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Non-Profit “Product” Launch Case Study…

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

Product” Launch to Improve Program Numbers Challenge : Regional non-profit in youth sports had been dealing with a 7-year decline in the number of children served in its various programs that were added to by the COVID-19 lockdowns and changes in behavior.

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. ” Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. He needed to fix this.

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6 Pricing Strategies You Should Consider

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

I was putting together a lecture for Ken Troupe’s Sports Revenue Class and as part of the lecture, I jotted down a few pricing strategies. Penetration Pricing: This is where you set a low price to win customers over to a new product or offering. You receive. Let me share them with you this morning.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

The Lazy Project Manager: How to Be Twice as Productive and Still Leave the Office Early by Peter Taylor The Lazy Project Manager is based on the idea that lazy people always try to find easier ways to do what they have to. So, focusing on 20% of the most important work will result in 80% outcomes.

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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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Good Management Predicts a Firm’s Success Better Than IT, R&D, or Even Employee Skills

Harvard Business

Ask any sports fan about their favorite team and they will usually spend half the time either cursing or extolling the manager. Sure, there are thousands of case studies and small sample studies, but it’s hard to generalize from them, since the companies they focus on are seldom representative of the broader economy.

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The Wheaties Box and the Why of Celebrity Endorsements

Harvard Business

As she explained in this interview , “Companies try to find athletes with attributes that match those of the products the athlete is asked to endorse.”