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Turnarounds and the Big Play | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the case of struggling Nabob Foods, two significant innovations facilitated the turnaround. While they played catch-up, we were already working on the next innovation. Secondly, he innovated with blockbuster products iMac and iPod. Human Resources. Usually, one or two “big” plays make the difference. Leadership.

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A Culture of Excellence: An Interview with Melissa Strait

HR Digest

We’re focused on building a culture of innovation that enables good ideas to thrive at any level of the organization, not just at the top. That purpose – to Ignite and Nourish Flavorful Experiences – is at the core of how our team members work together, serve our guests, and strengthen our communities.

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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Consider three aspects: Reinvestment: In emerging markets, women reinvest a staggering 90 cents of every additional dollar of income in "human resources" — their families'' education, health, nutrition (compared, by the way, to 30-40% for men. Wal-Mart understands the power of women-led firms to innovate compelling products.

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How a Public-Private Partnership Is Saving Lives

Harvard Business Review

On one level, they need to learn and implement basic business essentials such as financial management and human resource development. Pursue scientific innovation. Yet the harder challenge is to make sure the resulting models we help develop are sustainable. What has been achieved?

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What Connects Coca-Cola, Lego, In-N-Out, Intuit, and Nike? Focus.

In the CEO Afterlife

With 60% of annual sales coming from innovative new products, it is clear that LEGO has not been idle. They’ve never franchised. They launched new product kits, created the blockbuster LEGO Digital Designer, and negotiated some very lucrative licensing arrangements such as Harry Potter and Star Wars. In-N-Out Burger. and going public?

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How to Take a Social Venture to Scale

Harvard Business Review

For a social entrepreneur with an innovative solution, the holy grail is scaling it —that is, taking it to a level where the new approach operates efficiently and effectively to achieve significant mitigation of a social problem. They are: Staffing. Perhaps more than anything else, this has been the key to PlayWorks' successful scaling.

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Expanding the Reach of Primary Care in Developing Countries

Harvard Business Review

How the most innovative providers are creating value. We interviewed leaders in 37 private for-profit and non-profit primary care programs identified in the Center for Health Market Innovations database and operating in over 25 developing countries.