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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business Review

Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards.

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Talent Management: Boards Give Their Companies an "F"

Harvard Business Review

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. Corporate directors identified talent management as their single greatest strategic challenge. We know that organizations commit enormous resources and effort to talent management, so why aren''t they doing a better job? Not rising costs.

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The Potential of Geolocation for Revolutionizing Retail

Harvard Business Review

We conducted some proprietary research that showed that while a majority of smart phone owners use their devices to assist in purchases, consumers are only willing to give precious screen real-estate to a handful of retail apps.

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