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How To Know When To Kill Off Corporate Activities

The Horizons Tracker

A central part of Vijay Govindarajan’s Three Box System is the middle box, which urges organizations to stop doing activities that are not producing results. These tips will help you to do just that. These so-called zombie activities tend to suck in resources that could be better deployed elsewhere.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 6/24/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/1/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Intelligent Leadership Jay Rao Jeff Bladt John Mattone Joseph Weintraub Kristin Loberg Lawrence Cunningham Linda Holmes Liquid Agency Management Tip of the Day Marc Schoen Margaret Heffernan Marty Neumeier Mihnea Moldoveanu MIT Sloan Management Review Nadia Goodman NPR Olivier Leclerc Remembering Roger Ebert Richey Piiparinen Sharon Poczter Steven (..)

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/15/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bob''s blog entries "Evolution of the networked enterprise: McKinsey Global Survey results" "Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture" "How to Create an Innovation Ecosystem" "To Innovate 50 Philosophy Classics Adam Grant Art Markman “The Physics of Talent” Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/15/13) BOB but Angelic" (..)

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‘Managers as Mentors’ Celebrates Publication Anniversary

Marshall Goldsmith

Bell will share special blog posts throughout the month of June focusing on tips, techniques and tools for all leaders striving to be better mentors. Now, in honor of the first anniversary of the book’s third edition, old fans and newcomers alike are invited to take part in a month-long celebration at ChipBell.com.

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The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge.

CO2

Business organizations are not built for innovation; they are built for efficiency.&# – Vijay Govindarajan In The Other Side of Innovation the authors demonstrate their absolute knowledge of an area that many organizations need more of, innovation! There is just one little problem. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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The $300 House: The Sustainability Challenge

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan's and Christian Sarkar's idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world's poor. I was pleased to discover the $300 House challenge and I applaud the efforts of Vijay Govindarajan and Christian Sarkar.