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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business

This is increasingly risky, as contingent and other non-full-time workers possess more of your vital strategic skills and deal with sensitive intellectual property. The disconnect between HR and Procurement often means either choice is suboptimal on its own, so operating managers circumvent both HR and Procurement.

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How CEOs Can Make Smart Strategic Trade-Offs

Harvard Business

Diminishing cycle times, rapidly changing intellectual property and fast R&D allow competition to catch up quickly on any breakthrough, so even the most valuable innovations can see their price premium drop rapidly. Leadership is changing — fast.

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Business Growth Questions That Must Be Answered – The Top 10

LSA Global

It often involves access to different distribution channels, products, offerings, brands, capabilities, technologies, and intellectual property. Leaders must evaluate whether their current operational ways of working are designed to scale. This approach requires enough synergy and opportunity to mutually benefit both parties.

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