First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 7, 2011

HBR’s Ten Must Reads on Strategy Various contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) How to create “a unique and valuable position” by deciding what to do…and not do This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until [.].

Review 85

Review Strategy Books Positioning 85

Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.”

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Nolan, and Shannon O’Donnell HR Strategic Project Management SPOMP Leon M. I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Complete Executive Karen Wright Harder Than I Thought Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Hielkema INTERVIEWS Matthew E. May: Second Interview, Part 1, by Bob [.].

Blog 89

Blog Project Review Execution 89

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2011

In the first quarter of 2011, Groupon posted a net loss of $113.9 Clayton Christensen would agree with the intuition that Groupon displays but ignores: businesses should become profitable before they become big. The best way to manage a fledgling business is for managers to be impatient for profit but patient for growth.

Christensen 19

Christensen Fixed Costs Metrics Venture Funding 19

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 15, 2012

Thinkers50 offers the definitive global ranking of management thinkers and is published every two years. The 2009 winner was CK Prahalad. The ranking is based on voting at the Thinkers50 website and input from a team of advisers led by Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer. The Thinkers50 has ten established criteria by which thinkers are [.].

Prahalad 80

Prahalad Definition Globalization Team 80

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

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. All initiatives surrounding new ideas should include detailed risk management provisions.

Blog 373

Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 373

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2010

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? What is the best way to manage an innovation portfolio? Why is innovation so hard?

Innovation 16

Innovation Govindarajan Disruptive Innovation Business Model 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2014

In the 2011 Thailand floods, both hard drive makers and auto giants realized that having a sole key component made in one place made for a fragile system ( Toyota took a $1.5 Think of the famous idea from Clayton Christensen of trying to disrupt or cannibalize your own business before someone else does. Diversity.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Strategy Risk Management Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

We see an interesting pattern across the professionally managed companies, those whose CEOs were hired by the board. Clay Christensen , Professor at Harvard Business School and Innosight co-founder. As any manager knows, a generic-sounding list of values won’t move the culture needle unless leadership brings it to life.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

By some estimates, China has supported its domestic solar industry with $34 billion in loans; that cash, an ability to rapidly ape western technologies , and the competitive advantages of low-cost labor and limited regulatory restraints allowed Chinese companies to sweep away Western competitor after Western competitor in 2011.

Disruptive Innovation 10

Disruptive Innovation Competitive Advantage Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

When we came to loggerheads with our partners, which we often did, because of the management and deal structure I had freely agreed to, my husband and I had little say in the critical decisions. A shorter version of this essay appears in the April 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review as part of a series of Failure Chronicles.

Due Diligence 14

Due Diligence Magazine SWOT Christensen 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

But if they were launching today, banks would likely ask themselves how to accomplish the transactions (deposits, withdrawals, financial management) of banking without the physical commitment of banks. That was why Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma became the bible of the boardroom. Because that's the point. Sharing, not telling.

Banking 16

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

After all, Lafley's bent is to manage innovation in a systematic, disciplined way. The duo (who are affiliated with Innosight) wrote a great book with Clayton Christensen last year called The Innovator's DNA. His 2011 book, The Lean Startup , is a must read. Lafley and not Steve Jobs on my list. Jeffrey Dyer and Hal Gregersen.

Innovation 14

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 Clayton Christensen has nicely described how the very things that made a company successful, including its efficiency, can also cause it to become obsolete when it's unable to adapt to disruptive change. A healthier approach also means managing acceptable losses. Everyone knows the story.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 8