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062: Flexible Thinking: 5 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Better Decisions

Engaging Leader

Resources Mentioned in This Episode Blog Post: Flexible Thinking: New Research on How Great Leaders Inspire Better Decisions Interview with Barry Nalebuff, co-founder of Honest Tea: 057: Leading a For-Profit Business as a Vehicle for Change Interview with David Burnham: 030: Why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Isn’t Enough for Superior Leadership Interview (..)

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Why Your Company Should Partner with Rivals

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, the true paradox that smart, trailblazing companies are solving is how to outperform their competition by collaborating with their competition. Here's how and why this matters to you. Recently the CEO of a very well known consumer brand nearly scared the wits out of me.

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Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly

Harvard Business Review

Thus, while some economists, such as Ian Ayres and Barry Nalebuff , have argued that firms can profit from honest pricing, their competitors can take actions to mute that. Thus, while some economists, such as Ian Ayres and Barry Nalebuff , have argued that firms can profit from honest pricing, their competitors can take actions to mute that.

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Use Co-opetition to Build New Lines of Revenue

Harvard Business Review

From the WordPerfect-Novell acquisition that led to bankruptcy, to the misfires of the Target-Neiman holiday experiment, it’s clear that despite the plethora of management literature on how to launch a successful partnership, collaborations often go bust. As management professors Adam M. Brandbenburger and Barry J.