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Properly understood, technology is the one way for us to escape competition in a globalizing world.
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144 |
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…hyper competitiveness in the workplace leaves us empty and unfulfilled, hurts our ability to lead effectively, and makes us no fun to be around.
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36 |
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…it’s not enough to have feature parity with a competitor. Rather, you need to be substantially better to motivate a user or customer to switch.
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45 |
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Obsess over customers, not over competitors.
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134 |
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…customers rarely leave us for our competitors. They leave us because we stop taking care of them.
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134 |
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In this world of ubiquitous information… it’s harder than it has ever been in history to maintain a competitive advantage based on intelligence or knowledge.
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8 |
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It’s difficult to overstate the competitive advantage that an accountability-friendly organization has over one where leaders don’t hold one another accountable.
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60 |
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An organization’s strategy is nothing more than the collection of intentional decisions a company makes to give itself the best chance to thrive and differentiate from competitors.
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107 |
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…an organization’s strategic anchors should change whenever its competitive landscape shifts and market conditions call for a different approach.
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114 |
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The rationale that everyone fudges, or that you have to cheat to stay competitive is a powerful lure, to be sure. The path to perdition is enticing, slippery, and all downhill.
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