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‘Managers as Mentors’ Celebrates Publication Anniversary

Marshall Goldsmith

” Mike Krzyzewski, head men’s basketball coach at Duke University and the 2010 NCAA champs, calls it “a practical yet powerful book.” ” Mike Krzyzewski, head men’s basketball coach at Duke University and the 2010 NCAA champs, calls it “a practical yet powerful book.”

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The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge.

CO2

Business organizations are not built for innovation; they are built for efficiency.&# – Vijay Govindarajan In The Other Side of Innovation the authors demonstrate their absolute knowledge of an area that many organizations need more of, innovation! There is just one little problem. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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The Most Intriguing HBR Blog Posts of 2010

Harvard Business Review

In a previous post, we listed The Top 10 HBR Blog Posts of 2010 , according to our readers. Here we've collected another group of posts from 2010, some almost as popular as the Top 10, others that should have been more popular than they were, all that are well worth your time. Build Your Power Base from Small Beginnings.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

They have the power to change the world. In 2010, the government of Malaysia launched the third wave of its National Blue Ocean Strategy. All the more galling when many businesses are struggling. But, celebrating the very best new thinking in management matters for three reasons. First, ideas are important. Ideas define our humanity.

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The Middle East Could Be a Cradle of Innovation

Harvard Business Review

With hundreds of thousands of cell towers providing reception to the most rural corners of the world, mobile providers have been compelled to build their own power generators. As a result, they've spawned entire ecosystems of entrepreneurs who are using the excess electricity to power local towns and build community charging stations.

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31 Innovation Questions (and Answers) To Kick Off the New Year

Harvard Business Review

Consider it a summary of what's on my mind as 2010 comes to a close. Embrace the power of trade offs. 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 do you define innovation?

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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S. Vijay Govindarajan Ravi Ramamurti. In 2016, the U.S. spent a staggering $3.2 trillion, or almost 18% of its GDP , on health care — that’s $10,000 per person, twice as much as any other country in the industrialized world. costs quite dramatically over the next decade.