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Learn Like A Leader

Mark Sanborn

” Theodore Levitt said, “The future belongs to those who see opportunities before they become obvious.” A successful entrepreneur, Bill credits much of his success to his 15/15 program: He read 15 hours a week for 15 years. An example: the experts in key card computing were displaced by new technology.)

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

Michael Levitt, CEO of BreakfastLeadership.com. It’s easy to let yourself off the hook as a busy entrepreneur. ” He is an entrepreneur, consultant, and public speaker. He could have attributed their success to more advanced technology, better marketing, or thinking differently. I’m sick of success.

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How Understanding Disruption Helps Strategists

Harvard Business Review

Bower “ Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave ” introduced the idea of disruption to the mainstream market. As Ted Levitt pointed out 55 years ago, companies develop significant myopia over time, only seeing things that are squarely in the mainstream of their market.

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Tesla’s New Strategy Is Over 100 Years Old

Harvard Business Review

It follows, then, that the pursuit of potentially disruptive new technologies and business models requires systems thinking, often calling for the innovator to go well beyond the invention of the product itself. The second has to do with scope.