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The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win Steven Gary Blank Quad/Graphics (Third Edition, 2007) Here is “a radical reexamination of the entire new product introduction process”…and almost everything that precedes it Note: The review that…
Read MoreEnterprise Games: Using Game Mechanics to Build a Better Business Michael Hugos O’Reilly Media (2012) How games can help business leaders to respond more effectively to crises as well as to opportunities Games may well be the first non-violent activity…
Read MoreHere is a brief excerpt from an article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and written by Ananth Narayanan, Asutosh Padhi, and Jim Williams, in which they explain how leading companies combine insights about customers, competitors, and…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from an article written by Nate Steere for mint.com. When I stumbled upon it, I was informed that Mint “makes your life easier. At Mint, we believe money is for living. So we make everything simple…
Read MoreThe Leader’s Pocket Guide: 101 Indispensable Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Any Situation John Baldoni AMACOM (2012) Valuable reminders for effective leadership at all levels and in all areas of the given enterprise Those who have read one or more of John Balboni’s previous…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from an article written by Tony Schwartz for the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * No…
Read MoreMilitary work — like business — is risky, pressured, and fast-changing. It calls for absolute clarity about the mission, extraordinary adaptability, and precise management of complex systems. To those such as I with a special interest in business lessons to…
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Peter B. Vaill on coping with “permanent white water” within a competitive environment
An interview of Peter B. Vaill conducted by Kerry A. Bunker and Laura Curnutt Santana is included in Extraordinary Leadership: Addressing the Gaps in Senior Executive Development published by Jossey-Bass (2010). Here is a brief excerpt: “By ‘permanent white water,’…
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