Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 3, 2022

They know that for deep purpose to take hold, both their daily actions and long-term strategic plans must be consistent with the overarching purpose. Based on my research, I have found that when leaders practice deep purpose, their long-term financial performance actually improves in comparison with their convenient-purpose counterparts.

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Short-term How To Long-term Operations 120

N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Customer Loyalty: Is the firm preferred among its customers? How easy is it for a customer to shift to another provider? New Product Development Capabilities: How fast can new products and services be developed and delivered to the marketplace? Does it align with product strength and customer expectations?

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Strategy Company Strategic Planning Market Segmentation 261

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

The healthy habits that I attribute to my success as a leader are practice what I preach, set healthy boundaries, practice mindfulness, exercise, work hard and invest in my ongoing learning and personal development. I work hard day in and out and take massive action. Lastly, I do not forget to take care of myself by exercising and traveling.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

For years, AWS has invested in driving developer and company adoption of its platform by driving down prices and introducing low cost features to make developer’s lives easier. This has led to high levels of AWS specific investment from innovators like CloudHealth Technologies, Qubole, Mapbox, and the like.

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Collison Net Present Value Company Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

CEOs should actively manage five specific tensions in today’s complex global business environment: Disruptive innovation versus leveraging the company’s core strengths. On the other hand, a highly differentiated offering is no longer a guarantee of long-term value creation.

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CEO Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2016

This is a problem, because for obvious reasons, in a service-oriented economy, companies need employees motivated to create not only short-term financial gains, but also long-term non-tangible outcomes for both the company and customers. In turn, such service-oriented focus should result in long-term profits.

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Incentives Management Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2014

With a technology focus, you might manage to launch a successful breakthrough, but your success will be short-lived because sustaining a technological advantage today is so difficult. And with a strong brand focus, it is much easier to make swift decisions that are consistent with the values the company hopes to embody for its customers.

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Brand Short-term Long-term Customer Loyalty 8