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20 Reasons Why Companies Should Do Less Better

In the CEO Afterlife

What’s left in apparel and sporting goods is a good strategic fit with Nike’s operations. Farsightedness is essential to effective leadership. The glue that binds leadership, strategy, and execution is people—at every level of the organization. The goal isn’t more people; it’s less. 1 Big Idea .

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How Merck Is Trying to Keep Disrupters at Bay

Harvard Business Review

The lean-startup software ethic of launching minimal viable products in order to fail fast and learn is a challenge in many businesses and especially in healthcare where no one wants a minimum viable pacemaker or “lightly tested” drug. Experimentation is vital.