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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Why didn’t Folgers recognize the retail consumer demand for coffee and develop a Starbucks type business model? Has anyone on your executive team attended a conference on strategy, innovation or disruption in the last year? Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming? How did Microsoft not keep Google at bay?

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How to Build a Meaningful Career

Harvard Business Review

Everyone aspires to have purpose or meaning in their career but how do you actually do that? Here are principles you can follow to find a career — and a specific job —­ you don’t just enjoy, but love. “Join industry groups, go to conferences, volunteer for a nonprofit,” advises Dillon.

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What Great Social Media Campaigns Get Right

Harvard Business Review

After a successful career as a corporate consultant, he became the Director of Economic Development for Rhode Island, a cabinet level position, where he saw the opportunity to put his ideas into action and create innovation at scale. BIF’s annual conference serves as its focal point. Harley Davidson has its group rides.

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