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Topic: Mercer Management Consulting Inc.

  
STRATEGY   |  1 comment

Strategic Planning, Plainly Speaking

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 80
Thu Mar 4, 2004 at 3:41 PM

Mercer Management Consulting recently released a white paper entitled "Strategic Planning Redux" that recommends that instead of relegating strategic planning to a sterile annual exercise, leaders tie it tightly to funding and ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Smart Strategies: Putting Ideas To Work

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 48
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:12 AM

"There have been several great eras in strategy," says one consultant. "This is not one of them." Still, there are signs of a renewed appetite for new thoughts. To get a sense of the enduring power of a big idea, we look at five companies that are putting smart strategies into action.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Smart Strategies: Putting Ideas To Work

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 48
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:49 AM

"There have been several great eras in strategy," says one consultant. "This is not one of them." Still, there are signs of a renewed appetite for new thoughts. To get a sense of the enduring power of a big idea, we look at five companies that are putting smart strategies into action.READ»

WORK LIFE BALANCE   |  Comment

Take a Long Walk

BY Christine Canabou
Relevancy Score: 38
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:24 AM

Enough AlreadyREAD»

ONLINE BUSINESS   |  Comment

Digital Companies

BY Adrian Slywotzky
Relevancy Score: 27
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:59 PM

Sidebars to the Big Idea -- Digital Talent, Digital Customers, Digital Finance.READ»

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Value Propositions

BY Keith H. Hammonds
Relevancy Score: 26
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:18 AM

The five propositions that strategists David Bovet and Joseph Martha say help companies create value for their customers.READ»

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Double-Digit Growth in No-Growth Times

BY Adrian Slywotzky , Richard Wise
Relevancy Score: 25
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:40 AM

From the book How to Grow When Markets Don't by Adrian Slywotsky and Richard Wise with Karl Weber. Copyright 2003 by Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc., New York, NY. All rights reserved.

It's every company's goal -- but it's one that few manage to achieve. Here are strategies and tactics to make your company grow again, drawn from in-depth research on companies that have been registering double-digit growth for years. Tired of cutting costs and downsizing dreams? This is your wake-up call.READ»

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Idea Fest

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 24
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:38 AM

The New Business Conversation Starts Here. 23 Bright Ideas for a Stellar 2003.READ»

INNOVATION   |  1 comment

Who's Afraid of a Recession?

BY Jennifer Reingold
Relevancy Score: 24
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:13 AM

Not strategy guru Adrian Slywotzky. He says bad times are the best times to make time on the competition.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

How Digital Is Your Company?

BY Adrian Slywotzky
Relevancy Score: 21
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Forget about the e-hype. Going digital -- converting from atoms to bits -- gives your company a competitive edge, but only if you focus on the basics: money, talent, customers, and time.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Fast Forward 2005: <span>45-49</span>

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 19
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:47 AM

The future is something to get excited about again. Here's our look at the surprising people, ideas, and trends that will change how we work and live in 2005.READ»

HUMAN RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   |  Comment

Game Over

BY Peter Carbonara
Relevancy Score: 18
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:41 PM

Now let's get down to business. Simulation lets you play to learn -- without having to play for keeps.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Thinking Outside The Cup

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 16
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:45 AM

Surprise! Starbucks barista-in-chief Howard Schultz is making a big, bold push into the music business. He aims to transform the record industry -- and turn Starbucks into the world's biggest brand, period.READ»

PHILANTHROPY   |  1 comment

Planting the SEED of Education

BY Curtis Sittenfeld
Relevancy Score: 14
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:40 AM

The nation's first urban public boarding school preps inner-city students for college.READ»

INNOVATION   |  1 comment

Protect This House

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 12
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:57 AM

Kevin Plank's improbable hit -- a sweat-wicking undershirt -- kicked off the fastest-growing category of sportswear. Now Nike and other megabrands are in hot pursuit of Under Armour. Welcome to the disrupter's dilemma.READ»

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Thinking Outside The Cup

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 11
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:43 AM

Surprise! Starbucks barista-in-chief Howard Schultz is making a big, bold push into the music business. He aims to transform the record industry -- and turn Starbucks into the world's biggest brand, period.READ»

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Thinking Outside the Cup

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 11
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:19 AM

Surprise! Starbucks barista-in-chief Howard Schultz is making a big, bold push into the music business. He aims to transform the record industry -- and turn Starbucks into the world's biggest brand, period.READ»