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5 Steps To Develop A Learning Culture At Work

The Horizons Tracker

Think like a marketer to drive learning and development – Osborne argues that a long period of poor training initiatives has tarnished the brand of learning and development within the workforce. It’s only in such cultures that the kind of candid feedback that is such a crucial part of learning can be achieved.

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What Tesla Knows That Other Patent-Holders Don’t

Harvard Business Review

In fact, it reflects a keen understanding of both innovation and talent. Access to the patents doesn’t ensure that a competitor can execute on an equally innovative product. By giving away access to its patents it is offering competitors a leg up, but not fully ceding its lead in innovation.

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Your Whole Company Needs to Be Distinctive, Not Just Your Product

Harvard Business Review

To them, the unit of differentiation is an individual product, service or brand. The heart of differentiation therefore is your company’s ability to develop and promote distinctive products, services, and branded experiences on a consistent basis. When Procter & Gamble purchased it in 1999 for $2.3

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