Can you say what your strategy is? - David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad The authors emphasize on the importance of having a short (35 words max) company strategy‚ and communicating it to the employees. This is important to direct the companies operations in a coherent manner. The company and its employees need to know where the road is going. A strategy is not about your values of your mission‚ but simply about what your competitive game will be: what are you doing differently to your competitors
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The notion of paying one set cost for ’unlimited’ quantities of a good or service is certainly appealing‚ and that appeal is exactly what all-you-can-eat (AYCE) restaurants take advantage of. Gobi Brighton‚ an all-you-can-eat barbeque restaurant in England‚ offers unlimited servings of Asian and Middle-eastern foods for one fixed price of 12 pounds. Of course‚ no customer will actually eat an infinite quantity. Taking this factor into account‚ and given the various costs the restaurant must pay to
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HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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Poetry test Thursday October 3 You fit into me By: Margaret Atwood You fit into me like a hook into an eye a fishhook an open eye What initially appears to be a silly love poem quickly becomes dark and harrowing. Atwood overturns the expected definition of “hook and eye” and replaces it with an image of brutality and violence. The power of this setup/letdown formula often hinges‚ as in this poem‚ on the multiple meanings of words. “You fit into me” captures Atwood’s interest in the mechanisms
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Praise of the F Word”‚ Mary Sherry (1991) argues that we must re-examine the threat of flunking students and view it as a positive exhortation tool. Sherry initially believed less than adequate education was received by students due to several unpleasant experiences while they were in school such as drug addiction and excessive partying. Later‚ she concluded that the nature of the student’s problems was the lack of healthy fear brought upon by the threat of being flunked. Sherry expressed that by teachers
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childhood or adolescence. While some behavioral issues may be normal in children‚ those who have behavioral disorders develop chronic patterns of aggression‚ defiance‚ disruption and hostility. Their behaviors cause problems at home‚ school or work‚ and can interfere with relationships. Children with behavioral disorders may develop personality disorders‚ depression‚ or bipolar disorder as adults. Behavioral Disorders Spotlight Share Your Story. Get Community Support Get Community Feedback on Mental
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“With These Words I Can Sell You Anything” is an article written by William Lutz‚ explaining the tactics of marketers to sell their products. It is an excerpt from his book Doublespeak‚ published in 1990. William Lutz has been called “the George Orwell of the 1990s”‚ and indeed many of his books are titled in direct reference to Orwell’s works. Lutz claims in his article that there’s a big conspiracy where the people trying to sell us things are giving us ineffective products disguised as something
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An online education is a wonderful opportunity. You have the flexibility of taking a course on your own time. The flexibility of an online education allows you to be able to attend classes no matter your work schedule‚ or home schedule. Anywhere you have access to the Internet you can take classes. With recent computer mobility in the form of netbooks and the iPad‚ the opportunity to receive an education is endless. Learning online enables you to become Internet and computer savvy‚ two skills
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the smoke of wood fire which even is not used to warm up in today or an ambassador travelled by a horse for a long time to provide communication between the two kings. These are strange for us who are the slaves of the computer era‚ are not these? Do you realize that computers have become a main part of your lives in time‚ too? It is amazing to see how computer come into our lives in just several decades. It is impossible to imagine a day without working on our computers or spending time with the computers
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I Hear America Singing Walt was an American poet‚ essayist‚ and journalist. A humanist‚ he was a port of the transition between transcendentalism and realism‚ incorporating both views in his works. Walt wanted his poems to be spoken aloud because the words become more powerful when they can transcend the page. Walt Whitman wrote “I Hear America Singing” in the year of 1966. In “I Hear America Singing‚” the speaker describes various “carols” that arise from different figures in the American working
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