Strategy Driven

MARCH 16, 2016

Prahalad or The Business Solution to Poverty by Paul Polak and Mal Warwick. d.light’s deeply holistic analysis of the problems faced by people in poverty led to developing inexpensive, durable solar-powered LED lanterns (sold on time payments) to replace kerosene, open fires—or darkness. Two examples: Let There Be Light.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Prahalad Open-book 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. Hamel and Prahalad have an entirely different point of view. But according to Prahalad and Hamel, firms should set unrealistic goals, not realistic goals.

Goal 15

Goal Prahalad Hamel CPA 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

These were great companies with top-notch leadership, solid management processes, and access to the best and brightest strategists. Managers of successful firms tend to become complacent and even arrogant, assuming that past performance will continue and that the formulas that worked previously will work in the future.

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Prahalad Outsourcing Drucker Class 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Prahalad in their HBR piece — Strategic Intent. Going beyond their original definition, I advocate that executives develop a single 3-5 year strategic intent that is both aspirational and measureable. There is a tendency in developing directional documents to start saying, "Should we use this word or that word?"

Mission Statement 19

Mission Statement Document Prahalad Hamel 19

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Prahalad in their HBR piece — Strategic Intent. Going beyond their original definition, I advocate that executives develop a single 3-5 year strategic intent that is both aspirational and measureable. There is a tendency in developing directional documents to start saying, "Should we use this word or that word?"

Mission Statement 19

Mission Statement Document Prahalad Hamel 19

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2011

This is driven by the successes of product-design leaders like Apple, and a macroeconomic environment that demands better risk management. At the same time, design consultancies are increasingly looked at to spearhead the development process — from consumer research to design to prototyping, manufacturing and packaging.

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Prahalad Budgeting Creativity Fashion 15