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Great by Choice

Leading Blog

For their study, the authors chose a set of major companies that achieved spectacular results over 15 or more years while operating in unstable environments. Fear and worry is channeled into preparation, contingency plans, buffers and margins of safety. Empirical Creativity: Bold, creative moves from a sound empirical base.

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5 Ways the Best Companies Close the Strategy-Execution Gap

Harvard Business Review

Webvan was forced to cease operations by 2001. The traditional plan-then-do model treats the value of any strategy like a bond. Some have been highly publicized (YouTube, Nest, Google Glass, Motorola phones, Google Fiber, self-driving cars); others are less well known (grocery delivery, photo sharing, online car insurance comparison).