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Patent Sharks
Technology firms face a serious menace: patent sharks. These predators collect patents through acquisitions in bankruptcy proceedings, licensing agreements, or their own R&D; efforts. ...
Tags: Patent, Bagley, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Joachim Henkel, Markus Reitzig
The Next Revolution in Productivity
Despite decades of reengineering, large companies still have problems with their business operations. They duplicate processes. They perform hundreds of noncore tasks that should ...
Tags: Activity, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Ric Merrifield, Jack Calhoun, Dennis Stevens
The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution
A brilliant strategy may put you on the competitive map. But only solid execution keeps you there. Unfortunately, most companies struggle with implementation. That's ...
Tags: Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Performance, Strategy, Management, Gary L. Neilson, Karla L. Martin, Elizabeth Powers
Transforming Corner-Office Strategy into Frontline Action
Southwest Airlines keeps soaring. Its stock price rose a compounded 21,000% between 1972 and 1992 and leapt 300% between 1995 and 2000.Why does Southwest ...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Principle, Partners, Strategy, Management, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Orit Gadiesh, James L. Gilbert
Stop Wasting Valuable Time
Most leadership teams spend just three hours per month making strategic decisions. That translates into less than a week per year. Worse, many teams ...
Tags: Team, Leadership, Decision-making, Leadership Team, Team Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, Michael C. Mankins, Harvard Business Review, In Brief

Strategy

Turning Great Strategy into Great Performance
Most companies' strategies deliver only 63% of their promised financial value. Why? Leaders press for better execution when they really need a sounder strategy. ...
Tags: Performance, Strategy, Management, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Michael C. Mankins, Richard Steele
Seven Rules for Closing a Deal in China
If you're outsourcing to Chinese manufacturers for the first time, you're bound to make a few cultural gaffes. Here are some rules of the ...
Tags: China, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Geoffrey James, Outsource, Global Business
Protecting Your Intellectual Property in China
Planning to outsource your manufacturing to China? Here are seven ways to protect intellectual property from reappearing inside a Chinese competitor's product.
Tags: U.S., Intellectual Property, China, IP, Network Technology, Networking, Geoffrey James, Outsource, Outsourcing
How to Outsource Your Manufacturing to China
Is setting up shop in China worth the related risks? Our sources say yes. Here's what you'll need to manage the process and keep ...
Tags: China, Outsource, Product, Business, Rule, Manufacturing, Guanxi, Outsourcing, Government, Real Estate, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Geoffrey James, Crash Course
How to Execute a Merger
Planning and brokering an M&A; deal is the easy part. It's after the ink is dry that the real work begins. Here's how to ...
Tags: Acquisition, Employee, Merger, Firm, Organization, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Geoffrey James, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Crash Course

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How to Get Started with Getting Things Done
David Allen's Getting Things Done time-management system is based on some pretty esoteric concepts ("knowledge work," "distributed cognition," the "ready state" of martial arts, ...
Tags: Item, List, Action, Allen, GTD, Big Idea Making GTD Work Allen, E-mail, Strategic Planning, Purchasing & Procurement, Microsoft Outlook, Strategy, Online Communications, Management, Business Operations, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Robert Landon, David Allen, Time Management, Organization, Career, Productivity, Getting Things Done, Crash Course
How to Sell an Idea
Got an idea that could kick your career into overdrive?
Tags: Idea, Chances, Professional Development, Team Management, Sales Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Career, Management, Sales, Investment, Finance, Geoffrey James, Selling, Managing Up, New Ideas, Crash Course
Who Is David Allen?
With his popular seminar lectures and cult-like following, productivity expert David Allen has become an influential force in the Information Age workplace.
Tags: Commitment, GTD, PDAs, Microsoft Outlook, Handhelds, Mergers & Acquisitions, Workforce Management, Hardware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Investment, Finance, Human Resources, Robert Landon, David Allen, Productivity, Career, Getting Things Done, Workplace, GTD System, BNET Briefing
Getting the Raise You Deserve
You feel certain that you deserve a raise, but you're unsure about how to ask your boss.
Tags: Benefits, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, BNet Staff, Business, job, supervisor, performance, salary
Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life
Life's a zero-sum game, right? The more you strive to win in one dimension (e.g., your work), the more the other three dimensions (your ...
Tags: Leadership, Stewart D. Friedman, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Self-Improvement, Time-Management, Goal-Setting, Productivity, Employee, Leader, Domain, Friedman, Management

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