N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation?

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 300

Tony Mayo

JULY 26, 2010

Christensen titled, “ How Will You Measure Your Life? &# Along with plenty of great advice for new graduates he shared some keen insights on executive coaching. If I had been suckered into telling Andy Grove what he should think about the microprocessor business, I’d have been killed.

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Executive Coaching Execution Mayo Strategy 113

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Who is the most influential living management thinker? That is the question that the Thinkers50, the biennial global ranking of management thinkers , seeks to answer. But, celebrating the very best new thinking in management matters for three reasons. Second, management matters. It's a fair question.

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Blue Ocean Strategy Management Christensen Balanced Scorecard 15

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Ideas in and of themselves do not constitute a philosophy, principle, or strategy. Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 373

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2018

Clayton Christensen and others argue that an incumbent’s failure has little to do with the newness or complexity of the technology. We measured digital innovation based on the number of digital patents the firm had secured from 1998 to 2010. Businesses understand the power of digital innovations to reshape industries and markets.

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Innovation Company Marketing Christensen 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The foundation for a time allocation strategy starts with your personal purpose and passion. In his McKinsey Award winning 2010 HBR Article, " How Will You Measure Your Life? Clay Christensen writes, "Your decisions about allocating your personal time, energy, and talent ultimately shape your life's strategy."

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Christensen McKinsey Short-term Goal 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Consider it a summary of what's on my mind as 2010 comes to a close. Academics like Clayton Christensen and Vijay Govindarajan, leading-edge innovative companies like Procter & Gamble and Cisco Systems, and thoughtful writers like Michael Mauboussin and Bill James. How should I form and manage innovation teams?

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Innovation Govindarajan Disruptive Innovation Business Model 16