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An inflection point comes for Pharmaceutical Companies
The Inflation Reduction Act for the first time allowed Medicare and Medicaid to negotiate with drugmakers for pharmaceutical prices. It also contained a…
Jan 16, 2024 • 
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An inflection point comes for Pharmaceutical Companies
Remembering Frances Hesselbein
When leadership coach and major award winner Marshall Goldsmith describes you as the greatest leader he has ever met, that’s saying something.
Dec 13, 2022 • 
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The Rise, and Fall, of the Direct-to-Consumer Model
There was a brief period in the early 2010’s when a new business model – dubbed “direct to consumer” emerged and threatened to upend established…
Aug 29, 2023 • 
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From Funnels to Flywheels
Traditional sales organizations used the concept of a sales “funnel” to describe the process through which potential customers move, ending up with…
Jul 19, 2022 • 
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From Funnels to Flywheels
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Have business books jumped the shark? The “peak book” hypothesis
Publishing a book used to be a rite of passage for would-be pundits, experts, speakers and more.
Mar 25 • 
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Have business books jumped the shark? The “peak book” hypothesis
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2023: The Year of Living Cautiously
Happy New Year! 🎊 🎆
Jan 9, 2024 • 
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2023: The Year of Living Cautiously
How LEGO used Agile Principles to Accelerate Innovation
Source: youtube.com/watch?v=zCXMx7RcZ5I
Aug 2, 2022 • 
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How LEGO used Agile Principles to Accelerate Innovation
The Great Productivity Paradox: Why We Measure Everything Except What Makes Life Worth Living
Since the days of Adam Smith, we have credited rising living standards with an improvement in productivity, typically manufacturing productivity.
Jul 8 • 
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NPV doesn’t work for risky, high-potential projects. Here’s a better approach.
This article was co-authored with Claus Hirzmann of Strategic Finance
Jun 13, 2023 • 
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NPV doesn’t work for risky, high-potential projects. Here’s a better approach.
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Our lizard lateral brains and the exponential world we’re confronting
Human brains were designed for a world of lateral change.
Feb 6, 2024 • 
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Our lizard lateral brains and the exponential world we’re confronting
Uncertain about the future? A well-defined strategy can help
The word “strategy” has come to mean anything in an organization that is important.
Jan 4, 2022 • 
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Uncertain about the future? A well-defined strategy can help
Management Tools: Cycling through the concepts
Everybody wants to be the author of a popular management tool. But at the end of the day, it’s useful to realize that many have a lot in common – what…
Jul 18, 2023 • 
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