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Lafley’s P&G Brand Cull and the 80/20 Rule

Harvard Business Review

P&G is cutting its global brand portfolio by more than half. “Importantly, this will be a much simpler, much less complex company of leading brands that’s easier to manage and operate.” Should management refine and dig deeper into existing 80/20 KPIs?

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What If Companies Managed People as Carefully as They Manage Money?

Harvard Business Review

Today’s executives spend a lot of time managing the balance sheet, despite the fact that it doesn’t represent their company’s scarcest resource. According to Bain’s Macro Trends Group, the global supply of capital stands at nearly 10 times global GDP. How can we manage human capital better?