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The 'People' Part of Successful Strategy Implementation
Most strategies fail to be implemented correctly. The companies that succeed are those which concentrate on creating strategy which has people and implementation at its heart rather than having annual planning exercises masquerading as strategy
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What Could Have Saved Nokia, and What Can Other Companies Learn?
Nokia lost the smartphone battle despite having half of the global market share in 2007. Some argue that it was down to software, others that it was complacency. We argue that collective emotions within the company were a big part of the story
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The Dark Side of Online Discounts
Companies can profit handsomely from online daily discounts but intermediaries often have conflicting objectives that need to be managed
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INSEAD's Global Thought Leaders: Morten Hansen
Achieving leadership greatness means leveraging luck and navigating between extremes, says INSEAD Professor of Entrepreneurship Morten Hansen in an interview with INSEAD Knowledge. The transcript is below
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Inclusive Leadership: Unlocking Diverse Talent
Gender diversity can be a polarising topic in big companies. Swiss Re holds some important lessons on how to foster a diverse environment with flexibility and inclusiveness for everyone
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Finding Your Network Advantage
Companies have access to untapped value in their partnership networks, but many miss out on the available opportunities
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Labour Efficiency: Workloads or Makework?
New INSEAD research shows that indeed if you want something done, give it to a busy person. But how long can that formula work for?
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Busting Innovation Myths
Sitting under an apple tree may have played a part in Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation but it takes more than an epiphany to innovate
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Meditate for More Profitable Decisions
It’s a practice rooted in Hinduism and adopted by beatniks seeking spiritual guidance. Now evidence shows meditation can improve business decisions and save your company from expensive investment mistakes
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Forgiveness as a Business Tool
Forgiveness can make us a better person but does it make a better leader? An eye for an eye for an eye for an eye…ends in making everyone blind. (Mahatma Gandhi)
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Growth at Any Price?
When firms are desperate to grow and to please shareholders who demand growth, they take desperate measures such as overpaying for acquisitions and put themselves on the road to long-term hardship