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Theme: Winning at Business
There is no repeatable formula for business success. The idea that high performance can be reverse-engineered from successful companies is misleading. What…
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What the Research Really Says About Winning in Business
Winning in Business (and Why Most Success Books Get It Wrong) Most business advice is built on stories. A company hits a…
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What’s your superpower? How companies can build an institutional capability to achieve competitive advantage
The best companies don’t try to be great at everything—they become extraordinary at the one capability that consistently beats competitors. In their…
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Differentiate or Die
Jack Trout isn’t subtle with the title. And he doesn’t need to be. His point is simple and hard to ignore: if…
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Leadership Thought #254 – Don’t Be Like Everyone Else; Be Different
Bottom line is that to be successful in business, you need to be different from your competition. Simply following and succumbing to…
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Daily Leadership Thought #132 – Identify And Cultivate What Makes You Special
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Daily Leadership Thought #110 – Resist Commodity Thinking
It seems like everything is being commoditized these days. As a result, margins are shrinking, and businesses are having to do more…