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Most Innovative Companies - Energy
NextEra added another 1,000 megawatts of wind power in 2009 and has more than 600 MW of solar-thermal projects in California and Arizona in the works. The world's wind leader was not immune to the downturn, with a slowdown in the rate of profitability growth, but it's still expanding and gaining on a "Triple 15" target: 15% operating earnings on revenue of 15 billion euros by 2015. Quality-control issues cost it sales in 2008 Sponsored by
Fast Company - Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Why Leadership Development in Asia Is Better Than in Europe
From those invitations, 537 companies participated in the 2009 study. During the 2009 judging, one criteria was that "leaders from this company would need to be candidates for senior leadership positions within any global top company." Even so, the 2009 results continued the trend of more companies from outside of North America and Europe making the global top 25 list of Top Companies for Leaders. A shift in leadership development has occurred. While it used to be that American and European companies had cornered the market on developing the leaders of tomorrow, our
HarvardBusiness.org - Monday, March 8, 2010
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Microsoft Set To Repair 8 Bugs, Continues Velvet Hammer For Upgrades
The downturn was not unexpected. “This In March 2009, for example, Microsoft issued three bulletins, while in March 2008, it delivered four. 8220;There are no network-based attack vectors,” Bryant promised. Once this is patched, it will be interesting to see what this one is about, as it will give clues to what kinds of checks are being performed on the files before they are opened. Neither of the bulletins match up with the outstanding security advisories that Microsoft has issued but not yet patched, including While there are 8 bugs in various versions of Microsoft products that will be patched on Tuesday, the Tuesday ritual leaves a few of the bugs that have been more noteworthy untouched. A story from ComputerWorld tells that no repair for the Windows 7 Server Message Block fault or the Internet Exploder F1 problem is forthcoming. Microsoft today announced it will ship two security updates on Tuesday to patch eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Office.
Lockergnome Blog Network - Sunday, March 7, 2010
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  • 9 experiences for 2009
    So as we start off in a gloomy looking 2009, I’ll put on my hunch-hat and share my nine ideas of experiences who’s time has come: The relationships that customers will keep before, during, and after an economic downturn are the strong relationships with brands that deliver moments of noticeably exceptional service—moments when the service delights, anticipates the needs of, or pleasantly surprises a customer. Timing is everything. Take Flickr for example, a photo sharing service that successfully emerged in 2004 not just because
    Adaptive Path - Monday, January 5, 2009
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  • Pricing Strategies for the Downturn
    Pricing power doesn't necessarily decrease in a downturn . I used to love the television game show " The Price is Right ." Beyond the insane level of excitement of the show was the oddly compelling quest to discover the right price of everyday items like refrigerators and bar stools. I always wondered how people could be off by multiples of the actual price--"people" including me, I confess.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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  • 6 Lessons Learned in the Downturn
    Over some good Italian cuisine and syrah in Boston's North End , we enjoyed a stimulating evening as Eric Hellweg, Managing Editor of HarvardBusiness.org, moderated a discussion centered on the question of key lessons learned in the economic downturn. In my one of my prior posts in February on my outlook for opportunities in 2009, I commented that in these times cash gets promoted from king to God . Last week we held our Annual Meeting for my firm, Cue Ball, and as part of it we gathered our investor members for a stimulating dinner discussion with HBR editors Eric Hellweg and Katherine Bell, and group publisher Josh Macht.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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  • Three Opportunities to Seize in the Downturn
    One of the most pernicious tendencies companies fall victim to in downturns is to focus on and project out near-term data points. In this downturn, cash may have been promoted from king to God. I see three major resets continuing through 2009: talent, valuations, and competition. The result? An inaccurate reflection of the future.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Friday, February 20, 2009
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  • Video: How to Market in a Downturn
    Jocz, and in the video interview above, John explains that companies need to rethink their customer segmentation, factoring in people's emotional response to the downturn. So you think you know your customers? Maybe you had a handle on them a year ago, but as the economy spirals downward you need to abandon old assumptions. Until now, you've probably been segmenting your customers according
    HarvardBusiness.org - Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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  • Set Yourself Up for the Next Downturn
    What would sustain me and the business through the next downturn? I started my consulting business 11 years ago with a laptop computer in a living room. It grew quickly. The first year I made more money than I had in the previous three combined, the second year I doubled that, and by the third year I began to fantasize about retiring within the decade.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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  • Is Web 2.0 a Solution to the Economic Downturn?
    to reinvent your business for the economic downturn .” to Reinvent Your Business for the Economic Downturn | Enterprise 2.0 Blog | Dion Hinchcliffe | 29 January 2009 Web The current business crisis is like a forest fire that is destroying much of what is in its path, but allows renewal of a new ecosystem from the seeds that are still alive after the fire passes. Dion Hinchcliffe of ZDNet advocates “ using Web 2.0
    Workplace Learning Today - Friday, January 30, 2009
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  • The Value of Role Models in the Downturn
    This downturn's survivors will be the role models for a new kind of business practice that is more socially responsible not as an add-on or after-thought but as a first thought at the core of its business operations. Seeking role models - not just benchmarks - is one way to find an upside in the downturn. This stimulates their creativity, produces innovations It's hard to find many bright spots in the increasingly gloomy economy , but they're out there. Among big companies, IBM and Procter & Gamble are bright spots.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Monday, March 2, 2009
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  • How Much Do You Trust Colleagues During a Downturn?
    Spending my days around colleagues I both like and respect makes all the difference in how I see my job. I enjoy--or don't enjoy--going into work every day, depending on who's in the trenches with me. But do those bonds hold when jobs are potentially on the line, when raises and promotions and rewards are limited?
    HarvardBusiness.org - Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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  • A Downturn Caution: Be Careful What You Cut
    It also improves the productivity and effectiveness of support functions, which in turn helps boost the performance of a company's front line--a powerful advantage in a downturn. Click here to read our first Winning in Turbulence post, What Does the Downturn Mean for My Business and How Will I Get Through It? By Hernan Saenz and Darrell Rigby Preserving the G&A That Really Fuels Revenue
    HarvardBusiness.org - Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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