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How to Succeed With Limited Resources

Let's Grow Leaders

I also watched the evolution at Verizon Wireless in this regard. The finance crowd speaks and entirely different language than sales or IT. I’ve seen this first hand, when I look back at the most creative times in my career and in how I’m approaching my business now, the best solutions came when we felt the most stretched.

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HP Headed to Hotel California?

Women on Business

It has all the bells and whistles; its wireless, Bluetooth compatible and an all in one (fax, scanner, and printer) machine. HP used to be synonymous with great products, but lately quality is not the immediate adjective you would jump to when you describe HP Products. Take for example my LaserJet printer.

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E-Coaching Roles

Marshall Goldsmith

The art of developing leaders will evolve with the technology that connects people through both wired and wireless networks. For example, some leaders may need to change behavior; others may need functional training in marketing or finance. by Marshall Goldsmith. Tomorrow’s leaders will learn in new ways.

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T-Mobile Hasn’t Incited a Price War…Yet

Harvard Business Review

First, its CEO, John Legere, was ceremoniously kicked out of a Las Vegas party thrown by wireless rival AT&T. wireless carrier’s offer to pay up to $650 for new customers to switch to its service. Since early last year, T-Mobile has spearheaded what I call a value war — as opposed to a price war — in the wireless market.

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Apple's iPhone Pricing Strategy: Good, Not Great

Harvard Business Review

For the right to offer iPhones to their customers, wireless carriers typically pledge to sell large volumes. This would induce customers to buy off-contract — which would hurt its wireless supply partners who are hustling to meet their commitments. Verizon, for instance, has reportedly committed to purchase over $23.5

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Apple’s iPhone Pricing Strategy: Good, Not Great

Harvard Business Review

For the right to offer iPhones to their customers, wireless carriers typically pledge to sell large volumes. This would induce customers to buy off-contract — which would hurt its wireless supply partners who are hustling to meet their commitments. Verizon, for instance, has reportedly committed to purchase over $23.5

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The Internet of Things Will Change Your Company, Not Just Your Products

Harvard Business Review

The resulting GlowCap offering provides continuous, real-time communication to users and caregivers via a wireless connection. Finance teams, which are not known for their flexibility to begin with, often have trouble changing their traditional planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes to accommodate radically new IoT business models.