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5 Steps to Build a Disruption Proof Business Model

Great Leadership By Dan

But you need the right culture for this approach, the right metrics (hint, the main KPI isn’t topline revenue) and the right resources. You need people on your team with both strategic and operational skills—two very different kinds of people. You need a cushion of cash to allow you to focus on the long term.

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How is Big Data Transforming Your 80/20 Analytics?

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, even organizations where top management keeps their eyes glued to KPI-driven dashboards have trouble agreeing on what their Top Ten Most Important Customer/Client 80/20 analytics should be. At one travel services giant, 100X more data in less than two years utterly transformed the enterprise conversation around “loyalty.”

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4 Models for Using AI to Make Decisions

Harvard Business Review

In reality, “handoffs” and transitions prove to be significant operational problems. Their loyalty and accountability belongs to top management. Ambiguity is the enemy; crisply defined service level agreements and explicit KPI accountability are essential. The Autonomous Outsourcer.