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Corporations Need a Better Approach to Public Policy

Harvard Business Review

But many don’t have one, instead adopting only defensive, short-term, or narrowly self-interested “government relations” tactics. To meet this daunting challenge, corporations need a strategic, forward-looking, and balanced approach to government and public affairs.

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Why Customers Leave

Skip Prichard

So, in writing the book, I decided early to break each short chapter into a specific offending behavior, policy or tactic employed by business and offer specific examples that everyone could relate to. In short, every chapter ends with a section that includes: “Why you do it,” “Why we hate it,” and “A Better Approach.”

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Great Innovators Create the Future, Manage the Present, and Selectively Forget the Past

Harvard Business Review

As Karim Tabbouche, the chief strategy officer of VIVA Bahrain, told me: “Our planning process had become myopic and short term in nature, with our objectives becoming tactical and linear in nature. Over the years, Hasbro has had its share of legendary hits (Mr. Potato Head, G.I.

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Five Decision-Making Lessons for Leaders

Ron Edmondson

When Manning and the Colts ownership decided to part ways, there were no less than 12 different NFL teams that were lined up waiting to woo the QB to their respective franchises. Not Every Decision is a Long-Term Decision. However, in the Manning example, he took a decidedly short-term perspective. How Did He Decide?