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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Consultants love a gap-closing program almost as much as they love a SWOT analysis. He is published widely in academic management journals and magazines, and has published three previous books on design thinking and innovation, coworking, and activity based working (ABW).

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My First, Failed Foray into Venture Investing

Harvard Business Review

Several years ago, a friend had come to me with her dream: She wanted to start a magazine. The magazine got off to a great start: it was written up in the New York Times , circulation after a few months reached 100,000. I wasn't going to do this to our business partner and friend with her magazine dream.

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The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Wouldn’t you expect more innovation? More and more, the critical role of chief brand custodian is relegated to middle managers who either lack the experience, the clout or the motivation to drive innovation into the brands they manage. And, the SWOT analysis is not the way to do it. Some do it well. Required fields are marked *.

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