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Size Does Matter: “Success to the Successful” for American Biotech Firms
Apparently, size does matter these A days—particularly in the American biotech industry. According to Hambrecht and Quist, an investment bank, large biotechnology companies…
From “Teams” to “Teaming”: Organizational Learning for the 21st Century
In Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy (Jossey-Bass, 2012), professor Amy Edmondson of Harvard Business School has crafted…
Toolbox: Partnership Coaching
Effective coaching is one of the highest leverage activities available to leaders today for improving individual and group learning and performance. Developing partnerships with…
“Cooking the Books”: The Downward Drift of Auditing Standards
Despite the booming economy, times are tough for many businesses, especially those in competitive industries. And when times get tough, many executives give in…
Seeing the Unseen
Just a few centuries back, people were well aware of how their actions affected the environment. Since most of the goods they consumed…
Higher Education and the Income Gap
The recent economic boom in the U. S. has had commentators gushing about a new age of prosperity. However, that same boom hasn’t done…
Volcanic Moments: Four Practices for Facing Surprises with Grace
Avolcano erupts in Iceland. Tens of thousands of flights are cancelled, and millions of passengers stranded. This is the kind of surprise I call…
Remedying – or Redoubling – Healthcare Expenses
When costs go up, the logical thing to do is to pass them along to someone else, right? For the past several years, that’s…
Learning Laboratories Give Hanover Insurance a Competitive Edge
“It was as if I knew something was there, but I didn’t really see it. The clarity I gained was like putting on a pair…
Can a Product Be Too Attractive?
At MacWorld 1987 I bought my first hard drive. It was made by Jasmine, a company that was creating a sensation because of its superior…