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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. percent in June, the most since February 2008. Purchases excluding autos, gasoline and building materials, which render the figures used to calculate gross domestic product, rose 0.1

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Too Much Team Harmony Can Kill Creativity

Harvard Business

” Indeed, not just in business but also in politics, sports, and the arts, there is no shortage of real-world examples of successful partnerships that were fueled as much by the alignment of ideas as by creative tension or discord. William Wrigley Jr., You and Your Team Series. Give the team a chance to settle.

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Music for Motivation and Resilience

Harmonious Workplaces

Performance and Resilience Through Music Outside of high-school band, where we competed in marketing and concert competitions, and a brief stint in little league baseball as a child (Marquette Park T-Ball and Gage Park Little League), I have not participated much in group sports. Glowinski, D., Chiorri, C., & Grandjean, D.

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Tesla: Leading the Charge Toward Sustainability

Tom Spencer

The company has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible with EVs, starting with the Tesla Roadster in 2008, the first long-range electric sports car. This was followed by the Model X, a sport utility vehicle with falcon-wing doors, and the Model 3, a more affordable option for mass market appeal.

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How Gatorade Invented New Products by Revisiting Old Ones

Harvard Business

The idea of creating a fresh new product, the prospect of increasing market share with brand new offerings, or the vision of disrupting some slow-moving incumbent with a radical new technology – these have an inherently strong appeal for companies keen for growth. Consider the example of Gatorade in 2008.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. The pressure on large companies in today’s equity markets is enormous, with expectations they will continue to produce outsized returns as PE ratios climb daily. Learning from Big Companies.

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

Harvard Business

What most distinguishes innovation leadership, the book argues, is recognition that innovation is a “team sport,” not the act of a sole inventor. 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. Willing to Take Chances.