Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

He was not your standard internet entrepreneur — the student presenting was pitching a project to increase sub-Saharan farm income, by helping farmers shift from traditional crops to rubber trees. He had developed an extensive plan, and had the promise of grant money behind him. or you might not.

Company 8

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Over the last five years there has been a substantial increase in the number of leading business schools offering courses to meet this demand. Some innovative and determined professionals working in world's largest and most complex corporations are choosing to stay put and use their corporate platforms to lead change.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But increasingly, at the local level, innovative approaches involving unlikely partners playing unlikely roles are disrupting the status quo and addressing seemingly unsolvable challenges like those posed by Sandy. Government must adopt innovation practices that mirror those used by leading entrepreneurial companies around the world.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Long-term Innovation Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

We see ourselves as risk-takers and innovators. Today more than ever, the entrepreneur is celebrated, failure is accepted as a cost of doing business, and starting your own company is seen as a path to achieving the American Dream. A Main Street small business might require a term loan from a bank to buy a piece of equipment.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

Over the past five years, we have followed the rise of customer experience efforts from small outposts to central players in executing company strategies, especially as firms have faced growing challenges in maintaining meaningful differentiation based on product innovation alone. Our organizational culture wasn't optimal to say the least.

B2C 15

B2C B2B Forrester Budgeting 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

In a previous article, I wrote about the triangle of players involved in getting a major project green-lighted: Champions, Blockers, and Decision Makers. At the time, Charlie was an internet security specialist at IBM, and I was running business development at a company called Zone Labs.

Motivation 8

Motivation CIO Competitive Advantage Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. Clay Christensen , Professor at Harvard Business School and Innosight co-founder.

Franchising 14

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 14

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree.

Ethics 59

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

I now oversee global marketing, internal and external communications, external affairs, and the Unilever Foundation , but I also have the Chief Sustainability Office and sustainable business development reporting into me as well. A CSR project is not going to balance out some of the negative impact of your business.

Marketing 11

Marketing Brand Mission Statement Marketing Strategy 11

Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2016

Once again, it is vital to have the ad and sales projections — and the required funds! —in Recognized by OC Metro in its “40 Under 40” feature on rising stars in the business world for “breaking new ground,” Brian has become a business thought leader who is frequently quoted in the media and featured on business radio programs.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Marketing Strategy Budgeting 50