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George E. L. Barbee is one of the original Batten Fellow faculty members (along with Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell and Jim Gilmore) at top-ranked University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and has been teaching innovation for the past 15…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Severin Schwan by for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Schwan talks about Rcohe’s R&D structure, tough decisions, and long-term mind-set. To read the complete interview, check out other…
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Creative thinking is essential to making something new (invention) or something better (innovation) . I agree with David and Tom Kelley, co-authors of Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All , that almost anyone can think more creatively about what…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Rebecca Doherty, Oliver Engert, and Andy West for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They note that the same handful of integration challenges vex companies year after year.…
Read MoreIn 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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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Sean Graber 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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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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What does it mean when someone calls you smart or intelligent? According to developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, it could mean one or more of eight possibilities. In this video interview, Gardner addresses his eight classifications for intelligence: writing, mathematics, music,…
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Mini-Profiles of Four Great “Persuadables”
Those who are persuadable have a mindset that is both willing and able – indeed eager — to consider diverse perspectives, especially those that challenge their cherished assumptions and premises. The healthiest organizations are those in which principled dissent is…
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