Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I heard it in a session led by Professor Michael Porter and Dean Nitin Nohria of the Harvard Business School who were sharing a research project on declining American Competitiveness. Today, complexity has become the silent killer of profitable growth in business, and sometimes of CEO careers.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Porter Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Find and follow the opinion leaders in your domain, read up on the classics , brush up on your Michael Porter. For example, a sector manager for an internet commerce organization decided to stretch her skills by forming and leading a community of marketing experts from different organizations. Learn to delegate once and for all.

Porter 10

Porter Delegation Learning-by-Doing Project 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. The next day, she was offered a $360,000 contract with the Food Network, launching her massively successful television career.

Reputation 8

Reputation Case Study Ries Kotter 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

In some areas and sectors, the market provides all the capital needed. For example, the market for bank credit for small businesses has been tight, particularly for loans under $150,000. But here again, the market does not always work perfectly on its own. That is where government can often play a critical role.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2011

At the beginning of my career, I was a radio DJ. It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. Every way in which a company markets must be commensurate and fit under definable business strategies.

Learning-by-Doing 63

Learning-by-Doing Leadership Strategic Planning Open-book 63

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The academic study of strategy took a big leap forward in the 1970s when Michael Porter of HBS looked at earlier economic research on industry structure and noticed that market power — which economists wanted to minimize — was the same thing as sustained profitability, which corporate executives wanted to maximize.

Strategy 8

Strategy Rivkin Game Theory Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

They went to the market with a strategy that was just about working and found jobs that were just about right. The only person available to help is the night porter, who has no idea where the keys are kept. But the mass market doesn't work for candidates or employers — every appointment is a niche appointment.

Hotels 10

Hotels Mass Marketing Porter Advertising 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The way in which we market presidents is broken, much like the way that we traditionally market businesses is broken. I say "market" presidents rather than "select" them because the way in which an organization commits to market its products and services can substantially determine the quality of the product it produces and sells.

Marketing 8

Marketing Politics Health Care Entrepreneur 8