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How To Lead In Uncertainty

CO2

Before reaching the top of the S-Curve, there will be disintermediation, which moves humanity from the current S-Curve to a new one. When we enter commit wholly to one go-to-market strategy as a company or as a society, the environment and, subsequently, the world inevitably has something to say.

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How to Approach Leading in Times of Uncertainty

CO2

Before reaching the top of the S-Curve, there will be disintermediation, which moves humanity from the current S-Curve to a new one. When we enter commit wholly to one go-to-market strategy as a company or as a society, the environment and, subsequently, the world inevitably has something to say.

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The Best Salespeople Do What the Best Brands Do

Harvard Business Review

Digital commerce and disintermediation have caused many customers to question the importance of having a sales relationship at all. They contribute tremendous value to their organizations through their market insights and direct communication channel with customers. Great brands commit and stay committed.

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What’s Holding Uber Back

Harvard Business Review

This is important, because companies that adhere as closely as possible to the patterns of disruption have the greatest chance to create explosive growth and transform markets. But it probably has a more committed user base than any business launched in the last five years. Uber nails this.

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Four Tips for Better Strategic Planning

Harvard Business Review

As a result, managers are uncomfortable actually moving into action or committing resources, preferring to stay with the business they know rather than possibilities that may or may not pan out. But too often those assumptions are supported by secondary research, educated guesses, or assumptions rather than field tests.

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Making Sense of Owned Media

Harvard Business Review

Marketers often distinguish between paid, earned, and owned media. We can see how content, community, and context come together in the owned media strategies of today’s most innovative marketers. There is no doubt that these owned media strategies are complex and require a real commitment of time, energy, and resources.

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