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HP Headed to Hotel California?

Women on Business

HP has made some controversial decisions lately, but is Meg Whitman a great strategic move or the kiss of death for this once great tech company? Having a reactive board is not good enough for a company as recognizable as HP. that focuses on customers and innovation. HP is a legendary company with a history of rash decisions.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. US News and World Report #1 Best Hospital in the United States – Fortune ‘100 Best Companies to Work For,’ 14 consecutive years. Garry Ridge – CEO, WD-40 Company. Healthcare Leaders.

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The Stakeholders You Need to Close a Big Deal

Harvard Business Review

A partnership with Starbucks elevated the mobile payment company Square to a whole new level. Based on many years as a business founder, advisor, and investor, I would argue that getting the green light has as much to do with understanding human nature as it does with business fundamentals and finances.

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How Merck Is Trying to Keep Disrupters at Bay

Harvard Business Review

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. Merck and Co. Integration is key.

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What Health Care Can Learn from the Transformation of Financial Services

Harvard Business Review

In response, these companies made three significant shifts in their offerings: (1) they turned services into products; (2) they improved convenience while lowering cost; and (3) they leveraged big data to provide tailored customer solutions. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic. Leverage big data.

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Mobile Money Is Driving Africa’s Cashless Future

Harvard Business Review

With no means to track sales, little data is available, and channels are too fragmented for companies to forecast production and distribution with any degree of accuracy. E-tail could help consumer goods companies leapfrog the need for extensive distribution infrastructure, something consumer product companies are already exploring.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

One was an “ indigenization ” program requiring companies such as Nestle, British American Tobacco, Anglo American Platininum, and Barclays, to hand majority stakes to black Zimbabweans. Amid worsening food and foreign exchange shortages, Mugabe ramped up populist policies to please his supporters.