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Don’t Let Your Company Get Trapped by Success

Harvard Business Review

In today’s dynamic business environment, leaders of large established companies need more than ever to run and reinvent the business at the same time. ” Only few firms manage to be ambidextrous—most struggle to maintain a healthy balance between exploration and exploitation. Our research shows that U.S. points p.a.,

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Which MBAs Make More: Consultants or Small-Business Owners?

Harvard Business Review

Owners of small businesses can set their own hours, make their own management decisions, and take pride in the ownership of their work. Of course, being a small firm CEO doesn’t appeal to everyone so the decision turns, as we think it should, on whether you appreciate and will thrive in a small business environment.

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Is Your Business Biased Against Innovation?

Strategy Driven

Many conventional metrics we use to estimate value are based on faulty assumptions. Net present value [NPV] is a case in point. Yet for the small handful of companies that have managed to drive growth consistently – even through tough times – the payoff is great. How do they do it?