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Taking Final Ideas to Market is the Hardest Part

Paul Hobcraft

It seems so simple doesn’t it – “bringing final ideas to market”. Here in Europe, it is often suggested that “Europe is the cradle of creativity”, perhaps but I think the United States is “the crucible of innovation”, it forges ideas and takes them to market far better. So easy to say, yet it does seem so very hard to achieve.

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Why Activists Succeed – and Will Change Yahoo

Adam Hartung

He pushed the board to shut down expensive R&D and product development to improve short-term earnings. Many big investors say that activists are the only way shareholders can do anything about lousy management teams that fail to deliver, and Boards of Directors that let management be lazy and ineffective. Which takes us to Yahoo.

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Leadership Training – Walmart Hopes for Big Impact

BrainZooming

We’re happy to have them back today with an article adapted from a newsletter they published on a leadership training program Walmart is rolling out in its US stores. Walmart and the Impact of Leadership Training. Department managers are receiving training, greater authority, and latitude to manage their department teams.

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Executives Meet to Discuss the ROI of Innovation

Moves the Needle

This is commonly referred to as Product-Market fit. The business understands the market and has developed a proven, scalable blueprint to winning the market. Fast-growing startups often link compensation to achieving growth in a particular metric, such as advertising spend, or user engagement. What’s the ROI?

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Apple’s Debacle – Why Growth is All That Matters

Adam Hartung

It’s PC sales are doing better than the overall market, as are its tablet sales. Amidst this gloom, Apple presented a vague story about a future based on services – a market that is at the very least vague, where Apple has no market presence, little experience and no brand position. decades ago? FB stock rose 7.4%

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How to Set Up a Corporate Innovation Outpost That Works

Corporate Innovation

What should the team in the Outpost be doing day-to-day? Successful Innovation Outposts typically develop over a period of time through three stages. Each stage needs a clearly defined set of objectives, and the right team to match those objectives. Could create and introduce new and disruptive offerings for new markets.

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How to Set Up a Corporate Innovation Outpost That Works

Corporate Innovation

What should the team in the Outpost be doing day-to-day? Successful Innovation Outposts typically develop over a period of time through three stages. Each stage needs a clearly defined set of objectives, and the right team to match those objectives. Could create and introduce new and disruptive offerings for new markets.