Management

Business [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model Innovation

by Donald McMichael
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If you’ve been liv­ing under a rock for the last five years… First off, wel­come back we need you. Sec­ond, let me get you up to speed. The hottest two busi­ness con­cepts over the last 24 months have been pivot and busi­ness model inno­va­tion. Busi­ness Model Innovation(BMI): the pro­ces by which an orga­ni­za­tion rein­vents how it does […]

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Are You a Courageous Business Leader?

by Donald McMichael
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Boxer Muham­mad Ali and Howard Cosell on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports”… (ABC PHOTO ARCHEIVES)  Span­ning the globe to bring you the con­stant vari­ety of sports. The thrill of vic­tory and the agony of defeat. The human drama… It’s been over 30 years since I first heard that phrase on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” opening […]

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5 Apps That Help You Knock-out Work Like a Superstar

by Donald McMichael
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I’ve writ­ten an awful lot from the frame­work of mak­ing you and your busi­ness bet­ter, after all what would you expect from some­one who geeks out over empow­er­ing busi­nesses to [re]invent them­selves in the face of mar­ket upheaval. In par­tic­u­lar from a strate­gic stand­point intro­duc­ing new con­cepts, per­spec­tives, and tools. But, strat­egy does not a […]

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Enhancing Financial Performance – 5 Insights that Help – Week’s 5 Best Posts

by Donald McMichael
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It was a big week­end with a hec­tic week ahead, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to short­change you. This week my 5 favorite busi­ness and strat­egy post are all about the eco­nom­ics, how to view them, man­age them, and more impor­tantly enhance them by tak­ing a sharp pen­cil to your busi­ness model. If you enjoy […]

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Do Strategic Alliances Between SMEs Really Matter?

by Donald McMichael
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Here’s a writ­ers pre­rog­a­tive ver­sion of a recent con­ver­sa­tion. Busi­ness Leader: I hear what you’re say­ing about defus­ing my risk by recruit­ing oth­ers to help drive ini­tia­tives. And, the derived ben­e­fit of shift­ing activ­i­ties that aren’t key so we’re able to focus on what we do best would be great. I do have some­thing that’s […]

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Business Innovation to my left, Business Models to my right… oh my. – Week’s 5 Best Posts

by Donald McMichael
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photo via Alex Osterwalder’s pho­to­stream (flickr) It was a holiday-shortened week here in the US, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to short­change you. This week my 5 favorite busi­ness and strat­egy post are con­cen­trated on insights one can use to help deter­mine how to play the hand they’ve been dealt when they’re strug­gling feverously […]

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How Alliances Should Fit Into Your Strategy

by Donald McMichael
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Over the last four months I’ve heard an increas­ing cho­rus of voices buzzing about busi­ness alliances. Much of what I hear is focused on the activ­i­ties of larger insti­tu­tions. Think: Red­box & Ver­i­zon join­ing forces to upset Net­flix ABC/Disney & Nielsen’s aspi­ra­tion to cap­ture iPad user data behav­ior and par­lay it into more pre­cise messaging […]

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