewise. The end-to-end process of customer acquisition and retention — getting rid of duplicate activities and information across marketing, sales and customer service — isnt touched.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

All postings become the property of Harvard Business School Publishing The editors Recently from The Conversation Rethinking Valuation So You Dont Miss a Good Deal Dec 2 What Brazils New President Faces Dec 2 Touchpoints Bring the Customer Experience to Life Dec 2 The $300 House: The Marketing Challenge Dec 2 How Ford Profits from its 24 Hour Rule (..)

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The Big Picture of Business – Becoming a Legend

Strategy Driven

The art with which we build our careers and our legacy is a journey that benefits many others along the way. However, recognition programs are a balanced scorecard that involves the scrutiny of the company and its leaders by credible outside sources. Understands that careers evolve. by Hank Moore. About the Author.

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The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market. Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market.