Leading Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

With disruptive creation, “the new comes at the expense of the old and its associated companies and jobs, creating a win-lose or winner-takes-most economic outcome. In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.”

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Disruptive Innovation Blue Ocean Strategy Innovation Brand 300

RapidStart Leadership

JULY 25, 2017

When I picked up Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, I thought it was going to be all about what the title suggests – developing successful business strategies, (possibly with some kind of nautical theme). It was about strategy. It’s a good book about strategy. Want to drive change?

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Blue Ocean Strategy Mauborgne Strategy Books 129

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

As a founder, your first job is to get the first things right, because you cannot build a great company on a flawed foundation. Peter Thiel, Zero to One ————— A couple of years ago, I presented my synopsis of the book Blue Ocean Strategy to an energetic team at an in-demand marketing firm.

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Blue Ocean Strategy Company Blog Marketing 110

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. These are: Customer Segments – An organization serves one or several customer segments. This final chapter puts it all together. I really enjoyed this book.

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Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141

First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 12, 2012

Capturing New Markets: How Smart Companies Create Opportunities Others Don’t Stephen Wunker McGraw-Hill (2011) How to locate, penetrate, and dominate in new markets or in new customer segments Opinions are divided (sometimes sharply divided) about where and how to generate new revenue sources when competing in a global economy such as the current one, (..)

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Marketing Review Books Globalization 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 12, 2012

Capturing New Markets: How Smart Companies Create Opportunities Others Don’t Stephen Wunker McGraw-Hill (2011) How to locate, penetrate, and dominate in new markets or in new customer segments Opinions are divided (sometimes sharply divided) about where and how to generate new revenue sources when competing in a global economy such as the current one, (..)

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Marketing Review Books Globalization 70

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

In The Innovator's Dilemma , he looked at why companies struggle to deal with radical innovation in their markets. Kim and Renée Maubourgne, the authors of Blue Ocean Strategy , have influenced companies, not-for-profits and national governments around the world.

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Blue Ocean Strategy Management Christensen Balanced Scorecard 15