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To Jumpstart Growth, Flip the Company’s Priorities

Harvard Business Review

Like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for individuals, with safety and physiological needs (food, water, shelter) at the base and ego at the top, the business hierarchy of needs has five stages. The same goes for operational efficiency. At the business level, we can create shared services that automate repetitive tasks via technology.

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To Jumpstart Growth, Flip the Company’s Priorities

Harvard Business Review

Like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for individuals, with safety and physiological needs (food, water, shelter) at the base and ego at the top, the business hierarchy of needs has five stages. The same goes for operational efficiency. At the business level, we can create shared services that automate repetitive tasks via technology.