The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation

Fast/Forward: A book review by Bob Morris

April 11, 2017

Fast/Forward: Make Your Company Fit for the Future Julian Birkinshaw and Jonas Ridderstråle Stanford Business Books/Stanford University Press (April 2017) “What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith Goldsmith’s insight serves as the title of one of his…

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“What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith

April 9, 2017

Goldsmith’s insight serves as the title of one of his most thoughtful books and I presume to add that what got you here won’t even allow you to remain here, no matter whatever and wherever “here” and “there” may be.…

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Dual Transformation: A book review by Bob Morris

March 29, 2017

Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future Scott D. Anthony, Clark G. Gilbert, and Mark W. Johnson Harvard Business Review Press (April 2017) How and why combining the assets and benefits of scale and entrepreneurial spirit…

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The Dual Transformation Equation: A + B + C = Δ

March 28, 2017

In Dual Transformation, a book co-authored with Clark Gilbert and Mark Johnson, Scott Anthony explains how and why to combine assets and benefits of scale with entrepreneurial behavior to drive massive impact. They observe: “When you take your first algebra…

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Wicked Strategies: A book review by Bob Morris

August 25, 2016

Wicked Strategies: How Companies Conquer Complexity and Confound Competitors John C. Camillus University of Toronto Press (July 2016) How to embrace change and transformation, yet maintain an enduring and proud identity To what does this book’s title refer? According to…

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Play Bigger: A book review by Bob Morris

June 22, 2016

Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, and Kevin Maney HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins (June 2016) How to achieve and then sustain a competitive advantage in almost any marketplace In…

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How to Grow as a Person: Selectively Forget the Past

May 23, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vijay Govindarajan 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 receive HBR email alerts,…

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The Three-Box Solution: A book review by Bob Morris

May 2, 2016

The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation Vijay Govindarajan Harvard Business Review Press (April 2016) How almost any organization can preserve its roots, break the chains of the status quo, and build a sustainable future Over the years, I…

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Great Innovators Create the Future , Manage the Present, and Selectively Forget the Past

April 29, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vijay Govindarajan for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. The material is adapted from The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation (Harvard Business Review Press April 2016). To…

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A brilliant framework for coordinating an organization’s past, present, and future

April 28, 2016

In his latest book, The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation, published by Harvard Business Review (April 2016), Vijay Govindarajan provides what he characterizes as “a simple framework that recognizes all three competing challenges face that managers face when…

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