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Lafley's Ambiguous "Gift" of Innovation Failure

Harvard Business Review

Clorox effectively trashed P&G's new product initiative. What vital lesson did Lafley take away from this new product debacle? "We We certainly learned how to defend leading brand franchises. Let me know what you think: Was what Clorox did to P&G ethical? Would the Europeans see that as "all's fair" behavior?

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How Marketers Can Start Integrating AI in Their Work

Harvard Business Review

On the other hand, there are also real philosophical, ethical, or at least policy decisions to be made on the value exchange between marketers and consumers when data is shared and used to optimize marketing experiences. The good news is that, as an industry, we are starting to see meaningful progress on both fronts. Using AI in Marketing.

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What Connects Coca-Cola, Lego, In-N-Out, Intuit, and Nike? Focus.

In the CEO Afterlife

This can mean expanding product lines, entering new markets and geographies, line extending brands, acquiring new businesses, creating projects, and adding layers of management to manage the self-created complexity. With 60% of annual sales coming from innovative new products, it is clear that LEGO has not been idle. In-N-Out Burger.

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Corporations Need a Better Approach to Public Policy

Harvard Business Review

Myriad potential public policy-related risks and opportunities for companies arise across a broad spectrum of political and economic systems — from the state capitalism of former Communist states to the “ mixed economies ” in traditional “liberal” democracies, from developed to developing markets.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

Business development. The second was at what was the fourth KFC franchise to open in the United States. There became too many competitors, too much franchising, too much hype and just as many who exited the industry as quickly as they entered it. Ethics cannot be edicted from afar. Running the business. Body of Knowledge.

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Statesman vs. Politician | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This is the distinction between what he terms the 'Character Ethic' vs the 'Personality Ethic' The prior depends on deep changes within each of us including our view of creating a legacy for future generations. Another key distinction is one highlighted by Stephen Covey in his 7-Habits books.

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