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Let Go of What Made Your Company Great

Harvard Business

For instance, in the early 1990s, the Mahindra Group faced a forgetting problem of nearly gargantuan dimensions: the end of the so-called “License Raj” system. While these core businesses continued to generate cash flow, IBM struggled to find The Next Big Thing. This is the most formidable forgetting challenge.

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5 Ways the Best Companies Close the Strategy-Execution Gap

Harvard Business

Too many companies still follow a “Plan-then-Do” approach to strategy: The organization works tirelessly to create its best forecasts about the future market and competitive landscape. Leadership then specifies a plan that it believes will position the company to win in this predicted future. Value flexibility.