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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

We believe coherence confers a substantial premium, and we’ve measured it. PL and CM: Our take on capabilities and how they work in systems is new, as is our view of coherence as this three-part balanced system that confers a measurable premium. SD : What new ideas are you bringing to the table with capabilities-driven strategy?

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Say “No” to Innovation-in-General

Harvard Business Review

I had just arrived at a conference on entrepreneurship and the only panel I wanted to see was starting. It’s the continuous technological innovations that will exploit your fixed asset base. I looked down at my watch and realized that I was already 5 minutes late so I dropped my bags and ran to the next building.

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When a Country is Facing Political and Human Rights Issues, Should Businesses Leave or Stay?

Harvard Business Review

After the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi , many companies had to urgently decide whether to attend Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative, a global business conference scheduled to take place just days after news of Khashoggi’s killing broke. ” The raison d’etre can also differ per industry.