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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? Trouble is, it’s hard to think of any business challenge where real pro­gress has been harder to come by. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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What Is Strategy, Again?

Harvard Business Review

Benchmarking and adopting best practices (a veiled reference to everyone’s favorite punching bag, In Search of Excellence ). Aggressive outsourcing and partnering to improve efficiencies (perhaps a reference to “ The Origins of Strategy, published in 1989 by the granddaddy of strategy consulting, BCG founder Bruce Henderson).