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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

Large downturns (such as this recession), technology disruptions, or regulatory shifts create discontinuities that simply accelerate the industry’s evolution toward this equilibrium state. Companies today operate in a business environment that encourages incoherence. times EBITDA (compared to average multiples of 15 at the time).

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Shape Strategy With Simple Rules, Not Complex Frameworks

Harvard Business Review

Managers in these organizations translate corporate objectives into a few straightforward guidelines that help employees make on-the-spot decisions and adapt to constantly shifting environments, while keeping the big picture in mind. It illustrates how simple rules can help companies shape strategy in an uncertain environment.

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The INs and OUTs of Business Literacy

HR Digest

Joe Knight: Training, training, training, interactive, basic training on the three statements, financial ratios, and the changing financial environment. Joe works with managers and leaders at Fortune 500 companies such as NBCUniversal, General Electric, Berkshire Hathaway, Southwest Airlines, Boeing, United Technologies, and Electronic Arts.

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