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Leadership and Competition

N2Growth Blog

In the military we valued actionable intelligence, studied our enemy’s strengths and weaknesses, developed a battle plan around a solid strategy, and executed our tactical mission as if our lives depended on it - because they did. I worry much more about the unknown than the known… .

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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming?

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Blockchain Could Make the Insurance Industry Much More Transparent

Harvard Business Review

Intermediaries or “trust brokers” do not have to be written out of the equation — or disintermediated — as many blockchain enthusiasts argue. For example, a firm’s political risk insurance policy can take up to a year to underwrite, delaying any investments and cross-border capital flows.

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What Salespeople Need to Know About the New B2B Landscape

Harvard Business Review

Experience: Buyers use a solution, increasingly in pilots or proof of concepts, and develop perceptions about its value based on that usage. Specious talk about disintermediation of salespeople obscures the real issues facing firms. Buying is a continuous and dynamic process.

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5 Characteristics of Digital Giants that Enable Domination

Skip Prichard

Own and disintermediate the customer relationship. This disintermediation of the customer account control is a hallmark of digital giants. . This enables organizations to develop a competitive advantage. Policy makers must find a fine balance among political, economic, and societal cost-benefits. ” -Jack Welch.