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Booz & Company’s “The Thought Leader Interview” Series: Sylvia Nas

June 13, 2017

Here is the introduction to an interview of Sylvia Nasar by Rob Norton as part of “The Thought Leader Interview” series featured by strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. To read the complmail alerts, and obtain subscription information, please…

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Creating a Strategy That Works: Five Acts Fit Together

April 20, 2016

The most farsighted enterprises have mastered five unconventional practices for building and using distinctive capabilities. Here is an excerpt from a recent article co-authored by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, featured in business+strategy magazine, published by strategy&PwC (formerly Booz &…

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Lincoln and leadership

January 30, 2016

A recent Schumpeter column published in The Economist, “Lincoln and leadership,” explains how and why outsiders can make the best leaders — and also the worst. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * IN MAY 1860…

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How to close the strategy-to-execution gap: five acts of unconventional leadership

January 24, 2016

In Strategy That Works: How Winning Companies Close the Strategy-to-Execution Gap, Paul Leinwand and Cesare R. Mainardi (with Art Kleiner) point out that two-thirds of executives say their organizations don’t have the capabilities to support their strategy. Leinwand and Mainardi…

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How conventional business practice creates a strategy-to-execution gap

January 23, 2016

In Strategy That Works: How Winning Companies Close the Strategy-to-Execution Gap, Paul Leinwand and Cesare R. Mainardi (with Art Kleiner) point out that two-thirds of executives say their organizations don’t have the capabilities to support their strategy. Leinwand and Mainardi…

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How do the top innovators keep winning?

December 21, 2015

Here is a head’s up from PwC’s Strategy&, a global team of practical strategists, committed to helping clients seize essential advantage by working alongside them to solve their toughest problems, and capture their greatest opportunities. This means helping clients undertake…

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10 Principles of Organization Design

June 8, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Gary L. Neilson, Jaime Estupiñán, and Bhushan Sethi for strategy+ business magazine, published by PwC strategy& LLC (formerly Booz & Company). The fundamental guidelines they recommend, drawn from broad and deep…

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The Thought Leader Interview: Aetna’s Mark Bertolini

June 5, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Mark Bertolini by Jon Katzenbach, Gretchen Anderson, and Art Kleiner for strategy+ business magazine, published by PwC strategy& LLC (formerly Booz & Company). To read the complete interview, check out other…

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Ellen Langer on the Value of Mindfulness in Business

February 24, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Ellen Langer, a pioneer in mindfulness research, who says that companies can promote innovation and their own rejuvenation by setting the right context. The interview was conducted by Art Kleiner, editor-in-chief of…

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A Strategist’s Guide to the Internet of Things

February 13, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article by Frank Burkitt for strategy+business published by Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company). He explains why the digital interconnection of billions of devices is today’s most dynamic business opportunity. To read the complete article,…

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