Toyota opened its factory to its rival, and nothing was copied
Twenty-five years of full access to the Toyota system in a shared plant. GM never reproduced it. What can be copied is never what works.
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An incentive doesn't add effort, it moves it
Two million accounts opened without customers' knowledge. The bonus didn't produce them, the target did. That distinction changes the fix.
Andy Grove: the decision that saved Intel had already been made without him
Before leadership ruled on it, Intel's factories had already left memory. That is where what Grove calls paranoia begins.
ASML: the world's chokepoint belongs to the most dependent company in the chain
ASML did not become indispensable by making itself self-sufficient. It became indispensable as the point where everyone else's dependencies converge.
Donella Meadows: why you're probably solving the wrong problem
There are twelve places to intervene in a system. Most leaders keep pulling on the two or three that matter least.