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‘Managers as Mentors’ Celebrates Publication Anniversary

Marshall Goldsmith

” As Odysseus departs for the Trojan War, he leaves his trusted friend Mentor in charge of both the palace and the care and education of Odysseus’ teenage son– a role that combined sensitivity and the sharing of wisdom. Combining compassion with wisdom is still very relevant today.

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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.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

The results for 2011 are published today — 14 November. In recent years, for instance, Christensen has applied his ideas to healthcare and education — showing how enlightened management thinking can tackle the big issues facing society. Who is the most influential living management thinker? It's a fair question.

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Whatever Happened to the $300 House?

Harvard Business Review

The idea to design and build a $300 house first appeared here on the HBR site in August 2010, in a post by me (Vijay Govindarajan) and Christian Sarkar, and then again as one of several ideas in the HBR Agenda 2011. Community Development, Infrastructure, Education, HealthCare Delivery. Urban Housing Design Prototype.