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A Simple Way to Test Your Company’s Strategic Alignment

Harvard Business

Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. How well does your business strategy support the fulfillment of your company’s purpose?

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US Car Makers Crank Out Cars Around the Clock; Who is Buying the Cars?

MishTalk

Nearly 40% of car factories in North America now operate on work schedules that push production well past 80 hours a week, compared with 11% in 2008, said Ron Harbour, a senior partner with the Oliver Wyman Inc. filmed the subcompact parachuting out of a plane for an online campaign aimed squarely at 18-to-30-year-olds.

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Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing Jobs

Harvard Business

Nearly all of them survived the great recession of 2008-2009. Of course, success of individual Hidden Champions is based on their leadership and strategy. They achieve world-class quality by keeping their focus narrow; focus is the most important element of a Hidden Champion’s strategy.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

The latest news from RoboHub shows World’s lightest and thinnest circuits pave the way for ‘imperceptible electronics’ Researchers from Asia and Europe have developed the world’s lightest and thinnest organic circuits, which in the future could be used in a range of healthcare applications. December 2008 (85).

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Red Pill, Blue Pill, Cognitive Dissonance, Pavlov's Dogs

MishTalk

Remember the film The Matrix? My much thumbed copy of Kindelberger’s Manias, Panics and Crashes aided and abetted my thinking as I correctly anticipated and monetised profits from the crisis of 2008 for example. If no-one can say when, then the ‘blue pill’ strategy has a major weakness. But it isn’t always good.

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Best 15 Podcast Editing and Production Companies

Buzzsprout

Resonate Recordings | Starts at $159 per episode The team of audio professionals at Resonate Recordings provides production services for feature films, broadcast television, multiple albums, top podcasts, and audiobooks. You can schedule a free strategy call to get a custom quote based on your own podcasting goals.

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Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

At Pixar, for example, the company was caught up short in 2008 in a clash over production schedules for the movie Up and the short film Cars Toons. Trouble was, the launch violated eBay’s well-established corporate project-development processes. Developing the Global Leader. How to Brand a Next-Generation Product.