Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Perhaps it was an idea for a new product or service, or a process change to solve a complex problem. Perhaps it was an idea for a new product or service, or a process change to solve a complex problem. It presents a method for leveraging a set of tools emerging from lean start-up, design thinking, and agile software development.

Uncertainty 214

Uncertainty Organization Christensen Tactics 214

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

In that sense, the Christensen solution has become counterproductive; in fact, it’s become dangerous. It’s not generally a technology problem; it’s a leadership problem. One of the reasons, I think, for that is, like you said, it’s a leadership issue, but it’s also what models are you using. You know it’s going to happen.

Early Adopters 60

Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Not a bad metaphor for work, life, and leadership. Easier than we all think (and Clayton Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma is one of the best books around on leadership drift). So here's one simple metric you might consider to assess your personal leadership "drift." We live in a world of uncertainty. Pay attention.

Leadership 13

Leadership Christensen Innovation Metrics 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Clayton Christensen has long been a proponent of hiring managers with the right " schools of experience." However, during her tenure, Bartz engaged in many efforts to increase Yahoo's stock price , grow earnings, and placate investors. Christensen's theory, however, could have predicted this failure.

Christensen 14

Christensen Price CEO Media 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

billion to escape what Musk calls the “manufacturing hell” the company is now experiencing in its transition from small batch car making to mass production. Both companies were led by visionaries, both offer high-end versions of commodity products, and both enjoy fierce loyalty from customers.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Automotive Disruptive Innovation Transportation 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

He managed to hold the stock price on a pretty even keel, but no better than that. The debate has focused almost entirely on the leadership of innovation. Ballmer is being damned or defended wholly on the string of innovative (or not) products released on his watch. Innovation Leadership Leadership transitions'

Core Competence 10

Core Competence Innovation Christensen Disruptive Innovation 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The good news is that millennial men are changing the way they define leadership and demanding work that fits around their families. According to Clay Christensen and his coauthors Dina Wang and Derek van Bever, the strategy consulting industry is about to blow up the same way the legal world just did. The Price of Incivility.

Management 19

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19