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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative.

Company 62
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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

Today, the term increasingly serves as a corporate bogeyman that warns executives of the need to stand up and respond when disruptive developments encroach on their market. Given that Kodak’s core business was selling film, it is not hard to see why the last few decades proved challenging. Consider Fuji Photo Film.

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

Still the agency drags on with its year-old push to end Saturday delivery , the most powerful innovation they can muster — which to be implemented would still take 2 years. Intuit had many failures as part of their innovation process. Yet leaders of both companies persevered despite these headwinds, setbacks, and challenges.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative.

Company 50
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Morning Advantage: What Would You Do With a Blank Check?

Harvard Business Review

But rather than launch a resource-constrained innovation effort, Kraft took an arguably retro approach, drawing on its deep pockets to give leaders in key markets like Brazil a blank check — urging them to dream big and not worry about resources. BONUS BITS: Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?

Film 12
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Is That a TV Show or Are You Trying to Sell Me Something?

Harvard Business Review

But the content people also know their customers will balk if they feel that content has been compromised by paid marketing. Then there was material published by "content marketers" to serve the kinds of information needs typically met by traditional content providers, thus adding value to a customer's engagement with a brand.

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

Still the agency drags on with its year-old push to end Saturday delivery , the most powerful innovation they can muster — which to be implemented would still take 2 years. Intuit had many failures as part of their innovation process. Yet leaders of both companies persevered despite these headwinds, setbacks, and challenges.