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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

Mauborgne Blue Ocean Strategy forever changed how the world thinks about strategy. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne offer up a bold, new idea that will transform how we all think about innovation and growth. But disruption, for all its power, is destructive—displacing jobs, companies, and even entire industries.

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World Business Forum – Top 10 Speakers | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Joseph Grenny - Joe spoke about the need for, and power of influence. Renee Mauborgne - Co-author of Blue Ocean Strategy , Renee offered great insights on creating demand, most particularly on creating consumer demand where little or none previously existed. Most notably he did it very well. Hope to cross paths again soon.

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The Making of an Innovation Master

Harvard Business Review

For example, I'm sure that most innovation practitioners wouldn't put baseball researcher Bill James on their list, but his mission to find patterns, develop theories, and overturn orthodoxy has greatly influenced my own thinking. Chan Kim , and Renee Mauborgne. These three questions lead to obviously biased selections. Braden Kelley.

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Toys ‘R’ Us Is Dead, but Physical Retail Isn’t

Harvard Business Review

From sitting at the kitchen table to waiting for a train, consumers have the power to browse, compare prices, and order from thousands of retailers competing for their attention. A more interesting development — one more pertinent to the challenges Toys “R” Us is facing — is the emergence of “shoppable showrooms.”

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Closing the Gap Between Blue Ocean Strategy and Execution

Harvard Business Review

For any strategy to be successful and sustainable, an organization must develop an offering that attracts buyers; it must create a business model that enables the company to make money out of its offering; and it must motivate the people working for or with the company to execute the strategy. Chan Kim Renee Mauborgne. Excerpted from.