Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

O NCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. Superbosses : How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein Although Superbosses may differ in leadership styles, they share a playbook that leads to extraordinary success founded on making other people successful.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2018

It all starts, as the stories below show, with purpose-driven leadership: a determination to provide high-quality, ultra-affordable health care to all, regardless of ability to pay: Saving Eyesight at a Fraction of the Cost. Vijay Govindarajan Ravi Ramamurti. More need to follow examples like Rushika and Kristi. Add to Cart.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

But you know, my leadership team is smart. There have been plenty of recent examples where shareholders would have been well served by systems to curtail wild risks. But companies that follow this approach don't develop a capability to create new growth businesses. That iteration-itis post you wrote really hit home," she said.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Where problems arise is when the present crowds out other strategic priorities—for example, when the only skills brought into a business are those that serve today’s core. Success in each box requires a different set of skills, attitudes, practices, and leadership. Vijay Govindarajan. Excerpted from. Add to Cart.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Editor's note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan's and Christian Sarkar's idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world's poor. So a drip irrigation system, for example, may pay off by creating two or three harvests a year instead of one. The $300 House: The Challenge. The Financial Challenge.

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