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A New Digital Iron Curtain

Coaching Tip

At the just-concluded conference of the International Telecommunications Union in Dubai, the U.S. In the run-up to the conference, dozens of secret proposals by authoritarian governments were leaked online. . conference just in time. and its allies got outmaneuvered. Gives Governments More Power Over Internet.

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Executives and Salespeople Are Misaligned — and the Effects Are Costly

Harvard Business Review

companies spend over $900 billion on their sales forces, which is three times more than they spend on all ad media. Sales is, by far, the most expensive part of strategy execution for most firms. Yet, on average, companies deliver only 50% to 60% of the financial performance that their strategies and sales forecasts have promised.

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The Factors Behind China’s Growing Strength in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Western media has been quite critical of the Chinese miracle. Having a manufacturing ecosystem confers several benefits. Today, Shenzhen-based DJI , of which one of us is a board member, holds a global market share of 70% in consumer drones and offers a window into the future of competition from China. Unlike in the U.S.,