Michael E. Raynor

What Is Disruptive Innovation?

November 25, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor, and Rory McDonald for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain…

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A Way to Know If Your Corporate Goals Are Too Aggressive

July 22, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael E. Raynor and Derek Pankratz for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and…

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Had His Top Execs Read These Three Books

October 3, 2013

Jon Fortt conducted a rare interview of Jeff Bezos, one that was videotaped and featured by LinkedIn. Here is Fortt’s introduction. To watch the video of the interview, please click here. Photo: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr * * * At the beginning…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 6/24/13)

June 30, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure Tim Harford Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better Adam Pash and…

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Why do some companies achieve exceptional performance while so many others struggle to survive?

June 29, 2013

In search of an answer that could be supported with empirical proof, Michael E. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed, along with their team of researchers at Deloitte, embarked on a daunting quest. They explore the road best traveled and what they…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 6/10/13)

June 16, 2013

  I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Stiletto Network: Inside the Women’s Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business Pamela Ryckman Leadership Sustainability: Seven Disciplines…

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“Which business books should every executive keep near at hand?”

December 9, 2012

Soon most of us will be exchanging holiday gifts and perhaps you’ll be asked what you would like to have. Why not suggest some business books? In my opinion, whether as a gift from someone else or one you give…

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The Innovator’s Manifesto: A book review by Bob Morris

August 10, 2011

The Innovator’s Manifesto: Deliberate Disruption for Transformational Growth Michael E. Raynor Crown Business (2011) How and why disruption “provides an explanation of creative creation” Frankly, I was unable to fully understand (much less appreciate) the significance of what Joseph A.…

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Open Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

June 18, 2011

Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology Henry Chesbrough Harvard Business Press (2003) A “new vision” of the innovation process In preparation for my second interview of Henry Chesbrough, I recently re-read his Open Business Models…

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The Innovator’s Solution: A book review by Bob Morris

June 18, 2011

The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor Harvard Business Press (2003) Note: I read and then reviewed this “business classic” when it was first published and recently re-read it. I am even…

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