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Just because you can make an omelet, doesn’t mean you’re a restaurateur!

Mills Scofield

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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Leading for Innovation: Why Fighting Fires Burns Down the House

LDRLB

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 innovation kaplan Leadership' Some leaders consciously acknowledge this fundamental paradox.

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Leading for Innovation: Why Fighting Fires Burns Down the House

LDRLB

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. Some leaders consciously acknowledge this fundamental paradox.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Good performance measurement can help overcome the short- term bias of financial measures by explicitly monitoring how well a company or business unit is positioned to sustain and improve its financial performance. Short-term value drivers are the immediate levers of ROIC and growth.

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All Management Is Change Management

Harvard Business Review

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. Each innovation brings lessons that inform ongoing operations. More companies need to describe their work in terms of where they are trying to go in the next month or next quarter or next year.

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For a Powerful Presentation, Begin with a Bang, Finish with a Flourish

Strategy Driven

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. Consider leaving a comment!

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Here's Why Successful Presentations Planning Must Begin with an.

Strategy Driven

If you know that the person you’re presenting to has a short attention span, you want to get to your point as soon as possible. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc., Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. a K-12 education publisher focusing on mathematics.