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Why Visionary CEOs Never Have Visionary Successors

Harvard Business

Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel in Apple Stores and disrupting the music business with the iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; to the App Store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights.

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Midsize Companies Shouldn’t Confuse Growth with Scaling

Harvard Business

During the 2008 recession, midcap companies proved surprisingly tough: Fully 82% of them survived to see the recovery (only 57% of small businesses made it through), and midcap companies added an average of 20 jobs each while big businesses were shedding thousands of jobs. trillion in private sector GDP.

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Profit Leakage Calculator: Diagnose How Much Profit a Business is Losing

ConsultX

This algorithm has been developed since 2008 and has been constantly improved with the input of over 500 consultants working with 15,000+ businesses. Check out a demo of the ConsultX System, including the Profit Leakage Calculator. Watch 6 Minute Demo of ConsultX and the Profit Leakage Calculator. We want to show you more!

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants: Word of the Day

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

Monday, September 22, 2008. Demoable Pronunciation: dem-o-ah-bull Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): demoed; demo·ing Etymology: ERP Implementation Date: 2008 1 a: the ability to display or present for a show or an audience. September 26, 2008 at 2:43 PM. September 30, 2008 at 1:53 PM. Slideware!