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Leadership Is About to Get More Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

They know more than ever, and you’re under pressure to share more than ever, too – 76% of global executives think it’s a good idea for their CEO to be on social media. The combination of digitization with globalization and consumer demands for personalized products will complicate the usual processes and relationships.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

The model can be a win-win as long as the two companies address different customer segments. A long-term financial investor (company A) and an industrial operator (company B) set up two joint ventures for an industrial asset: one that owns the asset, and another that operates the asset. Benefits and risks of co-opetition.

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Old Management Systems Stifle New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

On a short-term basis, the only thing they can expect in return for focusing on data is the headaches that follow from explaining, justifying, and evaluating their operations to colleagues and investors. Its global scale and distribution makes it a critical service vendor for businesses around the world. Take FedEx for example.