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Why So Many High-Profile Digital Transformations Fail

Harvard Business

Procter & Gamble wanted to become “the most digital company on the planet” in 2012, but ran into growth challenges in a difficult economy. For example, when P&G was making its digital push in 2012 and 2013, it was already well ahead of most companies—and perhaps all of them—in the consumer products industry.

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The One Type of Leader Who Can Turn Around a Failing School

Harvard Business

The 2012 OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) study showed the UK invested the 8th largest amount out of 34 OECD countries, but only came 19th in mathematics, 14th in science and 16th in reading. The strength of a nation’s economy and the vitality of its society depend on the quality of its schools.