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Being Smart is Not Enough

Leading Blog

He writes in The Advantage : In this world of ubiquitous information and nanosecond technology exchange, it’s harder than it has ever been in history to maintain a competitive advantage based on intelligence or knowledge….I Being smart has become a commodity. It's permission to play, says Patrick Lencioni.

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Retain Your Top Performers

Marshall Goldsmith

Innovative high-technology corporations are currently paying employees large bonuses to recruit top talent. The “intellectual capital” brought in by high-knowledge employees will be a major, if not the primary, competitive advantage. The rise in the influence of the knowledge worker. .

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The Boomers are Leaving! – How to Create and Implement a Knowledge.

Strategy Driven

Inside you’ll find scenarios, case studies, tips, templates, and checklists that will help you capture and retain your company’s intellectual capital as Baby Boomers leave the workplace. Improve productivity, Enhance the bottom line… StrategyDriven Premium Subscriber Login Align Your Organization and Become StrategyDriven!

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The Boomers are Leaving! – How to Create and Implement a Knowledge.

Strategy Driven

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business Review

They grow faster, make more money, and are more valued than companies organized around products and services. Building a successful platform business is hard enough when you have an original idea, ample capital, no core business to cannibalize, and a team of top talent. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Intellectual capital.

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Low-Skilled Workers Everywhere Are Getting Squeezed

Harvard Business Review

The difference is explained by the phenomenon of “production fragmentation,” in which different firms (and countries) specialize in producing different parts of a final good. This method of accounting looks at the sale price of a product and subtracts the cost of raw materials and other inputs.

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The Six Attitudes Leaders Take Towards Social Media

Harvard Business Review

Social media is about people, not technology. Fearful leaders see social media as a threat to productivity, intellectual capital , privacy, management authority, regulatory compliance and a host of other things, and often discourage and even prohibit its use. And their attitude matters, a lot. This rarely bears fruit.

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