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Michael Porter and Adrian Slywotzky on how the right strategies and tactics can create demand

First Friday Book Synopsis

In her recently published book, Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy, Joan Magretta has much of value to say. In Chapter 4: Creating Value: The Core (Part Two), for example, she discusses Enterprise-Rent-a-Car, Zipcar, Southwest Airlines, Aravind Eye Hospital, Walmart, Progressive, and Edward Jones.

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7 Security Tips From Experts That Anyone Can Use

Strategy Driven

Many of the tactics that bodyguards use are adoptable by different travelers and we’ve taken a look at how they can be utilised below. Porter says that you should always have physical control of your computer, smartphone, and other equipment. Much of the work is in the preparation. Always Be Aware Of Your Surroundings.

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Leaders Weigh in on Achieving Breakthrough Results – A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

” – Michael Porter. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog believes breakthrough results are rarely due to one great insight or new tactic, but are instead created by organizations that continually improve their organization’s management system. Follow Abby. ” Have you gotten that feedback?

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Secure Your Flanks, Protect Your Business

Harvard Business Review

A great asset in warfare is possession of SWATS (Superior Weapons and Tactics Systems). This means understanding Porter's five competitive forces since each of those forces is a flank through which competitors can attack. The flanking maneuver was not IE; rather, Microsoft attacked Netscape by bundling its browser into Windows.

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The Skills Doctors and Nurses Need to Be Effective Executives

Harvard Business Review

These colleagues can be instrumental in helping them surface their needs and identify tactics to build and manage high-performance teams. Strategy guru and Michael Porter of Harvard Business School elegantly articulated this when he wrote that strategy is both what we choose to do — and what we choose not to do.

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Are Uber and Facebook Turning Users into Lobbyists?

Harvard Business Review

Many of the web’s premier properties engaged in the tactic to varying degrees: Tumblr, Wikipedia, and Google promoted the cause with homepage takeovers and supportive links and emails. Porter Airways created an online poll asking the public where they’d like to fly and promoted it on Facebook.

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The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 1

Strategy Driven

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. The first used the analogies Fine, Aged Cheese and Valuable Antiques. by Hank Moore.