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

Strategy Driven

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. It’s a ‘sharp pencil’ capabilities system rooted in superior information. This, in turn, increases the company’s leverage with suppliers and allows it to be extraordinarily efficient in moving inventory and managing working capital.

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Don't Anesthetize Your Colleagues with Bad Writing

Harvard Business Review

And remember what George Washington said when questioned about the fallen cherry tree: not "It was accomplished by utilizing a small, sharp-edged implement," but "I used my little hatchet.". Think of Winston Churchill's famous phrase blood, toil, tears, and sweat. Small wonder, too.

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Women, Finance the World You Want

Harvard Business Review

Yet most remain uneasy or uninvolved when it comes to talking about and managing money. When she's not at work managing a portfolio that consistently outperforms relevant benchmarks, you can find her at home buying and bearing bonds. For example, Intuit helps small businesses to better manage their books — creating jobs.