differentiation or cost leadership. The authors of the book Blue Ocean Strategy argue‚ however‚ that intensive competition will only lead to bloody red oceans in which companies find themselves fighting over an ever-shrinking profit pool. Blue Ocean Strategy‚ on the other hand‚ is a very practical book that dares to deviate from this path by challenging and motivating companies to swim away from the bloody red oceans‚ where competition is fierce‚ by creating blue oceans of uncontested market space‚ where competition
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5426ch02.qxd_jt 9/19/02 10:38 AM Page 37 C H A P T E R 2 Strategic Management and Project Selection More and more‚ the accomplishment of important tasks and goals in organizations today is being achieved through the use of projects. The phrases we hear and read about daily at our work and in conversations with our colleagues‚ such as “management by projects” and “project management maturity‚” reflect this increasing trend in our society. The almost explosively rapid adoption of such
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The Art of Leadership Case Study # 1 The Case Study of Mr. Black‚ Ms. Blue‚ and Mr. White In a situation like this‚ I would gather all my employees together and let each and every one of them know that business is picking up‚ thank everyone for their hard work and dedication‚ and let them know that I see quite a few things going on; some good and many that are not so impressive. I would go on to let them know that there will be some policy changes and that there will be some incentives
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from that school year. My dad was driving us to Jack’s house. Once we got there my dad dropped us‚ off we went around the house‚ and saw the biggest bonfire like a whole house was on fire. I unpacked my assignments and tossed them in the inferno. Blue fire lashed out and my homework was gone in an instant. Someone bumped into me‚ it was Jack. “Hey‚ Carl I was just telling your homies about this radical place in the
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The plot of Sonny’s Blues is structured to deliver the theme of the story which is the obligatory love of the narrator toward his brother Sonny‚ growing up as an African American in the poverty and despair of Harlem. Also‚ it highlights the salvation they desire in themselves and with each other. The plot encompasses the initial situation‚ conflict‚ complication‚ climax‚ suspense‚ denouement‚ and the conclusion to achieve the message of the story. The initial situation is set up when the narrator
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Kenyon’s criticism of burial and the mourning process and the manner in which it fails to provide a sense of closure for those who have lost a loved one is the main underlying theme in The Blue Bowl. Through her vivid description of both the natural setting and the grief-stricken emotional overtone surrounding the burial of a family’s house pet and the events that follow in the time after the cat is put to rest‚ Kenyon is able to invoke an emotional response from the reader that mirrors that of
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PATRICIA Evangelista‚ an 18-year-old communications sophomore at UP Diliman‚ won the 2004 Best Speaker award in the International Public Speaking competition conducted yearly by the English-Speaking Union (ESU) in London. The petite‚ poised and pretty Filipina emerged triumphant in a field of 60 contestants representing 37 countries that are members of the prestigious international British institution dedicated to the idea of “Creating Global Understanding through English.” Evangelista won
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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5‚ 1988 in North London‚ England. She was the only child of Penny Adkins who was just 18 at the time of her birth‚ and a Welsh father‚ Mark‚ who left the family when Adele was only 4 years old. Mark‚ who never married Penny‚ stayed in contact with his daughter up until her teen years‚ when appeared problems with alcohol. That is the reason why Adele grew close to her mom‚ who said her young daughter "to explore‚ and not to stick with one thing”. Adele developed
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Darker Shades of Blue: A Case Study of Failed Leadership By Tony Kern Copyright 1995‚ Anthony T. Kern This document may not be reproduced without the written consent of the author. Author’s Preface When leadership fails and a command climate breaks down‚ tragic things can happen. This is the story of failed leadership and a command climate which had degenerated into an unhealthy state of apathy and non-compliance--a state which contributed to the tragic crash of a B-52 at Fairchild Air Force Base
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with thanking the director for giving Hudson the chance to explain himself and change his decision. Then I would proceed on explaining the benefits of retaining him. I would start by pointing out that even though staff opinion is important‚ in this case the Mr. Ahmet Green needs to look at the output of this project. Even after a few initial hiccups overall the project was a success. Because he decided to choose OpenRange over cloud computing giants like Microsoft and VMWARE they saved up on a lot
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