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Mitchell Osak: What non-profits can teach the private sector
Can a Bengali-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) teach for profit enterprises important lessons on strategy and helping society? Yes, if it’s the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Committee (BRAC),...
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Strategy: The best plans will fail without resources, time, expertise
Most CEOs would agree with the notion that a great strategy on paper is worthless if you can’t execute it with excellence. Saying this is easy; making it happen is another story. These days, most...
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Mitchell Osak: Improving joint venture performance
Over the past 20 years, Joint Ventures (JV) have become a popular form of business structure. There are many types of JVs but each share a basic premise: separate businesses agree to develop, for a...
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Green is profitable seminar
The Hennick Centre for Business and Law is presenting a seminar entitled How going green is profitable: Case studies & best practices. The seminar, scheduled on Feb. 9, 2011 from 11:30AM to 1PM in...
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Making Open Innovation work
Open Innovation is a proven paradigm for generating higher levels of innovation in products, processes and capabilities. As opposed to the “closed” nature of many company’s R&D efforts, OI looks...
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LinkedIn diaries: lessons from the top
The two most recent LinkedIn Diaries entries identified how executives can effectively establish a strong LinkedIn foundation: 1) setting the right goals; and 2) executing critical offline activities....
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LinkedIn diaries: Super users share their secrets
In the most recent entry of the LinkedIn Diaries, I identified some practical lessons that you can apply to optimize your success with LinkedIn by focusing on the profiles and practices of ING DIRECT...
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The worst question a salesman can ask
Perhaps the most popular opener of many sales reps is the question: “What keeps you up at night?” A recent article in the Harvard Business Review by the authors of a new book, The Challenger Sale:...
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Product Innovation: Harnessing True Clarity
This is the second in the ongoing series, “Product Innovation” co-authored by Andrew Brown and Simon Brightman. In the previous article of this series on Product Innovation, we identified the three...
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Successful strategic alliances: Building a strong foundation
By Andrew Brown and Phil Hogg Today’s unpredictable economy causes many successful leaders to refocus resources on core business activities and markets. But, focusing solely on core business...
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A window into weathering the recession
When All Weather Windows decided to apply for the 2008 50 Best Managed Companies program, it didn’t have its eye on the cachet that goes along with the award. Instead, it wanted to know if it really...
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Successful Strategic Alliances: To ally or not to ally
By Andrew Brown and Phil Hogg In the most recent issue of the Successful Strategic Alliances series, we highlighted five key actions to increase the success of your strategic alliances. In this...
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Product Innovation: Getting leaders to buy in
By Andrew Brown and Simon Brightman. Few things consume more resources in leading a business as bringing successful products to market. That makes sense given that every company’s product or service...
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The CEO communications toolkit: Repairing a leader’s broken brand
Having a strong brand as a leader within a company, produces significant business benefits. That’s why it’s so important to methodically build and protect your brand as a strong leader. If that brand...
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Successful strategic alliances: Choosing the right partner
By Andrew Brown and Phil Hogg In the most recent issue of the Successful Strategic Alliances series, we highlighted the three growth strategies available. In this installment, we address how to...
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Product Innovation: Charting the right road map
By Andrew Brown and Simon Brightman The most experienced executives know that developing successful products does not end with their formal launch. Rather, in order to realize the greatest return on...
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Assessing the business viability of cloud computing
Over the past 18 months, I have spent a great deal of time talking with CIOs about their Cloud Computing plans. Despite the potential value, many firms have taken a cautious approach to deploying...
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Change management doesn’t have to be an exercise in frustration
Changing the behavior of staff and partners is critical to business success; yet as much as 70% of change management initiatives fail. It would not be an understatement to say that poor change...
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The dos and don’ts of content marketing
It has never been more difficult to connect brands with customers. One of the best ways to break through the clutter and add value is through content marketing. Content marketing (CM) is the creation...
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A marketing department divided between new and old can’t be good for business
In many organizations, two factions within marketing are grappling over a core question: should their role and plans fundamentally change given the emergence of digital technologies and the...
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