Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It leads to short-term thinking. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation. While fear can drive short-term results, it does so at the cost of high employee burnout and turnover. It also undermines long-term business performance. Blog Post ).

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2012

That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. ” [1] It is simple, but not easy and in today’s world very short-lived. 1] Kaplan, Saul.

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. Others experience the inherent tension but let short-term goals and fire-fighting consume their lives – at the expense of preparing for and positioning themselves for the future. Innovation today is as much about how you deliver value as it is about what it is you offer to the market.

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. Others experience the inherent tension but let short-term goals and fire-fighting consume their lives – at the expense of preparing for and positioning themselves for the future. Innovation today is as much about how you deliver value as it is about what it is you offer to the market.

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Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 113

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

It turned out that the unit was driving profits by raising prices and cutting marketing and advertising expenditures. Higher prices and reduced advertising created an opening for competitors to take away market share, which they did. So while profits were rising and ROIC was high, market share was declining.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

An executive in a power company who was presenting to an important sales prospect opened his talk with a story about a company employee who cut short his vacation and drove 300 miles to help restore power after a hurricane. You can help the audience remember your main points with short catchy phrases.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

If the erosion of a market requires a new business model, that’s change management. Once every job in a company is defined in terms of the changes to be made (both large and small), constant improvement can become the routine. If sales need to be increased, that’s change management. Costs reduced? Productivity improved?

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