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15 February 2013
Death To Core Competency: Lessons From Nike, Apple, Netflix | FastCompany
In a world of rapid disruption, the idea of having a core competency--an intrinsic set of skills required to thrive in certain markets--is an outmoded principle. Apple, Nike, and Netflix have better ideas. Known for decades as a shoe company, Nike is undergoing a digital revolution. In recent years, it's launched everything from apps that are standard issue on the iPhone to wearable devices to web services. But why? Nike CEO Mark Parker laughs at the questions and interrupts: "I think I know where you're going with this."
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14 February 2013
5 Ways Social Intrapreneurs And Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Each Other | Co.Exist
One works within the system, one works outside of it. But both are trying to disrupt the status quo. Social entrepreneurs have been getting their share of the limelight, especially as new legal entities, such as benefit corporations and L3Cs, have emerged during the last few years. But social intrapreneurs have mostly flown under the radar. Whether viewed as superheroes in business suits or everyday corporate employees, it has become increasingly evident that--like social entrepreneurs--social intrapreneurs are here to stay.
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13 February 2013
4 Strategies Used by Superstar Athletes to Become Super Focused | Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs thrive on novelty and non-linear thinking -- two strengths that make them visionaries, early adopters, and risk-takers. At the same time, they're business leaders, and the daily work of running or starting a business can often be mundane. So how do you, as an entrepreneur, stay focused for the daily grind? To answer that question, look to world-class athletes as role models. "Sports psychology is where we're making the most progress for attention control," says Lucy Jo Palladino, psychologist and author of Find Your Focus Zone (Free Press, 2011).
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12 February 2013
Welcome To The New Self-Service Economy | Co.Design
Smart companies are jumping on the zipcar bandwagon, offering customers greater control over services, Argues Ziba’s Cale Thompson. On a hot summer afternoon, a young family is out in a farm field, picking strawberries and placing them carefully onto flats. Their backs are sore and their clothes are stained with sweat, yet they’re happily working away, anticipating the moment when they’ll load their flats into the car and drive away. When it comes time to pay on the way out, they’ll do so happily…
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11 February 2013
Joy at Work: It's Your Right | HBR
As a professional, you have a responsibility to use your talents wisely — and a right to enjoy yourself while doing so. But many people fail to meet that responsibility, and they don't claim their right to take pleasure in their work. Consider a CEO I'll call Michael. His life isn't much different from the lives of many CEOs. From the outside, it looks busy but rewarding. From the inside, as I learned when I was hired to help him, his life included a string of disappointments. He's an enormously talented and accomplished manager:
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