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Use a Brand Council to Help Steer Strategy

Harvard Business Review

David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, once observed that “Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing people.” And brand stewardship can no longer be under the exclusive purview of marketing departments and brand managers. A brand can’t just be a promise; it must be a promise delivered.

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

And although senior managers’ remuneration was tied to Contect’s overall sales and operating profits, the head office had relatively little control over the 30,000 projects the company had underway at any given time. It hits our collective reputation and our finances.” But it would take a lot of social capital.