Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2012

The book is divided into five fundamental, make-or-break issues that will determine whether your organization thrives or dives in the years ahead: values, innovation, adaptability, passion and ideology. Innovation Matters Now. Here are some of his thoughts that become more powerful as they sink in: Values Matter Now.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Navigating the complexities of the corporate world requires more than just a sharp business acumen; it calls for guidance, insight, and strategic foresight. This led to improved morale, better communication, and a more inclusive culture, ultimately boosting productivity and innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 22, 2023

This fall was particularly sharp among the under-25s. Nevertheless, very few adults participate in full-time education, as the opportunity costs of lost earnings and tuition expenses deter many from returning to full-time study as an adult. This has clear implications for those who are currently unemployed.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

Virtual Learning Expeditions Looking for leadership development that’s more cost-effective and accessible? Our Leadership Experiences immerse leaders in powerful metaphors from professional sports, songwriting and human space travel to bringing leadership lessons into sharp focus.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

At Fortis we help businesses use natural gas more efficiently, save energy and seek innovative energy solutions to save money. They tell us what business they are in (gas), what they sell (efficiency), who they sell to (businesses) and how those customers will benefit (lower costs). This statement brings clarity.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Having such a sharp focus ensures you can better whittle down the complexity of processes/interactions, as well as ensuring you don't become too dependent either on your top talent or even on your bigger customers, which can cause you to shift your goals to better suit their needs instead of your purpose. I Think Not. Our Freedom.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

For industries that depend on innovation, sustaining it is a constant challenge. These two actions cost almost nothing compared to vast sums often spent — and arguably, often wasted — on efforts to foster innovation. Yet they have already generated tens of millions of dollars in value for Roivant.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

The innovator's quest has been to find the win-win proposition: a great new product that can create differentiated value for consumers while supporting differentiated profits for the producer. The innovator's job is now to create wins across the board. MORE ON KNOCKING DOWN BARRIERS TO INNOVATION.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Today’s world is one of sharp contrasts. In fact, more than 21 million Americans are depressed, according to Mental Health America , costing U.S. As a society, we have more choices, opportunities, wealth, and prosperity than at any other point in human history. companies more than $31 billion each year in lost productive time.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

tool knife from the rig on my body armor and let the pristinely sharp blade slice effortlessly through the tape and label—while being ever so careful to avoid harming whatever wonders lay inside. Afghanistan Air Force Culture Innovation Kabul Leadership Military Networking Service Strategy Switch and Shift USAF Virtues'

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. The sharp focus and direction on your objectives and goals can only be maintained with constant monitoring of your procedures and processes. Cost containment is one (but not the only) factor of company operations.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2021

The higher cost of 3D display technology and the availability of content continue to bottleneck the growth in this industry but it’s changing and changing fast. Peruvemba has also held senior level positions at Sharp Corp, Cambrios, Novasentis, TFS Inc., Planar Systems, and Suntronic Technology.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2017

Nearly everyone in health care wants to cut waste and reduce unnecessary costs — until the conversation turns to advanced chronic illness and end-of-life care. How the most innovative providers are creating value. Cost savings result from avoiding treatments that patients don’t want, not from rationing care.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. This perspective is a shift from existing strategy perspectives as it affects nearly every major decision a company makes, from growth initiatives, portfolio strategy, and M&A opportunities to its approach to budgeting and cost cutting.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Being sharp means being succinct. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. Additionally know what you have to trade. Rehearse your pitch. Test and have ready for business.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Yes, a rifle or laser-sharp approach will take more planning and forethought, but in the end you’ll probably save time and resources. A laser-sharp strategy is much more practical, productive, and economical. In business, a shotgun approach gets the job done…but usually doesn’t yield outstanding results.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 23, 2011

Dan is a sharp young man and is going to make a great pastor. It is essential to have someone driving change and creating innovation. Obviously consider cost and experience. Dan Dominguez is a student at Moody Bible Institute and a good friend of my son Nate, who is also a student at Moody. Hire for your weaknesses.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

In the mid-90s as CEO of Medtronic, I was concerned about whether we could sustain the remarkable success in innovation that we had enjoyed during the previous 10 years. This process of "disruptive innovation" enabled new competitors to create entirely new product categories. Nevertheless, we steadfastly supported the venture.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

—Andrea Ovans Getting the Vapors Kodak Moment The Economist With the European Parliament set to vote next week on whether electronic cigarettes should be regulated as medical products, this is a good time to reflect on the inroads this disruptive technology is making in the slow-moving, not-very-innovative tobacco industry. Health-care costs.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The sharp recession triggered by the 2008 financial crisis and the uncertainty created by the 2011 debt crisis have fundamentally reset the world. Aravind's success can only partially be explained by India's lower costs of labor. The real magic is in process innovation. The new reality is austerity.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

They may also encourage greater scrutiny of each member’s actions, keeping their joint cognitive resources sharp and vigilant. They’re Also More Innovative. To stay competitive, businesses should always continue to innovate. Diverse teams are more likely to constantly reexamine facts and remain objective.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Not surprisingly, these so-called “narrow” networks have been met with sharp criticism from advocacy groups, reform skeptics, and providers. CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and Target) or using online and tele-health services that are quicker, more convenient, and often more cost-effective than a traditional office visit.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Setting up small, high-performing virtual teams has enormous potential for companies to increase sales, penetrate new markets, improve business processes and come up with the next generation of disruptive innovations. There is no Plan B,” says Micah Sharp, GM of Red Giant, “It’s us.”. But putting together a great team is tricky.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

There were misunderstandings across the group about what one another did and sharp differences in how each subgroup defined a successfully commercialized product. Marketing and R&D’s combined value could be creating innovations that prioritize the customer. And such rivalry is more than a nuisance: It’s costly.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

Shale gas will allow the US to be energy independent, create an export industry, and reduce energy costs. Lower costs are already making some industrial sectors more competitive. If you didn''t cut the budget for innovation, technology, and product development over the past five years, good. Increase your R&D spending.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2017

Moreover, China itself is experiencing a sharp decline in labor’s share. Firms with a cost or quality advantage have always enjoyed higher market shares. Indeed, we show that the industries where concentration has risen the most are also those where there has been the fastest growth in productivity and innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

Specifically, the study found that S&P 500 companies where the founder is still CEO are more innovative, generate 31% more patents, create patents that are more valuable, and are more likely to make bold investments to renew and adapt the business model — demonstrating a willingness to take risk to invent the future.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Do you tuck tail and run desiring to avoid conflict at all costs? Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue. I've been ranting a bit lately about the lost art of passionate discourse (and the cost of that to the health and success of our organizations). Here's the post.[link]

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2010

It will also need the same drivers as Achieving Excellence projects: clear, measurable, SMART outcome-based goals that drive real, deep innovation and change. They establish razor sharp 100-day goals that everyone drives toward. It's the kind of challenge we emphasize in Achieving Excellence, one that is urgent and compelling.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Compulsory price labeling (an practice unknown in traditional art fairs) on all artwork tells visitors exactly what each piece costs. The environment provides a sharp contrast to the hushed tones of traditional art fairs. The real luxury innovators don't look for opportunities among the usual rich suspects.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2011

Time away while accumulating new experiences can stimulate imagination and support innovation. Leaders don't have the luxury of a sharp boundary between their public actions and their private lives. Pauses refresh. Everyone needs down-time to renew, reenergize, and re-bond with family. What is the vacation timing? Context matters.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

For instance, a recent study from the Institute for Family Studies reported a sharp rise in the number of people aged between 18 and 35 who haven’t had sex in the past year. Various studies in recent years have charted the growing number of young people who are either not in a couple or who are in a childless couple.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Our research and work with companies suggest three broad approaches you can try, each with its own pros and cons: Enact a sharp "decree" to force a specific change in behavior. Marissa Mayer, Yahoo''s CEO, ended the company''s work-from-home policy to foster a more collaborative, innovative environment.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Now both my sons are doing the tough balancing act, but their priorities are keeping their leadership skills sharp – leading family and companies. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. I had to learn that lesson, and almost blew it many years ago. link] mikemyatt Thanks for stopping by Bert. I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

Innovators have to deal with particularly insidious lies — things that people say that they believe are true, but actually aren't. Innovators working on new ideas often show early versions to customers to assess "purchase intent." Leaders often forget this lesson when they focus on innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A vast ideological gap on macro-economic policy divides Washington and much of the nation, but there is almost universal agreement on one solution: innovation. Innovation is now perceived as a panacea for job creation, income generation, economic growth, dollar strength, and the revival of the U.S. as global hegemon.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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