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9 Ways to Understand the Political Fray and Stay the Hell Out of It

BrainZooming

It was written back in my corporate days during the blog’s first year (June 27, 2008). A search on the Brainzooming blog to track down content for an updated strategic thinking presentation uncovered it. I found this article recently. Honestly, I’d forgotten about it.

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Innovation Strategy – Pat McGauley and a New Beer in Town

BrainZooming

” Pat credited InBev (which merged with Anheuser-Busch in 2008) with introducing the idea of renovation to the organization. They didn’t need an inauthentic version from Anheuser-Busch. “Renovation is putting new coats of paint on big brands.”

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The 10 Telltale Signs of Future Troubles for WalMart

Adam Hartung

If we look closely at events at WalMart we can see telltales of problems destined to emerge for the retailing giant: 1 – In March, 2008 WalMart sued a brain damaged employee. There was no strategic thinking happening at WalMart, as executives believed there would never be a need to change the strategy.

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