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Five Myths of a CEO's First 100 Days

Harvard Business Review

FACT : New CEOs should find out what makes a company tick and work with this reality to achieve goals. An incoming CEO of an entertainment company, eager to secure first-mover advantage, instituted an ambitious growth strategy and set specific targets for managers. Except, of course, he didn't, and he suffered for it.

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Best Practices for Leading via Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Toyota's decade-long investment in its Prius sub-brand ultimately succeeded in strengthening the company's reputation as a respected product innovator while allowing Toyota to capture first-mover advantage in the fast-growing hybrid category. Enable organizational agility. Promote and reward collaboration.