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Case Study: When Tragedy Strikes Your Supply Chain

Harvard Business Review

The past few days had been a whirlwind, and she was still trying to make sense of how her work life had transitioned so abruptly from celebration to crisis. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Costs and Risks.

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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. They must view the company as a consumer would… being as discerning about buying their own services as they are about fine dining, premium clothing, gifts for friends, a car or a home.

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Managing People on a Sinking Ship

Harvard Business Review

Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard Business School and author of “ Strategies for Learning from Failure ,” says that of course it’s not easy to “keep people enthused, engaged, and working hard when they know the company may not be around.” A larger company has bought your business unit. Case study #1: Take care of your team.

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Patience in Japan

Harvard Business Review

This is one reason why Japanese companies tend to look out for the welfare of their employees in such an effective fashion. All this makes for a case study of the moral courage of ordinary Japanese citizens in times of crisis. Kresge Professor of Marketing at the Harvard Business School.

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 3 of 4

Strategy Driven

Effective Crisis Handling, Case Studies. There is an art to Crisis Preparedness. So also should diversity, branding, quality, marketing, re-engineering and other important processes. So also should diversity, branding, quality, marketing, re-engineering and other important processes. by Hank Moore.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Validating proof of concept around social media ROI is a discussion that may have had a bit of relevance 24 months ago, but unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last couple of years you know that numerous case studies abound which validate social media beyond any reasonable doubt.

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10 Communication Tips for Leaders

N2Growth Blog

" If you, or anyone else is interest in reading about those they can download my report filled with specific client case studies at [link]. link] mikemyatt Hi Skip: Thanks for the comment as well as for sharing your insightful observations. I appreciate you sharing your link which also contains some great advice.

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