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The Value of Value Chain Analysis in Transforming Your Business

N2Growth Blog

Because value chains are independent of existing organizational structures, staff and work locations, they are less intimidating to the management and staff that have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. These models (and the analysis of them) are valuable for presenting new and different ways of thinking about the business.

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2010: When Leadership Hit the Rapids

Harvard Business Review

It has been a year of challenges for most: relentless business demands, continuing change, and higher expectations from them as leaders. Yet year after year, he delivered results, brought valuable goods and services to his region and still managed to coach and inspire generations of young executives.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Realities of Branding… Slogans that Mislead

Strategy Driven

My analysis: Productivity software does no good unless one commits to change, alters behavioral traits and commits to time management. Many managers have poor people skills, as well as poor verbal-written communications skills. Banks buy money wholesale and sell it to borrowers at retail rates.

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