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“In Search of Excellence” Revisited

Leading Blog

I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. Yet, Peters and Waterman pointed out that there were bright spots in the economy. Ongoing innovation with new products, services, and processes through autonomy and entrepreneurship. Feel familiar? Perhaps not.

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Category Creation Is the Ultimate Growth Strategy

Harvard Business Review

The innovation came about because Laird aspired to surf a deepwater reef break on the north shore of Maui called Peahi, or Jaws, where waves can reach 120 feet high. Having grown up in Hawaii, I have the utmost respect for Laird as a waterman. Few growth strategies match the economics of category creation. of revenue growth.

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