The Best Decisions Are Clustered
by Matt Calderone, Karla Martin, and Decio Mendes |
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The Sociocratic Method
by Brian Robertson |
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How to Slim Down a Brand Portfolio
by Nikhil Bahadur, Edward Landry, and Steven Treppo |
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Looking for Privacy in All the Wrong Places
by George Tillmann |
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Unrecognized Assets
by Molly Finn, Gary M. Rahl, and William Rowe Jr.
Environmental liabilities — even abandoned oil platforms and polluted wetlands — are hidden sources of value. |
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The Craft of Connection
by Tim Laseter and Rob Cross
Organizational network analysis is helping companies share knowledge worldwide, one natural broker at a time. |
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The Case for Long Shots
by J. Baldwin
The world’s most popular camping tent was once a hard sell to retailers, but it ultimately demonstrated the value of an innovative gamble. |
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How to Be an Outsourcing Virtuoso
by Vinay Couto and Ashok Divakaran
As the turbulent global services industry matures, a highly skilled cadre of master providers and customers is emerging. |
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Innovators without Borders
by Kevin Dehoff and Vikas Sehgal
For companies that want to build a global growth engine, offshoring innovation is both a challenge and a necessity. |
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The Innovation Sandbox
by C.K. Prahalad
To create an impossibly low-cost, high-quality new business model, start by cultivating constraints. |
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FedEx Delivers on the Deal
by Michael Copeland
In acquiring Kinko’s, FedEx is testing its own mastery of the art of integrating new companies. |
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Who Manages Manufacturing?
by Peter von Hochberg, Marcello Rodrigues, and Georgina Grenon
Long-term strategist, juggler of diverse tasks, or productivity champion — the role of operations chief can deeply affect a company’s direction. |
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The Ambassador from the Next Economy
by Lawrence M. Fisher
“Venture activist” Joichi Ito has turned his life into a prototype of the organization of the future. |
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Janine Benyus: The Thought Leader Interview
by Amy Bernstein
The biomimicry pioneer is teaching executives that the solutions to their most challenging problems lie in nature. |
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On Trust and Culture
by Karen Otazo
Five books about social networks explore the importance of “who you know.” |
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Books in Brief
by David K. Hurst
Old stories, new jobs, technological hype, and gay leadership. |
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Recent Research
by Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer
On watercooler talk, learning from failure, happy accidents, measuring communications, and metaphors. |
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Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
by Bruce Feirstein |
