Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

To mitigate the investing risks associated with eroding market opportunities due to copycats, investors always look for companies with strong competitive resilience or those that are operating in markets with a high barrier to entry. Even in developed markets like Western Europe and the U.S.,

Innovation 15

Innovation Incubator Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

There is a clear and growing divide among global companies operating in China. To successfully get to market you need a leader who can navigate your company's internal checkpoints. Depending on what you choose, your strategy on talent management in China will be one of the legacies or liabilities of your operational strategy here.

Globalization 13

Globalization Attrition Skills Learning-by-Doing 13

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Think about it this way: if you were in charge of your company’s booth at a trade show or conference, you wouldn’t just slap your company’s logo onto a piece of poster board, place your business cards on the table, and hope for the best, would you? Marketing 101 principles still apply. Far from it, actually. Of course not.

Media 50

Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2013

Unfortunately, most organizations don''t know what it means to have a relationship with a customer, even though they have a customer list, an email database, or even a loyalty program. Innovations in Digital and Mobile Marketing An HBR Insight Center. Branding Disruptive innovation Marketing' Don''t Let Mobile Apps Get Pushy.

Insurance 8

Insurance Brand Disruptive Innovation Download 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

I see Amazon’s price strategy with Whole Foods, fueled by constant testing and experimentation, to evolve in three steps: changing price perception, growing the market for healthy foods, and then applying insights to other offline retail sectors and services. Growing the market for healthy foods. Changing price perception.

Price 8

Price Retail Competitive Advantage Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

I was recently asked to give a talk about family businesses, and the conference organizer told me not to even mention the “three generation rule.” This was the era of the company man, where employees exchanged long-term loyalty for a livable wage and a pension plan. ” He’s perfectly right.

Long-term 8

Long-term Short-term Reputation Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I no longer operated in my personal sweet spot, where my sense of accomplishment after closing a difficult sale or launching a new product was contingent on my having had a concrete deliverable and the sense that my efforts were integral to its success. I was merely managing the people who actually did and made things.

Management 12

Management Career Creativity Health Care 12

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.&# - General Colin Powell “Develop success from failures. It sounds like your conference offers a great message to those in need of hearing it. Disagreement, at this state, stimulates me. But once a decision is made, the debate ends.

Definition 370

Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Patronizing, belittling or sarcastic leaders forgo trust and loyalty to prop-up their ego – big mistake. link] Mike Myatt Thanks for the kind words and for sharing the link Geoff. link] Mike Myatt You’re most welcome Sir. link] Mike Myatt True words of wisdom Bert. Thanks for sharing Bert. Attitudes are ingrained into people.

Leadership 420

Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The article shocked the sensibilities of many who worried about rising corporate power in the world, but for many executives struggling to chart courses through the chaos of newly globalized and deregulated markets, it offered an irresistible clarity: one need only focus on owners’ interests.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

A few electrical issues in the spa and conference center, but nothing to worry about.". Palma Cay is Alegre's newest flagship hotel, and I think I can make it work with lower prices to the key travel agencies, tour operators, and online portals. In fact, we barely have a marketing budget at the corporate level. I need help.".

Case Study 10

Case Study Hotels Price Decentralization 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2014

That was the message of Edward Snowden’s keynote conversation at the SXSW Interactive conference this week, conducted via (highly protected) video link. Again, if more companies adopted strong privacy practices, it would help create market demand for better and more usable tools.)

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Tools Technology Video 8