In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

As fast as we could pin an idea on the wall, some red-faced account manager in a bad suit would run away with it. Our ad agencies, design groups, film and music studios have gone from being cottage industries and guilds of craftsmen and women, essentially unchanged from the middle-ages, to dark satanic mills of mass production.

Advertising 265

Advertising Creativity Industry Bottom-up 265

Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2016

But some manage to keep or regain it—they rejuvenate. He reinvigorated leadership by putting Pixar creative leaders in charge to revive the struggling Disney animation team, noting, “If you are acquiring expertise, then dispatch your newly purchased experts into other parts of the company and let them stretch their muscles.”

Film 8

Film Merchandising Creativity Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As Tom Davenport, Larry Prusak, and I talk to people about our current research, we hear broad support for its central thesis: that good judgment is not only something required of individuals in leadership positions; it is something that must be embedded in organizations as a whole. Tags: Decision making Getting buy-in Leadership.

Education 14

Education Film Outsourcing Information 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As Tom Davenport, Larry Prusak, and I talk to people about our current research, we hear broad support for its central thesis: that good judgment is not only something required of individuals in leadership positions; it is something that must be embedded in organizations as a whole. Well need to enable cross-boundary judgment.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14