LDRLB

JULY 17, 2012

In the book, the Innovator’s DNA , Clayton Christensen and colleagues list five behaviors that characterize innovative leaders: associational thinking, questioning, observing, networking and experimenting. Five personal leadership competencies are essential for success in today’s environment: A Leapfrogging Mindset.

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Disruptive Innovation Innovation Christensen Kaplan 133

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. Soren is the Managing Principal of InnovationPoint, an Adjunct Professor within the Imagineering Academy at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and the author of the new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

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Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 113

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

There’s no shortage of articles, books, and talks on the subject. If the erosion of a market requires a new business model, that’s change management. For example, Gary Kaplan, president of XL Catlin’s North American Construction insurance, got his division started by formulating some major strategic goals.

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Management Kaplan Short-term Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2015

It only took me about three seconds to decide what to wear on the first day in my new gig as strategy director at Genuine Interactive, a digital marketing agency (jeans and a wrinkled linen shirt, duh). Deciding what books to take was a bit trickier. It’s the same on the inside. ” And that’s where nice comes in.

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Forrester Kaplan Advice Team 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The organization now has guidelines and data on over 100 product categories from bread, books, and computers to clothing, TVs, and toys. Rob Kaplan, Director of Sustainability at Walmart, gave an example of this important difference using electronics. In the end, the success or failure of this initiative will depend on us.

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Productivity Products Supply Chain Kaplan 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2016

Professors Steve Kaplan at the University of Chicago and Morten Sorensen at Copenhagen Business School have analyzed over 2,600 ghSMART assessments of candidates for C-suite positions and concluded that boards often overweight amicability in their hiring decisions. Wanting her team to feel valued, she led by consensus.

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CEO Consensus Kaplan Morale 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2013

One business-school professor actually wrote a book called, Everything I Know about Business I Learned from the Grateful Dead.). Back when the band was at the height of its powers, Bill Graham, the legendary rock promoter, was asked why the Grateful Dead were so successful. That, to me, is what Gone Nutty! Pop-Tarts are all about.)

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Innovation Kaplan Insurance Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The team was charged with conceiving of all aspects of the new product’s design, packaging, marketing, and distribution strategy. This product was vital to Jim’s company, because the market share of several of its core products was eroding, and senior executives urgently needed to find new avenues for growth. Adapted from.

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Project Advice Learning-by-Doing Productivity 8