Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

In 2007, I was advising the credit union industry of America, reminding them that their upcoming 100th anniversary in 2009 would provide outreach opportunities for chapter members around the country. Change is innovative. These anniversaries should be celebrated in 2015: The Galleria, 45th. Beatles coming to America, 50th.

Case Study 50

Case Study Open-book Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Frontier firms are able to employ the most advanced technologies, which in turn allow them to win market share at the expense of their less productive competitors. Some firms are investing heavily in R&D to expand their technological capabilities, while others don’t make that investment and so fall further behind.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Globalization Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

When it comes to innovation, businesses have a strong bias for the new. The idea of creating a fresh new product, the prospect of increasing market share with brand new offerings, or the vision of disrupting some slow-moving incumbent with a radical new technology – these have an inherently strong appeal for companies keen for growth.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Innovation Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2018

which cries out for breakthrough healthcare delivery innovations that aim at significant cost reductions and wider coverage. Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S. Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S. Reverse Innovation in Health Care: How to Make Value-Based Delivery Work. In 2016, the U.S. Add to Cart.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Entrepreneur Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

Many are betting on the new generation of technology firms to unsettle the old guard. Fortune counted more than 170 of the mythical creatures , with an average of one unicorn born every week during 2015. Back in 2009, there were just four companies that fit the bill. Self-cannibalization occurs at different levels.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Innovative products like fitness trackers and Google’s Nest thermostats are demonstrating the potential for both consumers and enterprises. Samsung said at its 2014 investors forum it expects the global Smart Home Device market to reach $15 billion in 2015, almost doubling from 2013’s $7.8 Information & technology Internet'

Early Adopters 9

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2016

For example, Gillette has successfully encouraged consumers to trade up again and again by continually introducing razors with the latest and greatest shaving technology. In 2015, for example, small food and beverage manufacturers drove nearly half of category growth , while the top 25 manufacturers could only take credit for 3%.

Mass Marketing 8

Mass Marketing Marketing Price Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2016

For most established players, the technology and skill gaps are intimidating, and it take years of effort to close them. On top of its partnership with Square, Starbucks invested heavily in building digital technology, particularly its payment platform and mobile app. Build it yourself. Building in-house is not for the faint of heart.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Business Model Incubator Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Before 2018, it had the three standard board committees — governance, compensation, and audit — plus a technology and risk committee to cover important areas such as product risk, cybersecurity, and technological innovation. billion in 2015 for Alstom’s business of making coal-fired turbines for power plants.

Committee 8

Committee Welch Finance Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the use of commercial drones in United States airspace could become official starting in 2015. In a 2009 blog post , you can feel the nascent thinking about just how powerful a drone-based network could be for businesses in the not-too-distant future.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Venture Funding Industry Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The report’s beginnings trace back to 2009, when the annual UN global climate conference resulted in an agreement that the world should hold warming to 2.0°C The report’s beginnings trace back to 2009, when the annual UN global climate conference resulted in an agreement that the world should hold warming to 2.0°C

Efficiency 9

Efficiency Supply Chain Energy Transportation 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

In this adaptation from the new book, Your Strategy Needs a Strategy (HBR Press, 2015), BCG strategy experts make sense of the all the different, and competing, approaches to strategy: Which strategy is right for your business? When and how should you implement it? Firms deploying a visionary approach also follow a distinct thought flow.

Strategy 8

Strategy Competitive Advantage Environment Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The situation stabilized somewhat after the government abandoned the Zimbabwean dollar in favor of a multi-currency system in 2009 and entered a power-sharing deal with the opposition party. South African restaurant chain Ocean Basket also opened in Harare in 2015 to serve the wealthy urban elite.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The assumption is that a merger will make it easier to achieve economies of scale, develop a large but narrow network of preferably healthy patients, establish data registries, and integrate expensive technology. At first, we worked with RIC as a consultant but then became its partner in 2009. Only time will tell.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Balanced Scorecard Discount 8