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Surviving Disruptive Innovations

Walter — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:34:00 +0000

How can incumbent players defend themselves against disrupters? Consider the five barriers to disruption and how these can be used to sustain your business.

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7 Management Lessons from Shackleton

Walter — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:22:00 +0000

Stranded on Antarctic ice with 27 men 100 years ago, explorer Ernest Shackleton triumphed over incredible odds. Learn his timeless management lessons here.

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Change (Book Review)

Walter — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:49:00 +0000

Harvard Business Review or HBR has always been one of the mainstays of my reading list. I love how its editors seive out business and leadership articles which are meaty enough to provide a good intellectual workout without unnecessary academese. Its latest compilation “HBR’s 10 Must Reads” is a selection of carefully selected journal articles […]

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Why Major Retailers are Largely Local

Walter — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:11:00 +0000

Studies have shown that major grocery retail chains have largely remained local in their home market. What can your grocery business do to expand more profitably overseas?

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The Science of Great Teams

Walter — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:59:00 +0000

Courtesy of Blaze Institute Why do some teams produce outstanding results while others lag behind given similar resources? The secret, according to “The New Science of Building Great Teams” in Harvard Business Review, is that successful teams have higher energy, are more engaged, and spend more time exploring outside the group. These patterns of communication […]

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Why “Repeatable” Business Strategies Work

Walter — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:40:00 +0000

What is the secret of enduring business success? The answer, according to Bain & Company’s Chris Zook and James Allen, is to develop repeatable business models. This is described in Bain’s website on Repeatability and highlighted in a recently published book by the authors. Source of image In this podcast on HBR Ideacast, Chris shares […]

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Why Leaders Should Embrace a Higher Calling

Walter — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Michael Beer (courtesy of Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute) To rise above the vagaries of the uncertain economy, what should companies do? How can they manage the wrath of Wall Street and the severe backlash of a liquidity crunch? Well according to Michael Beer from Harvard Business School, the answer is that companies should embrace […]

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The 5 Skills of Great Innovators

Walter — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:46:00 +0000

What are the five skills of great innovators? Learn what these traits are and which global leader they belong to.

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How to be Extremely Productive

Walter — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:10:00 +0000

Unfortunately, most of us do not have 8 arms (Source of image) From organisational speed, let’s move on next to individual productivity. Once again, Harvard Business Review’s Ideacast features good ideas worth considering. In “Productivity Secrets of a Very Busy Man“, Bob Posen, a senior lecturer at Harvard and executive chairman of a major investment […]

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The Premium on Corporate Coherence

Walter — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:04:00 +0000

Have you heard of the Coherence Premium? Discover why and how market leaders embrace this strategic concept.

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