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Will strategy consultants (again) be the masters of the universe?

The Source

Titled, in an even-handed sort of way, “Masters of the Universe”, it purported to lift the curtain on the consulting industry, with predictably unedifying results. Perhaps strategy consultants are now genuinely positioned to become the masters of the universe. But other things have changed, too.

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Lack of Perspective: When Determination Leads to Disaster

Tom Spencer

Consider Kodak, a company famous for its photographic film products. It persisted so much with its film-based business model that it failed to appreciate the opportunities and threats of digital photography, a technology that the company itself invented in 1975.

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When Old Technologies Create New Industries

Harvard Business

People understandably get excited about new digital technologies, whether it’s the digital camera that is cheaper than developing rolls upon rolls of film, or the photo-sharing apps that – in turn — make your iPhone camera easier to use than your old digital camera. No strategy is static. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Job Hub: Pixar Animation Studios Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Pixar Animation Studios, a California-based subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is a fun filled company that has changed the face of the movie industry. Pixar is now the creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including “Toy Story”, “Monsters, Inc.”, billion dollars.

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4 Reasons Leaders Struggle with Corporate Strategy

LSA Global

The Challenge of a Strategy that Works. Nobody said that putting together a meaningful strategy was easy. But who knew it would be so hard and that so few companies would be successful at designing and implementing coherent strategies across their company? What’s Going Wrong with Corporate Strategy. A poor record indeed.

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Your Strategy Has to Be Flexible — But So Does Your Execution

Harvard Business

” This and a slew of similar maxims reflect a common view of strategy execution: that it’s distinct from strategy, harder to pull off than defining a strategy, and therefore more critical to success — underpinned by seemingly indisputable virtues such as diligence, discipline, consistency, alignment, and focus.

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France Goes After Actor Salaries; Sunday Shopping "Reform" French Style

MishTalk

The Wall Street Journal reports In France, Popular Actors May Pay for Change in Funding for Films. 1, the Centre National du Cinéma, the government agency that funds film production, will shun films in which the pay to the star actors exceeds a certain percentage of production costs. Effective Jan. million ($1.85

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