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Kay Plantes is an MIT-trained economist, business strategy consultant, columnist and author. Business model innovation, strategic leadership and smart economic policies are her professional passions. A former Madison, WI resident, Kay now resides in San Diego, CA. The views on her blog are not those of her employer, IBM.

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May 30th, 2011

Wall Street ruins many sound business models

Have you ever observed the energy that leaders of publicly traded companies exert to announce and then deliver promised quarterly financial results?  Surely, like me, you’ve wondered how multi-billion dollar companies composed of multiple divisions, and even more business units, achieve their financial forecasts – exactly. My concern is not just about the non-value added [...]