Author Archives: Phyllis Ezop

Big Bet Transformations Bring Tough Challenges for Businesses

According to the patterns revealed by my many years researching business success and failure, small bets are far more successful than big bets. This is even true for companies thought to be in

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Exiting Poorly Fitting New Lines of Business

It’s encouraging to see companies eventually realize that they should halt their efforts to diversify far beyond their core business.  This realization is important because

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What Influences Whether Bringing Back a Former CEO Revitalizes a Company?

Once again, we see a well-known company bring back its former CEO. This is something companies do during challenging times that occur after a former CEO with an impressive

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When the Entrepreneurial Titan Who Built the Business Empire Steps Down

Some successful business empires are built by entrepreneurial founders. Other business empires are built by entrepreneurial leaders who take

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AI (Artificial Intelligence) Is Still Popular, but Need for Caution Is Increasingly Recognized

We continue to see more and more articles in the media about how AI is being used. Yet, the need for caution with AI keeps getting emphasized. Recent examples in

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