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Why Do Business Strategies Fail?
Effective Execution Is Your Challenge
by David Carter, MBA

A survey of senior executives at 197 companies showed that firms achieve only 63% of the expected results of their strategic plans. The key reason – they don’t know how to execute effectively. Without effective execution, no business strategy can succeed. Unfortunately, many managers know far more about developing strategy than about executing it …
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Meet Warren Buffett's "Mr. Fix-It"

A couple of weeks ago Fortune's excellent article on David Sokol discussed how he turned around NetJets for Warren Buffett -- and how Sokol is the guy Buffett goes to when he needs any of his businesses fixed. Now you can meet him in person …
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Four E's of Marketing

The four "P's" of marketing (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion) are old news. They've been replaced with the four "E's" -- Experience, Exchange, Everyplace, Evangelism …
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