Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. The lack of skill development and leadership development among Generation Y affects every generation.

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Film Human Resources Technology Maturity 150

CO2

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

His earliest work was in advertising, moving on to start Sinek Partners in 2002, but he suddenly lost his passion despite earning solid income. Beginning as a student in anthropology, Simon Sinek turned his fascination with people into a career of convincing people to do what inspires them. ” - Simon Sinek.

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Early Adopters Innovation Simon Class 68

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Plenty of people — including here on Harvard's blog — espouse the theory that big companies can't innovate. A look at any performance measure shows that innovation can come from either size, and that both arguments are oversimplifications. HP is #10 on the 2012 list, and IBM is number 19.

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Operations Innovation Industry CEO 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

There is a much more important change in the global distribution of power underway, and the play for leadership of the World Bank signals that emerging markets will be increasingly bold in asserting their views about the management of the global economy. And apparently not in the fight over leadership of the World Bank.

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Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

When the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee wraps up the Third Plenum on November 12, 2014, a shift from efficiency to innovation will likely be one of the major planks in its vision for China. Some argue that China is already well on its way to becoming a global innovation power that will rival the US and Europe.

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Innovation Globalization Venture Capitalist GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2018

And they face an even greater challenge: maintaining flawless consistency, while simultaneously being innovative and cutting-edge. But while a dedicated lab expands a restaurant’s capacity for R&D, innovation more importantly has to be embedded in the DNA of the organization.

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Innovation Project Creativity Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

The Avon Products Foundation — the charitable arm of the Fortune 500 cosmetics company, illegally appropriated our Breast Cancer 3-Day concept, and on August 11th, 2002, announced their plans for a multi-day walk for breast cancer with full-page ads in major papers across the country. million in 2002 with us, to $11.1

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Teamwork Learning-by-Doing Maturity Case Study 14