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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Mankins, Alan Bird, and James Root for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a…
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The Genius Machine: The Eleven Steps That Turn Raw Ideas into Brilliance Gerald Sindell New World Library (2009) Sindell observes, “The terrible gap that lies between existing knowledge and the persistence of ignorance – and its concomitant poverty, illness, and…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sam Ford for Fast Company magazine. The co-author of Spreadable Media, discusses why content strategies that focus on keeping conversations artificially contained are outmoded. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information,…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Alon Halevy, Peter Norvig, and Fernando Pereira, written for iEEE iNTElliGENT SYSTEMS magazine and featured at the computer.org website. IEEE Intelligent Systems is a bimonthly publication of the IEEE Computer…
Read MoreThe following material is featured on the MIT SLoan Management Review website. I urge you to check out the wealth of resources by clicking here. * * * Collaboration is all the rage in business these days – and for good reason, given the…
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This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works John Brockman, Editor Harper Perennial (2013) How and why “deep, beautiful, and elegant theories of how the world works” can nourish and enlighten our lives Many of those who purchase and then begin…
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Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin Harvard Business Review Press (2013) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Michael Porter I am pleased that A.G. Lafley has co-authored another book, with…
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Death To Core Competency: Lessons From Nike, Apple, Netflix
In a world of rapid disruption, the idea of having a core competency–an intrinsic set of skills required to thrive in certain markets–is an outmoded principle. Apple, Nike, and Netflix have better ideas. Here is a brief excerpt from an…
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