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Robert Iger's 20 Leadership Lessons

Leading Blog

When he took over as CEO in 2005, he laid out three strategic priorities saying it should be about the future, not the past : Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

To Boost Organizational Performance, Connect with the Core Michael Lee Stallard and Jason Pankau It is essential to every organization’s long-term success that employees align their behavior with organizational goals and give their best efforts. These issues are referred to as strategic alignment and employee engagement. Connecting the U.S.

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The Best-Performing Emerging Economies Emphasize Competition

Harvard Business Review

Development economists over the ages have puzzled about why some emerging economies perform much better than others over the long term. The short answer we find from our research is: No. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images. There are some clear lessons here for all economies, not just emerging ones.

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Why the Rewards for Ambitious Problem Solving Are About to Get Bigger

Harvard Business Review

In much the same way, IBM’s Watson project , which is helping the venerable company overcome the disruption of its traditional business, began in 2005. Google has created its own moonshot factory , to pursue game-changing technologies that may take years to pay off. which led to the development of its current Watson business.

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Unleashing the Power of Networked Learning

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. What is the nature of that power and what levers must we wiggle to generate effective learning through online technologies?

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How to Think Differently About a Flexible Workforce - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CATALANT

Harvard Business Review

million from 2005 to 2015, a 67 percent jump. Platform Adoption Identify and implement an appropriate technology solution to support the identification, sourcing, and management of independent labor. Change Documentation Develop and implement a standard set of training modules on key skills-based aspects of the new way of working.

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When Rising Revenue Spells Trouble

Harvard Business Review

An interconnected world where technology advances at a dizzying pace and new companies emerge, scale, and decline in the blink of an eye means never a dull moment for corporate leaders. Amara’s law teaches us that we tend to overestimate the amount of change in the short term but under-estimate it in the long term.