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Ford's Impressive Sustainability Strategy

Harvard Business Review

The hybrid Prius was a legitimate business home run (2 million sold), and it helped both differentiate Toyota's brand as the market innovator and propel Toyota to unprecedented profits. It tackles both long-term and short-term sustainability challenges. For years, Toyota has been the darling of the green business world.

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

Every week I interview a top leaders in our world and do a secondary, short interview to discuss their challenges and healthy habits in these seven areas; 1) Physical, 2) Family, 3) Mental, 4) Financial, 5) Spiritual, 6) Career, 7) Personal – derived from Zig Ziglar’s “Wheel of Life”. Kevin Miller , host of the Zig Ziglar Podcast.

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Capitalism’s Future Is Already Here

Harvard Business Review

Incentives to maximize shareholder value pushed managers toward decisions that paid off in the short term but were devastating to the long term viability of firms. Customers, who had access to reliable information about the available choices and a capacity to interact with other customers, were suddenly in charge.