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March 21, 2021July 14, 2024 andreweverett360

What makes drug prices so high?

Alison Kodjak reported a story for NPR titled Here’s What The Feds Can Do To Cut Drug Prices (2017). Continue reading “What makes drug prices so high?” →

March 20, 2021 andreweverett360

Conspicuous Convictions

Rob Henderson wrote an article for Quillette titled Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class—A Status Update. Continue reading “Conspicuous Convictions” →

March 19, 2021March 13, 2021 andreweverett360

Strategy is inherently complex

Donald Sull, Stefano Turconi, Charles Sull, and James Yoder wrote an article for MIT Sloan Management Review titled Turning Strategy Into Results (September 28, 2017). Continue reading “Strategy is inherently complex” →

March 19, 2021 andreweverett360

If you’re always adapting, how does this affect your commitment levels?

Vivian Gang wrote an article for Fast Company titled This is how to reframe your thinking and find more meaning in your work.  Continue reading “If you’re always adapting, how does this affect your commitment levels?” →

March 18, 2021 andreweverett360

RAND on Entrepreneurship in America

Lisa Abraham and Benjamin K. Master wrote an article for RAND Corporation titled Entrepreneurship in America. Continue reading “RAND on Entrepreneurship in America” →

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 andreweverett360

Corporate values are negatively correlated with reality

Donald Sull, Stefano Turconi, and Charles Sull wrote an article from MIT Sloan Management Review titled When It Comes to Culture, Does Your Company Walk the Talk? (July 21, 2020). Continue reading “Corporate values are negatively correlated with reality” →

March 2, 2021March 20, 2021 andreweverett360

Some thoughts on brand equity

I strongly believe that brand equity is underappreciated in many C-suites. I have commented numerous times on Twitter when companies announce plans to make gratuitous changes which erode or destroy brand equity. Continue reading “Some thoughts on brand equity” →

February 28, 2021 andreweverett360

Distinctive brand assets

WARC published an article titled WARC from Home: Distinctive brand assets – what they are and why they matter. Continue reading “Distinctive brand assets” →

February 24, 2021 andreweverett360

psychology and baseball

Joe Lemire wrote a New York Times article titled This Book Is Not About Baseball. But Baseball Teams Swear by It. Continue reading “psychology and baseball” →

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021 andreweverett360

Giles Edwards interviews analytics expert Andrew Willshire

Giles Edwards interviewed Andrew Willshire. 1 hour. Listen here.  The discussion included data analysis and continuous learning, recency theory, systems thinking, ROI and diminishing returns, and more. Continue reading “Giles Edwards interviews analytics expert Andrew Willshire” →

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