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Why the Best Strategies Blend the Digital and Physical

Skip Prichard

According to Stanford Graduate School of Business Lecturer and venture capitalist Robert Siegel , this is false – nothing in life or business is ever that simple. Now that almost every good or service combines digital and physical, leaders need to be able to manage and drive both digital and physical in a company.” -Rob

Strategy 140
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Integrated Marketing and Social Networks

Coaching Tip

gutted by the Internet, threatened by electronic books and plagued by inconsistent management - filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, 40 years after Borders started as a used bookstore on South State Street here in Ann Arbor, MI. Email and search are two of the most used and most effective marketing tactics.

Marketing 102
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The Future of Human Work Is Imagination, Creativity, and Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Humans Are Strategic; Machines Are Tactical. In other words, machines skew toward tactical applications. .” The point of technology, she argues, is to boost productivity, not cut the workforce. McKinsey has been studying what kind of work is most adaptable to automation. It’s only natural for them to ask, “Am I next?

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Everything You Didn’t Know You Wanted to Know About the Pallet Industry

Harvard Business Review

Knowledge@Wharton gets a nice little debate going in this explainer about Amazon’s tactics to force publisher Hachette to get with the program. Publishers must therefore rebuild their cost structure by doing such things as “moving to a less fancy office and lowering [managers’] salaries.”

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

Carl, a self-made success and CEO of a venture-backed software company, is a great example. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. Performance problems should be managed fairly and with little judgment of the person’s underlying character, unless that is the issue at the root of the trouble.

Company 62
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Why One Executive Quit Business Travel Cold Turkey

Harvard Business Review

If you’d like to have an in-person meeting with venture capitalist Brad Feld , there’s only one place where you can do it: Boulder, Colorado. Last year Feld, who is managing director at Foundry Group and co-founder of TechStars, announced he would no longer travel for business. I’ve tried everything.

Travel 10
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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

Carl, a self-made success and CEO of a venture-backed software company, is a great example. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. Performance problems should be managed fairly and with little judgment of the person’s underlying character, unless that is the issue at the root of the trouble.

Company 50