First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 5, 2013

Keith Sawyer is one of the world’s leading scientific experts on creativity and innovation. He then worked for six years as a management consultant in Boston and New York, advising large corporations on the strategic use of information technology. In his first job after graduating from MIT, he designed videogames for Atari.

Wilde 80

Wilde Drucker Creativity Information Technology 80

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 8, 2010

That young man, Peter Drucker, left his well-paying job and went on to become the father of management consulting. In “ How Peter Drucker Changed My Life &# I wrote about how Drucker’s writings affected my own career decisions. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Drucker 286

Drucker Wilde McCarthy Godin 286

CO2

OCTOBER 23, 2010

A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses. One of the wild horses kicked the man’s only son, breaking both his legs. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.

Executive Coaching 87

Executive Coaching Wilde Strategic Planning Taylorism 87

CO2

OCTOBER 23, 2010

A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses. One of the wild horses kicked the man’s only son, breaking both his legs. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.

Executive Coaching 87

Executive Coaching Wilde Strategic Planning Taylorism 87

Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” ” –Peter Drucker. “Management is about arranging and telling. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” “Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.”

Leadership 161

Leadership Definition Follow-up Influence 161

CO2

JANUARY 5, 2011

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.

Executive Coaching 90

Executive Coaching Blog Execution Strategic Planning 90

First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a Managing Principal at InnovationPoint, where he works with organizations including Visa, Colgate-Palmolive, Medtronic, Disney, Philips, PepsiCo, and numerous other global firms.

Kaplan 80

Kaplan Globalization Innovation Strategy 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Lina Echeverría spent twenty-five years inspiring creativity and accelerating innovation at Corning Incorporated, one of America’s leading technology companies, that provided the world with everything from the optical fiber that enabled the Internet to the tough glass used for iPhones.

Creativity 75

Creativity Innovation Technology Team 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 2, 2012

A popular speaker, creativity coach, and close advisor on innovation to companies such as ADP, [.]. May is the author of The Laws of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything, as well as three previous, award-winning books: The Elegant Solution, In Pursuit of Elegance, and The Shibumi Strategy.

Creativity 75

Creativity Innovation Strategy Company 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 3, 2012

A popular speaker, creativity coach, and close advisor on innovation to companies such as ADP, Edmunds, Intuit, and [.].

Creativity 70

Creativity Innovation Strategy Company 70

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 2, 2013

Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Finance and the Entrepreneurial Management Units. Josh Lerner is the Jacob H. He graduated from Yale College and Harvard’s Economics Department.

Banking 80

Banking Finance Organization Management 80

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

August 2002: HBR's special innovation issue hits the street, and my contrarian article about the fickle nature of corporate innovation sits sandwiched between stories by the likes of Peter Drucker, Henry Chesbrough, John Seely Brown, and Richard Florida. Breaking Out" stood proudly at the lunatic fringe of innovation.

Game Theory 8

Game Theory Open-book Innovation Disruptive Innovation 8