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Leadership Is About to Get More Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

Competitors will be recast as allies, as rival companies will have to work together to achieve more complex technical innovations. Such “co-opetition” will require leaders to maintain a difficult dual perspective – rivals must be simultaneously seen as both vital partners and market threats.

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Old Management Systems Stifle New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

That’s because even after they determine the right ways to use information to delight their customers, managers must address one equally important challenge. They must update decades-old management systems so they can embrace new digital opportunities. Where we land is firmly in the face of a management paradox.

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Use Co-opetition to Build New Lines of Revenue

Harvard Business Review

From the WordPerfect-Novell acquisition that led to bankruptcy, to the misfires of the Target-Neiman holiday experiment, it’s clear that despite the plethora of management literature on how to launch a successful partnership, collaborations often go bust. As management professors Adam M. There [are] lots of co-opetitions.”.