Category Archives: ROI

Culture: An Inside Look at Your Secret Sauce

Culture is one of those overloaded terms… So much so that, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn have compiled a comprehensive 160+ definitions of culture in Culture: A critical review of concepts and definitions. Our current take on culture originates from Sir Edward … Continue reading

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Remembering sunk cost and opportunity cost on Memorial Day

Nothing like a beautiful weekend and a cluttered garage to highlight the importance of understanding sunk costs and opportunity costs in a good decision making process. Head over to AskDong.com for a clear description on sunk cost and opportunity cost. At the same time, … Continue reading

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Quantifying Innovation

As research from IBM and the Boston Consulting Group captures, in today’s competitive environment, CEOs are looking at innovation to bring top line growth. In my recent “Innovation and Profitability” article posted at KiteTail.com, I discussed how different innovation types … Continue reading

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