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Are CEOs Really Necessary Anymore?

Strategy Driven

If BDAI had been in place at Olympus Camera on the day that Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, would the company’s management information system have warned leadership that the pocket camera industry, at that moment, was entering an irreversible swoon? CEO’s Role- Wisdom and Innovation. The second is to lead innovation.

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What Makes Six Disciplines for Excellence A Different Kind Of Business Book

Six Disciplines

“Six Disciplines differs in that respect – it’s all about teaching a system of getting done the things that we all know need to be done.” ” (Sam Decker, Decker Marketing). “The approach is current and I love that it ties technology and systems with strategy. Gary Harpst is the direct opposite.”

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Effective Meeting Models

CO2

Our ability to predict the future is getting more and more difficult as the population grows, markets shift, competitors switch strategies, and systems interact. They know where they’re headed and why. Quarterly Strategic Review Meeting. Monthly Staff Meetings. It’s an opportunity to assess what is working and what isn’t.

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Many Strategies Fail Because They’re Not Actually Strategies

Harvard Business Review

Town hall meetings are organized, employees are told to change their behavior, balanced scorecards are reformulated, and budgets are set aside to support initiatives that fit the new strategy. “We want to be the number one or number two in all the markets in which we operate” is one of those.

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Big Data Doesn't Work if You Ignore the Small Things that Matter

Harvard Business Review

So why do companies spend millions on big data and big-data-based market research while continuing to ignore the simple things that make customers happy? Big data is today's panacea, the great new hope for unlocking the mysteries of marketing. We all have. Shut down their customer service on weekends?

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Making Hospital Partnerships Work

Harvard Business Review

In today’s health care landscape, consultants often advise independent hospitals to merge with a larger health system. Take Silver Cross’s joint operating committee with RIC, which convenes on a quarterly basis to review Balanced Scorecard metrics on quality of care, patient experience, volume, and efficiency.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. 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.

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