Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

How do they understand the need to change and create the energy and urgency around it? Of course, leaders, too, can set a different tone: Jack Welch, Lee Iacocca, Lou Gerstner, and Steve Jobs all did that. In the first part of this century, innovation became the priority. ” The plunge in oil prices is an example.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

The message was intended to inspire new energy in the company at a pivotal time: “While we have seen great success, we are hungry to do more. Our industry does not respect tradition—it only respects innovation.” Some innovation leaders make Box 2 symbolic bets that send powerful ripples throughout their organizations.

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Women in the LEAD

MARCH 7, 2010

Debbe Debbe Kennedy, founder, president and CEO Women in the Lead   at the Global Dialogue Center Leadership Solutions Companies Berrett-Koehler author, Putting Our Differences to Work The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership, and High Performance It's a New DAY! Appreciation for the good energy of the voices heard.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

For example, one CEO of a large technology firm oscillated between major expansions (e.g. For example, one large retail company has been starting and stopping a number of new initiatives as it searches for the magic solution to counteract more and more consumers shopping online. This case isn’t the exception.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

Under CEO Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, they adopted operational efficiency approaches (“ Workout ,” “Six Sigma,” and “Lean”) that reinforced their success and that many companies emulated. You need to think like a portfolio manager, allocating resources both to innovate in your core and for the future.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

After the initial rush of enthusiasm and energy, established routines and networks can smother the drive for innovation. Yes there are exceptions — Steve Jobs and Jack Welch leap to mind. Angela Ahrendts’ move from Burberry to Apple is an example of what the wise ones do. James McNerney, Jr is another example.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2014

A big selling point, the start-up hopes, is the energy-saving potential: If you’re a facilities manager, you can lower the temperature by 1 degree and see whether anyone reacts. so the energy savings could be significant. If people are still comfortable, you’ve saved your firm some heating costs. Recently, Surowiecki notes, the U.S.

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