Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

We talked extensively in this book about how accounting profits or profit growth as a sole performance metric doesn’t lead to value creation. Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

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ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

With each major advancement in technology, communications, or business practice we find ourselves yet again at this all too familiar precipice. Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. What’s needed is less smoke and mirrors and more common sense.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

I publish content directly to the Fan Page, which makes it easy to disseminate information. MORE According to trends, the rise of social networking sites means businesses and professionals will rely even more on these tools to screen their friends and associates, disseminate information, foster the open social web, and build community.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Kevin responded to that comment by saying he doesn’t read for gender, he reads for content. Thanks for your reply and for opening this topic up for discussion. Just to be clear – You made my Top Bloggers List because of the quality of your content – not your ethnicity. Thanks for having this discussion Tanveer.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. Even more impressive is that some of the most successful leaders throughout history were known to read one book every single day.

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

In terms of people, processes and technologies, Toyota and Google's YouTube have little in common. USA Today ran an excellent — if over-flattering — profile of YouTube's splashy but serious effort to provide a high-tech incubator for content and channel creators. Does Apple similarly invest in its suppliers?

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Innovation Lean Production Disintermediation Incubator 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Today also happens to be the launch day for Rebel’s new book “ Defying Gravity. &# As a bonus to our readers, I have included a link at the end of this interview that will allow you to purchase Rebel’s book and receive an 80 page workbook for free (today only) on how to defy gravity in your own company.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. In my book I offer an Innovation Matrix, which I’ve described previously.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

It features a number of architectural details that serve no purpose: doorways that open onto walls, labyrinthine hallways that lead nowhere, and stairways that rise only to a ceiling. There are many ways to assess the impact of scientific work , from book sales (where Who Moved My Cheese? do nice guys finish last?).

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

If the opening paragraph caused you to wince, then the text that follows is written just for you. When you're doing a start-up or a book or a symphony or a painting or a legal brief or whatever, or are in a crisis at work, you may have to decide to do less in other areas. Good to have it re- enforced.

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Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 414

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’m talking about the superconsumers who are inside your organization, working at every level: the fashionista who works in the mail room at the headquarters of an apparel company, or the finance manager who works for a pork brand and who eats three pounds of bacon in any given week. In fact, she literally wrote the book on it.

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Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

link] mikemyatt Hi Mark: In some respects I agree with the nailing Jello to a tree comment, but I've always found that having a conceptual framework to serve as a foundation is a great place to start in any attempt at defining controversial content. Well done and thanks for sharing… [link] Jackie Cameron Thank you for writing this!

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2016

While many may consider it to be a cheap, trashy novel (and others are offended by its contents), it is one of the biggest selling novels of the century. Remember the DVD (and later book) juggernaut called The Secret ? To go back to the question that opened this article, I hope it’s clear that the product is only half the battle.

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Productivity Products Marketing Strategy Budgeting 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Hostility to the internet appeared the moment the Web became a commercial technology , threatening from the outset to upend traditional businesses and maybe even our deeply-embedded beliefs about family, society, and government. Of course, nobody thinks technology companies should be left unregulated. It isn’t.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Expertise can be noticed more easily," says Soumitra Dutta, a professor in business and technology at INSEAD, author of "What's Your Personal Social Media Strategy?" The opportunity to reach people directly is powerful, and still underexploited," says Dorie Clark, a strategy consultant and author of the forthcoming book What's Next?:

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