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How CEOs Can Make Smart Strategic Trade-Offs

Harvard Business

Pursuing cost leadership versus differentiating for value. Leadership is changing — fast. Diminishing cycle times, rapidly changing intellectual property and fast R&D allow competition to catch up quickly on any breakthrough, so even the most valuable innovations can see their price premium drop rapidly.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business

This is increasingly risky, as contingent and other non-full-time workers possess more of your vital strategic skills and deal with sensitive intellectual property. ManpowerGroup found that 80% of companies lack a reliable picture of their total workforce. Extend the insights beyond talent acquisition decisions.

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