Workforce Development: Associations s

by David Baker | Mar 29, 2018 | Associations, Customer Strategy Review, Education, Entrepreneurialism, High Tech

Michigan universities and associations are stepping up workforce development efforts to ensure that businesses are able to find talent that will help the companies thrive in Michigan.This post is only available to...

Dr. Paul Clyde, President, William Davidson Institute

by David Baker | Sep 1, 2016 | Associations, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism

With its staff of about 35 people, plus 19 Research Fellows, WDI partners with 50+ organizations around the world to create and apply sustainable business models in the private sector to support emerging market economies, thereby improving the health and welfare of...

Succeeding at Planning: Results from a Survey of Higher Ed Leaders

by David Baker | Aug 31, 2016 | Business Model Innovation, Customer Strategy Review, Education, High Performance Culture

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Interview: Lucy Ann Lance Show 1290 WLBY

by David Baker | Aug 30, 2016 | Customer Strategy Review, Economic Outlook Survey

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] [apss_share] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Lucy Ann Lance interviewed Larry Eiler and David Baker on Ann Arbor’s Talk...

Customer-Driven Strategy

by David Baker | Aug 20, 2016 | Associations, Business Model Innovation, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] [apss_share] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]At age 52, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is worth $66.5 billion and recently surpassed Warren Buffet as the third richest...

Oxford Companies Growing by Leaps and Bounds

by David Baker | Oct 19, 2015 | Associations, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] [apss_share] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In June, one of the largest commercial real estate transactions on record in Ann Arbor was completed in what many...