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Forget Lean and Agile – It’s Time to be Anticipatory

July 28, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Daniel Burrus for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * We are all good at reacting and responding, putting out fires,…

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G.M.’s Rival Could Teach It a Lesson: Ford’s Turnaround Carries Lessons for G.M.

July 2, 2014

Here’s a brief excerpt from an article by Joe Nocera for The New York Times during which he suggests what valuable lessons G.M. and its CEO, Mary Barra, can learn from Ford, led by CEO can learn from CEO Alan…

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Larry Weber and Lisa Leslie Henderson on “Ten New Skills Marketers Must Learn to Stay Relevant and Customer-Centric”

May 16, 2014

Since the ancient bazaars in Athens and Rome, marketing has created or increased demand for what is offered, whatever that may be. In recent years, many of the transactions have been conducted electronically, online. Almost 40% of the world is…

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(Still) learning from Toyota

March 10, 2014

In an article written for McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, Deryl Sturdevant (a retired Toyota executive) describes how to overcome common management challenges associated with applying lean, and reflects on the ways that Toyota continues to push the…

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Unrelenting Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

February 9, 2013

Unrelenting Innovation: How to Build a Culture for Market Dominance Gerard J. Tellis Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) How to avoid or overcome “the incumbent’s curse” to achieve market dominance By nature, books about innovation should contribute something new and/or something…

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Why “Creative Destruction” Tends to Destroy More than It Creates

August 10, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Zook for the Harvard Business Review blog. 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. *     *   …

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The Thought Leader Interview: Dov Seidman

June 22, 2012

Here is the introduction to an interview of Dov Seidman, conducted by Art Kleiner and featured in strategy+business magazine published by Booz & Company, during which the influential business author and CEO explains why the practice of enlightened self-governance gives…

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Michael Michalko: An interview by Bob Morris

April 28, 2012

Michael Michalko is one of the most highly acclaimed creativity experts in the world and author of the best sellers Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity), ThinkPak (A Brainstorming Card Deck), Creative Thinkering (Putting your Imagination to Work), and Cracking…

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Strategy for Sustainability: A book review by Bob Morris

March 3, 2012

Strategy for Sustainability: A Business Manifesto Adam Werbach Harvard Business Press (2009) Note: I recently re-read this book and learned even more of value this time. As Werbach explains in the Introduction, all companies have the opportunity to formulate and…

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21 Ways to Kill Your Creativity

February 20, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Michalko, author of business classics that include Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius (2001), Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques, 2nd Edition (2006), and Creative Thinkering: Putting Your Imagination…

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