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Competitive Advantage from the Bottom of the Pyramid

LDRLB

Prahalad , the brilliant management guru. Instead, Prahalad introduces a new framework, the 4 As – Awareness, Access, Affordability and Availability. LG has devised payment subscription plans that makes its products affordable. Prahalad “Any company that cannot imagine the future won’t be around to enjoy it.”.

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The Strategy Book

Leading Blog

The problem is following a plan so closely without responding to events that you will “lead the company efficiently in the wrong direction.” Part of thinking like a strategist is learning to recognize unplanned opportunities and reacting. In fact, says McKeown, unplanned opportunities may be your best chance of creating a great strategy.

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Test Your Core Competencies

CO2

“A strategy is a plan that creates sustainable competitive advantage and allows an organization to perform over time, even in the face of a changing environment.” Your strategic plan should do all three things Brown suggests: 1. You need a plan that tells you what to do and, as importantly, what not to do.

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Become a More Effective Leader by Asking One Tough Question

Marshall Goldsmith

Forget your glorious plans. List the 'personal improvement' activities that you have been 'planning' to do - but have not quite 'got around to' yet. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. Not 'when I get caught up.' Now, take a deep breath. Accept the craziness of your life.

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Had a Tough Year? Make Peace and Move On

Marshall Goldsmith

Sometimes our choices don't work out as we had planned. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. Carrying around anger directed toward your fellow employees does not help you, your company or the people who work with you. Forgive yourself. You are an adult. In a way, you made a bet.

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Possibility Maximizer: Fast Company's 30 Second MBA

Sales Wolf Blog

Prahalad, but you'll also get the thoughts and opinions of business professionals from successful start-ups, non-profits, and boutique enterprises that serve very specific niches in their respective markets. I am also very impressed with the collection of guests that this resource recruits.

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The Power of Intent

Harvard Business Review

CEOs forget that if the intent of these plans isn't aligned with the communication, people may be impressed, but deep down inside, they will not believe in those plans or act on them. Prahalad and Gary Hamel referred to that in an award-winning HBR article Strategic Intent. Two decades ago, the late C.K.

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