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3939 which was launched in 1949. At the time, disposable diapers were a new innovation, and customers were wary of their use. Pr ...

40 P U T A L L Y O U R E G G S I N O N E B A S K E T , A N D T H E N W A T C H T H A T B A S K E T MANAGING RISK E ntrepreneurs ...

41 See also: How fast to grow 44–45 ■ Hubris and nemesis 100–103 ■ Who bears the risk? 138–45 ■ Leverage and excess risk 150 –51 ...

42 See also: Beating the odds at start-up 20–21 ■ Gaining an edge 32–39 ■ Understanding the market 234–41 ■ Forecasting 278–79 L ...

43 See also: Beating the odds at start-up 20–21 ■ Managing risk 40–41 ■ The Greiner curve 58–61 ■ Who bears the risk? 138–45 ■ S ...

4444 NOTHING GREAT IS CREATED S U D D E N L Y HOW FAST TO GROW O ne reason many new businesses fail is, perhaps surprisingly, be ...

4545 The fate of the exploding Helix Nebula resembles the decline of a company that has expanded too rapidly: after using up all ...

4646 T H E R O L E O F T H E C E O I S T O E N A B L E P E O P L E T O E X C E L FROM ENTREPRENEUR TO LEADER I n the early days ...

4747 See also: Take the second step 43 ■ The Greiner curve 58–61 ■ Leading well 68–69 ■ Effective leadership 78–79 ■ Develop emo ...

48 C H A I N S O F H A B I T A R E T O O L I G H T T O B E F E L T U N T I L T H E Y A R E T O O H E A V Y T O B E B R O K E N K ...

49 See also: Beating the odds at start-up 20–21 ■ Take the second step 43 ■ Reinventing and adapting 52–57 ■ The Greiner curve 5 ...

50 summarized the science of management (which is essentially the management of business process) into two factors: enablers and ...

51 Enablers are the realm of middle managers, according to Michael Hammer’s analysis of the science of management. When implemen ...

52 A CORPORATION IS A LIVING ORGANISM IT HAS TO CONTINUE TO SHED ITS SKIN REINVENTING AND ADAPTING ...

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54 J ust as human beings are organisms that grow, change, and adapt, so do successful businesses. In 1970, the US futurist Alvin ...

55 its effects. Consider, for example, the music and movie industries. New technology has completely, and very rapidly, changed ...

56 know if the House of Cards experiment would work. It did know, however, that in order to maintain the momentum of early growt ...

57 its foundation for future growth. Samsung’s transformation was not yet complete, however—the Asian financial crisis of the la ...

5858 W I T H O U T C O N T I N U A L G R O W T H A N D P R O G R E S S , S U C C E S S H A S N O M E A N I N G THE GREINER CURVE ...