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Highlights – 27 March

Chartered Management Institute

An article in the Financial Times explores the trend of ‘Quit-Tok’, where people film their resignations and redundancy. And finally, don’t miss your chance to hear Gillette CEO Gary Coombe sharing his sports marketing wisdom in this year’s Maclaren Memorial Lecture. Not any more. Many of these clips go viral on social media.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

John Wayne and Roy Rogers had Gabby Hayes. There were friendly, familiar places such as Cheers bar, Arnold’s Drive-In on “Happy Days,” the Krusty Krab on “SpongeBob Square Pants,” Dale’s Diner on “The Roy Rogers Show” and other homey places. Steven Spielberg had John Williams as music composer for his films. About the Author.

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The Inevitable Disruption of Television

Harvard Business Review

Initially, these innovations are adopted only by the least demanding industry consumers or those who couldn't afford to participate in existing markets (like the college students who use Reddit to find entertaining Youtube videos instead of paying for HBO). Innovation always finds a way to drive cost down and bring people into the market.

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When Rising Revenue Spells Trouble

Harvard Business Review

Despite conceptually understanding that this change mandates fresh strategic approaches, Roger Martin (among others) has highlighted the mistakes companies continue to make by relying on processes and tools honed in a differently paced era. Another, arguably simpler, technique is to change the way you measure market share.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

Examples could come from art, comics, film, music, architecture, economics (weird black markets), music, media, etc… Creating opportunities for team members to communicate and share both creatively and intellectually improves team communications and fosters innovation. Nash Equilibrium, Pareto Principle). Mayer, James H.

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Tomorrow’s Factories Will Need Better Processes, Not Just Better Robots

Harvard Business Review

They think of the “lights-out” factory that General Motors Chief Executive Roger Smith fantasized about in 1982 and Elon Musk talks about building today—plants so dominated by robots and machines that they don’t need lights to work. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.